Dragon Ball FighterZ

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7.4

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  1. Kittybooze
    Dec 29, 2018
    8
    SO many game modes to choose from, and an awesome roster of characters. If the online didn't error so much and the combo strings were a tad shorter than 3/4's of your health, then it'd be a 10/10.
  2. Camer6
    Dec 13, 2018
    8
    En cuanto a jugabilidad no le encuentro ningún fallo, pero en cuanto a modos de juego se queda corto.
  3. p1menta
    May 3, 2019
    8
    the story mode is actually a test of patience. it's terrible, there are like 30 playable characters here, but in story mode you're doomed to play as 13 of them, against 3000 clones of the same 13 you are playing. FOR THREE """DIFFERENT""" ARCS. the last arc is the lazyest thing i've ever saw in a video game. just plain aweful.
    but the battles are **** amazing. best ever.
    i just get kinda    the story mode is actually a test of patience. it's terrible, there are like 30 playable characters here, but in story mode you're doomed to play as 13 of them, against 3000 clones of the same 13 you are playing. FOR THREE """DIFFERENT""" ARCS. the last arc is the lazyest thing i've ever saw in a video game. just plain aweful.
    but the battles are **** amazing. best ever.
    i just get kinda sad with what games are becoming. especially fighting games.
    back on budokai tenkaichi 2 on PS2 we had 73 characters SEVENTY THREE. and the number IS NOT INCLUDING all the transformations, different nivels of power or the freaking fusions and absorptions. and you could **** do all that IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIGHT.
    damn, that was so cool. starting of as frieza 1st form against goku, and go through all frieza's forms till you get to the full power, and goku going to kaioken, SS1, 2, 3, 4.
    man, good times...

    well, it may seem that i'm just trashing on this game here, but i actually enjoyed very much (not the story mode even tho android 21 is 'f'ing bad ass af) just got a little frustrated and nostalgic thinking about that game...    … Expand
  4. BL3Review
    Aug 3, 2020
    4
    The core issues with this game are:
    -The INSANE amount of loading screens you have to go through just to play a match, not to mention how long they are (not a problem on PC if using an SSD)
    -The delay based netcode infrastructure is VERY prone to eating inputs, so sometimes you'll do a quarter circle, but get a down forward or down back and drop the combo -Same-rank ranked mode is kinda    The core issues with this game are:
    -The INSANE amount of loading screens you have to go through just to play a match, not to mention how long they are (not a problem on PC if using an SSD)
    -The delay based netcode infrastructure is VERY prone to eating inputs, so sometimes you'll do a quarter circle, but get a down forward or down back and drop the combo
    -Same-rank ranked mode is kinda dead from Super Saiyan God rank onwards, if you want to play against other players you have to configure your matchmaking settings to allow you to fight people regardless of rank or connection

    This game's multiplayer was at it's peak during season 2, now instead of guaranteed offense and oki everyone picks a team of 3 characters with invincible reversals and mashes during strings. Now you have to guess during YOUR offense whether they're mashing DP, Light, Level 3, or vanish and the whole meta game revolves around that mentality now that oki is non-existent since the snap meta is dead. It also doesn't help that most level 3s oki got nerfed into the dirt besides base vegeta for whatever reason.

    The story mode is kinda worthless tbh, only reason to do it ever is if you really want android 21, but don't have the zeni to unlock her from the shop.

    Party mode and arena matches WERE full of players when season 3 launched, but have since died out.

    TL;DR is game is kinda dead and the netcode is delay based, story mode is terrible, and the season 3 changes made it to where when doing just a basic blockstring against anyone with invincible reversals you're playing RPS on what they'll spam mid-string or you lose your turn.    … Expand
  5. DragonH
    Jan 28, 2018
    10
    Gorgeous!
    As a DBO fan and Fighting game fan this game is absolutly beautifull!
    Also my low end laptop can even run it! Very good optimization!
  6. Vanburman
    Feb 17, 2018
    9
    A wonderfully crafted game, does the series justice. Would have liked a bigger roster, as there are some notable exclusions. It feels very fresh and earns the right to be recognised as a bonafide fighter.
  7. ZXeron
    May 19, 2018
    10
    Tenia altas espectativas para este videojuego y sin duda las cumple.
    Me gustaría destacar sus combates fluidos y dinámicos, y ni hablar de que estas poseen un ritmo de batalla frenético. Sin duda en lo jugable y lo estético es el mejor juego de Dragon Ball. Gráficamente este juego es una joyita, pulida hasta el mas minimo detalle.
    Muchas lo criticarán negativamente por su falta de    Tenia altas espectativas para este videojuego y sin duda las cumple.
    Me gustaría destacar sus combates fluidos y dinámicos, y ni hablar de que estas poseen un ritmo de batalla frenético. Sin duda en lo jugable y lo estético es el mejor juego de Dragon Ball. Gráficamente este juego es una joyita, pulida hasta el mas minimo detalle.
    Muchas lo criticarán negativamente por su falta de personajes, pero en mi opinion los que ya vienen en el juego Base son perfectos, cada unos es una nueva "aventura", probé la mitad de los personajes, me faltan otros, pero hasta ahora los que usé son una verdadera joyita.
    El Modo Historia es bastante innovador ya que tiene una narrativa única y muchas escenas, (cabe aclarar que no la he terminado) aunque a veces la noto floja y muy extendida, mucho no me molesta pero lo que si lo hace es el que sea muy sencilla, tendría que haver una seleccion de dificultad. xd
    Como juego de lucha es de lo mejor que he visto ya no sólo porque sea Dragon Ball sino por su jugabilidad, al terminar un combate te dan muchas ganas de empezar otro y otro. Muy Recomendable.
    Al Fin un Dragon Ball a la altura
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    Algo que no me gusto para nada es el precio del Season Pass, aca en ARS sale $50 menos que el juego, ¿en serio? Si sabía que iba a salir eso mejor me compraba la FighterZ Edition que por lo menos me ahorraba $200. Tremenda cagada. Espero que por lo menos algun día baje de precio o tenga un gran descuento. xd    … Expand
  8. Guero02
    Feb 2, 2018
    10
    O jogo é super gráfico e ação sentimento muito maravilhoso. Mas creio que sim, em breve será mais novos personagens, exemplo Gogeta, Vegetto, Instinto Superior, Jiren, Kale, mais outros... E também lugar novo Torneio do Poder e mais outros... Espero que sim. Dragon Ball FighterZ é TOP!
  9. Sabotower
    Mar 12, 2018
    9
    Although it has a heavy reliance on the anime, that in no way deters the awesome action and thrills that playing as these characters gives. The voice acting is as perfect as usual, the action is fast-paced and makes you feel like you are these characters. Extremely enjoyable.
  10. Continual
    Jan 27, 2018
    9
    The core mechanics of the game are pretty great. The only downside is some of the actual interface seems a little weird. Its more a culture thing. What appeals to the East doesn't appeal to the West the same like the Emote/Message System.
  11. OverkillXLR
    Mar 16, 2018
    8
    DBFZ is hands down the best DBZ game made to date.

    That being said the game does have some minor problems: Audio issues cause random cracks of sound. The lip syncing for English is bad. I've had the game crash once so far. So nothing to major, but should be pointed out. As for the story, I'll give the game credit for trying something new and not just re-telling the same story    DBFZ is hands down the best DBZ game made to date.

    That being said the game does have some minor problems:
    Audio issues cause random cracks of sound.
    The lip syncing for English is bad.
    I've had the game crash once so far.
    So nothing to major, but should be pointed out.

    As for the story, I'll give the game credit for trying something new and not just re-telling the same story from the anime we've seen in dozens of games by now. However, it does drag on to the point were you just want to rush to the end to get the unlockable character. So points for originality, but lost them for being boring.

    Just a good fighting game overall and a good buy for any DBZ fan.    … Expand
  12. Tomle1202
    Sep 11, 2018
    8
    Dragon Ball FighterZ's story mode and hub world do not even make sense, but its strong core gameplay and faithfulness to the source-material ultimately save the day.
  13. Kosama
    May 19, 2018
    8
    Gráficos 11 y casi que en eso se basa, modo historia de lo peor que hay en los juegos de DBZ, no mal sistema de combo pero un poco machaca botones
  14. Diegochocho
    Jul 5, 2018
    9
    Hermoso juego de peleas, una maravilla la jugabilidad, los gráficos y los escenarios, la y única queja es que el modo historia se hace pesada, pero se nota el gran esfuerzo por traer este juego.
  15. Reinhart
    Feb 19, 2018
    9
    For me is on of the best Dragon Ball games out there, and with mods in Pc, and the ability to change the tracks to the original ost it makes it perfect.

    Ok, it may have some issues, but god, its so epic
  16. vgmkyle
    Jan 26, 2018
    10
    Quite possibly the best 2D fighter ever made. This is why we play games in the first place. There have been decent DB games before this, but nothing close to FighterZ. The animation, combined with artistic graphics really set it apart from other games and it also beautifully complements the gameplay. It's so brisk, and is one of the greatest technical achievements in the genre and can't be avoided
  17. Kira6667
    Jan 26, 2018
    10
    The DBZ game that I always wanted.

    It is a proper 3v3 2d fighting game that takes inspiration from the Guilty Gear series as well as Marvel vs Capcom series when that series was great. The fights are fast-paced and the game is a visual spectacle to behold. The game also has a wonderful soundtrack. The base game roster covers all of the main players from Dragon Ball Z and Dragon    The DBZ game that I always wanted.

    It is a proper 3v3 2d fighting game that takes inspiration from the Guilty Gear series as well as Marvel vs Capcom series when that series was great.

    The fights are fast-paced and the game is a visual spectacle to behold. The game also has a wonderful soundtrack.

    The base game roster covers all of the main players from Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super.

    This is definitely the best Dragonball Z game I played in a while and it may quite possibly be the best Dragonball Z game of all time, even usurping Budokai 3 and Budokai Tenkaichi 3 finally!

    If you are a fan of Dragonball Z at all, this is a must buy!    … Expand
  18. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    One of the best fighting game I ever played.
    For me as a Dragon Ball fan I waited so much time to play game like this (3D fighting games like Xenoverse is a abomination). Mechanics and graphics are a masterpiece, story a little forgettable but ok.
  19. ZuraSix
    Mar 29, 2018
    7
    Dragon Ball Fighterz is by far the best looking dragon ball game we have ever got, but after the eye candy effects wear down, there isn't really much depth whatsoever in the game. The Story mode consists of fighting the same 'Clones' which are just Characters from the game with a different color pattern, it's extremely lazy and gets boring QUICK. The story mode is long for a fightingDragon Ball Fighterz is by far the best looking dragon ball game we have ever got, but after the eye candy effects wear down, there isn't really much depth whatsoever in the game. The Story mode consists of fighting the same 'Clones' which are just Characters from the game with a different color pattern, it's extremely lazy and gets boring QUICK. The story mode is long for a fighting game, but mostly because its filled with cutscenes, some that are interesting and funny, and some that are just boring and pointless, like the same repetitive cut scenes of one of your characters reacting to fighting one of his clones. This is by far one of the worst and most boring story mode in a fighting game i've ever played. The Arcade mode is alright and pretty basic just like any other arcade mode in fighting games. The main problem i have with fighterz though is the just sheer lack of content. The only thing you can do really is play online matches with other people, and even that can be a chore since sometimes the matchmaking is just god awful and the servers will completely just **** itself. The game by no means is easily accesable if you're a casual, they have auto combos in the game which basically means if you spam Light attack or medium attack you'll perform a decently sized combo, but there is no combos list, and if you actually want to get better at the game and actually learn how to play (the in game tutorial doesnt really help at all) you'll have to go out of your way and watch youtube videos, go through many sites and google docs just to find a **** combo list (Since because yaknow, adding a move list with universal combos and character specific combos in the game is just too difficult) and learn Fighting game terms, so you'll have to outsource on that, and that alone scares tons of casuals away, hence why the casuals have already left this game. So at the end of the day, its a empty competitive fighting game that severely lacks content, with the only thing to keep you going being the community and competition.… Expand
  20. allwititnowsuck
    Sep 13, 2018
    0
    I feel like a lot of fanboys are giving positive reviews just because it's labeled as "Dragon Ball" but sadly, I feel like this is one of the worst fighting games i've ever played. Sure there are a lot of contents outside the fights, but people buy it to actually fight not run around in a town looking flashy.
    So what I mostly hate about it is that majority of your abilities are locked    I feel like a lot of fanboys are giving positive reviews just because it's labeled as "Dragon Ball" but sadly, I feel like this is one of the worst fighting games i've ever played. Sure there are a lot of contents outside the fights, but people buy it to actually fight not run around in a town looking flashy.
    So what I mostly hate about it is that majority of your abilities are locked behind combo's where each character has only 2 abilities which can be used at any time.
    It feels like all characters are similar to each other and that the abilities are just "filler" spells as everything is connected to combo's only.    … Expand
  21. arislaf
    Apr 8, 2018
    0
    Game is a bad clone of guilty gear. Has minor depth, few things to do, and really expensive dlc for nothing. Avoid it.
  22. Jason2k20
    Jan 27, 2018
    7
    The same guys that brought you Extreme Butoden bring you this solid fighter. By no means is this game perfect it needs work.

    First thing that set me off the loading times are horrible, 35- 45 seconds to load each match that lasts about one minute is beyond me. These load times should be half that. Too much damn time watching loading . 2) Story is boring a fuk! Worst is the story    The same guys that brought you Extreme Butoden bring you this solid fighter. By no means is this game perfect it needs work.

    First thing that set me off the loading times are horrible, 35- 45 seconds to load each match that lasts about one minute is beyond me. These load times should be half that. Too much damn time watching loading .

    2) Story is boring a fuk! Worst is the story cut-scenes lag and are not smooth. Very choppy cut-scenes take you out of watching the anime experience.

    The fighting is solid and on point . Fast, frantic, fun but the longevity is something to take into question as most fighting games loose attention after a few months.

    Soild game but not Great. 7/10    … Expand
  23. Miongaku
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    No ggpo basically means you cant play it. Online play is unplayable, so you literally cant score this game good
  24. BillyTheD
    Feb 15, 2019
    0
    This game is complete cancer. I am really dissapointed that people love this game even though it’s quite possible the cheapest most badly designed fighting game ever maybe. It is awful, if your opponent gets the first hit that’s it the match is over no matter how much you block you can’t do anything and you can’t bring any partner in it is literally impossible to win at this game kf youThis game is complete cancer. I am really dissapointed that people love this game even though it’s quite possible the cheapest most badly designed fighting game ever maybe. It is awful, if your opponent gets the first hit that’s it the match is over no matter how much you block you can’t do anything and you can’t bring any partner in it is literally impossible to win at this game kf you are not lucky. It a twitch fighting game whose only purpose of existance is to milk the Dragon Ball community because it is clearly not a good game and if it was a brand new IP it would have been laughed out of the room but because it’s Dragon Ball everyone is in love with it even though it is a total piece of cheap unfair crap. One of the biggest wastes of money I have ever experienced. And people will just spread their toxicity when you make these complaints and just tell you to “git gud” which is absolute cancer and shows how toxic the people that actually like this trash are. No person in their right mind that loves video games and even fighting games would like this hot garbage. Stay away and don’t make the same mistake I made.… Expand
  25. Jorchking
    Dec 1, 2018
    6
    Un maravilloso juego de pelea, de lo mejor de Dragon Ball en el entorno 2D, con un sistema de combate imponente y miles de posibilidades en el campo de batalla. No hay mucho para agregar de los análisis anteriores ni de lo que sepamos ya.
    La baja de la nota es por el sistema de políticas del juego, previo lanzamiento y posterior a ello. Muchos personajes fueron removidos de la versión    Un maravilloso juego de pelea, de lo mejor de Dragon Ball en el entorno 2D, con un sistema de combate imponente y miles de posibilidades en el campo de batalla. No hay mucho para agregar de los análisis anteriores ni de lo que sepamos ya.
    La baja de la nota es por el sistema de políticas del juego, previo lanzamiento y posterior a ello. Muchos personajes fueron removidos de la versión final para incluirlos en el pase de temporada (se nota que es contenido recortado del juego base), y la última edición es un tiradero de dinero. Además posee microtransacciones.
    Así que la calificación del juego es un 85 y la de las políticas un 40. Calificación final: 60    … Expand
  26. SpankyMcSpank
    Sep 19, 2018
    3
    The controls for this game are horrid, the buffer system does not register inputs constantly leading to failed blocks and dropped combos because of the games inability to deliver a solid control scheme on PC, avoid this like the plague or get it on sale.
  27. 6oni
    Jun 21, 2021
    7
    problem 1 too mux flashes and lightnings hurt my eyes

    problem 2 dragonballsuper xaracters are.. are dragonballsuper xacarters

    problem 3 if u lack of content at least let me xange 4 infite color costumes
  28. RagingMillia
    Nov 21, 2018
    7
    It's an amazing Dragon Ball game but it's not a great fighting game, when I say not great I don't mean that it's total Shaq Fu levels of garbage or anything like that but I do mean it limits your defensive options and rewards being overly aggressive to the point where it really does feel more like a combo simulator than an actual competitive game. Other fast paced Arksys games like GuiltyIt's an amazing Dragon Ball game but it's not a great fighting game, when I say not great I don't mean that it's total Shaq Fu levels of garbage or anything like that but I do mean it limits your defensive options and rewards being overly aggressive to the point where it really does feel more like a combo simulator than an actual competitive game. Other fast paced Arksys games like Guilty Gear and BlazBlue are also very aggressive but they have a ton of defensive options to keep it from feeling like a button masher. I do recommend this game as a party game if you and your friends are big into Dragon Ball but I can't imagine that getting seriously into this game and climbing up the ranks could possibly still be fun after a few weeks. Maybe a less major gripe of mine is also that combos in this game are so easy to do...I wanna feel like I actually did something cool with my hands when something cool happens on the screen, I get that new players are turned off by that but honestly...I'm not into difficult sniping in Quake or Counter Strike but you don't see me complaining to id software about how they need to make it easier for me to snipe someone in their game, because....it's not supposed to be easy to do a ton of damage to your opponent in a competitive game, this relatively lazy attitude some players have that basically equates to "Well if they don't make it really easy for me to do fireballs, dps, supers, etc., rendering all the practice that players before me had to do meaningless because joystick motions barely matter anymore than count me out" is incredibly misdirected, even if they make it easy for you to do a shoryuken, players who are better than you are still going to punish you for unsafely spamming the attack and you're still going to complain that the game isn't accessible enough. Even DBFZ players who aren't seasoned fighting game players have been complaining since the launch of this game that it wasn't as easy to get into as Xenoverse and this game is as accessible as they come without being Divekick..Overall, get it for the fun story, get it as maybe an introduction to fighting games if you're too intimidated to play something harder right now(which is totally understandable) but don't expect this game to give you the same satisfaction as something like Guilty Gear or Tekken because it isn't going to reward your knowledge of its combat to anywhere near the extent that those games do.… Expand
  29. ChesterField
    May 6, 2020
    8
    Very nice fighting dragon ball game. I still prefer the budokai saga back in the days.
  30. TonySlows
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    as a fan of dragon ball
    10 score certainly isn't partial :D
    great graphics , good gameplay , the story is simple to understand... yeah, well.
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Apr 5, 2018
    80
    An excellent fighting game, even if you're not a fan of Dragon Ball. [Issue#270, p.54]
  2. AusGamers
    Feb 27, 2018
    89
    Polished, fast, over-the-top and most of all fun, Dragon Ball FighterZ is a fighting game worth more than just a passing glance. Its lengthy campaign alone will keep you glued to the action for a while, but its other gameplay options and Dragon Ball universe depth make it something of a must own -- whether your DBZ fan alumni, or fighting game guru. One of the year’s excellent fighting game releases.
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  3. The Overpowered Noobs
    Feb 20, 2018
    80
    This fighter looks great, sounds better, having enough depth and complexity to warrant its asking price. Every detail is tended to, which makes fun, challenging gameplay that is easy to learn but hard to master.
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