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Dragon Ball FighterZ

Arc System Works

2018•Fighting•PEGI 12•About 15 hours

Taste attributes: actiondisasterfantasyscience fictionanimalsmartial artsmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, breakneck fighting game: polished and unsentimental. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

251 ratings

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About This Game

Dragon Ball FighterZ is born from what makes the Dragon Ball series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.

Summary: IGDB

Story

A strange catastrophe has fallen over the world of Dragon Ball. The powers and very souls of Earth's mightiest warriors have been sealed away, and eerie clones of both heroes and villains have begun appearing across the planet. Waking beside Bulma, Goku finds his strength drained and his fellow Z Fighters missing, only to discover that a human consciousness, the player, has become mysteriously linked to his body, lending him the power to fight on. As Goku, Krillin, and their allies search for answers, they uncover the work of Android 21, a brilliant and unsettling new creation of the Red...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionDisasterFantasyScience fictionAnimalsMartial artsMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AliensMartial artsAnimeAndroidsBased on - animeLicensed gamePre-release public testingOverweight character

Where to play

Details

Developer: Arc System Works
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Released: 26 January 2018
Series: Dragon Ball
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 6h rushed, 15h normally, 50h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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