This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.ĭragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden. It is still fun enough, though, and can provide some quick entertainment for anyone looking for it. You won't miss much if you skip this entry. If Metacritic allowed it I would give this game a 6.5, but since that isn't an option, and you always round up in math, it gets a 7. It's understandable that the 3DS couldn't handle every last DBZ character, and I think including everyone is overkill anyways, but there are a lot of missing fan favorites they easily could have put in but didn't. The most glaring, and often mentioned, flaw with the game is the shallow roster. It doesn't really add anything seriously new to the Dragon Ball Z fighting game franchise, either, other than the Z Assists. Especially in today's age where you can play Mortal Kombat with a friend in Vietnam (a "Cable Guy" reference, for those that didn't get that one). It's a shame that Nintendo titles like this often neglect online play. That being said, there are a lot of flaws that kind of ruin it. It's a fighting game that's simple to pick up for any player that is not used to fighting games, but is still challenging enough to make mastering it difficult.
The inclusion of Z Assist characters is a pretty cool addition as well, and it does add interesting game play mechanics.
The 3D affect doesn't add too much, but the presentation is still marvelous. The game play is fast and smooth, and the visuals are simply gorgeous. The game play is fast and smooth, and the visuals are simply This game is easily, 100%, no doubt, completely.okay. This game is easily, 100%, no doubt, completely.okay.