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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Review | Gamergen

"Two years ... Two years of development for "it", what a mess ... Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z is an empty production lacks the soul masterpiece Toriyama. The story mode offers no interest, apart from an excuse to unlock new characters. -The soundtrack is any, the gameplay is grotesque, bland graphics, no versus offline, no corner drive farewell transformations, here is a title that comes in an unusual category, regression. Namco Bandai No one knows what to do with his license, the ride from right to left and pays the price more.

Do not beat around the bush and talk frankly, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z is a tasteless cake, already obsolete and throw it away. This production is an insult to aficionados and blasphemy worshipers of fighting games. The faithful Son Goku have the balls, but certainly not those of the dragon ..."

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KingKelloggTheWH3738d ago

The game is no fun, it makes me miss the Budokai and Tenkaichi series. I adored those.

Sly-Lupin3738d ago

You know, call me crazy, but maybe the reason this is a terrible fighting game is because, you know, it's not a fighting game.

Much like Civilization V is not a first-person shooter.

Snookies123738d ago (Edited 3738d ago )

What exactly would you classify it as? An action game? Don't get me wrong, I had some fun playing the demo, it just got stale way too fast with only one combo attack for each character...

Xof3738d ago

It's a 3D action/combat game. You know, like Armored Core. The gameplay depth doesn't come from complex input and simple context, but from simple input and complex context.

DBZ fans are just stupid and assume every DBZ game has to be a fighting game.

Snookies123738d ago (Edited 3738d ago )

@Xof - I don't mind if it doesn't have complex button input, I would just prefer if the animations for fighting weren't the same every time you go in for an attack. That's my issue with it. Even if it just had 3 or 4 different variations of attacking, that would go a long way to make it look much better in action.

Xof3738d ago

The actual engine ArtDink is using was designed for mech games, so it probably can't handle a lot of different animation sets.

Keep in mind that it has to be able to handle the animations for all the moves of eight different characters simultaneously with zero delay and zero lag online.

And let's keep in mind they added some destructible environments.

DBZ fans have been begging for a game that tries something new with the franchise for years--for decades, actually--and now that the IP is finally in the hands of a developer willing to take the games in a new direction, most of the fans are whining that it's not another half-assed annual fighter. ~__~

trickman8883737d ago (Edited 3737d ago )

It's a terrible fighting game. A terrible brawler, and a terrible action game. No matter what you might try to classify it to make it not seem worse than it is, it...is bad.'

The defense system is broken. The combat is garbage. and THERE IS NO VS CPU GAMEPLAY OUTSIDE OF MISSION MODe

It's all sorts of terrible

@XOF Yeah Z fans have been wanting something new, but they also want a game that's GOOD

This garbage ass game doesn't fill the bill. Too many restrictions, not enough content, pre order dlc ridden garbage, a mediocre and mission mode, a defense system thats broken

um, whats good about the game? Lol teams? To which it depends solely on online? Guess what kid, DBZ games online aren't known for their huge online activity. They they down tremendously after the release.

blackblades3738d ago

DBZ games been bad since raging blast to me, last game I bought was burst limit and it'll stay my last DBZ game unless they make another burst/budokai game, and fix all the problems with burst limit.

Snookies123738d ago

As of the PS3/360 generation and beyond? Absolutely.

Zodiac3738d ago

@snookies. Yeah, I'm surprised that term is still used. It never even made any sense to me since a good deal of words end in tard. That defeats te purpose if the whole insult since u don't which word it's referring to unless you are told. It's not. Very clever insult.

Hyper_Tension1403737d ago (Edited 3737d ago )

I agree im a big dbz fan but you cant deny that the naruto games are far superior, at least the the ps3/360 ones.

Myst3738d ago

Whoa I thought of getting this game as well. At some point I'll need to try a demo or see if I can rent/borrow it from someone before settling on buying it. That score makes me sad.

Snookies123738d ago (Edited 3738d ago )

It's probably one you could pick up for cheap later on down the road and enjoy. I wouldn't spend any more than $20 dollars on it though, if I were you...

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A Look Back at Artdink's Games for PlayStation Vita

VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "In 2017 I wrote a series of articles looking at all of the Vita games released by a number of different publishers, but at the time I was already thinking about how interesting it would be to examine the output of individual developers. Sony’s handheld may not have been a sales success in itself, but certain studios managed to make a living by creating titles for it that targeted the right audiences. None demonstrate this better than Artdink, the quirky Japanese company that has increasingly branched out into anime development in recent years."

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A Look at All of the Fighting Games Available on Vita

VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "While fully-fledged fighting games on handhelds have achieved varying levels of success in the past, they weren’t really a thing until the PSP. Prior to this there would always be certain concessions to get them running on weaker hardware. Sony’s powerful portable console, however, allowed developers to experiment with new ways of delivering their titles that would sometimes be hugely successful (e.g. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection), which in turn meant new games were forthcoming throughout the console’s life. This mantra continued onto the Vita, which received ports of a number of high-profile fighting games, from launch through to the present day.

The ever-expanding industry of eSports has somewhat put a damper on handheld fighting games, as the fanbase moves increasingly towards arcade sticks, perfect latency, and other measures that always ensure a fair fight. That doesn’t mean the Vita doesn’t have access to its fair share of fighting games, though – whether you like 3D arena brawlers, party-friendly multiplayer titles, or pixel-perfect technical 2D fighters, you’re well served by the selection that’s available here, especially when including backwards-compatible PSP & PS1 games."

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PlayStation Store Golden Week Sale Offers 122 Japanese Games With Up To 70% Discount

GearNuke: "PlayStation Store in US has a massive sale this week introducing popular Japanese games like Metal Gear Solid, Demon's Souls, Resident Evil and much more."

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Toiletsteak3278d ago

Why can't they do this for the UK as well.

franwex3278d ago

Make an American PSN; I have an European and Japanese one!

Eidolon3277d ago (Edited 3277d ago )

Do you get anything good out of the sales they have on JP/EU store?

franwex3277d ago (Edited 3277d ago )

@Eidolon:

No; but Remember when PSN was down for a few months and we got free games? Well; I got all the games for free :P

I think it is more beneficial for Europeans to get US than vice-versa because we get more sales!

Blastoise3278d ago (Edited 3278d ago )

Everyone on the EU blog asks all the time, but it doesnt seem likely. You can set up a US account on PS4 & PS3 though and play them on your UK account. If you need credit i'd recommend Target as they accept a straight convert in prices through paypal

As for the PSP/Vita games though you're screwed because account switching is a pain in the arse

Caffo013278d ago

amazon.com is good too.. you just need to change the address of your credit card with a fake US one in the card details.

franwex3278d ago

Considering Pier Solar...

Also, why is it more expensive to by Zone of the Enders together than separately?

PygmelionHunter3278d ago

Yeah, I might jump into Pier Solar for that price. Also, been meaning to replay Demon's Souls for a while now.

Dunno about Zone of The Enders, that's just dumb XD

Xof3278d ago

Fair warning: Pier Solar really isn't very good.

Blank3278d ago

Not even six bucks good?? I spent more for crappier games, ill bite anywho though.

Xof3278d ago

Not even $6 bucks good.

Especially when, come on, Suikoden II is on sale too.

franwex3277d ago

I got Suikoden II instead! Thanks for the heads up!

blackblades3278d ago (Edited 3278d ago )

I said the same thing, it's $12 buying them separate cheaper them buying them together in a collection so stupid. You can get the physical for $13 and even less.

jonboi243278d ago

AAAAAAANNNIMMMMEEEEEE!!!!!

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