
If Ki is higher than the base Ki, then a bonus in attack is acquired (under base Ki level, a defense bonus is gained until you are back at normal defense level). Each character now has a base Ki level, Ki will increase/decrease slowly until it is at base Ki level. Ki – The Ki system is completely revamped from the past two Budokai games.

Where Budokai had characters up to the Android Saga and Budokai 2 had characters up to the Kid Buu Saga, Budokai 3 has characters from Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Z movies.

Europe soon saw a release on December 3, 2004, and obtained a new edition in Fall 2005 which included character models not available in the North American release, as well as a few items and the ability to switch the voices over to Japanese.

It was developed by Dimps and published by Atari for the PlayStation 2, and released on November 16, 2004, in North America through standard release and a Limited Edition release, which included a DVD featuring a behind the scenes look on the game's development. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, released as Dragon Ball Z 3 (ドラゴンボールZ3, Doragon Bōru Zetto Surī) in Japan, is a fighting video game based on the popular anime series Dragon Ball Z.
