Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (released in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! (ドラゴンボールZ Sparking!)) is a series of fighting games developed by Spike based on the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. The series was published by Namco Bandai Games under the Bandai brand name in Japan and Europe, and as Atari in North America and Australia from 2005 to 2007. Atari's PAL distribution network was absorbed into Bandai Namco Partners and Bandai Namco has also handled publishing in North America for future Dragon Ball Z games since 2010, effectively ending Atari's involvement.[1] The original game was released as a PlayStation 2 exclusive in 2005, with the second and third installments also released for the Wii in 2006 and 2007 respectively, and Tenkaichi Tag Team released on PlayStation Portable in 2010. In March 2023, the next main entry in the series was announced by Bandai Namco and Toei Animation during the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2023 event.[2]