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<h2>Overview</h2><figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/14097/549225-27.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-549225" data-ratio="0.6675" data-width="400" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 400px"><a class="fluid-height" style="padding-bottom:66.8%" href="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/14097/549225-27.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-549225"><img alt="No Caption Provided" src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/scale_small/1/14097/549225-27.jpg" srcset="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/1/14097/549225-27.jpg 400w, https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/scale_small/1/14097/549225-27.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-width="320"></a></figure><p>Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure (known in Japan as <em>Dragon Ball: Advance Adventure</em>) is a 2D sci-fi fantasy side-scrolling platform brawler game developed by <a href="/dimps-corporation/3010-119/" data-ref-id="3010-119">Dimps</a> and published for the <a href="/game-boy-advance/3045-4/" data-ref-id="3045-4">Game Boy Advance</a> in Japan (by <a href="/banpresto-co-ltd/3010-146/" data-ref-id="3010-146">Banpresto</a> on November 18, 2004), North America (by <a href="/atari-sa/3010-548/" data-ref-id="3010-548">Atari</a> on June 6, 2005), and Europe (by <a href="/bandai-co-ltd/3010-272/" data-ref-id="3010-272">Bandai</a> on June 17, 2005).</p><p>Based on <a href="/dragon-ball/3025-971/" data-ref-id="3025-971">the Dragon Ball manga and anime series</a>, Advanced Adventure follows kid martial artist <a href="/goku/3005-441/" data-ref-id="3005-441">Goku</a> throughout his earlier adventures (including his first search for the <a href="/dragon-balls/3055-278/" data-ref-id="3055-278">Dragon Balls</a>, his fight against the <a href="/red-ribbon-army/3015-7939/" data-ref-id="3015-7939">Red Ribbon Army</a>, and his fight against the forces of the Demon King <a href="/piccolo-daimao/3005-12506/" data-ref-id="3005-12506">Piccolo</a>).</p><p>Throughout the main story, players control Goku in two distinct segments: an action-adventure platformer (with beat-'em-up elements) and a one-on-one fighting game (used primarily for boss battles).</p><p>Along with the main Story Mode, players can play the fighting game mode separately (either versus a CPU opponent or multiplayer with a <a href="/game-boy-advance-link-cable/3000-54/" data-ref-id="3000-54">Link Cable</a>). Although players only start with two characters for this mode (Goku and <a href="/krillin/3005-446/" data-ref-id="3005-446">Krillin</a>), players can unlock additional playable characters (mostly by</p><h2>Character Roster</h2><h3>Story Mode</h3><ul><li><a href="/goku/3005-441/" data-ref-id="3005-441">Goku</a></li><li><a href="/krillin/3005-446/" data-ref-id="3005-446">Krillin</a> (unlocked after clearing Story Mode)</li></ul><h3>Versus Mode</h3><ul><li>Goku</li><li>Krillin</li><li><a href="/master-roshi/3005-4370/" data-ref-id="3005-4370">Jackie Chun</a> (unlocked after defeating him in Story Mode)</li><li><a href="/tao-pai-pai/3005-12621/" data-ref-id="3005-12621">Mercenary Tao</a> (unlocked after defeating him in Story Mode, has a Cyborg variant that is unlocked after clearing Tournament Mode)</li><li><a href="/son-gohan/3005-12494/" data-ref-id="3005-12494">Gohan</a> (unlocked after defeating him in Story Mode)</li><li><a href="/tien/3005-449/" data-ref-id="3005-449">Tien</a> (unlocked after defeating him in Story Mode)</li><li><a href="/piccolo-daimao/3005-12506/" data-ref-id="3005-12506">Piccolo</a> (unlocked after clearing Story Mode with Krillin)</li></ul><h3>Extra Mode</h3><ul><li>Goku</li><li>Krillin</li><li><a href="/yamcha/3005-448/" data-ref-id="3005-448">Yamcha</a> (unlockable)</li><li>Tien (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/chiaotzu/3005-5418/" data-ref-id="3005-5418">Chiaotzu</a> (unlockable)</li><li>Jackie Chun (unlockable)</li><li>Gohan (unlockable)</li><li>Piccolo (unlockable)</li><li>Mercenary Tao (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/giran/3005-12864/" data-ref-id="3005-12864">Giran</a> (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/nam/3005-27925/" data-ref-id="3005-27925">Nam</a> (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/bear-thief/3005-29830/" data-ref-id="3005-29830">Bear Thief</a> (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/oolong/3005-6723/" data-ref-id="3005-6723">Oolong</a> (unlockable, bat transformation)</li><li><a href="/pilaf/3005-17233/" data-ref-id="3005-17233">Emperor Pilaf</a> (unlockable, in his Pilaf Machine)</li><li><a href="/shu/3005-29026/" data-ref-id="3005-29026">Shu</a> (unlockable, in his Pilaf Machine)</li><li><a href="/major-metallitron/3005-29829/" data-ref-id="3005-29829">Major Metallitron</a> (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/ninja-murasaki/3005-28702/" data-ref-id="3005-28702">Ninja Murasaki</a> (unlockable)</li><li>Pirate Robot (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/general-blue/3005-12624/" data-ref-id="3005-12624">General Blue</a> (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/staff-officer-black/3005-30838/" data-ref-id="3005-30838">Staff Officer Black</a> (unlockable, in Battle Jacket)</li><li><a href="/spike-the-devilman/3005-18257/" data-ref-id="3005-18257">Spike</a> (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/tambourine/3005-12622/" data-ref-id="3005-12622">Tambourine</a> (unlockable)</li><li><a href="/drum/3005-17243/" data-ref-id="3005-17243">Drum</a> (unlockable)</li><li>Boar Bandit (unlockable)</li><li>Dog Soldier (unlockable)</li><li>Wolf (unlockable)</li><li>Pilaf Machine (unlockable)</li><li>Drone (unlockable)</li><li>Ukulele (unlockable)</li></ul>