'Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden' available for pre-order

Fans looking to get their hands on "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden" can now inch one step closer to it as the game is now available for pre-order in Europe.

Players who decide to pre-order the game in the European 3DS eShop can also start preloading it already so that they can begin playing the game as soon as it becomes officially available.

Aside from being able to start playing right away, those who will decide to pre-order "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden" will also be rewarded with an exclusive 3DS home theme and the Super Nintendo title "Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2," according to Geek Snack.

As of now, the game has already been officially released in Japan. By Oct. 16, "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden" will also be available in the rest of Asia, Australia, and Europe; and a few days after that on Oct. 20, the game will then be launched in North America.

For those who may not know much about "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden," it is the newest fighting game based on the popular anime that will be exclusive available only to the Nintendo 3DS.

The game will feature more than 100 different characters, although only 20 of those are expected to be completely playable while the rest are to be used for support during battles, according to Game Zone.

Currently confirmed to be part of the roster of playable characters are Goku, Gohan, Gotenks, Piccolo, Vegeta, and even the lesser known Raditz. On top of that, some of the more famous villains in the anime's history are also expected to be part of the game as fully playable characters.

A trailer released during this year's Tokyo Game Show event also showcased how players can customize teams made up of playable and support characters to follow certain themes according to the story of "Dragon Ball Z."

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