Lastly, players can 'Ki Charge' to manually increase their Ki gauge, similar to previous Dragon Ball fighting games. The 'Super Dash' flying attack will home in on the opponent's lead character and is able to pass through weaker projectiles.

The 'Dragon Rush' move can break through an opponent's guard and if successful, offers a choice between an aerial combo or forcing the opponent to switch to a different character. This has multiple uses, from bypassing enemy projectiles to moving quickly around the stage, or extending a combo. With the 'Vanish Attack', the player can expend Ki to instantly teleport behind an opponent's character and strike them in the back. In addition to the unique moves of each character, players have several universal moves available. If neither team has been defeated before the time runs out, the team that has sustained the least damage overall wins. All three characters on the same team must be defeated for a player to win the game. Players can also call one of their other characters to perform an 'Assist' move, allowing simultaneous attacks and combos with the entire team. One character is controlled and can be switched with one of the other characters at any time. Players each select three characters to form a team, from an initial roster of characters from the Dragon Ball franchise. Capcom series and the overall presentation is reminiscent of other Arc System Works games. Namely, the control scheme and team mechanics are lifted from the Marvel vs.

The gameplay is inspired by concepts from several other fighting games. The game was also a commercial success, having sold over 8 million copies worldwide as of 2021. The game's fighting system, character roster, visuals, story mode, and music were all highly praised while its online functionality was criticized.

The game received positive reviews from critics, with many citing the game as one of the best fighting games released in the eighth generation of video game consoles. Based on the Dragon Ball franchise, it was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in most regions in January 2018, and in Japan the following month, and was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch in September 2018.ĭragon Ball FighterZ involves the player picking a team of 3 playable characters and a unique assist for each, then fighting an AI or human opponent with their own team of 3 characters. Dragon Ball FighterZ (pronounced 'fighters' ) is a 2.5D fighting game, developed by Arc System Works and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

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