When Bandai Namco and Toei Animation unexpectedly announced a new Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi game at the Dragon Ball Battle Hour event earlier this year, the ripples it caused within the gaming community were undeniable.
Unfortunately, it's been months since that announcement. To make matters worse, save for the Dragon Ball manga, a re-hash of the events of the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero film, the franchise has been relatively quiet lately.
Thankfully, a series of cryptic updates from voice actors for the upcoming Dragon Ball Z game bring good tidings.
Dragon Ball Z fans might remember the Budokai Tenkaichi series, a chain of celebrated PlayStation 2-era fighting titles. These iconic games carved a niche for themselves with their fast-paced 3D brawls, allowing players to re-enact some of their favorite Dragon Ball match-ups. The last iteration, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, hit the shelves way back in 2007. Since then, there's been an extended hiatus, making the recent announcement all the more unexpected.
Enter Sonny Strait, the voice actor famed for his roles as Krillin and Bardock in Dragon Ball Z. An enigmatic video on his TikTok feed led to rife speculations about his involvement in the new Budokai Tenkaichi game. In the clip, Strait alluded to having recorded voice lines for a game that required "a lot of screaming."
