Series creator Yuji Horii acted as game and story designer, with artist Akira Toriyama and composer Koichi Sugiyama also returning from previous entries.
Yuji Horii, the creator of the series, took on both game design and story creation responsibilities. Akira Toriyama, who worked on the art for previous entries, was also involved again.  Koichi Sugiyama, the composer from earlier games, is back as well.