The Japanese voices remain intact throughout gameplay in the English and European versions of the game.
Ironically, while Dragon Ball Kai is a revision removing the whole filler of Dragon Ball Z, this game contains many side-stories to the original history of the anime: Krillin visits the Orin Temple in the game, It is explained that Monster Carrot was able to come back to Earth before the moon was destroyed, In this game, the Two-Star Ball is split in half, and Mr. Popo claims Dragon Balls are fragile. However, it was stated in the series that Dragon Balls are meant to be unbreakable, unless too much negative energy is stored in them, Broly can be fought as a secret boss. To fight, the 7 Dragon Balls which have been made by Mr. Popo must be collected and the wish to fight the ultimate enemy must be made. Broly is the strongest enemy in the game.
Mrs. Brief's hair is green instead of blonde. This is due to the fact that a standard female human was used to portray her.
There is a real world reference: after East City is ruined, a generic pedestrian in the ruins says it is not a Chinese paradise.
The game does not offer the possibility to save after entering the cave that must be pass through in order to confront Vegeta, so it is in a perpetual mode of a near-beaten status with still an entire world to explore, Mr. Popo's Dragon Ball set to collect, and bonus to find.