Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen

Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen
Developer(s)	TOSE Software Co.
Publisher(s)	Bandai
Series	Gokuden series
Release date(s)	JPN August 7, 1992
Genre(s)	RPG/Card Battle
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System
Media	Cartridge
Input	NES Controller

Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen (ドラゴンボールＺⅢ　烈戦人造人間, Doragon Bōru Zetto Surī Ressen Jinzōningen; lit. "Dragon Ball Z III: Hot Battle! Artificial Humans!") is a role playing video game based on the Dragon Ball series and released only in Japan by Bandai on August 7, 1992, for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Overview

Super Saiyan Goku vs. Frieza

Ressen Jinzōningen is the sequel of Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza. The game starts off in the Frieza Saga as Super Saiyan Goku fighting Frieza, and it ends in the Imperfect Cell Saga in the battle of Piccolo against Imperfect Cell. The game also features characters from the movie Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge.

Ressen Jinzōningen is the first game in the Gokuden series where power levels are not stated. Its sequel in the series is Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans.

Characters

Playable characters

• Goku (base, Super Saiyan)
• Gohan
• Piccolo
• Krillin
• Yamcha
• Tien Shinhan
• Chiaotzu
• Vegeta (base, Super Saiyan)
• Future Trunks (Super Saiyan)

Bosses

• Frieza (Final Form)
• Karmath
• Soy
• Mecha Frieza
• Neizu
• Dore
• Salza
• Cooler (Base, Final Form)
• Android 19
• Android 18
• Android 17
• Android 16
• Cell (Imperfect)

Enemies

Soy and Karmath

• Iru (イール, Īru) – The soldier who tried to kill Future Trunks with his arm cannon in the anime/manga. He appears in Act4.
• Eire (エイル, Eiru) – Purple version of Iru.
• Octo (オクトー; Okutō) – An orange version of Iru.
• Claz (クラズ, Kurazu) – A teal version of Iru.
• Fisshi (フィッシ) – The blue-haired humanoid soldier who appeared in the anime/manga. He captures several people in Act4.
• Samo (サーモ, Sāmo) – An orange version of Fisshi.
• Zea (ジーア, Jīa) – A foxy version of Fisshi. He appears in Act4.
• Pilar (ピラール, Pirāru) – A purple version of Fisshi.
• Mei (メーイ, Mēi) – A blue version of one of King Cold's fish-like soldiers.
• Keith (キース, Kīsu) – A purple version of one of King Cold's fish-like soldiers. He appears in Act4.
• Kaiz (カイズ, Kaizu) – A green version of one of King Cold's fish-like soldiers.
• Karmath (カーマス, Kāmasu) – A blue version of Neiz. He is the boss of Act2.
• Maine (マイネー, Mainē) – A green version of Neiz. He is the mini-boss of Act3.
• Soy (ソーイ, Sōi) – A yellow version of Dore. He is the boss of Act1.
• Ripper (リッパー, Rippā) – A teal version of Dore. He appears in Act5.
• Frayne (フレイン, Furein) – A blue-haired version of Salza.
• Reta (レータ, Rēta) – A red-skinned version of Salza. He appears in Act5.

Other characters

• Unnamed man – Gives clues about how to get the Dragon Ball back from the dinosaur who ate it in Act1. He is later held captive by Fisshi in Act4.
• Bear boy – Gives the dynamite in Act1. He is later held captive by Fisshi in Act4.
• Pharmacists – Make the laxative in Act1.
• Gate keeper (門番) – Appears in Act1.
• Korin – He restores the heroes' health every time they visit him. He appears in Act2, Act3, Act5, and Act6.
• King Kai – He runs a mini-game based on jokes in Act3, Act4, and Act5.
• Dr. Gero – He appears with Android 19 in Act6, but he is not fought.
• Shenron – Grants wishes.
• Porunga – Grants wishes.

Chapters

1. "Opening" – Super Saiyan Goku vs. Frieza
2. "Act1 - Raise the ball!!" – Goal: get the Five-Star Ball back from a dinosaur, defeat Soy in the base. Party: Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu. Enemies: Eire, Fisshi, Frayne, Karmath, Soy.
3. "Act2 - Vegeta appears!" – Goal: break the two barrier generators and enter the base to defeat Karmath. Party: Vegeta. Enemies: Eire, Fisshi, Frayne, Karmath, Soy.
4. "Goku arrives" – Goal: summon Porunga and battle Mecha Frieza. Party: Gohan, Vegeta, Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu.
5. "Act3 - Vegeta's sortie!" – Goal: defeat Neiz. Party: Vegeta. Enemies: Okuto, Samo, Mei, Frayne, Karmath, Soy.
6. "Act4 - Rescue Bulma!" – Objectives: save the people captured, defeat Dore, and enter the base to get the Dragon Ball. Party: Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu. Enemies: Iru, Zea, Keith, Frayne, Karmath, Soy.
7. "Training" – Sparing session with Goku, Gohan and Piccolo, and Gravity Training with Vegeta.
8. "Act5 - Cooler's arrival!!" – Objectives: defeat Salza at Cooler's spaceship's landing site, and defeat Cooler. Party: Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Vegeta. Enemies: Maine, Ripper, Reta.
9. "Act6 - Androids" – Objectives: defeat Android 19, defeat Androids 18 and 17, defeat android 16. Party: Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Vegeta, Future Trunks.
10. "Cell's appearance" – Goal: defeat Imperfect Cell. Party: Piccolo.

Trivia

• Most enemies in the game are named after fish or other aquatic animals.

  

  Goku fights Android 16 alone

• In Act 5, if player manage to beat Cooler (Final Form) less than 3 turns of battle, then Goku will not get heart attack in Act 6. Therefore, he will be playable until battle with Androids. If Goku was set on the battle after defeating Android No. 17 and 18, then Goku must fight alone against Android No.16 on the next round.
• Besides featuring the 3D battle (the terms used for cinematic battle from Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiyan), this sequel also include a 2D battle which simpler and more automated. The 2D battle will be automatically activated after several random fights and the Z fighter becomes stronger than the enemy on that area (by default setting). However user still able to configure this system by pressing Start + Select button while in the world map, in order to switch the battle into 3D or 2D.

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  The abandoned Tournament system

  Actually, the game also include a Tournament battle mode, just like its predecessor. Unfortunately, this feature was dropped for unknown reason (probably due to the tight deadline with Dragon Ball Z: Gekitō Tenkaichi Budōkai which released 4 months later). However the Tournament battle mode still can be accessed by using Game Genie code AOSNEYAA, although several bugs and crash issue will be encountered if user load any character from the save data. The musics and graphics of Tournament mode was remain intact in this game, and some musics also re-used in Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku.
• Unlike its predecessor, the Credit Title of this game was missing for unknown reason.
• This is the first RPG game in which the characters can transform during battle (the second being Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II)
  • This also the last classic game to feature Chaoz and Yamcha as playable characters (not counting Gekitou Tenkaichi Budokai), Yamcha will return being playable in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai while Chaoz in Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure

Gallery

Screenshots

Title Screen Frieza Shenron Small House Dynamite bear boy in the mine The Town T-Rex Gate keeper Soy's base Korin Vegeta finds one of the barrier generators Karmath's base Porunga Senzu plant Mecha Frieza and King Cold King Kai King Kai's mini-game Maine Neiz People held captive by Fisshi Krillin, Yamcha and Tien Unnamed man Dore Dore's base Sparing session Gravity machine training Cooler's ship Shenron The Androids appear Android 19 and Android 20 Piccolo fuses with Kami Piccolo confronts Cell Piccolo vs. Cell Piccolo vs. Cell Piccolo won Piccolo gain no EXP

Characters

Goku Goku Super Saiyan Goku Super Saiyan Goku Piccolo Piccolo Vegeta Vegeta Super Saiyan Vegeta Super Saiyan Vegeta Gohan Gohan Krillin Krillin Yamcha Yamcha Tien Tien Chiaotzu Chiaotzu Super Saiyan Trunks Super Saiyan Trunks Frieza Frieza Metal Frieza Metal Frieza Cooler Cooler Cooler (Final Form) Cooler (Final Form) Salza Salza Frayne Reta Doore Doore Soy Ripper Neiz Neiz Karmath Maine Fisshi Zea Samo Pilar Iru Eire Octo Claz Mei Keith Kaiz Cell Cell Android 16 Android 16 Android 17 Android 17 Android 18 Android 18 Android 19 Android 19

Items

Senzu Bean Dragon Radar Dynamite Laxative Heart Medicine One-Star Ball Two-Star Ball Three-Star Ball Four-Star Ball Five-Star Ball Six-Star Ball Seven-Star Ball

Maps

"Act1 - Raise the ball!!" "Act2 - Vegeta appears!" "Act3 - Vegeta's sortie!" "Act4 - Rescue Bulma!" "Act5 - Cooler's arrival!!" "Act6 - Androids"

External links

• Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen at lucifer.s14.xrea.com
• Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen walkthrough