that its characters, "while lacking artistic detail, still yell, grunt, and move almost exactly like their broadcast counterparts." In Japan, Dragon Ball Z sold 648,000 copies, including 570,000 for the PlayStation 2 and 78,000 for the GameCube. In the United States, the PlayStation 2 version of Budokai had sold 2.04 million copies and earned by 2007. Next Generation ranked it as the 17th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. The game sold a total of copies in Japan and the United States. Notes References External links Official website 2002 video games 3D fighting games Video games with cel-shaded animation Dimps games Dragon Ball Z: Budokai GameCube games PlayStation 2 games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Kenji Yamamoto (composer, born 1958)