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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection

The game is an HD collection that features both Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 1 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 enhanced and re-mastered in HD, alongside full Trophy and Achievements support. The graphics of Budokai 3…

69 2 November 2012 ESRB T

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection is a fighting developed by Dimps, released 2 November 2012 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection is

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection is a fighting game developed by Dimps and released in 2012. It was published by Namco Bandai Games. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game is an HD collection that features both Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 1 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 enhanced and re-mastered in HD, alongside full Trophy and Achievements support. The graphics of Budokai 3 HD are similar to those of Dragon Ball Z: W Bakuretsu Impact. Since Kenji Yamamoto's original soundtracks have been accused of plagiarism, both included games have entirely new soundtracks mixed from the soundtracks of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team, and Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi, plus entirely new music and the American Dragon Ball Z theme song from the original game and show…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Dragon Ball series

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection is the 89th of 179 entries we hold in the Dragon Ball series. The next entry was Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission in 2013. Its critic score of 69 is 2 points above the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 at 88.

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How it was received

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 18 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection launched on 2 November 2012, within three weeks of Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4 and Euro Truck Simulator 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4, Euro Truck Simulator 2.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection — frequently asked questions

When did Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection come out?
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection was released on 2 November 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
How long does it take to beat Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection?
The main story of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection takes around 12 hrs, or 18 hrs for 100% completion.

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