The mod includes a “Tournament of Power Mode” – a 8-player tournament bracket where each player selects a universe and fights elimination-style. The mod also adds:
(Other canonical teams and fan-favorite pairings are unlockable. Each team has a unique synergy skill and “Bond Moment” cinematic.)
Yes—absolutely. For fans of Dragon Ball Super who were disappointed that Tenkaichi Tag Team never got a sequel, this mod is the sequal we deserved. It is not perfect: Some custom characters use recycled voice lines (e.g., Jiren grunting with Broly’s voice clips), and the UI text sometimes glitches out. But the sheer ambition is staggering.
Playing a 2v2 fight on the Tournament of Power stage as Ultra Instinct Goku vs. Full Power Jiren, while Android 17 and Dyspo fight in the background, is an experience no other Dragon Ball game offers. Dragon Ball Z Tenkaichi Tag Team Tournament Of Power Mod
The Tournament of Power Mod is a fan-driven passion project (available via communities like GameBanana, GBATemp, and specialized Discord servers) that backports characters, stages, and mechanics from Dragon Ball Super into the PSP title.
The mod’s name is literal: its crown jewel is a re-creation of the Tournament of Power arena—the massive, floating "World of Void" ring from the anime’s finale. More importantly, it introduces over 30 new characters and transformations that are native to the Super era.
On original PSP hardware:
On PPSSPP (Android/PC):
Released in 2010 exclusively for the PlayStation Portable, Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team was a marvel of compression. It managed to squeeze the frantic, 3D arena combat of the console Budokai Tenkaichi series into a handheld format, introducing a unique 2v2 tag-team mechanic that set it apart from its predecessors.
But as time passed, the roster began to feel dated. The game stopped at the Dragon Ball Z era, missing the godly transformations, multiversal battles, and the iconic Tournament of Power from Dragon Ball Super. The mod includes a “Tournament of Power Mode”
Enter the Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team – Tournament of Power Mod. Created by a passionate community of modders (primarily led by figures in the Dragon Ball Modding Zone and GameBanana communities), this mod is not just a simple reskin. It is a full-fledged overhaul that drags a 14-year-old PSP game kicking and screaming into the era of Super, GT, and even Heroes.
In this article, we will break down every aspect of this incredible mod, from its massive roster expansion to its new mechanics, stages, and why it has become the definitive way to play Tenkaichi Tag Team on emulators (PPSSPP) or modded PSPs/Vitas.