Dragonball PSP Devolution: Movie vs Anime Comparison
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jan 20, 2009 20:15 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, Adaptations, Comparison, Dragonball, Hollywood, Namco Bandai, PSP
Given the ferocious antipathy we have seen directed against the Hollywood movie “adaptation” of beloved classic Dragonball, the sight of the game adaptation of the movie, “Dragonball: Evolution”, is sure to send fans in paroxysms of rage and despair.
Below we compare the two conceptions of the franchise, in 2D and 3D:
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, from 2006, available now (sequel):
Dragonball: Evolution, due April:
“Dragon Ball has been a cultural icon for over the past twenty years and we’re excited to be releasing our take on such a beloved title. Dragon Ball: Evolution squeezes every intense fight and special move into the hands of fighting game fans.”
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Shin budokai all the way down with db-e i will probably see it if only for the horror ehh i just realized no pantie wishing.
BLASPHEMY! Someone go Kamehameha their asses!
all i have to ask is; does anyone remember the hollywood rendition of street fighter, especialy m. bison and his scrawny ass. if youguys dont remember this film then i have made my point....rancid like last weeks ..no last years garbage
It was soooo bad, it killed Raul Julia (M. Bison).
-XPlay
Raul was dying and wanted to do a movie his grandkids would like. He threw a bunch of scripts on the floor and told his grandkids to pick one they liked.
The movie is trash, but it has one cool line:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlhOUyy4wbs&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlhOUyy4wbs&feature=related]
im speechless looking at the evolution (;; =_=)a
prefer the Z is enough for me rather than evolution. . .
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There is no Dragonball movie.
there is no dragon ball live action movie. . . . .
. . FIXED ;3
let's just hope that dragon ball evolution will be the only one of it's kind and never get's a sequel.
You've got to be kidding me!!
Those Hollywood directors are ruining the essence of Dragon Ball!!
btw, is the movie out already?
You missed it. Actually, you didn't "miss it", if you follow me.
Why am I reminded of that street fighter movie game?
Funny, I had the same feeling.
the game has a 'Tekken or DOAish' atmosphere to it.
What the hell, Bulma never fights.
I am going to love this movie adaption. I approve of them personally, just because they are going to be hilarious. It's like watching your friends strut around in public doing a really bad cosplay. You don't expect it to be epic, you expect it to be lulzy.
we can ruin it
we have the technology!!!
why does hollywood insist on making a remake of everything that another culture enjoys, because they can't understand anything that isn't directly relevant to them.
ps. 2d looks so much cooler, stylised and fun
3d just looks like another clone action game
*sigh*
If Dragonball evolution wasnt under the dragonball (tm) name than id say it looked like some sort of sub-par fighting game, but with the dragonball (tm) name it doesnt even come close to sub-par :P
Lol at the 7% of people who would actually play Evolution. The movie is an epic fail.
IT'S INTELLEGENCE IS NEGATIVE 9000!
rubish moive were is that cloud the magic stick the strongest under the heavens and worst off all goku is astudent who gets good grades
What a fucking shitty dumbass movie and game
THIS IS NOT DRAGON BALL THIS IS A DISGRACE
WORST PIECE OF CRAP EVER
I WISH GOKU WOULD COME HERE TO RAPE THE PRODUCERS OF THIS FAILURE
I hope they burn in hell
this crap is no fun
For the 6% of people who voted for the movie version, you people need to have your brain scanned.
This game deserves a well rounded "WTF IS THIS?!"
hope it fails miserably... although knowing the u.s. >_>
I think a piece of me just died inside... D:
the funny thing is that all the amriecan comic book movie adaptions that i have wathched i thought were good and i knew nothing about the source. maybe it will be the same for the dragon ball movie. but then again speed racer.
First of all DB-E is complete bull, Goku is white (Damn the "Man") and what is bullet proof monk doing as Master Roshi and Bulma... well...that's fine, either way the whole point of making a live action movie out of a game, comic book or an anime would have to be that they find actors who resemble their characteristics or at least decent professional actors and go with the plot and story of the game, comic book anime. By characteristics I don't mean their hair. For those who voted for DB-E game is just plainly retarded, but what ever that's there opinion. In all I'll still go see the movie,lol
Evolution ? I'd rather call that Devolution.
Off with that Devolution stuff !
"What does the scouter say about that game's devolution level?"
"It's over NINE THOUSAND !!" (rage, pissed)
WHAT?! OVER NINE THOUSAND!!
INCREASING... IT'S OFF THE CHARTS!!!
(scouter breaks...)
!?!?! IT'S OVER 9000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The scouter must be broken.
THERE'S NO WAY THAT CAN BE RIGHT!
Lol, that's what I say when I first see this movie!
Rage rage rage.
I can't imagine that Evolution can be much worse than the original. Hollywood decides to make an adaption and people suddenly start to believe that Dragonball was actually ever good at all.
Those bastards! what have they done they've ruined the dragoon ball name
WTH a cross over of and dragon ball D:<
now i believe a devolution theory, where hollywood producer slowly turned to ape...
Say no to stupid ugly Dragonball 3D... Holywood is a piece of shit!! Burn to ashes Holywood! Don't disgrace our anime..!!
Let's all have a cup of Rage
What?! Nobody rages without me!
Let me help.
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Same game, different character models.
master Roshi looks more handsome that's for sure.
How is it the same game?
Dragonball Z Shin Budokai 2 has at most 24 playable characters from the Dragonball universe, plus it has in-game transformation and an improved upon fighting system.
Dragonball Evolution, judging from the movie cast, probably only has 7 playable character.
Sure, they're both fighting games, clearly one has been made with fan-service in mind, the other, however...
He meant that they have the same fighting engine
That's what I meant.
but the character models for DB:E looks blocky. but the backgrounds are more detailed.....probly it would make a decent fighting game.
PALE PICCOLO OMG
Hollywood needs to be nuked
Spirit bombed...
Hollywood is not that bad... but directors who thinks anime adaptations are good must be all shot.
it's not the director's fault that the movie is not true to the original series,it was the executives fault. they only allowed the director to read the back of a dragom ball dvd case.
Or simply forced it to be 'family friendly' and contain certain elements which the executives BELIEVE would earn them the most money.
Which is why self-funded projects within small teams are the way to make a movie, or pure hivemind.
Executive producers and marketing managers rather, I don't think any real director would believe in a movie like that and feel frankly ashamed to have directed it.