Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 188 Ratings

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  1. yoloman0805
    Jan 31, 2020
    10
    It felt like I was re watching the whole Anime again. It is Perhaps the most faithful adaptation of the Anime. Yes the game had its flaws but the overall package was amazing. And damn those amazing custscenes made me remember my whole childhood when I spent my day in front of the TV waiting to watch the Anime.
  2. BolePug
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    The game is so beautiful! 10/10 combat, I don't see myself getting bored of this game. I love dragon ball anime and I'll play this game forever and start over from the start when i finish it completely. It's RPG and Open World elements make the game incredible! Would recommend to anyone.
  3. p1menta
    Aug 10, 2020
    5
    I couldn't even finish it. not because it's a bad game, really, it's just boring. same ol' same ol'. Why release the same game following the same ark, by the same point of view, nad with less powers each time?
    I remember DBZ: Budokai and DBZ: Tenkaishi, back in the early 2000, on PS2 and how different it was, how many characters they had, like an overwhwlming amount of fighters in the    I couldn't even finish it. not because it's a bad game, really, it's just boring. same ol' same ol'. Why release the same game following the same ark, by the same point of view, nad with less powers each time?
    I remember DBZ: Budokai and DBZ: Tenkaishi, back in the early 2000, on PS2 and how different it was, how many characters they had, like an overwhwlming amount of fighters in the roaster. You could choose each sayin form, with the possibility to transform up or down from there. You could choose wich freeza form you'd be, wich Cell form, or different 'post-absorving-someone' Cell. Like Cell after absorving Goku. And each of of these different forms had a bunch of different -most time- exclusive powers. You could fuse fighters during battle, both potara or by the little dance, there was some kind of (really quick) QTE for it, and if you messed it up you could end up playing as a skinny old Vegeto that couldn't properly fight, for example, it was so cool.
    And even the story mode had different events instead of just one fight after the other.
    And here we are now. almost 20 years later, you can't even free fight, no 2player battle, each fighter has only 3 boring powers, and every event is the same: battle. I got really bored around Freeza, and just stoped playing.    … Expand
  4. saito200a
    Feb 2, 2020
    8
    I'm a YUUUUGE DBZ fan for 30 years. I'd love to be unbiased and give this game a 10, but that wouldn't be right.

    First things first: this game is AWESOME. If you are a DBZ fan you will feel the same chills you had while watching the anime, and you'll get 20 to 40 hours of great fun. I would give it a 10 if not for the flaws below. It is the closest any game has reached to watch    I'm a YUUUUGE DBZ fan for 30 years. I'd love to be unbiased and give this game a 10, but that wouldn't be right.

    First things first: this game is AWESOME. If you are a DBZ fan you will feel the same chills you had while watching the anime, and you'll get 20 to 40 hours of great fun.

    I would give it a 10 if not for the flaws below.

    It is the closest any game has reached to watch the anime / read the manga. The feeling of story and character growth is really excellent.

    However, it has 3 important flaws:

    1. It is FAR TOO EASY. You'll maybe struggle in 3 or 4 battles in the whole main game. The rest is a cake walk. The difficulty and the enemy AI should have been ramped up.

    2. Too many collectibles and items that ultimately feel useless. You can ignore most of the tons of things spread around the map and you'll be fine. There was fuss about the food, the fishing and so on. But all this stuff is useless. If anything, it will make the game even easier, so you would actually do well to avoid it. That feels like a waste and part of me would wish they simply fleshed out a bit better the story and didn't add all these sub-systems and items.

    3. No interesting end game. Yes, you can do battles end game, but they're just not interesting. They could have easily added somewhere a mode where you can replay some custom battles over and over, and give the option to replay parts of the story right off the bat. A tournament mode like in BT3, which would have been perfect for this game, a survival mode... basically all the modes in BT3 would have been a good addition and an incentive to continue playing and leveling up after beating the main story.    … Expand
  5. Sathona
    Feb 3, 2020
    8
    The story telling was great,albeit some iconic moments werent in the game, most were. Legit the best adaption of the anime a dbz game had, if you're a big DBZ fan you will love it, theres sweet references to the Dragon ball series as well. The progression is great tho "grinding" for exp pre-endgame isnt really worth it since you get a huge amount of exp and lvl boosts after certain momentsThe story telling was great,albeit some iconic moments werent in the game, most were. Legit the best adaption of the anime a dbz game had, if you're a big DBZ fan you will love it, theres sweet references to the Dragon ball series as well. The progression is great tho "grinding" for exp pre-endgame isnt really worth it since you get a huge amount of exp and lvl boosts after certain moments during the story. Anyone who bought the game expecting it to have multiplayer,splits screen etc didnt do any form of research and shouldnt be taken seriously, game was advertised purely as RPG and re-telling the DBZ Story. Some side quests are great since they talk about characters that we didnt see often after a point on the anime/manga. But later on its just a chore of "go get this and bring it back to me" thing. They have done some twists in the story compared to the official material which isnt too bad in some cases and in others its quite impressive. Baseball and driving are fun but after a while its boring and non rewarding, if they awarded outfits for the playable characters and supports it would have been great. Dragonball gathering is done between each saga[except Saiyan saga] and after you beat the game. What mostly sucks is the controls and the 60 FPS lock but you can remove that 60 fps lock through a mod that released recently. I finished it twice once in Japanese Dub and once in the English Dub, theres certaintly a lot to do and a lot of secrets to find but thats all there is to it, if the Time Machine was available once the game was beat it would have been better but we are waiting for this patch now. Enemies have Super Armor where if you use a Ki Attack on them or melee it wont do anything but they will still hurt you to maintain a lvl of difficulty and not spamming. Another problem is the fact theres TOO MANY enemies around, this makes it less enjoyable to explore and search for secret items as i constantly have to run away from the spot i wanna land to or be forced to fight. The game IS great but it could have been SO much better. Sadly a lot of the negativity comes from people who thought DBZ:Kakarot would have automatically Online PvP etc while it wasnt advertised so. Just to end my review, if you're a DBZ fun ull love it, the original Japanese music,original voice actors, some scenes done better than the anime even is worth it. first playthrough took me 56 hours including watching cutscenes,side quests.exploring and no rushing. Second one 35 hours while doing the same but being more experienced. If the side quests were better and more rewarding and the open world was done better it would have been a 10 from me.… Expand
  6. Kalfis
    Feb 5, 2020
    9
    Got a PC with almost 7 years old, didn't expect the game to run so well with max settings, super optimized, perfect!
  7. HazMattIsHere
    Feb 6, 2020
    8
    It feels like a playable series of the show. Combat is fun consistently and the characters are well portrayed. Finally a good RPG in DBZ. Its not perfect by any means, coop would be cool in certain scenarios and going farther than the typical DBZ series would be nice. Let us play Super please and the score will rise.
  8. Tino_u
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    It is the Game of dbz, is awesome! I don't understand the people that says "This is not RPG" thats because this game is Action RPG no RPG. But for me is the best game of Dragon Ball.
  9. Ridhwan
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    It is a great game and the best way to play the anime. You can play without watching dragon ball. Its like the anime and you’ll know the important parts of dragon ball z.
  10. DaBoss513x3
    Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Just perfect. Love it. & cant stop playing! Got the ultimate edition and wouldve paid more for it too. Lol.
  11. kazz
    Jan 20, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is one of the best when it comes to giving fans the world of DBZ to explore. The story follows closely to the manga/anime and lets you relive the exciting moments from your childhood. But there are some down sides that stop it from reaching the 10/10 marker. Being a dragonball fan the biggest mistake is the fact that alot of the filler episodes arent in the game. Things like princess snakes palace, going to hell and returning to snake way, seeing goku in the hospital, the side adventures in space like fake Nakim. Things like this are not even shown in the game which could of added to the story and really make you feel like your in the anime. The combat is alright for what they are going for. Thee flying this alright but not the greatest. Overall i think any dragonball fan will love this game but have a slight feeling of disappointment dut to missing events.… Expand
  12. SupremeCs
    Jan 26, 2020
    10
    Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is by no means perfect, but it’s a solid RPG that very efficiently covers the entire Dragon Ball Z saga. There are difficulties in the game specially in ginyu force and in buu saga.Overall the game is absolutely amazing played enjoyed and ended and once again got the taste of the victory which goku had after defeating Majin buu
  13. Blittle95
    Jan 21, 2020
    10
    This is the DBZ game I’ve been waiting my whole life for. Not without its flaws as I do wish the side quests and combat were a bit better, but nothing’s captured the feeling of getting more powerful in a dragon ball game quite like this has. If you put in the time you can get your characters feeling truly powerful, and when playing a dbz game what more could you really want.
  14. Suronal
    Jan 18, 2020
    10
    What can i say, if you are a fan of DBZ, this game is up there among the best in the series. Its an RPG with some fantastic elements and good fighting mechanics. one can only hope there will be DBSuper DLC.

    If your a hardcore DBZ fan, dont miss out on this. Expanded story from side quests and more focused from the Manga if you are used to the Anime sequences it may be a tad different :)
  15. Purpledreams
    Jan 17, 2020
    9
    Best dbz game for me since the gba rpg. Random encounters and the open World in General could use some more love next time tho.
  16. Rexmaster
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    For me it's a dream that came true.the game it's huge and it's an almost complete immersion to the history of dragon ball.
  17. oosher
    Jan 18, 2020
    9
    It starts a little wonky but it gets real good real quick especially if you compare it to the other games
  18. Kesz
    Jan 24, 2020
    6
    This is not RPG...

    Auto lv up when you end mission. Very boring exploration Mini games who show too late Side quest like from mmo generator Good story mode, but i so many cut-scenes, 60% this mode is watching story and 40% is gameplay Strange fight mechanic, when my Genki Dama disappears if enemy hit me, when i hit my enemy with special attack, he can still attack me... I    This is not RPG...

    Auto lv up when you end mission.
    Very boring exploration
    Mini games who show too late
    Side quest like from mmo generator

    Good story mode, but i so many cut-scenes, 60% this mode is watching story and 40% is gameplay

    Strange fight mechanic, when my Genki Dama disappears if enemy hit me, when i hit my enemy with special attack, he can still attack me...

    I have problem on my pad, when i use block, sometimes i get slowmotion and menu to transformation... Man i wanna block enemy attack! no use transformation!

    Where is tournament mode?    … Expand
  19. DriverGTS
    Jan 17, 2020
    4
    Unbalanced combats, some are very easy, others very hard, to the point to have to retry several times. You can buy items to make it easier(HP recover) but for that, you must spend time farming. While too simple in some ways(empty scenarios, not much to do), It's unnecessary complex in some other ways, they tried to compensate filling it with things like the "badges with characters faces"Unbalanced combats, some are very easy, others very hard, to the point to have to retry several times. You can buy items to make it easier(HP recover) but for that, you must spend time farming. While too simple in some ways(empty scenarios, not much to do), It's unnecessary complex in some other ways, they tried to compensate filling it with things like the "badges with characters faces" system or collecting random objects. The game forces the player to do boring things to continue the story, they increase the duration of the game in the cheapest possible way.… Expand
  20. pavel8585
    Jan 26, 2020
    1
    I was on the fence about this game and decided to give it a go anyway, i regret that decisions.

    - game progression / tutorial is made so by the time you're into the proper game you can no longer refund. - one of the first quests is an escort where they walk for no reason. - movement in some areas is restricted to a super slow walk. - story pacing means 1 minute of game-play to 10    I was on the fence about this game and decided to give it a go anyway, i regret that decisions.

    - game progression / tutorial is made so by the time you're into the proper game you can no longer refund.
    - one of the first quests is an escort where they walk for no reason.
    - movement in some areas is restricted to a super slow walk.
    - story pacing means 1 minute of game-play to 10 minutes of story.
    - story movie scenes are either really good or really bad, most are bad though so you gotta watch them all just in case.
    - Skill/level progression is tightly coupled to story progression.
    - skill variations are very limited.
    - zero motivation provided to non-story content.
    - mini games are missing game elements.
    - game is expensive
    - enemies are all the same, no mechanic changes over time.
    - game feels like a chore to play.    … Expand
  21. Dungeon00X
    Feb 2, 2020
    6
    Not as good as I was expecting, and somehow subpar from CyberConnect2.
    You know, the Asura's Wrath developers.

    They were on the right track, hopefully the coming DLC will give us a better experience.
  22. Hellspeller
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    All in all, mediocre game with all aspect of the "RPG" genre being superficial, boring, useless and grinding at times. Combat is ok at it's core; but the fights themselves are often cheaps and unbalanced. You will often fight 1v3 with no hope of winning other than cheesing the fight; unless you are stuck up on healing items; which means you had to grind A LOT for money to buy those. IAll in all, mediocre game with all aspect of the "RPG" genre being superficial, boring, useless and grinding at times. Combat is ok at it's core; but the fights themselves are often cheaps and unbalanced. You will often fight 1v3 with no hope of winning other than cheesing the fight; unless you are stuck up on healing items; which means you had to grind A LOT for money to buy those. I would resume this game as a great execution of poor ideas..… Expand
  23. Weidenwiesel
    Jan 29, 2020
    4
    I'm rather disappointed with this game.
    Every aspect of it is just lackluster.
    The story lacks many interesting scenes for character development and others are twisted around in ways they weren't in the original. It simply baffles me when I see how much cool stuff was left out. This game will rush you trough the story at full speed, no training scenes, no interesting dialogue, no cool    I'm rather disappointed with this game.
    Every aspect of it is just lackluster.

    The story lacks many interesting scenes for character development and others are twisted around in ways they weren't in the original. It simply baffles me when I see how much cool stuff was left out. This game will rush you trough the story at full speed, no training scenes, no interesting dialogue, no cool gags that made the anime so fun to watch, nothing. And all side-missions are uninspired, unvoiced busywork.

    The fights are super-ridiculously easy and lack any kind of variety. Every enemy basically has the same dumb attacks and every boss has 2 special attacks he uses that can be easily dodged. Also because the AI is dumb as a rock and will just gladly enjoy getting beat by basic ki-blasts. Just spam the blast button and you'll win this game. Trust me, I've beat Vegeta doing this.
    One thing I want to talk about is the the fight agains Frieza. It's a bad joke, an insult to the original. It took me about 10mins to finish the whole Frieza-saga in this game. The bossfight (Goku SS VS Frieza) about 2mins. Very limited dialogue in between and completely cut short. Almost every cool attack Frieza uses against Goku is missing. WTF?

    And I want to emphasize this again: the fights are really super-super-ridiculously painfully mindbogglingly easy. There is no challenge in this game. None.

    The world is ... just another lazy open world with busy stuff... *sigh* I don't really want to talk about it, at some point I just completely ignored it and went for the main storyline. You'll forget about it, too.

    The developers decided to introduce f%%%ing D-medals and all kinds of orbs you need to collect in order to upgrade your skills, I downloaded a trainer to get rid of this grind. I recommend anyone who wants to play this to do the same. You'll fall asleep if you try to collect them, trust me.

    RPG is nonexistent in this game. No equipment, no customization, no stats to change - all the characters do auto-level-ups which is the dumbest thing I have ever seen in a Dragonball game. The only way to (temporary) improve your stats is by cooking stuff and that requires, here we go again, f%%%ing open world busywork grinding and collecting items.

    I can't really recommend this game to anyone.
    Many reviewers called this game "only for fans" but I think that especially fans (like myself) will just hate it for leaving so much cool stuff out.    … Expand
  24. Jamesfuicka
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't know why this game is so popular because it's so boring and destroyed the original.… Expand
  25. sarinaru
    Jan 19, 2020
    0
    Disgustingly close to the older games,graphics and an expansive open world filled with nothing.
  26. FM10
    Jan 30, 2020
    4
    It's extremely repetitive, not consistent, and very bad side missions, I'm playing it only because I bought and it would go to waste, the combos are only pressing O over and over, really really I expect very much out of this game, I don't know who had the idea that you can't even move because Red Ribbon Army Robots are all around the f.....ng world, it's pretty annoying, it has good thingsIt's extremely repetitive, not consistent, and very bad side missions, I'm playing it only because I bought and it would go to waste, the combos are only pressing O over and over, really really I expect very much out of this game, I don't know who had the idea that you can't even move because Red Ribbon Army Robots are all around the f.....ng world, it's pretty annoying, it has good things though. Overall It's a meh... game. Coming from a huge fan of Dragon Ball for a lifetime… Expand
  27. DarkSonicPT
    Jan 17, 2020
    0
    No ultra widescreen support and the game is locked to 60 frames per second. What is this, the 00s?
  28. sweed1234
    Jan 26, 2020
    1
    They took out some of the best iconic parts. Such as vegeta and android hand iconic speech on androids feeling fear, vegeta final flash on cell, bubbles and Gregory on king Kaiser planet, so much dialogue during fight against cell, missed out on the ginyus attacking goku and missing and so on. Very annoying what a total disapointment.
  29. WalElefant6512
    Jan 26, 2020
    3
    This game is for the Price so Bad.
    Dont buy it.
    I had boght it for 57.00 Eur
    i have played y a frind i was so boring.
    dont buy.
  30. tremault
    Jan 26, 2020
    2
    I am sorely disappointed and filled with regret. I went by the masses of positive reviews on steam and I really don't understand why this trash anime game with dragonball cutscenes is being lauded so much. this game made me feel badly depressed that i wasted money on it. I can't even get a refund because of the store i bought it from.
    The graphhics are very poor compared to other    I am sorely disappointed and filled with regret. I went by the masses of positive reviews on steam and I really don't understand why this trash anime game with dragonball cutscenes is being lauded so much. this game made me feel badly depressed that i wasted money on it. I can't even get a refund because of the store i bought it from.
    The graphhics are very poor compared to other dragonball games. the area design is bland and empty. the music is really lame. the gameplay is cliche and really not engaging. just play fighter z. or watch the anime.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. PCMag
    May 1, 2020
    60
    Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot pays homage to the classic manga and anime with its faithful representation of the source material. Unfortunately, its gameplay is too thin to satisfy anyone but serious devotees.
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  2. GameSpace
    Mar 6, 2020
    85
    I am currently sitting at about 40 hours into the game and have beaten the main story, I would highly recommend Dragon Ball Z Kakarot to any fan out there. If you are looking for a serious fighting game, this is not for you. I would point this player to something more like Dragon Ball Z Fighters. If you are looking for a game that brings out your inner dragon ball anime-loving child then this is perfect for you. My only suggestion would be to not over-analyze what is missing but enjoy the new content and soak up the overall experience.
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  3. GameCritics
    Feb 19, 2020
    90
    There are dozens of Dragon Ball Z games and Kakarot represents only the latest attempt to fully retell the manga’s story in videogame form. However, the quality of the experience makes a strong argument for this entry being the last one since the cartoon graphics perfectly recreate Toriyama’s visuals and the story hits every beat far better than the anime managed to. By presenting a great story with such perfect fealty, it’s safe to say that (for now, at least) Kakarot is the definitive Dragon Ball Z videogame.
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