Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another

Road

Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road

Developer(s) Dimps

Publisher(s) Atari

Series Budokai series

US March 20, 2007
JPN June 7, 2007
Release date(s)
EU June 22, 2007
AU June 29, 2007

Genre(s) Fighting

Mode(s) Singleplayer, Multiplayer

 ESRB (T)
CERO (A)
PEGI: 12+
OFLC: PG
Rating(s)
ESRB: Teen
Computer Entertainment Rating Organization: A
Pan European Game Information: 12+
Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia): Teen

Platform(s) PlayStation Portable

Media Universal Media Disc (UMD)

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Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road, known as Dragon Ball Z:

Shin Budokai 2 (ドラゴンボールZ 真武道会2, Doragon Bōru Zetto Shin
Budōkai Tzū; lit. Dragon Ball Z: True Tournament 2) in Japan and Europe,
is a fighting video game that is the sequel to the best-selling Dragon
Ball Z: Shin Budokai and the second Dragon Ball Z game to be released
for the PlayStation Portable.

Overview
The plot of this game is a brand new story revolving around Majin Buu
being released in Future Trunks' Alternate Timeline. Like most of the
Dragon Ball movies, Another Road is considered a side story to the
Dragon Ball series.

Key features

Seven game modes (including a completely new story arc following

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the world of Trunks on his adventures against Majin Buu)
24 unique playable characters (the player can choose heroes and
villains from Dragon Ball Z)
High-speed Ad-hoc battles with the universe's most powerful
fighters
In-game transformations to make the battle even more intense
An improved fighting system with over 50 new fighting skills and
ultimate attacks
Brand new power level-system in Story Mode
Network Battle
Able to change camera angles

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Gameplay
Gameplay is very similar to Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, the game's
predecessor. The controls remain the same, but there are some
additional functions that can be used during gameplay. The story
mode gameplay features something similar to what was in Dragon Ball
Z: Budokai 3 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2.

Basic Controls

These are preset controls:

Analog Stick/D-pad = Move

Square = Rush attack
Triangle = Smash attack
Circle = Energy Blast
Cross = Guard
L-button = Gather Ki
R-button = Aura burn
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Ki Controls

These are the default Ki controls:

O: Energy Blast
Front + O: Special Attack
Rear + O: Special Attack 2
Down + O: Transform (when the Ki gauge is 4 or higher)
Up + O: Ultimate Attack

Story

Future Trunks (kid) and Future Gohan in the opening

After the defeat of the Androids and Future Cell, Future Trunks enters
the World Martial Arts Tournament. He meets Future Kibito and the
Future Supreme Kai, who inform him of Future Babidi's plan to
resurrect Future Majin Buu, with the help of his henchman, Future
Dabura. After failing to defeat Future Babidi and Future Dabura,
Trunks realizes that he can not do it alone, travels back in time once
more to receive help from the Z Fighters of the past. He manages to
save the Time Machine and asks Goku, Gohan, Goten, Kid Trunks,
Vegeta, Piccolo, Android 18, Krillin, Yamcha and Tien Shinhan to help
him. Future Babidi manages to take control of Piccolo, and in doing so,
creates clones of the Z Fighters, Frieza and Cell to kill Future Trunks
and the Z Fighters.

After Piccolo is saved from Babidi's Mind Control, Vegeta lets himself
fall to Future Babidi's spell again. This time, Goku manages to bring
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him back to his senses. Just as in the main timeline, the energy of the
battle between Majin Vegeta and Goku revives Future Majin Buu.
However, Future Majin Buu refuses to listen to Future Babidi, so
Future Babidi leaves him in Future Dabura's care and goes off to New
Namek to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to place Buu under his
control. But he fails when Goku and the others get the Dragon Balls
first. Future Cooler and Future Broly, who also arrive on New Namek,
join forces and help Future Babidi. The Z Fighters fought with them,
and later brought Future Dende to Earth to become the new Guardian
of Earth. Buu makes friends with Future Mr. Satan, only to have Future
Dabura hurt Future Mr. Satan, turning Buu into Future Super Buu who
eats Future Dabura.

Future Trunks fires a Burning Attack at Super Buu

Future Supreme Kai and Gohan go to the Other World to use the Z
Sword, but it is to no avail. Future Janemba shows up, with Gohan and
Future Pikkon defeating him, though Future Janemba was toying
around with them. Their next mission is to recruit Future Bardock
(Future Goku's father) and Future Gohan. Future Gohan is in rage over
his death at the hands of Android 18; this rage continues until Future
Goku calms him down. Future Gohan has his potential unlocked and
is brought back to life by Future Old Kai, and Future Pikkon and Future
Bardock have one day to help. With all the fighters they have
amassed, Goku is astounded by the number, even commenting on
how his own father is here.

Later, Future Janemba arrives on the scene and proceeds to steal the
Dragon Balls. Goku and Vegeta fuse, forming Gogeta, who defeats
Future Janemba, only to have Future Babidi re-steal the Dragon Balls.
Future Super Buu absorbs Gotenks and Gohan, just like in the
mainstream timeline, but thanks to Vegito (the Potara fusion of Goku
and Vegeta), Gohan and Gotenks are freed.

Future Babidi calls forth Shenron to have his wish granted, but Future
Mr. Satan steals his wish to save the Earth. Enraged, Future Babidi
lashes out on Future Mr. Satan but Future Super Buu takes the blow.
Enraged that Future Babidi tried to hurt Future Mr. Satan, Future
Super Buu eats Future Babidi, transforming himself into Future Kid
Buu and causes Future Good Buu to be expelled.

The final battles are set and after a long battle with the Z-Clones,
Janemba, Cooler, Cell, Frieza, Broly and Future Kid Buu. Goku, Gohan,
Goten, Future Bardock, and Future Gohan use their Kamehamehas to
wipe out Future Kid Buu, thus saving the future.

An alternative ending is also available, where it follows the

manga/anime ending. After defeating Future Kid Buu, a cutscene plays
in which Vegeta suggests Goku to use the Spirit Bomb to destroy
Future Kid Buu. Future King Kai, Future King Yemma, and Future Old
Kai help to gather energy, powering the Super Spirit Bomb. Goku fires
the Spirit Bomb, which destroys Future Kid Buu, ending the story.

Characters
Playable characters

Asterisk denote new Characters/Forms appearing in this game.

Goku (Base, Kaioken, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3,

Super Saiyan 4*)
Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Elder Kai Unlock Ability)
Teen Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
Future Gohan* (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Elder Kai
Unlock Ability)
Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Majin Vegeta)
Future Trunks (Fighting) (Base, Super Saiyan)
Future Trunks (Sword) (Base, Super Saiyan)
Krillin (Base, Unlock Potential)
Piccolo (Base, Fuse with Kami)
Frieza (Final Form, 100% Full Power)
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Cell (Perfect Form, Super Perfect Form)
Majin Buu*
Super Buu* (Base, Gotenks Absorbed, Gohan Absorbed)
Kid Buu
Dabura*
Cooler (Fourth Form, Final Form, Meta-Cooler*)
Broly (Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan)
Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Super Gogeta
Vegito (Base, Super Vegito)
Pikkon
Janemba (Final Form [Not labelled in-game])
Bardock*

Story characters

Yamcha Trunks
Dende King Kai
Tien Shinhan Future
Supreme Korin
Future Bulma Goku
Kai Mr.
Old Kai King
Kibito Satan
World Tournament Yemma
Babidi Goten
Announcer Moori

Stages
Reception and Sales
Trivia
Various character powers appear to be inconsistent with the main
series, such as Gohan's Mystic State apparently not being enough
on its own to deal with Majin Buu and villains like Cooler. In all
likelihood, this should be considered purely for gameplay
purposes.

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Gallery
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References
External links
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