15 April 2007
Ferry

Dragon Ball Online game coming to Xbox 360! PC MMORPG storyline revealed

After the PC announcement, Japanese Dragon Ball Online developer NTL has posted a job advert on Gamejob, asking for a “Collection of MMORPG Dragon Ball Online Xbox 360 Edition development programmer.” Which clearly states they need someone with Xbox 360 development experience. Hopefully this Xbox 360 version will be released worldwide, since the PC version is so far only announced for Korea.

Dragon Ball manga/anime series creator Akira Toriyama is personally supervising the development of Dragon Ball Online with Bandai and Bandai Korea. He’s also designing the new characters, buildings, and backgrounds. Since he originally wanted the TV series to stop after the Frieza saga, this is his way to get a fresh start. As a result the Dragonball storyline goes as follows…

Story: It was Age 784 when Goku snuck away from the Tenkaichi Budokai with Uub. Then, about 200 years later, in Age 1000, the stage is set for “Dragon Ball Online”! One day, during rigorous training, you sense a disaster has struck the world! The Earth is divided into parts by the Dark Eye, a lively group of scoundrels, whose mastermind is a total enigma… With the guidance of Time Patroller Trunks, who suddenly appeared, you set out on a journey to reclaim the lost peace. On your adventure, you will meet many other players who have the same goal. Together, can you overcome your limits, defeat the mastermind, and save the world!?

As you can see in the below screenshots, you get to choose between playing as your own customized (change your hair, costume, etc.) kid Saiyan, Human or Namek and in-game you grow into an adult character. (correction: it was later revealed that Saiyans only appear during timetravel, in the game you cannot be a Saiyan and instead can choose for Majin).

An open Dragon Ball Online beta test is promised for the PC MMORPG in the summer of 2007, with a release following in 2008. Nothing is known about the possible Xbox 360 release yet. Nor are any fees or payment schedules decided on at this time. One thing’s for sure, it won’t be free with a development investment by Namco Bandai of 15 trillion yen, it costs over $125 million to make!

Thanks to Snaku for the pics.

31 December 2008 19:35
booogie

of course there will be no sayins, because nearly every player would be a sayin and the namiks and buu race wont even be played, so therefor that’s why they made it 250 or wateva in the future all sayins are dead, yet u can do the time captural quest and becoem a sayin through that BUT, only for the quest.

1 January 2009 21:24
Awsome Sayain man

Urm did you guys read the top?

3 Races Human Namek and sayain.

You can play as Sayains its just their blood has been diluted over the years or summin so their not as strong. Who the hell said ther was a buu race????

2 January 2009 20:04
Hlock

There are other sources that say you can play as Buu’s race. Personally i don’t see a problem with having Sayains other than everyone will start there first character as one. That just means “you” as a true gamer should not. Also it seems from other sources I have read the only real healing class will be a Namek, this should create some diversity. Also they could make Sayains an unlock-able character you have to get, or have it a an addon later. Also i would like to see them, the creator’s add a way to play as an android. I mean if they do put in Buu’s race androids are as big a part of DBZ as Buu.

3 January 2009 12:10
Javiggadink

The three races are the Humans, Namekians, and Buu. The game doesn’t need Saiyans. The point is that they don’t want servers full of the same class with no healing specialist or anything. It’d all be Saiyans. I’d say you should just stop crying.

6 January 2009 02:28
beni

when is this game coming out in austrailia if it does come out here

7 January 2009 17:10
Kakuga

i just want to know when does this game come out in the us cause im uber excited

and the sayin bit if there were sayins no one would be anyother race cause saiyans are like gods lol so i thionk it is god that you cant be saiyans, well super saiyans at least

10 January 2009 17:13
GamwTinManaSou

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11 February 2009 12:28
Ryan

Some Please Respond To This : When Is This Game Coming Out Will It Be On Pc PLEASE MESSG BACKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

16 February 2009 17:53
The Goth Rat

is this comeing out in AUS? i mean i want this even if it only come out on pc this is gonna be such ia cool game, tho my only set back is no sayin species in it

23 February 2009 08:52
Sappah

I’m glad to see there making a online game for this incredible t.v show. It’ll be fresh for ps3/xbox360 but they should do one for the interenet (pc) to. Like the game Diablo II LoD. Make it pvp like that were u can swap threw ur hotkeys (Abilities of the char) and duel another person. Like Majin Buu did vs Goku and vegeta.. that was sick. But make it for pure player vs player action. Make it like 40$ a game, free online play. Mad ppl would buy it, gauranteed.