5.8 /10 1 Votes
5/10 Destructoid Series Dragon Ball Developer Arc System Works Platform Nintendo 3DS | 61% Metacritic 61% GameFAQs Initial release date 11 June 2015 Genre Fighting game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date(s) JP: June 11, 2015
EU: October 16, 2015
AU: October 16, 2015
NA: October 20, 2015 Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar Bandai Namco Entertainment games, Fighting games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden (ドラゴンボールZ
Contents
Gameplay
Much like Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, characters from the Dragon Ball series can be played to battle it out.
Development
The game was first revealed at NintendoEverything.com on February 17, 2015. On June 13, 2015, a retailer added a poster hinting a possible localization.
Release
For those who pre-ordered the game in the UK through retailer GAME, or in the US through online retailer Amazon, would receive an email with a code to download the Japanese version of Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2. They would also receive 6 extra Z Assist support characters via an additional code sent a few days following the games release. This extra content was also available through pre-ordering the game digitally via the Nintendo eShop or through purchasing the Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden New 3DS bundle through Nintendo's UK online store. The pre-order characters included Kid Goku, Baby Goku, Kid Gohan, Super Garlic Jr., Super Vegito, and Meta-Cooler.
An upcoming patch, releasing in November 2016 in Japan, will allow support for local or online multiplayer, crossover cross-play between the game and One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum, which was also developed by Arc System Works. The latter title is currently only available in Japan.
Reception
Extreme Butōden currently has a score of 60% on Metacritic. Destructoid awarded it a score of 5 out of 10, saying "It’s a competent fighter with nice sprite work, but it also does very little interesting with narrative presentation, combat mechanics, or gameplay modes."