DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
On top of the price of the game, extra playable fighters, stages and cosmetic packs are sold for real money as downloadable content and season passes. The in-game capsule draws that hand out cosmetic items use only currency earned by playing, not real money.
Fast anime-style martial-arts combat where characters trade punches, kicks, and glowing energy beams that send opponents flying; impacts are flashy and stylized with no blood, gore, or dismemberment.
A few fighters wear form-fitting or revealing costumes, and the original character Android 21 has a curve-emphasizing outfit; no actual nudity.
The story mode centers on Android 21, whose compulsion to devour fighters and internal struggle over her hunger gives a mild sinister undertone, kept light in tone.
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What it is
Dragon Ball FighterZ is a fast, flashy 2.5D tag-team fighting game based on the Dragon Ball anime, where players build a squad of three characters and battle AI or other players in one-on-one matches. Combat is pure anime spectacle: characters trade rapid punches, launch glowing energy beams, teleport around the arena, and unleash cinematic super attacks. There is no blood, gore, or realistic injury—fighters simply take flashy hits and get knocked out. Content is very light overall, with the main flags being a few revealing character costumes and a story mode whose plot involves a villain hungering to absorb fighters. The game can be played online against strangers, where lobby text chat and the competitive community can expose players to occasional trash talk.
How it's framed
The game frames its fighting as celebratory, over-the-top spectacle faithful to the source anime—heroes and villains clash in bombastic tournaments and story battles, with combat treated as athletic contest rather than realistic harm. Its darker plot elements are delivered with the franchise's characteristic bright, comedic tone.
Details
- Developer
- Arc System Works
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Released
- Jan 26, 2018
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