Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuuden 2 FAQ By: Greg Williams Contact: tatakau@hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Revision History 2. Introduction 3. Notes 4. Battle 5. The Battle Screen 6. Menu Translation 7. Walkthrough - 1) 23rd Tenka-ichi Budoukai 2) The Saiyajin Radittsu Aftermath Training Nappa and Vegeta 3) Namekku-sei Training Events on Namekku Ginyu Tokusentai Freeza 8. Trivia Answer List 9. Frequently Asked Questions 10. Credits 11. Coming Soon 12. Legal Notice ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- REVISION HISTORY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7/17/00 Sorry for the delay, but I accidentally saved over my game and had to start over. Needless to say, I wasn't in a hurry to do so. This isn't a major update really, except that I can confirm that all of those answers are correct. I will make a moves translation FAQ if somebody can tell me what I need to write Japanese on a text file. Also, the alternate paths will be coming to this walkthrough soon, that I can assure you. Please read the "Coming Soon" section of this walkthrough and tell me if you'd be interested in any of my plans. Oh, and if someone knows how to get Gokuu's final X attack, please email me. 5/13/00 Sorry for the lack of updates, but I've been pretty busy. I think you'll be more than happy with this update, though. Here's what's new: -COMPLETED the Trivia answer list -Temporary end of walkthrough -Replaying the game to cover other paths 4/17/00 -Completed the Saiyajin section of the walkthrough -Changed a few things here and there 4/10/00 -Added Trivia Answer List section -Added Frequently Asked Questions section -Added status menu in the Menu Translation section -Added The Saiyajin section in the walkthrough -Added Credits section -Made a few other minor changes 3/18/00 -Added Notes section -Finished Tenka-ichi Budoukai walkthrough -Made a few minor edits 3/16/00 -Added a partial walkthrough -Translated some of the menus 3/15/00 -First version written -Battle system explained ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the first FAQ that I've ever written, so please forgive any mistakes. This is my Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuuden 2 FAQ. For those of you who do not know, this game takes place right after the original Super Gokuuden. It covers the 23rd Tenka-ichi Budoukai from the original Dragon Ball series all the way up to the battle against Freeza. The game is basically just the story being told with brief pauses inbetween to ask you what is said next. These are multiple choice questions with three possible answers, but only one correct one. Each of these questions are called a "Cult Quiz". Also, there are two possible answer questions. These can alter the path of the game. Once the story leads up to a battle involving Son Gokuu or Son Gohan, you take control of a very unique battle sequence. The odd thing about this game is that there is virtually no control over your character. You never get to walk around, there are no maps. The only time you control your character is in fights. As for the walkthrough, I try to include as much information as possible. When I know what's going on in the story, I'll include it in the walkthrough. My knowledge of the original Dragon Ball story is very limited, so the first part of the walkthrough won't be very detailed. If something isn't covered in this FAQ, feel free to give me an email. I don't mind answering questions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Throughout this FAQ, I might mention "kanji" or "katakana". Kanji is one of the main scripts used in Japan. These characters usually look very complex. Katakana is a script used to import foreign words. The words in this game using this script are English words written in Japanese. Katakana looks very simple, usually consisting of only a few strokes. For those of you having a hard time reacting to the computer's attack fast enough, I've found a neet little trick. As soon as the computer's attack appears on screen, push select. This should pause the screen, allowing you to think out your attack. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTLE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The battle system is unlike most RPGs. Basically, it's like a big game of paper/rock/scissors. Each attack beats one, loses to another, ties with itself, and ties with another. To make things a bit easier, they show the computer's attack on the screen for a few seconds before you're forced to make a choice. If you don't input a command in time, the computer scores a free hit. Using basic attacks enough times will result in you gaining a stronger attack that you can assign to the button. Special attacks, however, never gain an upgrade. This types of attacks usually require more ki, but are definately worth the cost. I've beaten the game using mostly strong ki attacks without losing a single match! The basic attacks include: beats: draw Y: counter attack speed attack ki attack X: power attack counter attack speed attack B: speed attack ki attack power attack A: ki attack power attack counter attack Special attacks: Y+B: stun attack Defeats strong ki attack. X+A: strong ki(hissatsu waza) This beats all except stun attack. L+R: Charge ki Holding these buttons down before selecting an attack recovers ki. The stun attack for Gokuu is Taiyouken. Gohan's is ikari(anger) power. The strong ki attack for Gokuu is Kamehameha. Gohan's is a Masenkou. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BATTLE SCREEN -------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a bar along the top and bottom of the screen. Each bar is split in two. It looks like this: [enemy's name / enemy's attack] Action Screen [your health / remaining ki] If your status bar is blue, that means you are the successful attacker. The computer's bar will turn red, meaning they will take damage. If the colors are reversed, you will take damage. If both bars are green, the round is a draw. If your ki gets down to zero, your attacks will do no damage. Fighting may sound difficult, but it becomes second nature after a while. Even if you can't read Japanese, you can memorize what the Japanese looks like so you can counter with the appropriate attack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MENU TRANSLATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you start the game, there are three options: Continue: This takes you to a screen with 3 save files. New Game: This takes you to two more options. -start game: This starts a new game. -enter password This takes you to a password screen. Options: This opens two new options -sound stereo/mono Stereo is the default setting. -BGM This is a music test When you start a new game, you will be taken to a screen where you enter your name. To skip this, put the cursor over the Japanese on the bottom right part of the screen and push A a few times. Now the game begins. STATUS MENU ----------- At any time during the story sequences, pressing start will bring up a status menu. It looks like this: ---------------------------------- |Character's name |Command | |---------------- |------- | |a ##### |e | |b ##### |f | |c ##### |g | |---------------- |h | |d #* #* |i | |---------------- |------- | |play time this session |[] manga| |total play time | volume| ---------------------------------- a: Your character's stamina, or health. b: Your character's basic battle power. You start battle with this much. c: Your character's maximum battle power. You can charge your ki in battle all the way up to this point. d: Number of battles you have fought. e: This translates to "Dragon Birthplace". Bringing up this menu shows your progress. The first is the events you have witnessed. The second thing is the number of techniques you have learned. The third is the number of cult quiz questions you have answered correctly. This does not include the questions with only two answers. f: Technique setup Okay, the option that is first highlighted allows you to rearrange your attacks. To reassign you attacks, highlight the type of attack you want to change(speed, power, ki or counter) and press A. This should take you to a new screen. Highlight the specific attack you wish to assign and press A. This takes you back to the previous screen. Highlight the attack you wish to replace and press A. g: Event Shows you the events you have been through. The ones blacked out are the ones you missed or haven't gotten to yet. Press X to scroll forward through the events and Y to scroll backwards. h: Technique List This is just a list of techniques you can use in battle. Press X to scroll forward, Y to scroll backwards. This menu is practically worthless. i: Technique Level This shows the number of times you've used each type of attack and their level. Each time you gain a level, you gain the use of a new attack. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALKTHROUGH --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 23rd Tenka-ichi Budoukai ------------------------ The game begins with Gokuu being greeted by his friends at the 23rd Tenka-ichi Budoukai. Some text goes by, and then you are asked your first question. The answer to this one is Y. More text goes by, and Chaozu, Kuririn, Yamucha, and Tenshinhan appear on the screen. A second question appears on screen. The answer to this one is B. After more talking, a girl that goes by the name "anonymous hope" appears on screen. She asks Gokuu if he remembers her. This leads to your next question. You can either Identify her as Chichi or say you don't know who she is. The latter is the correct answer, which is Y. The elimination rounds of the Tenka-ichi Budoukai begin now. When a black guy and Gokuu are on the screen, another question is asked. The answer is X. The elimination rounds continue until Taopaipai beats Chaozu. When Taipaipai is on the screen, another question is asked, with the answer being X. The elimination rounds continue, with the main characters knocking out the exras. Yajirobe then fights Shen(kami) Shen proceeds to beat Yajirobe. The final matches have now been decided. They are: Taopaipai vs. Tenshinhan Gokuu vs. anonymous hope(Chichi) Ma Junior vs. Kuririn Shen(kami) vs. Yamucha Conversation continues (bored yet?) and Lunch, Buruma, Kamesennin, Oolong, Puaru appear on the screen. You're asked another question with the answer being Y. The story progresses more. Tenshinhan defeats Taopaipai. Gokuu is about to square off with anonymous hope. You finally get to fight. ___________________________________________________________________________ FIGHT: SON GOKUU VS CHICHI This battle is very simple. She does little damage and usually uses a counter attack. If all else fails, hit her with a Kamehameha. ___________________________________________________________________________ After the fight, Gokuu hits her with a weak ki attack to knock her out of the ring. After that, she announces that she is Chichi. Everyone is shocked with this statement. Chichi reminds Gokuu that they are to be married. When Chichi and Gokuu are on screen, another question is asked. The answer is B. Ma Junior and Kuririn's fight is next. During the fight, another question is asked. The answer to this one is X. Ma Junior wins the fight. The next fight is between Yamucha and Shen. In the middle of the fight, Yamucha creates a Soukidan, which fails do affect Shen. Shen eventually knocks Yamucha out of the ring. Up next is another fight you get to control. ____________________________________________________________________________ FIGHT: SON GOKUU VS TENSHINHAN Once again, you have a pretty simple fight on your hands. His most frequent type of attack is a speed attack. You should be catious of an attack that is three kanji. This will either be a kikouhou or a taiyouken. The kikouhou will hurt you badly if it connects, so be prepared to do a taiyouken of your own. Other than that, you shouldn't have any problem with this fight. _____________________________________________________________________________ The fight will pause midway through. At this point, Gokuu and Tenshinhan will take off their weighted clothing. The fight will resume. Just follow the strategy above, and you'll do fine. After you beat Tenshinhan for the second time, the game will automatically show off the interesting points of the fight. Tenshinhan will do his Shishin no Ken. When 4 Tenshinhans and Gokuu are on the screen, answer X to the question. After a while, Chichi will be on the screen. Answer X to the question. Gokuu and Shen(kami) talk. When Shen's on the screen, answer B to the Cult Quiz question. Shen(kami) and Ma Junior(Piccolo) fight. Kami tries to suck Piccolo in a bottle and Piccolo reverses it, sucking Kami into the bottle. After this, everybody talks. Piccolo swallows the bottle that kami is in. A question will pop up when Piccolo is on screen. Answer this question with X. After this, Shenlong will bring up a menu. There are three options: Save raise battle power raise health Be sure and save here, because you're gonna fight Piccolo right now. ___________________________________________________________________________ FIGHT: SON GOKUU VS PICCOLO DAIMAOU On this fight, you may want to memorize what Piccolo's attacks are because you're gonna have to fight him again. The one with 3 kanji characters next to each other(bakuhatsu ha) is a regular ki attack. The attacks that are in katakana are speed attacks. Just counter effectively until you win. If you are having difficulty defeating him, just hit him with a few Kamehameha. ___________________________________________________________________________ After you beat Piccolo, he will blast Gokuu. Gokuu reverses the blast with a Kamehamaha. You will leave the battle screen after this. After this, you're in for another long story sequence. Lunch mentions that Ma Junior is Piccolo Daimaou, and everyone is terrified. More conversation will go on, and eventually Piccolo will grow. Gokuu will now use a Kamehameha to get into Piccolo's mouth(not shown, but in the comics). He does this to get kami out of Piccolo's body. Gokuu succeeds, kami is released from the bottle, and Piccolo shrinks back down to his original size. A little fight with the character cards goes on. Piccolo shoots a ki blast that follows Gokuu around. Gokuu leads the ki blast into Piccolo. Piccolo's arm is injured, so he rips it off. This leads to a scene of him growing his arm back. He then creates a huge blast, destroying the surrounding area. Lucky you, you get to fight him again without the option of saving. ___________________________________________________________________________ FIGHT: SON GOKUU VS PICCOLO DAIMAOU Use the same strategy against him that you used before. If you are even close to a danger level on your HP, blast him with a Kamehameha to ensure victory. ___________________________________________________________________________ After the battle, Gokuu fires a Kamehameha at Piccolo. Gokuu celebrates victory. Piccolo gets up and blasts Gokuu.(In the manga, Piccolo blasted a hole through the upper right area of Gokuu's chest.) After this, Piccolo beats up on Gokuu for a while. Then, he tries to finish Gokuu off with a final big ki blast. Piccolo declares victory, but Kuririn and Tenshinhan notice that Gokuu is flying!(This was the first time Gokuu used the bukujutsu technique.) Gokuu flies at Piccolo and headbutts him. After the fight, Yajirobe comes and gives Gokuu a senzu. Kami tries to kill Piccolo, but Gokuu stops him. I think that Gokuu explains that if Piccolo dies, kami dies as well, but I could be mistaken. This leads to a Cult Quiz question. Answer this question with X. After some talking, Piccolo leaves. Chichi comes on the screen, along with a question. The answer to this is Y. Gokuu and Chichi go off to get married(I think). This brings up a save screen. Save your game here. This ends the Tenka-ichi Budoukai part of the game. 2) The Saiyajin -------------- Radittsu -------- Until the main walkthrough is finished, I'm going to skip most of the story details. If you bought this game, you probably know the story up to Freeza anyway, right? -Radditsu lands -Senses a power, thinks it's Gokuu's(Kakarotto) -Fights with Piccolo -Detects Gokuu's power and flies off to him. -Quiz Question: B -Gohan is introduced -Quiz Question: X -Radittsu lands. Explains he's a Saiyajin and Gokuu's brother -Quiz Question: X -" " Y -" " Y -" " X -SAVE POINT -Quiz Question: Y _____________________________________________________________________________ FIGHT: SON GOKUU VESUS RADITTSU Okay, this should be easy, just like every fight in the whole game. His strong ki attack is double energy ha(wave). It's a bunch of katakana followed by one kanji. Two kanji followed by some katakana followed by one kanji is a regular ki attack. Other attacks are what you've seen in previous fights. After a while, he'll go down. _____________________________________________________________________________ -Quiz Question: B -Fight Radittsu again -Piccolo does his Makankousappou -Quiz Question: Y -Save Point -End of Radittsu section. Aftermath --------- -Son Gokuu is now in the afterworld(anoyo). -Trivia question: B -Trivia question: X -Player Change -Gohan talking with Piccolo -Trivia question: Y -Trivia question: X -Save point: DEFINATELY SAVE HERE ___________________________________________________________________________ MINI GAME: ESCAPE FROM THE DINOSAUR I get more questions regarding this part of the game than anything else. I'm not too sure why because it's fairly simple to figure out. There is the dinosaur's card on the top of the screen and Gohan's card on the bottom of the screen. Both of the cards move across the screen, and you have to avoid the dinosaur's card from coming down on your card. You accomplish this by pressing the X button to "jump". To win, you must clear five rounds of this. If you get hit 5 times, it's game over. _____________________________________________________________________________ -Trivia question: B _____________________________________________________________________________ MINI GAME: GET REVENGE ON THE DINOSAUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This time, YOU'RE the one attacking!! Press X to jump into the dinosaur until you win. If you lose on this one you should probably quit playing this game.... _____________________________________________________________________________ -Player Change -Kaio-sama's planet -Trivia question: Y -Trivia question: B -Trivia question: X -Mini Game: tap X rapidly -Trivia question: Y -Save point Training -------- This section has some 2 answer trivia questions in it. I'm pretty sure these either give you an increase in power, health, speed, etc. They don't have a big outcome on the game, so you can just answer those (They pop up quite frequently). Also, you probably know how to fight, so I won't give battle instructions. The main purpose of this section is to raise your attack levels. To get them faster, use an attack that will result in a draw. This way, you will not cause damage or be damaged, and your levels will increase regardless if your hit connects. Since there are so many save points in this section, I'd reccomend taking a power or health increase rather than saving. -Fight Piccolo -Player Change -Fight Kaiou-sama -Save point -Player Change -Fight Piccolo -Save point -Press X to fight again -Save Point -Player Change -Fight Kaiou-sama -Save point -Fight Kaiou-sama -Save Point -Player Change -Fight Piccolo -Save Point -Select X to fight -Fight Piccolo -Save Point -Player Change _____________________________________________________________________________ FIGHT: SON GOKUU VERSUS KAIOU-SAMA Why do I write about this fight, you ask? Did you notice a block of text with L&R somewhere in there. Kaiou-sama is explaining Kaiouken. You use this by charging up your ki to max, release L&R, and press them again. You should now be a reddish hue. This is Kaiouken. Notice the huge power increase! _____________________________________________________________________________ -After the fight, you will be asked if you understand Kaiouken. If you don't have all your attacks yet, select NO(X)! You want to get all of Son Gokuu's techniques here. The game will be much easier this way. Every fight against Kaio-sama will have this same question afterwards. To get past this, select the Y option. -Genkidama minigame. Hit X repeatedly -Trivia question: B -Save point Nappa and Vegeta ---------------- -Saiyajin land -Trivia question: X -Saiyajin meet Z-senshi -Trivia question: B -Saibaiman kills Yamucha -Kuririn takes out all of them but one -Trivia Question: X -Trivia Question: B -Save Point -Chaozu dies -Tenshinhan dies -Kami saying Piccolo's about to die -Trivia question: X -Save Point -Trivia question: X -Notice that Kuririn didn't use his Kienzan here. Weird, huh? -Trivia question: Y -Fight Nappa -Player Change -Trivia question: X "Yurusan zo!! Kisamara!!" I love that quote! -Son Gokuu fights Nappa. EASY!!!! -Vegeta kills Nappa -Trivia Question: B -Save point -Fight Vegeta: Another easy one! Try to see his planet smash attack. It's pretty cool. -Trivia question: X -Vegeta goes Ohzaru -Trivia question: Y -Important trivia question: Y This does Taiyouken. X attempts a Genkidama. You want to do the Taiyouken. -Player Change -Trivia question: X -Fight Vegeta with Son Gohan -Save point -End of Saiyajin section 3) Namekku-sei ----------- Training -------- Before the actual training part, there are five trivia questions. Answer them with B, X, X, X, and B. There is a save point between the 3rd and 4th question. Now for the actual training. Gohan and Kuririn go through "image training". Any time there is a two potential answer question, answer with X to fight again, or Y to quit fighting. These answers will NOT be in the Trivia answer section. I would DEFINATELY recommend getting all of Gohan's attacks here. I know it's a lot, but you have to get all of them to get 100% and you might as well get them now. There will be a lot of save points inbetween, so you don't need to save everytime. Instead, take a power increase. If you choose to fight every time, you should see two brief story sequences. One involves Vegeta, and the other involves Son Gokuu. Events on Namekku ----------------- Lots of things happen on Namekku. When you first get there, you fight a worthless character named Apple. You'll fight him a few times in the game. You'll find Dende, Zarbon, Kyui, and all the rest. If you've watched the series, then you know how it goes. If not, a future revision of my walkthrough will cover the story if there's a demand for it. All the questions will be in the Trivia Answer List. _____________________________________________________________________________ MINI GAME: SON GOKUU'S TRAINING IN SPACE Here, you'll have to hit X 50 times before your power runs out. You must do this 3 times each under 40x, 60x, 80x, and 100x gravity. You will have 6 senzu, with the option to eat one after each set. Press X to eat one, and Y to save it. These answers will NOT be in the Trivia answer section. I'm not sure what happens if you eat them all. In the manga, Kuririn, Gohan, and Vegeta needed one when Gokuu landed on Namekku. If you don't have them, it might open another path. Inbetween the 40x and 60x gravity training, there will be 3 questions. These will be covered in the Trivia answer section. Also, there will be a save point after each set of training. If you have a turbo controller or can beat it easily, I'd recommend taking the health increase instead. _____________________________________________________________________________ Ginyu Tokusentai ---------------- After training with Gokuu, the Ginyu Tokusentai lands on Namekku. Battles in this section include: Gohan VS Gurudo Gohan VS Rikuum Gokuu VS Rikuum Gokuu VS Baata Gokuu VS Ginyu Gohan VS Ginyu Have fun with these battles, because they are all extremely easy. Freeza ------ Battles in this section include: Gohan VS Freeza Gokuu VS Freeza SSJ Gokuu VS Freeza SSJ Gokuu VS Freeza SSJ Gokuu VS Freeza After the last battle, enjoy watching the credits roll. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRIVIA ANSWER LIST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Due to popular demand, I have a list of trivia answers with as little story as possible. They'll be split up by main events to make it easier to follow. Take note that the answers during the training section will not be in this list. Read the walkthrough for when that section starts. Beginning at the Namekku section, I noted the path altering questions. My choice is in parenthesis. I took the path closest to the original story. TENKA-ICHI BUDOUKAI: Y B Y X X B Y B X FIGHT TENSHINHAN X X B X SAVE POINT X Y RADITTSU B X X Y Y X SAVE POINT Y B Y ANOYO B X Y X MINI GAME B SAVE POINT MINI GAME KAIO-SAMA'S PLANET Y B X MINI GAME Y TRAINING SECTION MINI GAME B SAIYAJINS LAND X B X B SAVE POINT X SAVE POINT X Y FIGHT NAPPA X FIGHT NAPPA B FIGHT VEGETA X Y Y X SAVE POINT B X X SAVE POINT X B TRAINING WITH KURIRIN SAVE POINT LAND ON NAMEKKU-SEI B X PATH CHOICE (Y) X GOHAN VS APPLE B SAVE POINT X X Y B X GOKUU LEAVES EARTH IN SPACE POD Y X PATH CHOICE (Y) GOHAN VS APPLE PATH CHOICE (Y) X GOHAN VS APPLE PATH CHOICE (Y) GOHAN VS APPLE Y B SAVE POINT Y X GOKUU SPACE POD TRAINING B Y Y B GOHAN VS GURUDO B X GOHAN VS RIKUUM SAVE POINT X Y X X PATH CHOICE (X) GOKUU VS RIKUUM B Y X GOKUU VS BAATA GOKUU VS GINYU SAVE POINT Y X B GOHAN VS GINYU X Y B B B SAVE POINT PATH CHOICE (Y) PATH CHOICE (X) Y X B GOHAN VS FREEZA Y B B SAVE POINT X GOKUU VS FREEZA GENKI DAMA X Y B SSJ GOKUU VS FREEZA X SSJ GOKUU VS FREEZA SSJ GOKUU VS FREEZA X X END If there are any problems, email me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Try to include the area you are in, what just happened, etc. I'll fix the problem as fast as I can. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "When are you gonna update?!" I update the walkthrough as quickly as possible. I can't really promise when I'll update. There won't be any more month delays, though. At most, I'd say two weeks in between updates. "Are there alternate paths/Do you know them?" I'm sure that there are alternate paths, and I'll try to cover them after the main walkthrough is finished. "How come I can't kill this guy?" Try charging your ki/battle power by holding L&R. The higher the number, the more damage you do. "I can't get by the dinosaur minigame with Gohan! What do I do?" This is now covered in the walkthrough. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd like to thank a few people that helped make this walkthrough possible. kampazaki_lou aka Coola Frost: Without him, I'd never been able to figure out the game. He told me how to charge ki. Without this knowledge, I'd never been able to beat the game. David Rutledge: Thanks Dave! Without the Definative Dragon Ball Games web site, I would never know about the Dragon Ball Z video games. This guy now runs Superpope.com. Tom Williams: He informed me of a few more menu options and confirmed the save options. All the people who have emailed me: Thanks everybody! Without your support, I might not have continued the walkthrough! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMING SOON --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Translation of attacks -Alternate paths of the game will be covered If there is a demand, there will be: -The story for the rest of the walkthrough -The events list, translated to the best of my ability, including how to get the other events -Anything else that would help cover the game --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL NOTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file may be used freely on any site. It may not be altered in any way, though. You don't have to ask to use it, just make sure you give credit where it is due. I do appreciate it when people tell me that they are using it, though.