Dragon Ball FighterZ

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 676 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 72 out of 676
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  1. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    7
    Dragon Ball FighterZ had a lacklustre and disappointing story, thankfully the combat itself is very refined.
  2. jpacor
    Jul 12, 2018
    6
    Update: I had given this game a 9 at the time it came out because I loved it, but now I have to update because there are some big problems I have had since.

    The game really lacks technical play online, even in Competitive matches: opponents just spam combos because they are so simple, and while at first I liked this because it allows for more accessibility to newcomers, it allows for    Update: I had given this game a 9 at the time it came out because I loved it, but now I have to update because there are some big problems I have had since.

    The game really lacks technical play online, even in Competitive matches: opponents just spam combos because they are so simple, and while at first I liked this because it allows for more accessibility to newcomers, it allows for much less skill and use of mechanics in comparison to other fighting games. Combos do less damage than in other fighters (except for some ultimate moves that do WAY too much damage for being so simple) to offset the easy inputs, but it is still a spam fest. The combat basically consists of repeating combos and then doing aerial punishes at any slight opening.

    Also, there should be a penalty for rage quitters. There isn’t one, unlike most other fighters, so there are SO many people that rage quit before they are even close to losing, which is super frustrating. Also, the matchmaking isn’t very good. I have 130 something wins right now, I don’t play a ton but enough to have that many, but I often get matched up against people with 300+ wins, and I get wrecked.

    The core gameplay is still relatively fun, and I like the graphics, I just don’t love this game nearly as much as in the early stages, especially when there are so many other good fighters right now. I am not the best fighting game player, but I’d say I am above average, and thought that this game was balanced for newcomers and skilled fighters alike. But to me, there isn’t much middle ground here, just spamming by newcomers or average players, or extremely skilled players that destroy.    … Expand
  3. mrnice
    Apr 29, 2019
    7
    A fun game. The campaign is long, and there are enough modes offline and online to keep the player entertained.
  4. TrapKing101
    Jan 29, 2018
    6
    Story is nothing and the cloned fights in it are annoyinh AF. The game looks great and runs great but gameplay seems way too fast and tbh you see this online. Feels like they didn't test it out at all. Matchmaking is completely broken as its based purely on points so you could lose all your matches and gather points slowly but still end up against someone with consecutive wins. TheseStory is nothing and the cloned fights in it are annoyinh AF. The game looks great and runs great but gameplay seems way too fast and tbh you see this online. Feels like they didn't test it out at all. Matchmaking is completely broken as its based purely on points so you could lose all your matches and gather points slowly but still end up against someone with consecutive wins. These scores are nothing but fanboys of series blinded by nostalgia. I would know as im one of them.… Expand
  5. Goo4you
    Feb 15, 2018
    6
    Folks, DBFZ is good. the whole package feels crisp, but

    It's Guilty Gear. I mean it's almost a skinned version of Guilty Gear Xrd revelator. It is basically the exact same game but without the option for the technical option for control over the character. The freakin' lobby is even the same....just DBZ'ish. Even the music is Guilty Gear. It's Guilty Gear. Now I love Guilty    Folks, DBFZ is good. the whole package feels crisp, but

    It's Guilty Gear.

    I mean it's almost a skinned version of Guilty Gear Xrd revelator. It is basically the exact same game but without the option for the technical option for control over the character. The freakin' lobby is even the same....just DBZ'ish. Even the music is Guilty Gear.

    It's Guilty Gear.

    Now I love Guilty Gear, always been one of my favorite fighters, and that means DBFZ is up there as well....but I am actually massively let down that they lifted the entire guilty gear system and pasted DBZ over it.

    Look, if you've never played a Guilty Gear game; yea, I get it, DBFZ is awesome. The rest of us that have played Guilty Gear....seriously?

    I'm still flabbergasted.

    *Update 2/15/18

    I've removed a point for the literal worst story mode I have ever played in my near 40 years playing video games. I have never been so bored in my entire life. Not only is it repetitive, but this thing thinks i'm gonna head back in to pick up nebulous story moments via the fights?

    Unsightly and ultimately pointless other than unlocking Android 21. God it's so bad.    … Expand
  6. Rwmfilm85
    Jan 27, 2018
    7
    I'm not a Dragon Ball fan, but did enjoy some of the fighting game mechanics. However, at times, I felt like I could fight my way through by button mashing - similar to how I felt with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. It may be just a personal preference within the fighting game genre though hence why I'm not giving it an 8-9. Also, some of the online matching up could be worked out, butI'm not a Dragon Ball fan, but did enjoy some of the fighting game mechanics. However, at times, I felt like I could fight my way through by button mashing - similar to how I felt with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. It may be just a personal preference within the fighting game genre though hence why I'm not giving it an 8-9. Also, some of the online matching up could be worked out, but it's definitely better than it was during the Beta, so don't judge the game on that. Whether you're a fighting game enthusiast or Dragon Ball Z enthusiast. I still do recommend giving this game a shot despite my rating.… Expand
  7. Burnouts3s3
    Jan 26, 2018
    7
    While Arc System Work's Dragonball FighterZ is an impressive game to be sure, what with callbacks, references to the show, an easy to pick up fighting system and lots of mix-ups to keep you guessing, the publisher Bandai Namco has implemented some astoundingly bad practices in the AAA industry:
    -A total roster of 24 characters. SSGSS Goku and SSGSS Vegeta must either be unlocked by    While Arc System Work's Dragonball FighterZ is an impressive game to be sure, what with callbacks, references to the show, an easy to pick up fighting system and lots of mix-ups to keep you guessing, the publisher Bandai Namco has implemented some astoundingly bad practices in the AAA industry:
    -A total roster of 24 characters. SSGSS Goku and SSGSS Vegeta must either be unlocked by in-game grinding or pre-ordering. Android 21 is unlocked by beating story mode.
    -A Season Pass that promises 8 upcoming characters in the future.
    -In-game Loot boxes that can only be bought with in-game currency that are mostly cosmetic.

    While these practices are not as bad as other AAA releases, you should always be wary when a publisher locks content behind a paywall.

    If you're a fan, be sure to pick it up.    … Expand
  8. 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 is the size of the game off the bat. 4.5GB with a day one update of 3.5GB. This game is on a fricken Bluyray disk why can they not fit the 9 GB data on disk without a day one update. 2) The loading times are horrible, 35- 45 seconds    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 is the size of the game off the bat. 4.5GB with a day one update of 3.5GB.
    This game is on a fricken Bluyray disk why can they not fit the 9 GB data on disk without a day one update.

    2) 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 .

    3) 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
  9. ujinroth
    Apr 17, 2019
    6
    If you played mvsc3 and then mvsc3 ultimate, you know how they improved the air combo system. Here after 500 patches that all messed up, the down+heavy launcher and the double jump is still there to stop all fun, this gameplay is just a step backward.
  10. chesaro
    Nov 3, 2018
    6
    Ok, i just got this one, and it was a disappointment, the graphics are really great, but the gameplay was so simple i couldn't think this was an arc systems game after blazblue, gilty gear and persona 4 arena this was too straight forward, with so much needless dlc (like the tv series soundtrack, that should've been included by default), it was a good think i waited to get it cheaper, asOk, i just got this one, and it was a disappointment, the graphics are really great, but the gameplay was so simple i couldn't think this was an arc systems game after blazblue, gilty gear and persona 4 arena this was too straight forward, with so much needless dlc (like the tv series soundtrack, that should've been included by default), it was a good think i waited to get it cheaper, as the games being released lately they think it is ok to charge you 50-60 dollars for a game that just looks good… Expand
  11. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    5
    Dragon Ball Fighter Z is a fighting game and its a game that I think is very interesting but its also something that is not for me. It’s very similar to Capcom’s Marvel versus series where its 3 vs 3 and it’s chaotic. There is a lot going on and kind of hard to keep track of it all.

    Its also a game that I probably won’t take the time to get into, its nothing personal against the game    Dragon Ball Fighter Z is a fighting game and its a game that I think is very interesting but its also something that is not for me. It’s very similar to Capcom’s Marvel versus series where its 3 vs 3 and it’s chaotic. There is a lot going on and kind of hard to keep track of it all.

    Its also a game that I probably won’t take the time to get into, its nothing personal against the game its just that games like that are too complicated for me. I am not a very smart man and I have a hard time remembering long and complicated combos. Pretty much 5 moves is the longest combo I remember in a fighting game.

    Like any fighting game, it’s hard to recommend unless you’re willing to put the work into it.    … Expand
  12. Kyorra
    Feb 26, 2018
    7
    Bandai Namco has made this game for the fighting game fans, not "casual" players that only play the story mode or wants various single-player content, but simply for those who wants to play against each other by playing online or offline in a 3v3 tag system similar to the Vs franchise by Capcom.

    That being said, the presentation of the game is by far the best aspect of the game, the    Bandai Namco has made this game for the fighting game fans, not "casual" players that only play the story mode or wants various single-player content, but simply for those who wants to play against each other by playing online or offline in a 3v3 tag system similar to the Vs franchise by Capcom.

    That being said, the presentation of the game is by far the best aspect of the game, the graphics are extremely similar to the original material, meaning if you take a screenshot of the game, and put side by side by the anime, sometimes you couldn't tell the difference. The music of the game is also very good, not perfect or amazing, but well done.

    The roster of the game is a bit disappointing, give there's only 24 characters in the base roster (which is few, given is a 3x3 game), but not only that, but there's many characters that feels the same, and very few of them feels unique (Android 21, Hit, Beerus), in addition to that there is some slots that could be utilized better (i'm looking at you Goku Blue, Goku SSJ and Goku Black).

    Now to the gameplay aspect of the game, as mentioned it's similar to those familiar with games like Marvel vs Capcom, Guilty Gear and Blazblue, given the fact it was developed by Arc System Works, the same company that developed the last two games prior mentioned, meaning that mechanics like air dash, double jump, flashy supers and combos. And there's exactly where the game also starts to be a letdown, since it doesn't offer many defensive tools like Guilty Gear or Blazblue has, resulting in almost every character dealing blockstring situations, where if you opponent knows how to play, you won't press a button for like 10 seconds or more if you don't want to be "combo'd", there a pushblock mechanic, put it really doesn't work well like the games that has it like Marvel vs Capcom 3 or Under Night, where if you used well you could revert the situation. And the result of that is a game focused on pure offensive side, which is bad for competitive players.

    The top 2 worse aspects of the game are the lack of a proper menu, since when you start the game you're put into a online lobby where you move around your character and select the options scrambled across the game that represents the menu options. And the major problem of this game as of the moment is a lack of functional online, since you get disconnect many times, you can't proper play in a lobby if your friends without some inconveniences, and sometimes you get get disconnected for no reason when you're playing a match, and the list goes on.

    Dragon Ball FighterZ is a good game, but it fails to deliver in some aspects like online play, lack of character variety and weak story mode, that compromises a game with excellent presentation and a solid gameplay (given a few flaws).    … Expand
  13. jogadez
    Sep 24, 2019
    7
    This game is made to play online, and it's right to be, online in this game is 10 out of 10, but the offiline is garbage, the AI of it is very bad made, even in very hard the only thing the boots does is throwing random specials and auto combos, they don't do any extend or opitimal stuff, and in arcade mode the boots get buffed, they kill you with 2 auto combos or 1 ramdom level 3, stupid.This game is made to play online, and it's right to be, online in this game is 10 out of 10, but the offiline is garbage, the AI of it is very bad made, even in very hard the only thing the boots does is throwing random specials and auto combos, they don't do any extend or opitimal stuff, and in arcade mode the boots get buffed, they kill you with 2 auto combos or 1 ramdom level 3, stupid. Horewer, the story mode is a little better because the boots are not so buffed like in arcade, but you only have a feel caracheters avaible, you can't use guys like, Trunks, Kid boo, Berrus, Black, Hit and all the Dlc guys... For those who like tho play offline, this game is dispensable.… Expand
  14. Mogmog000
    Jan 24, 2023
    7
    The characters are well reproduced and the techniques are flashy and cool.
    Lots of paid DLC and no The Android Creator.
    No story mode like in the manga.
  15. RealHelghast
    Mar 18, 2022
    7
    Every year we wait for another Dragon Ball game. This time it's Dragon Ball Fighterz as in Fighters not Fighter Z. Let's cut to the chase. The game's got superb graphics. Arc System made the right choice when they went back to cell shaded animations instead of the disgusting manga style animation we had in Ultimate Tencrapchi and Raging Blast 2. The music is entertaining but not as good asEvery year we wait for another Dragon Ball game. This time it's Dragon Ball Fighterz as in Fighters not Fighter Z. Let's cut to the chase. The game's got superb graphics. Arc System made the right choice when they went back to cell shaded animations instead of the disgusting manga style animation we had in Ultimate Tencrapchi and Raging Blast 2. The music is entertaining but not as good as it was in Budokai 3. The story is pretty drab. The Z fighters have lost all of their power and have to regain it by fighting clones of themselves. Android 16 is back and the new Android 21 joins the fray. While its nice to see the Z fighters back in action together, the story is rather dull. The voices are not synchronized with the animation of the characters mouths. This seems to be something they'll never get right in a Dragon Ball game. However, the story mode isn't the bread and butter here, it's multi-player. There's a multi-player lobby where you run around as a little Chibi character. This is kind of cheesy because the multi-player lobby in Xenoverse was a lot cooler. You got a full size character there. Anway, you can play matches 1v1, co-op, story mode, and various other modes. You earn Zeni to buy costumes for you Chibi character. Multi-player is disappointing. The controls are cumbersome. An inexperienced fighter needs to merely button mash to get the upper hand while you are still trying to pull off a proper combo. An experienced player who has mastered the controls will keep you locked in a corner. Being able to move and get out of the counter or block will spell your untimely demise. It was easy to break being locked in a combo in Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3, Raging Blast and Xenoverse. Dragon Ball Fighterz really punishes the player. Super moves and Ultimates aren't easy to pull off in the heat of combat either. In addition, characters lack good super moves. For example, Adult Gohan will only do his Super Kamehameha if you pick Gotenks as a member of your team. Otherwise he'll do a Family Kamehameha. Even worse, you can't power up through the levels of super saiyan. Nope, you go super saiyan at the start of the fight and will not transform back to base, go super saiyan 2, or super saiyan 3. The only time Goku goes super saiyan 3 is during his ultimate, and it's one of the weakest supers of the game at that. You can get the base forms of characters like Goku and Vegeta, but you have to buy them. Budokai 3 came with over 40 characters, included transformations and fusion with Potara earrings out of the box. What DIMPS or Arc System really needs to do is make an updated version of Budokai 3 minus the Dragon Rush mode and a revised capsule system. Kind of like the one used in Infinite World. However, game developers are more interested in making a quick buck off a new DBZ title with the same old story and just doing things a little bit different from the last DBZ game. I will continue to wait for a true follow up to the Budokai series but it may be a long wait if not never.… Expand
  16. Empyrea
    Jun 13, 2021
    7
    Not a bad game but also nothing great. Battles soon get repetitive but I pushed myself to beat this game. There are three main stories that last for about 12 hours. Don't forget to use three habilites in the main campaign because I found it out when I was at the end of the second story. The best of the main story is that it has many scenes and you get to see most of dragon ball charactersNot a bad game but also nothing great. Battles soon get repetitive but I pushed myself to beat this game. There are three main stories that last for about 12 hours. Don't forget to use three habilites in the main campaign because I found it out when I was at the end of the second story. The best of the main story is that it has many scenes and you get to see most of dragon ball characters just being themselves. If you want to beat the enemies easily just press the square button and the R2 when the enemy is far or defending. I don't think this game deserves more than an 8. PS: What's with the huge hands that all the characters have? Feels weird.… Expand
  17. The_Follower
    Sep 17, 2019
    5
    Overall I have to say I'm disappointed, as the stuff I saw was fantastic. Let's start with the good: amazing visuals, very dynamic fights, a story that feels right at home in the Dragon Ball universe and solid mode selections.

    There is a single drawback that makes this game average at best, at least for me: defense. Simply put, this game has virtually no defence unless you're a VERY    Overall I have to say I'm disappointed, as the stuff I saw was fantastic. Let's start with the good: amazing visuals, very dynamic fights, a story that feels right at home in the Dragon Ball universe and solid mode selections.

    There is a single drawback that makes this game average at best, at least for me: defense. Simply put, this game has virtually no defence unless you're a VERY high level player. There's no true defence, only parrying. That by itself wouldn't be so bad, however with the lack of tell in most moves, It becomes almost impossible to defend successfully (except for the computer, which manages to guard quite often). This makes the fighting extremely simple: just spam attacks until you manage to kill the enemy, which is why I feel most of the complaints about the fights just requiring button spamming to win are justified. This might change when reaching higher levels of play, however it results in a game that, to me, is fun to watch but not to play.    … Expand
  18. Berik
    Sep 3, 2020
    5
    Bargain bin effort with just around 20 characters. All the extra ones cost a grand total of another €80, which is a scam. Budokai Tenkaichi 2 & 3 had over 100 hundred characters and were way bigger and detailed than this.

    The loading screens and pop-ups are ridiculous. Going to the lobby gets you more than 5 pops and take longer to dismiss than an actual match. Local battle rewards aren't    Bargain bin effort with just around 20 characters. All the extra ones cost a grand total of another €80, which is a scam. Budokai Tenkaichi 2 & 3 had over 100 hundred characters and were way bigger and detailed than this.

    The loading screens and pop-ups are ridiculous. Going to the lobby gets you more than 5 pops and take longer to dismiss than an actual match. Local battle rewards aren't transferred, so it's broken.

    The story is slow, short and has a time-filler system that lets you fight clones 95% of the time. There are Lootboxes that you can buy with in-game currency, but are also purchasable with real money if you don't want to grind. The lobby is the menu, and it's confusing.

    Fighting is fast, and the button combinations for moves are too complicated to be enjoyable. It takes time before you master them each time, and is therefore not easy to get into if you just want to have a match with a friend.

    Animations look good, but sadly are just as repetitive as the story mode. This is a €10 game that should include all the the characters. But it doesn't, so i can't recommend it. I give it a 5/10. It's underwhelming.    … Expand
  19. Fana-du-jeu
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    Bon jeux de combat 2.5D , si je le passe pas dans le vert c'est a cause des personnages payants , pour moi les personnages devrait être compris dans le jeux et non pas vendu en surplus , l’intérêt de jouer n'est plus la après quelques heures , si il était déblocables ce serait bien mieux et un peu plus étiques
  20. Bigboss1993
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    Soy un fan de Dragon Ball desde que tengo recuerdos, ya que de los primeros que tengo Goku y sus amigos son los protagonistas. He jugado a todos y cada uno los videojuegos que existen de este manganime y evidentemente ha habido de todo. Títulos realmente buenos y otros verdaderamente lamentables. FIghter Z es una oportunidad perdida para hacer un juego perfecto en mi opinión. Comprendo queSoy un fan de Dragon Ball desde que tengo recuerdos, ya que de los primeros que tengo Goku y sus amigos son los protagonistas. He jugado a todos y cada uno los videojuegos que existen de este manganime y evidentemente ha habido de todo. Títulos realmente buenos y otros verdaderamente lamentables. FIghter Z es una oportunidad perdida para hacer un juego perfecto en mi opinión. Comprendo que como juego competitivo es muy bueno y mucha gente se conforme con eso pero yo lo analizo como videojuego en general y como título de dragon ball en particular.
    Gráficamente el juego es una delicia en movimiento, las animaciones son increíbles y los modelados realmente espectaculares. Sin duda en este apartado es el mejor título que se ha visto jamás. Aunque las escenas animadas de la historia son muy muy lamentables...aunque ese tema vendrá después.
    En cuanto al sistema de combate estamos ante el que es posiblemente el mas técnico que ha visto nunca en un título protagonizado por Goku y los personajes están increiblemente bien diferenciados y balanceados. Es cierto que no es el mas fiel a cómo deberia ser una pelea de Dragon Ball pero para eso ya está el tenkaichi.
    Estos apartados son buenisimos como habeis leido pero claro...ahora llega todo lo malo. Los modos de juego.
    El modo historia es infame. Infumable. Lamentable. La historia que nos cuentan es mala y además esta muy mal contada. El modo no deja de ser combates repetitivos en una especie de tablero el cual no tiene ningún aliciente moverte y siempre es lo mismo. Es el peor modo que recuerdo de un videojuego de Dragon Ball. El modo historia de budokai 2 el cuál se parece a éste era muchisimo mas entretenido y variado. El del budokai 1 y 3 eran también muy superiores y que decir tambien de los del tenkaichi...incluso el supersonic warriors de GBA tenia un modo principal más entretenido.
    El problema es que no tiene ningún modo mas interesante ya que solo nos quedaría un arcade sin alicientes y un modo torneo demasiado generico, nada que ver con los modos torneo de los budokai. Evidentemente tenemos el modo online pero no es suficiente.
    Este es el gran problema del juego, no te da alicientes para seguir jugando. Si solo te interesa jugar combates online una y otra vez pues perfecto, este juego te encantará seguramente pero eso no quiere decir que sea un juego perfecto.
    También es muy criticable la poca cantidad de personajes de inicio y que haya habido tantos dlcs aunque esto es el pan de cada día en la actualidad.
    En resumen, una gran oportunidad perdida de haber podido sacar el título de dragon ball perfecto pero que todavía tendremos que esperar mientras ese trono lo tiene tenkaichi 3 y budokai 3.
    Gráficos: 9
    Jugabilidad: 9
    Modos de juego: 2    … Expand
  21. KayZiiA
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    J'ai pas trop aimé la jouabilité, j'ai l'inpression que quant on enchaine les attaque on comprend plus rien
  22. Fradri42
    Nov 23, 2020
    6
    dbfz is a great fighting game set in the mythical Japanese series created by Akira Toriyama with a new story and with the return of many characters and that despite its beautiful animation that reminds a lot of the appearance of the series, there are certain important points in the ones that fail. The first failures of the game is the balancing of characters, many of the characters aredbfz is a great fighting game set in the mythical Japanese series created by Akira Toriyama with a new story and with the return of many characters and that despite its beautiful animation that reminds a lot of the appearance of the series, there are certain important points in the ones that fail. The first failures of the game is the balancing of characters, many of the characters are balanced in absurd ways, however this is positive, since if not, we could never have an equally worthy combat between videl (a normal and ordinary Earth almost without powers) and beerus (the god of destruction of that universe) but hey, this is not as serious as the following things. One of them is its story mode, yes, I know that fighting games should not be so demanding with the story mode, but games like for example: mortal kombat 11 and tekken 7 at least deign to try to write a good story to give reasons to fight the characters, which dbfz does with great difficulty because the story seems to be written by a fan who wanted to satisfy his deepest desires. And the last and most important thing, the Achilles heel of the game, the DLC characters. Dlc characters are always welcome in fighting video games, however, this one in particular has a problem, if you buy them for pleasure or other reasons, go ahead no one prevents you, but if you want to get into the competitive game, you have it clear kid , the game has 19 dlc characters, of which the vast majority are used in the competitive and some of them are almost mandatory to learn how to handle them if you want to enter here, but nothing happens, it is possible to dedicate yourself to competitive without having to go through box, unless you want a beating. In summary, despite its inordinate amount of strange decisions, the game is quite fun and can be enjoyed casually, in addition to the ultimate edition that brings 9 dlc characters is discounted which should be taken advantage of.… Expand
  23. CptCaleb
    Dec 22, 2020
    6
    Just wasn’t for me. Other people clearly love it. I played several hours trying to learn to love it, but always felt like things were either too easy or way too hard. The controls are simple to understand, but I couldn’t master them and it wasn’t fun trying. The grind was unpleasant against beefed up cpus that do much more damage than you and combo lock you. But it’s probably pretty funJust wasn’t for me. Other people clearly love it. I played several hours trying to learn to love it, but always felt like things were either too easy or way too hard. The controls are simple to understand, but I couldn’t master them and it wasn’t fun trying. The grind was unpleasant against beefed up cpus that do much more damage than you and combo lock you. But it’s probably pretty fun with other people (so long as they’re near your level. I hear the online matches are insanely difficult). It’s probably just me, but I was hoping for some customization of characters, like picking a load out if moves or whatever, or some kind of progression system. To be fair, there is a progression system in the story mode. But it’s bare bones and didn’t do it for me. Again, lots of people love this game so it’s doing something right. The matches are fast paced and have a good intense feeling… Expand
  24. MacArron23
    May 15, 2023
    6
    I hate the DLCs man .......................................................

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

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
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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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