DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Dragon Ball FighterZ is a PlayStation 5 fighting game developed by Arc System Works. It centers on combat encounters, offense-defense reads, and character matchups, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.4 / 10
About this game
Dragon Ball FighterZ is a PlayStation 5 fighting game centered on combat encounters, offense-defense reads, and character matchups. Short bouts use character differences and rising difficulty for variety, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hit feedback, and readable arenas create match tension, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that button mapping, move recognition, multiplayer accessories, and cpu behavior can affect balance. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Dragon Ball games turn the manga and anime’s battles into fighting games, character-building adventures and action RPGs. You might assemble a tag team, create your own fighter or revisit Goku’s journey between explosive encounters.
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Anime spectacle backed by substantial fighting depth
Three-character teams and assists make synergy a central decision, while automatic combos help newcomers participate immediately. More demanding pressure and timing remain available, preserving meaningful mastery beyond the accessible first layer. Three story arcs offer substantial solo material but repeat relatively easy encounters, making progression feel mechanical. Its lasting value lies more in arcade challenges and versus experimentation than in the campaign’s changing situations. Animation, dramatic framing and expressive models capture Dragon Ball’s speed and exaggeration while retaining combat readability. The adaptation works through the rhythm of the actions themselves rather than merely placing familiar character designs on top. Native PS5 rollback improves match flow and loading is quicker, but launch lobby failures and crashes obstruct access to those matches. Without crossplay, another version’s online experience cannot stand in for this release.
Strengths
- Team synergy and exceptional animation
Weaknesses
- Repetitive story fights and online-interface friction
Who it is for: Fighting players interested in team combinations
Play notes: Based on the historical review conditions of 2024-03-04, not a guarantee about subsequent patches or current matchmaking populations.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Three story arcs offer substantial solo material but repeat relatively easy encounters, making progression feel mechanical. Its lasting value lies more in arcade challenges and versus experimentation than in the campaign’s changing situations. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Three-character teams and assists make synergy a central decision, while automatic combos help newcomers participate immediately. More demanding pressure and timing remain available, preserving meaningful mastery beyond the accessible first layer. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Animation, dramatic framing and expressive models capture Dragon Ball’s speed and exaggeration while retaining combat readability. The adaptation works through the rhythm of the actions themselves rather than merely placing familiar character designs on top. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Native PS5 rollback improves match flow and loading is quicker, but launch lobby failures and crashes obstruct access to those matches. Without crossplay, another version’s online experience cannot stand in for this release. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Arc System Works
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco
- Release date
- Feb 29, 2024
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Fighting · Primary genre
- Tags
- Real-time CombatMain Story Under 10 HoursCombosMelee CombatFantasyPlayer versus PlayerFast-pacedSolo-friendly3D GraphicsAnime StyleReplayableShort Sessions
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideFeb 29, 2024
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.nintendo.com