Dragon Ball FighterZ review

Dragon Ball FighterZ is the anime fighter for players who want to compete. Arc System Works built it in Unreal Engine to look like the anime, and the Steam page describes it as easy to learn but difficult to master. You pick three fighters and tag between them with support calls, chaining aerial combos across destructible stages. Online play includes ranked matches, an interactive lobby and a six-player Party Match, and Steam lists local split-screen PvP and Remote Play Together. A story mode introduces Android 21, a character whose creation Akira Toriyama supervised. Steam's data shows a Metascore of 85. It runs on older hardware, with 4 GB of RAM and a GTX 650 Ti listed as the minimum. The base game costs $59.99, and later fighters come in three FighterZ Passes sold separately, so it is pricier than Sparking Zero.

Who it is for

Competitive players who want a 2D anime fighter

Price

$59.99 one-time purchase on Steam (US store).

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Key features

• 3v3 tag team battles with support calls
• Ranked matches, an interactive lobby and a 6-player Party Match
• Story mode featuring Android 21, a character supervised by Akira Toriyama
• Aerial combos, destructible stages and scenes from the anime at 60 FPS
• Local split-screen PvP and Remote Play Together

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Metascore of 85 in Steam's data
• Strength: Runs on modest PCs, with 4 GB of RAM minimum
• Strength: Online and local versus modes
• Weakness: Costs $59.99 for the base game
• Weakness: Fighting-game execution takes practice
• Weakness: Many characters come in paid FighterZ Passes

Key facts

• Developer: Arc System Works
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Released on Steam: January 26, 2018
• Metascore (Steam data): 85
• Team format: 3 vs 3 tag

Where it ranks

Dragon Ball FighterZ is No. 6 in our Best Anime Games verdict.