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Dragon Ball Xenoverse Game's TV Ad Teases History-Changing Plot

Bandai Namco Games began streaming a 60-second television commercial for their upcoming Dragon Ball Xenoverse fighting game. The video teases scenes and dialog from the game's story.

Text: History collapses.
Goku: "History... is changing."
Trunks: "Of course there would be one chosen only by Shenron."
Text: He is the warrior of hope, summoned by Shenron.
Cell: "A shame you just rose from the dead!"
Text: A crisis for the Dragon Ball world that calls for history's destruction.
Woman: "At this rate, history... no, this whole universe will disappear."
Text: A time-wandering god, in a time-wandering conflict.
Trunks: "Please, use your power to save Goku and the others."
Narrator: "Now, venture into your very own Dragon Ball world! Your journey to save the world starts here!"
Goku: "Who are you? I don't know who you are, but you certainly helped me."
Towa: "You are my greatest masterpiece."
Narrator: "Take back lost history! Dragon Ball Xenoverse! February 2."
Narrator: "You'll be the one to save the world!"

Bandai Namco Games had previously revealed its plan for the game's downloadable contents, as well as showing the appearance of some of the game's characters turned to evil by Towa, one of the game's antagonists.

The game will ship for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 consoles in Japan on February 5, and then in the United States on February 24 and in Europe on February 27. It will also debut on PC via Steam on February 27.

The exclusive day one edition in the United States will include exclusive Frieza Soldier battle suits and Super Saiyan IV Vegeta as an exclusive playable character. Early Japanese bonuses include a Trunks:Xeno battle card for the Dragon Ball Heroes game, and a serial code to use Trunks:Xeno in the Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle smartphone game.

In Japan, the game will feature an original video anime (OVA) relating to the events in the game.