The 'Sparking!' in the Japanese title references the last lyric found in the chorus of the first opening theme to the Dragon Ball Z anime series, ' Cha-La Head-Cha-La' ) though the opening theme to the first game is the TV series' second opening, ' We Gotta Power'). JSTOR ( September 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi' – news Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. The original game was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005, with the second and third installments also released for the Wii, and Tenkaichi Tag Team released on PlayStation Portable in 2010. Atari's PAL distribution network was absorbed into Bandai Namco Partners and Bandai Namco has also handled publishing in North America for future Dragon Ball Z games since 2010, effectively ending Atari's involvement. The series was published by Namco Bandai Games under the Bandai brand name in Japan and Europe, and as Atari in North America and Australia from 2005 to 2007. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (released in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! ( ドラゴンボールZ Sparking!)) is a series of fighting games developed by Spike based on the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama.