Fight with any character in Story mode in the Town stage and destroy all the buildings. Eventually you will find a Dragon Ball. Walk to it and you will automatically get it. When you collect all seven Dragon Balls, go to the white dot on the map.

Play the "Fateful Brothers" adventure. During the first scenario, go to the bottom of the map to the Southern Capital. You will see General Tao. Challenge him (easiest for mode 1). When the battle starts, dash/move out to your right so he cannot lock-on. Charge until you have a decent amount of Ki and start firing Ki shots at the buildings and cars. Do not shoot at the trees because they do not usually have Dragon Balls. Keep doing this and if General Tao ever confronts you, do a smash to send him flying. To get out of lock-on mode, face in the opposite direction and press Up. There should be a Dragon Balls on every map; however, after you destroy everything and you are sure there are no Dragon Balls, use your Dragon Radar. You will see a blinking red/orange dot. Go to it and look around. Note: To make this much easier, unlock Great Ape Raditz. You need three blast gauges to use Great Ape Raditz. It is worth it because he breaks through any object by just walking through it. Also, General Tao cannot smash or do anything to disturb you while you are looking for Dragon Balls.

The following is a way of quickly locating the Dragon Balls without spending time smashing buildings or boulders. The entire set of Dragon Balls may be found within the first four episodes of the Saiyan Saga, the very first story in Dragon Adventure mode. Follow the directions below to find the seven Dragon Balls. Note: You may need to re-enter the respective cities (yellow dots on the world map) a few times before the items appear.

Enter one of the following passwords under the "Data Center" option to unlock the corresponding character:

Android 18 (Level 160)

Baby Vegeta (Level 160)

Bardock (Level 160)

Broly (Level 160)

Frieza (Level 160)

Garlic Jr. (Level 160)

Gohan (Level 160)

Goku (Level 160)

Hirudegarn (Level 160)

Janemba (Level 160)

Kid Gohan (Level 160)

Kid Goku (Level 160)

Majin Vegeta (Level 160)

Meta-Cooler (Level 160)

Pan (Level 160)

Pikkon (Level 160)

SS4 Goku (Level 160)

SS4 Vegeta (Level 160)

Super 17 (Level 160)

Syn Shenron (Level 160)

Tapion (Level 160)

Teen Gohan (Level 160)

Tien (Level 160)

Trunks (Level 160)

Trunks with Sword (Level 160)

Turles (Level 160)

Ultimate Gohan (Level 160)

Vegeta (second form - Level 160)

Videl (Level 160)

Successfully complete Course 4 in Ultimate Battle Z mode to unlock Appule. Note: This character is only available in the European, Australian, and Japanese version of the game.

Unlock the Bardock The Father Of Goku scenario in Story mode.

Defeat Burter in Frieza Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Cell with Piccolo in Android Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete Android Saga Story mode to unlock Cell (Perfect form).

Defeat Cell two times in Android Saga Story mode to unlock Cell (second form).

Defeat Cell Junior with Teen Gohan (Super Saiyan 2) in Android Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete Course 6 in Ultimate Battle Z mode to unlock Cyborg Tao. Note: This character is only available in the European, Australian, and Japanese version of the game.

Defeat Dabura with Gohan (Super Saiyan 2) in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete Course 8 in Ultimate Battle Z mode to unlock Demon King Piccolo. Note: This character is only available in the European, Australian, and Japanese version of the game.

Defeat Dr. Gero with Krillin (Kuririn) in Android Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Frieza (Second Form) in Frieza Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Frieza (Third Form) two times in Frieza Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Frieza (Final Form) three times in Frieza Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete Course 2 in Ultimate Battle Z mode to unlock Frieza Soldier. Note: This character is only available in the European, Australian, and Japanese version of the game.

Defeat Ginyu in Frieza Saga Story mode two times to unlock him.

Successfully complete the Shadow Dragon Saga Story mode to unlock Gogeta (Super Saiyan 4).

Successfully complete the Fusion Reborn Story mode to unlock Gogeta (Super Saiyan).

Unlock Majin Buu Saga in Story mode to unlock Gohan (Great Saiyaman).

Reach the part where you fight Android 17 and 18 in History Of Trunks Story mode.

Defeat Dabura with Gohan (Super Saiyan 2) in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Reach the part where you fight Frieza (Final Form) the third time in Frieza Saga Story mode.

Defeat Majin Vegeta in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Goku (Super Saiyan 2).

Defeat Majin Buu (Good) in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Goku (Super Saiyan 3).

Reach the part where you fight Yi Shenlong (Omega Shenron) in Shadow Dragon Saga Story mode to unlock Goku (Super Saiyan 4).

Unlock Majin Buu Saga in Story mode to unlock Goten (Super Saiyan).

Defeat Super Buu the first time in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Gotenks.

Defeat Super Buu with Gotenks (Super Saiyan 3) in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Gotenks (Super Saiyan).

In Dragon Adventure mode in Sayian Saga, defeat General Tao to get the Masters Pupil skill. Then in the Buu Saga when you first can play as Buu, go to the Mountain Road. You will see Yamcha there and get the Fox Mask. Fuse those Z Items to unlock Grandpa Gohan.

Defeat Guldo in Frieza Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Jiece in Frieza Saga Story mode two times to unlock him.

Reach the Part where everyone goes off to fight Majin Buu in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Kaioshin (Supreme Kai).

Defeat Kame Sennin in Saiyan Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete the Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Kid Buu.

Defeat Grandpa Gohan on the lookout tower in "Destined Rivils: 03" to unlock Kid Goku. In the Japanese version, successfully complete the Majin Buu Saga story mode.

Successfully complete Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Kid Goku (Great Ape).

Defeat Vegeta with Trunks (Super Saiyan) in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Kid Trunks (Super Saiyan).

Defeat Majin Vegeta with Goku in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Baby with Majuub in Baby Saga Story mode to unlock Majuub (Ubb fused with Majin Buu).

Defeat Cell (Perfect form) with Mr. Satan (Hercule) in Android Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Nappa in Saiyan Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete all of the Dragon Ball Z Stories in Baby Saga Story mode to unlock Pan.

Defeat Pikehan (Pikkon) with Goku in Fusion Reborn Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete Course 10 in Ultimate Battle Z mode to unlock Pilaf Machine. Note: This character is only available in the European, Australian, and Japanese version of the game.

Successfully complete Course 10 in Ultimate Battle Z mode to unlock Pilaf Machine Combined. Note: This character is only available in the European, Australian, and Japanese version of the game.

Defeat Raditz in Saiyan Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Recoome in Frieza Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Super Buu three times in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Cell (second form) with Super Vegeta (Super Saiyan) in Android Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete Saiyan Saga Story mode to unlock Tao Pai Pai (General Tao).

Defeat Tapion with Kid Trunks in Wrath Of The Dragon Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Cell with Teen Gohan (Super Saiyan) in Android Saga story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete Android Saga Story mode to unlock Teen Gohan (Super Saiyan 2).

Defeat Android 17 and 18 with Gohan and watch the scenario after that in History Of Trunks Story mode to unlock Trunks (Super Saiyan).

Defeat Cell (Perfect form) with Trunks (Ultimate Super Saiyan) in Android Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Vegeta with Trunks (without sword Super Saiyan) in Android Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Reach the part where Ultimate Gohan fights Super Buu in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Ultimate Gohan (Gohan Elder Kai unlocked ability).

Successfully complete all of the Dragon Ball Z Stories in Baby Saga Story mode to unlock Uub.

Reach the part where you fight at the Budokai Tenkaichi in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Vegeta (Majin Buu Saga).

Reach the part where you fight Dabura in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Vegeta (Majin Buu Saga Super Saiyan).

Reach the part where Vegeta comes to help Goku in Cooler Returns Story mode to unlock Vegeta (Normal and Super Saiyan).

Defeat Dabura in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock Vegeta (Super Saiyan 2).

Reach the part where you fight Yi Shenlong (Omega Shenron) the third time in Shadow Dragon Saga Story mode to unlock Vegeta (Super Saiyan 4).

Defeat Super Buu with Vegito in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Defeat Super Buu with Vegito in Majin Buu Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Unlock Majin Buu Saga in Story mode to unlock Videl.

Unlock the Fusion Reborn Story mode to unlock Videl (Great Saiyaman 2 a.k.a. Great Saiyawoman).

Defeat Yajirobe at Kami’s Lookout in Saiyan Saga Story mode to unlock him.

Successfully complete the indicated task on the level 3 difficulty setting to unlock the corresponding opponent:

Fight Brolly Legendary SSJ in Saiyan Blood: Defeat Bardock with an Ultimate Blast.

Fight Goku SSJ2 and Vegeta (Second Form) SSJ2 in Dragon Tag 2: Defeat any opponent with an Ultimate Blast.

Fight Hercule in Unlimited: Defeat Gogeta SSJ4.

Fight Omega Shenron in Ultimate Dragon: Defeat Syn Shenron with an Ultimate Blast.

Fight SSJ3 Gotenks in Ultimate Children: Defeat Kid Goku with an Ultimate Blast.

Fight Super Baby 2 in Normal-ism: Defeat Super 13 with an Ultimate Blast.

Fight Tao Pai Pai in Assault Force!: Defeat any opponent with an Ultimate Blast.

Fight Uub in Kakarot Road: Defeat Kid Buu with an Ultimate Blast.

Go to the battle in the Saiyan Saga where you fight Napa. After you defeat him, you will get a Power Ball. Fuse it with any Saiyan to get their Great Ape form.

Enter the Frieza Saga and select the "01 A Pursuer Who Calls Death" battle. The battle directions will be "?????", but if you defeat Dordoria a new scenario will appear. In this scenario, there are nine battles. It is long, but the story line is interesting.

Successfully complete "Ultimate Battle Z" 100% to unlock Bulma’s Desert costume. To access it, go to the "Data Center".

With Vegeta (Normal and Super Saiyan form), reach the part where Vegeta comes to help Goku to unlock the Return Of Cooler movie.

With Adult Gohan (Super Saiyan form), reach the part where Gohan fights Android 17 and 18. With Trunks (Super Saiyan form), defeat Android 17 and 18 with Gohan and watch the scenario after that.

Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding tournament:

Sometimes there are different types of transformations for a character. For example, Gohan can turn Super Saiyan into Great Saiyaman. Press the D-pad to transform into another type of form. In other cases pressing different directions can skip transformations. For example, Goku turning into Super Saiyan 2 without turning Super Saiyan first. Note: For one level of transformation you need one Favorite gauge bar.

Note: Successfully complete Story mode to get all the necessary Z Items.