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. Nmaa18
    Aug 9, 2023
    8
    My review is biased because i am a dragon ball fan. Nonetheless, what a treat this game is to dragon ball (and non-db) fans.

    The positives: With all three seasons of characters included, the character roster's number is great. They feel fairly similar an easy to switch between, but are not identical in gameplay - perfect. (if guilty gear has very idiosyncratic characters and bodukai    My review is biased because i am a dragon ball fan. Nonetheless, what a treat this game is to dragon ball (and non-db) fans.

    The positives: With all three seasons of characters included, the character roster's number is great. They feel fairly similar an easy to switch between, but are not identical in gameplay - perfect. (if guilty gear has very idiosyncratic characters and bodukai tenkaichi 3 very similar, this game would have to be placed in between). It is fast-paced and damage is appropriate. The visuals, stages, character intros, finishing poses, dramatic endings, and special attacks are simply divine, sufficient, and faithful to the source material.

    The Negatives: Unfortunately the story is lazily done, unpleasant to experience, and forgettable/generic. Secondly, only videl has a costume, whats up with that? and there are too many gokus, why not make them costumes (keep their moves of course, i mean the menu would look cleaner and less confusing without all these gokus). i would have liked more costumes and colors hobnestly - on this topic, one minor complaint: picking a character color for online matches is not easy, because it is not shown to you in the menu... Finally, It is difficult to get zeni. the shop is a grind.

    Conclusion: Once you spend extra money on anime soundtracks and more characters. The game is an absolute joy. i keep telling myself its almost a miracle i have a game this fun and enjoyable and about one of my favourite series ever. Arcsystem works have delivered on the visual and combat aspects. The lobby is nice and so are the stages and bgm. The style of the cover artwork is beautiful, and i approve of that choice (Im looking at you, boring kakarot game cover art). The intro song could have been better but it is fine. The horrible story mode and the little personalisation available to players in game means that as a fighting game package, I must give this game 85/100.    … Expand
  2. Eddie995863
    Jun 29, 2023
    10
    The best fighting game I've ever played. It got five solid years out of me. The artist beautiful, The mechanics are sound, everything that they had wrong at the start has been corrected in my opinion, And now they just need to nerf Android 21 lab coat a little bit more.
  3. 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
  4. GhostZombie454
    May 31, 2023
    10
    I’m a pretty big fan of Dragon Ball and traditional fighting games and when this game came out, I immediately fell in love with it. The game is very cinematic and the environment is very interactive. For example, if you do a giant attack on your enemy, it’ll send them flying into a nearby mountain. Another example is if there is one enemy left and you do an ultimate attack, it’ll eitherI’m a pretty big fan of Dragon Ball and traditional fighting games and when this game came out, I immediately fell in love with it. The game is very cinematic and the environment is very interactive. For example, if you do a giant attack on your enemy, it’ll send them flying into a nearby mountain. Another example is if there is one enemy left and you do an ultimate attack, it’ll either show a giant ki explosion or show a ki blast that can be seen from space. This game is also very colorful and it makes it look alive. FighterZ is so cinematic with their special attacks to the point where it looks like it’s own anime show. The story, in my opinion, is alright, it’s not the best but it’s not the worst, but if you’re a diehard fan of Dragon Ball, I think you’ll love the story. Overall, I give this game a 10/10 because it’s one of the only games where I can play for hours on end and not get bored of it at all.… Expand
  5. MacArron23
    May 15, 2023
    6
    I hate the DLCs man .......................................................
  6. Leo303
    Apr 4, 2023
    9
    Sin duda de mis juegos favoritos de dragón ball hay gran variedad de personajes y cada uno tiene su especialidad,animaciones espectaculares,efectos de sonido tremendos sin duda mi juego favorito de dragón ball
  7. The_saver1328
    Feb 16, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is fast pace and has awesome characters from the dragon ball franchise, and even adds a new character… Expand
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. TrapGoose59
    Sep 15, 2022
    10
    This game is a literal perfect dragon ball fighting game that incorporates characters from Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball Super. The visuals are on par if not better than the actual show. The fighting revolves around extremely fast-paced combat with very long combos. Arcade style makes the game an absolute blast. My only complaint with the game is I wish there were moreThis game is a literal perfect dragon ball fighting game that incorporates characters from Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball Super. The visuals are on par if not better than the actual show. The fighting revolves around extremely fast-paced combat with very long combos. Arcade style makes the game an absolute blast. My only complaint with the game is I wish there were more offline modes or things to do in the game.… Expand
  11. DeanTheOne
    Sep 1, 2022
    10
    This game is damn awesome. The best thing about this game is the fun gameplay. The controls are far better than DBZ: Kakarot, DB Xenoverse and even Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, COMBINED! The greatest fighting game of all time, absolutely no questions.
  12. 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?
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. USSJ
    Mar 1, 2022
    9
    Literally The Best Dragon Ball Game Right Now The Graphics Is So Clean Gameplay Is Fantastic Online Is Cool You will face people play in different strategies it may be an advantage or a disadvantage the story is OK the tutoriels get annoying The more you get to play in story mode and some characters are superior to other which sucks but you still can master a weak character and become aLiterally The Best Dragon Ball Game Right Now The Graphics Is So Clean Gameplay Is Fantastic Online Is Cool You will face people play in different strategies it may be an advantage or a disadvantage the story is OK the tutoriels get annoying The more you get to play in story mode and some characters are superior to other which sucks but you still can master a weak character and become a pro with it making it too powerful (like android 17 krillin...) i recommend buying the game and the dlcs when its on sale… Expand
  16. Teleman
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    The most accessible fighting game available to casuals out there. Very simple and easy to use controls, characters that are most popular and art that can only be described as godlike (until I met ggst that is) for a fighting game.
  17. Charabargle
    Dec 29, 2021
    9
    I have played the game to death, and I can't stop playing, but the story does keep away to greatness. It is boring after 2 hours and why is goku's hands so BIG. The voices are great, it looks really good, and the gameplay is amazing.
  18. VikiSH
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Previously, I only played Tekken games for the 2d fighting genre, after playing dragon ball fightterz I feel like I don't want to play Tekken anymore
  19. 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
  20. mixxd69
    Aug 29, 2021
    8
    Great game but the problem is the damn controls confusing and crap seriously just add revamp controls just i can get rid of these annoying controls
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. Ivo_Bustamante
    Jun 3, 2021
    9
    Me gusto bastante,es muy entretenido las peleas. hablando de la campaña se siente muy repetitivo en algún punto pero es un excelente juego
  24. QbaKK
    May 25, 2021
    9
    The best Dragon Ball game in a while, with great balance, beautiful animations, and of course all the best DB characters. The only bad thing I can say about the game is the fact there are too many characters hidden behind the paywall of DLCs
  25. AOCG24
    May 14, 2021
    9
    Gameplay: 10 Graphics: 10 Soundtrack: 9
    Matchmaking: 8
    Practice mode: 10
    Campaign: 6
    Other game modes: 7
    Overall: 8.6
  26. 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
  27. Dinerofresco
    May 5, 2021
    9
    Till this day this is my favorite fighting game and I love that its an anime games because we don't get a lot of good ones nowadays or really ever , love the roster and the fast pace gameplay , online could be a little better but it doesn't ruin the game by any means , story sucked but thats not really what I bought it for anyways
  28. illuvatar_1st
    Apr 20, 2021
    9
    An amazing Game that does justice to dragon ball fans and the fight games club. Its a fast pace fighting games that allows you to choose a team of three to fight others. It has a variate of characters to choose from and the developers keep adding more more. The story is mediocre BUT in a fighting game the story is the least of your concern. Stunning animation that looks like it came out ofAn amazing Game that does justice to dragon ball fans and the fight games club. Its a fast pace fighting games that allows you to choose a team of three to fight others. It has a variate of characters to choose from and the developers keep adding more more. The story is mediocre BUT in a fighting game the story is the least of your concern. Stunning animation that looks like it came out of the anime. There's so much into this game, from Easter eggs based on hero and map selection to classic Toriyama humor to everything.… Expand
  29. Ziverbey
    Apr 19, 2021
    10
    It is playable for anyone who loves and doesn't love anime and is definitely a great game for anime lovers
  30. Primebear
    Apr 12, 2021
    9
    This is a fighting game that fans of the original comic will love. However, solo play is very poor. Could it be that the story could only be done like this? I'm so sorry. The genre of fighting games also has poor accessibility. Nevertheless, perfect reproduction, great play.
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#13 Best 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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