Dragon Ball FighterZ

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 676 Ratings

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  1. Zenosama86
    Jul 27, 2020
    0
    Es muy triste la historia de este juego. Aun siendo por mucho el mejor juego se lucha que he probado, resulta frustrante el trato que le dan tanto arksystemworks como los usuarios, me explico. Encontrar una partida decente hoy en dia en este juego es algo practicamente imposible.. el juego no encuentra jugadores online por mas que esperes en muchas ocasiones son tramos de mas de 15 minutosEs muy triste la historia de este juego. Aun siendo por mucho el mejor juego se lucha que he probado, resulta frustrante el trato que le dan tanto arksystemworks como los usuarios, me explico. Encontrar una partida decente hoy en dia en este juego es algo practicamente imposible.. el juego no encuentra jugadores online por mas que esperes en muchas ocasiones son tramos de mas de 15 minutos para encontrar una partida. La conexion del juego es de pena y te hecha cada dos por tres del servidor. P luego cuando porfin encuentras a alguien ke puede jugar coge y se va de la partida para no perder los puntos y la compañia tampoco castiga estas practicas. O entras en un round y te exas del mismo porque tu tienes mas nivel. Se ha convertido en injugable llevo 1 hora para hechar una partoda y aun no he podido. De pena. El juego en si de 10 si lo juegas con amigos pero si dependes del online lo llevas clarito. Un 0 por alsystem a la hora de solventar estos problemas y un 0 por la comunidad mas toxica de los juegos de lucha. Pena… Expand
  2. Thikag
    Dec 1, 2019
    0
    I don't have this game, but I already hate it. The reasons are: it has so much DLCs (Bandai is just thinking about making money) and this game's online trophies are just unbelievable and unfair. I wanted to buy this game but i changed my mind
  3. Sad_Truth
    Jun 11, 2020
    0
    Pros:
    - Easy to learn fighting mechanics.
    - Looks beautiful Cons: - Never seen such LONG loading times in between matches...this was by far the worst fighting game in that aspect - A horrid and repetitive Story mode that makes you fight the same characters (clones) over and over again through many hours of pointless grind. - This game's currency aka Zen is even more of a grind    Pros:
    - Easy to learn fighting mechanics.
    - Looks beautiful

    Cons:
    - Never seen such LONG loading times in between matches...this was by far the worst fighting game in that aspect

    - A horrid and repetitive Story mode that makes you fight the same characters (clones) over and over again through many hours of pointless grind.

    - This game's currency aka Zen is even more of a grind just to get online avatars and colors at RANDOM.

    - The difficulty progression is all over the place, some fights are extremely easy only to get far more difficult on the next and vice versa.

    - Once again did I mentioned how bad the loading times are?.    … Expand
  4. OutrunMadcow
    Jan 26, 2018
    2
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! If you are a casual video game player, you will enjoy it. If you LOVE Dragonball like I do, you will enjoy this game... for about 5 hours. Then you will HATE IT.

    FAN SERVICE: 8.5/10 Story: 7.5/10 Story Gameplay: 6/10 Player Hub: 3/10 (You can't match with friends, see opponents Win/Loss ratio, and overall shallow player hub with only cosmetics.) ONLINE    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! If you are a casual video game player, you will enjoy it. If you LOVE Dragonball like I do, you will enjoy this game... for about 5 hours. Then you will HATE IT.

    FAN SERVICE: 8.5/10
    Story: 7.5/10
    Story Gameplay: 6/10
    Player Hub: 3/10 (You can't match with friends, see opponents Win/Loss ratio, and overall shallow player hub with only cosmetics.)

    ONLINE GAMEPLAY: Absolutely horrid. I will say there was very little lag though, but my god that will not matter. With the "Newcomer Friendly" gameplay, it makes it almost impossible to play. You're opponent will spam the same moves.... over.... over... and over.... Sure if you "get good" you will learn to block certain attacks. However, combating designed game flaws does not equal enjoyment. Maybe if health bars were increased, and space was expanded it would be ok.

    However, you have two imaginary walls on each side that your opponent will use to their advantage. There is a reason this particular style of gameplay has gone mostly to the wayside. You will consistently run into people who spam consecutive 64 hit combos with stacked ultimates or they use the borders to pop you up in the air while switching characters. It is truly infuriating. Sure I could spam the same defensive move to counter it over and over again, but WHERE IS THE FUN IN THAT????

    Its an absolute spam fest, which is truly a shame since there is so many cool animations and cool fan service in this game. You may have watched the trailers, you may have watched the developers play the game, but that will not be your experience.

    Rarely you are matched with a similar player who wants to enjoy the game for what it is, and those can be some really fun match-ups. You will also be paired with weaker opponents which can be fun so that you can do whatever you want... but thats 1/4. There is no real "skill" to this game.

    The pacing of the fight takes away from all that could be great for this game. You will play this game for 2 days, and then you will never play it again. So, if you have $60 burning a hole in your pocket, and you want to drop the Zeni to get yourself immersed in Dragonball... Then go ahead. If you are a casual gamer who doesn't care about DragonBall, do not get this game!

    After you get over the voice-overs and different color uniforms... it will wear thin. If you want Dragonball nostalgia with a TON of fan service, please go play Dragonball Xenoverse II,    … Expand
  5. Ayumi324
    Mar 30, 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 dragon ball 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    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 dragon ball 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. So compared to previous dragon ball games where you could spam freely abilities, you are very locked here.

    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.

    I remember amazing dragon ball games back on psp's and playstations, then xenoverse got out, which actually was horrible too. so yeah definitely a **** game from my perspective.    … Expand
  6. GamesGuy
    Mar 30, 2018
    0
    This game while looks great and plays great.. the game mechanics are god awful...

    First you are limited to a set of abilities more limited then the previous games. Seconds, all the characters in the game have sickening juggle tactics and spam tactics in which you cannot recover. Majority of your online matches will be pretty much like this... You wait 15 seconds until someone    This game while looks great and plays great.. the game mechanics are god awful...

    First you are limited to a set of abilities more limited then the previous games. Seconds, all the characters in the game have sickening juggle tactics and spam tactics in which you cannot recover.

    Majority of your online matches will be pretty much like this...

    You wait 15 seconds until someone dragon boosts... You press O or B (Playstation or xbox) they get knocked in the air.. you spam all your combos, swap heros, spam combos again, swap heros, spam combos again... finisher move. Rinse wash repete.

    I really wanted this game to be much much more then just a spam fest and the game being pretty much decided on who gets in the first hit but that is literally all it is. If your the first person to get hit you usually lose your first character and then lose the rest of the match. Thats it. That is the entirety of the online game play.    … Expand
  7. AntiTrump
    Jan 28, 2018
    1
    Cheap small roster,ugly 2D graphics,button input reading AI,Over expensive Season Pass,yeah this game is a **** cash grab.
  8. D23EXCLUSIVE
    Feb 2, 2018
    4
    Dragon Ball fighterz has a solid foundation for future dbz games like it's lobby system, arcade mode, and replay channel while old features return like the offline world tournament feature although it's not as flesh out as the tenkaichi/budokai/raging blast games. Fighters is overall a solid game with features from previous dbz games coming together in a package that I hope future dbzDragon Ball fighterz has a solid foundation for future dbz games like it's lobby system, arcade mode, and replay channel while old features return like the offline world tournament feature although it's not as flesh out as the tenkaichi/budokai/raging blast games. Fighters is overall a solid game with features from previous dbz games coming together in a package that I hope future dbz games adapt. But that's where my praise for fighters ends, the story mode and lip sync for English voices were average at best, the lobby when connected online disconnects often, the game shouldn't be $60 consider the low character count, short story mode, and short arcade mode. The fact this game is receiving high reviews is disrespectful to old dbz games like tenkaichi 2&3 which gave you so much content and was more true to the dragon Ball anime. I'd recommend to buy this game at around$20-$30 for anyone not a 2d fighting game fan because this game is made for them instead of the dragon Ball fan. The counterargument is always that unique characters are best in a fighting game but dragon Ball is not your traditional fighting franchise if you want a fighting game with unique characters why not buy the other hundreds of 2d fighters out there why stamp the dragon Ball name to a game just so the people your targeting can have a crappy experience if they don't like the side scrolling 2d fighters? If your the casual dragon Ball fan there is not a lot of content there for you and the game will grow stale but 2d fighting fans will enjoy it. This is bandai namco's sad attempt to increase sales by getting dragon Ball fans to buy it by attaching dragon Ball to the game DON'T FALL FOR IT!!! And if Bandai is reading this give back to the fans and remake a game for the fan which is the tenkaichi series of games.… Expand
  9. serlionrpg
    Feb 17, 2018
    1
    Not an arksystiem game, just some buttons smasher thing. The gameplay is very dull and you will always make the same thing, rush and spaming light punches. Yo cand do other things, but always with the same logic, rush and hit. The story mode is boring sf, you just goes trough "maps" defeating over and over again cpu of level 0, until you reach the boss of the map, who is level 1, and youNot an arksystiem game, just some buttons smasher thing. The gameplay is very dull and you will always make the same thing, rush and spaming light punches. Yo cand do other things, but always with the same logic, rush and hit. The story mode is boring sf, you just goes trough "maps" defeating over and over again cpu of level 0, until you reach the boss of the map, who is level 1, and you must level up your character so you shouldnt just skip the boring fightes. Also it takes a lot of time to begin to explain the script. Arcade mode repeats the same oponoentes acording to your first character, so you will be fighting the same ai over and over. What make me hate this game the most is its ridiculous priority systems in super powers, i mean, i can make an amazing father son kamehameha, wich is over krilliins sprite, but he can activate his cra**y mazenko and im the one who will get his a** whiped

    im realle disappointed    … Expand
  10. Valkysas
    Feb 3, 2018
    0
    Good Fighting game BAD DB game who wants to play a 2d db game in the game of Xenoverse that gives us fully 2d controlls and can fight just like in the anime , Fighter z is basicaly Street fighter 5 with auto combos
  11. ClassicRPM
    Jan 26, 2019
    4
    It is a disapppointment.

    The gameplay is smooth, accessible, and watching the fights can be spectacular at times. However, the loading times are unbearable. 15-20 seconds of loading for 1-2 minutes of fighting is just not acceptable at the current generation. I believe playing on a PC on an SSD memory makes this faster, but this should not be a requirement for faster loading times in    It is a disapppointment.

    The gameplay is smooth, accessible, and watching the fights can be spectacular at times.

    However, the loading times are unbearable. 15-20 seconds of loading for 1-2 minutes of fighting is just not acceptable at the current generation. I believe playing on a PC on an SSD memory makes this faster, but this should not be a requirement for faster loading times in a, despite beautifully looking, 2D fighting game.

    The soundtrack doesn't sound bad. But DBZ fans will be more than tired of hearing the songs of the game. I am not sure about how much music has actually been recycled from previous games, but it feels like it's the same music we have been repeatedly listening to since the good old Budokai days.

    The story mode has been upgraded from static pictures with boring dialogue to slightly animated scenes with a slightly improved plot. Not enough, really.

    Last, but not least, let's talk about the frame rate. Playing on a plain Xbox One or PS4 I have the feeling that the animations run at 10 fps at times. There is a lot of room for improvement.

    I was excited about this game! And then I tried the Beta and I started doubting. Sadly for all, it feels like a disappointment.    … Expand
  12. Digiomni
    Aug 22, 2018
    2
    It's all about graphics, but even that when in action you don't have the feeling of looking an anime. It's strange and not represents the series drama or impact just a bunch of light and rays.
  13. shootingstars99
    Jul 10, 2019
    2
    The game is fun for the first few sessions, and then you realize just how homogenized the combo system is. Aside from maybe 3 or 4 characters, most will have the same commands for combos across the board, which doesn't leave much room for creativity. While there are opportunities to go beyond this that can arise from assists or sparking blast, there really isn't much in the way of customThe game is fun for the first few sessions, and then you realize just how homogenized the combo system is. Aside from maybe 3 or 4 characters, most will have the same commands for combos across the board, which doesn't leave much room for creativity. While there are opportunities to go beyond this that can arise from assists or sparking blast, there really isn't much in the way of custom combos. The game also sacrifices a great bit of depth for simplicity and homogenization of combos, as there is virtually no execution barrier once you get jump canceling down (which even a new fighting game player can in a matter of maybe an hour). Also, the amount of offensive options as that exist compared to the almost non-existent defensive options in the game make every character fall into the rushdown archetype. The game is there to pander to Dragon Ball fans who will buy anything with the name slapped onto it, nothing more.… Expand
  14. Erguillermo
    Jan 30, 2020
    2
    Terrible juego basado en combos que fallan o no se registran al jugarse online. Con un enorme desequilibrio entre personajes, un tutorial que no enseña las verdaderas mecánicas del juego y un sistema de juego por lo general muy descompensado.
    No está cuidado ni el sistema de puntuación online que tanto si vas ganando como perdiendo, cualquiera de los jugadores puede desconectarse y no se    Terrible juego basado en combos que fallan o no se registran al jugarse online. Con un enorme desequilibrio entre personajes, un tutorial que no enseña las verdaderas mecánicas del juego y un sistema de juego por lo general muy descompensado.
    No está cuidado ni el sistema de puntuación online que tanto si vas ganando como perdiendo, cualquiera de los jugadores puede desconectarse y no se contará ni vitoria ni derrota, facilitando las trampas en las puntuaciones globales y rankings ya que ni bandai ni Arc system mete baza en ello. Los sistemas de filtro para las partidas no funcionan, pese a que pongas las condiciones más ajustadas, el sistema te meterá en combates contra ultrapros pese a que seas un novato. La experiencia es frustrante y nada divertida, además es un juego como servicio por lo que la programadora hará cualquier cambio y tendrás que tragar. Terrible. Visualmente es espectacular pero jugablemente es terrible.
    Terrible juego de lucha.    … Expand
  15. Wade2410
    Aug 11, 2020
    0
    Un gioco di MERDA, Come idea ci sta portare i personaggi che tutti amano in un nuovo stile ma il gioco è troppo e sottolineo TROPPO caotico non si capisce quasi niente oltre al fatto che è uno dei primi giochi di dragonball dove vi sono una ventina di personaggi Gratis e tutti gli altri sono a PAGAMENTO c'è ci sono personaggi che costano 5€ l'uno.
    Per non parlare poi dei tasti ma che    Un gioco di MERDA, Come idea ci sta portare i personaggi che tutti amano in un nuovo stile ma il gioco è troppo e sottolineo TROPPO caotico non si capisce quasi niente oltre al fatto che è uno dei primi giochi di dragonball dove vi sono una ventina di personaggi Gratis e tutti gli altri sono a PAGAMENTO c'è ci sono personaggi che costano 5€ l'uno.
    Per non parlare poi dei tasti ma che CAZZO di gioco
    Picchiaduro utilizza questi tasti .
    L'unico punto forte è la storia che non ti puoi godere al massimo per colpa dei problemi elencati prima .
    Un gioco creato solo per farci soldi senza uno scopo    … Expand
  16. Snodog
    Oct 5, 2022
    0
    Piece of **** People can buy characters that are stronger than base characters, keep you in chains you can't get out of, and it doesn't match you with anyone at your skill level. Unless you're playing for story mode, which is bland and cleche with a bunch of cringe diologue, stay away. The first game I wanted to PvP with and it's terrible for anyone who can't string chains that willPiece of **** People can buy characters that are stronger than base characters, keep you in chains you can't get out of, and it doesn't match you with anyone at your skill level. Unless you're playing for story mode, which is bland and cleche with a bunch of cringe diologue, stay away. The first game I wanted to PvP with and it's terrible for anyone who can't string chains that will empty a full life bar in just a few hits. At least Xenoverse had enemy reading and viable ways to counter your opponant if you read them correctly... you know... skill. This is just a spam buttons until you start a combo and then don't let them out. There's no "mid combo" break. If you're in a chain... you're in, you CANT get out until they're done or your life bar is gone, and with some of the animations, they take forever. So you're sitting there, watching your character get the snot beaten out of them and then they switch characters and do it again, and you just sit and watch because there is quite literally nothing you can do. Sure, if you can pull it off it's cool for you, but I don't like being a cheap little **** who relies on one button spamming to victory. I actually want to learn intricacies of the mechanics and rely on my skill... not my ability to hit a button over and over again.… Expand
  17. Kamarr
    Jul 13, 2020
    4
    People with bad internet always seem to win as you have to play at there speed vs your nets speed. Not to mention the fps delay is insane. Another thing is reroll accounts that reroll to thrash a newer player. Terrible ass game.
  18. Megakrage
    Aug 2, 2021
    3
    there is an insane amount of bullcrap that makes this game not fun. it shares the same kind that most fighters have but somehow more annoying. online is not at all in any way friendly to new players and all i feel when i play this game is rage.
  19. DarklightSeeker
    Jan 16, 2020
    3
    Original story which is good for fans who enjoy fanfiction but the game itself is very repetitive, hardly any playable characters and as much as like 2d games of the past. I would like to see dbz games evolve
  20. Matttwidale
    Aug 10, 2022
    4
    Fantastic animations, movesets, story. Only problem is not enough time went into the mechanics at launch or after all these years unlike previous titles. Why play a game just to juggle opponents in the air to death with no means of escape. Why play dragonball if you don't want to pair off a final flash with with a instant transmission kamehameha?
  21. Syfin
    May 6, 2021
    0
    Как игра для фанов это может быть из себя представляет. Но как файтинг это полный провал. Никакая механика, происходит рандомная куча мала. Как файтинг даже dead or alive будет получше
  22. spookyf0ck
    Sep 9, 2021
    1
    So, we're back again. Arc Stupid doesn't know how to make a god damn video game. I could probably code a video game with my belly button plastered. The amount of **** supers and auto combos in dRaGoN bAlL FiGhTeRsZZZZ make me want to adopt several children and then drop kick each and every one of them while recreating the plot of Meet the Robinsons. If I have to deal with another ****So, we're back again. Arc Stupid doesn't know how to make a god damn video game. I could probably code a video game with my belly button plastered. The amount of **** supers and auto combos in dRaGoN bAlL FiGhTeRsZZZZ make me want to adopt several children and then drop kick each and every one of them while recreating the plot of Meet the Robinsons. If I have to deal with another **** Gogeta SS4 tracking super i swear on my friends lives that I will probably **** every person at Arc Stupid. I have had the dub taken from me multiple times due to stupid snap vanishes that, while im performing a sick nasty combo, they're able to just **** me. It's like, the **** Tell me how i'm able to shoot some damn death balls from my hands on someone who's blocking but they're still able to just dash out of it WHILE there are still blasts going at him. Everyone at this ****in brain dead potato of a studio has a boner for **** Super Baby 2. And while i'm on the topic, Who the **** named the other dude GOGETA SS4? IT'S SSJ YOU **** I've never seen this much **** from an anime "fighter". When I think about DB/Z/Super, I think of a childhood of fun but this "dragonball" game makes me want to die. You fall out of combos, your super dash ****s up and glitches you 70% of the time, my mom wants to leave my dad because of this game. And honestly me **** too. **** this god damn game. I will however give them my money when they release DECENT DLC and not Super **** 2. Thank you.… Expand
  23. Xanyer
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    This game used to be great. It's not anymore. The lack of character colors that are for the seasonal colors is annoying. Some have them and some don't. It makes no sense. The lack of new stages and repetitive stages is stupid. The story mode is awful and to top it all off the characters are completely unbalanced and online is a joke. I used to love this game but just not anymore. Too manyThis game used to be great. It's not anymore. The lack of character colors that are for the seasonal colors is annoying. Some have them and some don't. It makes no sense. The lack of new stages and repetitive stages is stupid. The story mode is awful and to top it all off the characters are completely unbalanced and online is a joke. I used to love this game but just not anymore. Too many players choose the "memorize 1 team that can do infinite corner spam and don't let the other player even get a chance" tactic now. I miss when this game was well balanced and enjoyable. Too bad the devs don't care to balance the Fighterz properly. Update Honestly this game gets worse with every update. No balance at all.… Expand
  24. malt5195
    Jun 23, 2023
    1
    The gameplay and graphics/art style by themselves would have made this game at least a 7/10. BUT because of the many many issues I have to give it a 1/10.

    Some of these issues include the servers constantly having problems and not being able to play with friends (it has a "glitch" where it locks you out of ring matches and arena matches the only ways to play with friends ONLINE) which    The gameplay and graphics/art style by themselves would have made this game at least a 7/10. BUT because of the many many issues I have to give it a 1/10.

    Some of these issues include the servers constantly having problems and not being able to play with friends (it has a "glitch" where it locks you out of ring matches and arena matches the only ways to play with friends ONLINE) which for me is very important.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#13 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#26 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#20 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 74
  3. Negative: 0 out of 74
  1. CD-Action
    Apr 3, 2018
    90
    A Dragon Ball fighting game that we’ve been waiting for since forever loosing hope along the way. It was designed with obvious deep understanding of the source material, visually it’s almost undistinguishable from the anime and it embodies the 'easy to learn, hard to master' rule, which makes it both interesting for BlazBlue veterans and accessible to newbies lured by the Dragon Ball license. [03/2018, p.50]
  2. GameCritics
    Mar 13, 2018
    75
    The single player modes aren’t particularly engaging, and the broken online makes engaging in the multiplayer take way longer than it needs to. Those lucky enough to have a thriving local fighting scene are the real winners here until the servers are sorted out. FighterZ isn’t entirely my thing, but it’s easy to see that it’s as well-made, polished, and fanservicey as humanly possible.
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  3. IGN Japan
    Mar 5, 2018
    89
    Never before has a game felt and played like Dragon Ball to this extent. Both hardcore fighting-game fans and casual players are in for a treat.
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