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* You are free to do whatever
* You can interact with other players
* You can add new characters / events as time goes on by downloading new maps, characters, etc.
* You can mix & match elements to create characters
* You can have your character start out as a child and grow up over time
* The game is set around 200 years after the end of DBZ (circa Age 1000)
* Beta version comes out in Korea in 2007, with the Japanese release (and final Korean release) coming in 2008

Yes, Dragon Ball Online is real, not an April Fools Joke. V-Jump is a respected Japanese gaming magazine, and the scan is legitimate. It has been confirmed by other reliable Japanese gaming news sources, and more importantly, by a Bandai Namco Games press release.

The game is being developed by NTL and published by Bandai Namco Games for Windows PCs, and will be released in South Korea in Summer 2007, and some time in 2008 in Japan.

The game world is set in the future of the original series, and players will be able to create their own characters, and interact with main characters who appeared in the original, as well as new, original characters who live in the Dragon Ball world, and will be a gameplay exprience that can only be expressed as an MMO.

On top of that, it is stated that Akira Toriyama has complete supervision over the story and character designs.

It is being developed in Korea to take advantage of their experience with developing online games [MMORPGs are much more popular in Korea than they are in Japan.

More information is scheduled to be released through the Bandai Namco Games website: http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/


More info:

http://eg.nttpub.co.jp/news/20070320_15.html

Not much news online yet, traditionally, the gaming mags get the news first, and its published online a bit later. The game uses almost the exact same User Interface as World of Warcraft.

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Language barrier or not I will get this game.

Quite interesting, to say the least. I watched alot of DBZ back during the time I was first getting into anime.

Though, what would sell me on this is the actual gameplay. If anyone stumbles upon a video of a fight or two, I would much like to see it.

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If you play the Conquer game. There are Dragon balls you can get to power up your items and sell for a ton of money. Just thought I let you know.

AWESOOOOOMMMMEEEE!!!!!!!
I'm a huge DBZ Fan

I can imagine someone starting a clan and hunting down the 7 dragon balls. Again the beta hasn't been released yet.

Spunds interesting... still not sure what else to think of it tho...

The concept seems wierd, but looking back, it's amazing something like this wasn't made sooner. Too bad I hate DBZ with a passion.

Eh, it looks like it's gonna be point and click. DB deserves to be more of an action-RPG.

If this comes here, the user base will be that of Halo 2, some 12 year old calling you a cig and telling you to go f*ck your mom.

I'm not having much hope for this.

I want to play SOOOOOOOOOO BAD!!! But, it's in Japanese and my computer might not let me play it...

You know it's gonna get an English release.

I know. ^^

I'd hit it.XD

You should know better they won't do a point and click. No one would actually play it then.

I just don't see any good coming outta this.

Looks cool! 8)