Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game
- April 26, 2002 00:00 AM PST
Decide the fate of the world through your link cable in this card game, part of the Dragon Ball Z bonanza!
Playing with a Full DeckDetermining that fans wanted to feel more involved with each other, Score produced a unique card game based on the cartoon series. Its following has grown as big as the cartoon; so big, in fact, that it rivals the Pok�mon and Magic: The Gathering card games. Recognizing this popularity, Infogrames chose to make one of its two initial Game Boy Advance games a Dragon Ball Z card game.
Officially named Dragon Ball Z: Collectible Card Game and scheduled for a June 11 release, this GBA cart will be almost identical to the paper version. �The guys playing the card game will get the same experience with the GBA version,� says Eric Stein, President of Screaming Games. �The latest, most up-to-date rules straight from judges who participate in the DBZ card game tournaments will be in the game.
Thus, the gameplay will be straightforward: Two players will face off, each choosing a DBZ persona and a deck of cards that best fits each character. Using the cards that you draw, you�ll have to thwart your opponent with a combination of strategy, attacks, and defense. There will be three ways to win: survive until all of your opponent�s cards run out; have all seven Dragon Ball or all seven Namek Dragon Ball cards in play in front of you; or retain the highest number of personality points after a fight. It may sound easy, but with so many ways to customize card decks and the luck of the draw, every game will be different.
Naturally, this DBZ game will contain bountiful amounts of cards to win and collect. �There are a few hundred distinct card types, but your collection can be in the thousands.� Each time you win, you�ll receive booster packs to add to your collection. Veteran card players will recognize the types of boosters used in the game: Frieza, Saiyan, Trunks, Android, and the personality cards from Cell.
But besides the expected similarity to the card game, CCG will also contain a few surprises. Exclusive GBA booster cards called Anthology will be in the mix, which will power up your characters to produce more memorable battles. The artwork for each card will be redesigned, too. Stein promises that the artwork will be completely faithful to the DBZ look,noting that all the designs will be done by the internal development team members, who are also fervent Dragon Ball Z fans.
Looking ahead, players shouldn�t worry about getting bored with the Collectible Card Game. According to Stein, �We�re hoping that we will in fact be releasing additional titles later that will have more cards and will feature the ability to trade between each other.�
