Gaming News - March 2006

New York, NY (March 7, 2006) - Atari today announced that Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai for the PSP has shipped to retail stores nationwide.

From Atari:

Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, the first Dragon Ball Z PSP system game, features wireless multiplayer that sends the franchise’s furious combat rocketing into a new dimension. Developed by Dimps, the creative team behind past Dragon Ball Z hits including Budokai, Budokai 2, and Budokai 3 for PlayStation 2, Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai is rated T for Teen.

In Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, players can take on their friends in intense wireless multiplayer battles employing all of the most exhilarating aspects of DBZ combat, including counter-attacks, super high-speed bouts, flight, and Ki (energy) blasts, all via an enhanced version of the renowned Saiyan Overdrive Fighting System.

"Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai takes the franchise to never-before-seen heights,” said Matt Collins, Director of Marketing , Atari, Inc. “With wireless multiplayer battles, faster gameplay, gorgeous animations and effects, and new characters, we’re excited to be the first publisher to give fans and customers a true Dragon Ball Z experience on the PSP.”

Dragon Ball Z continues to be one of the hottest brands in the video game industry with more than nine million units sold since May 2002. For additional information about Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai please visit www.atari.com.