This mode removes the focus from pure fighting, adding variety to the repetitive formula. Seven Dragon Balls are placed in a large arena and players must grab them, prevent them from getting knocked out of their hands, and try to knock them out of the hands of others. The online Battle Mode offers all-for-one and team modes for up to eight players, but my favorite mode is the Dragon Ball Grab mode. If you want to play with others, you have to go online. This decision is confusing considering the competitive nature of the game, and the prevalence of comparable modes in previous Dragon Ball Z fighters. You can also fight alongside (or against) your friends, but with a catch: you can’t do it via local multiplayer.
Through the course of the single-player mode, it didn’t take long for me to lose interest and begrudgingly wonder how many more missions I would have to complete before reaching the end. Without the technical depth of other fighting games, or even those of past Dragon Ball Z titles, battles lack depth and are based on building up your meter from tapping the same buttons repeatedly to eventually fire off a strong special attack.īattle of Z feels closer to an action game, but the campaign and versus structures have you duking it out against singular enemies like you would in a fighting game. The action is flashy, offering a worthwhile emulation of the fighting seen in the show from a presentation perspective, but it gets tiresome quickly. You can run along the ground or fly through the air in any direction.
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The special attacks afford room for some teamwork since you can have a crew of offensive and support fighters, but Battle of Z is far from a class-based fighting game.Ĭombat takes place in large arenas where players have full three-dimensional movement. Others, like young Gohan’s, can provide support and health to teammates. Some specials are direct and focused, while some are wide and can push fighters away. You can fire off energy blasts, hammer a single button for melee combo attacks, and pull of a few special attacks, which are different for each of the 67 playable characters. You won’t be doing quarter-circle forward movements to fire off a Kamehameha or differentiating between high and low kicks or punches.
What Battle of Z gains in scope, however, it loses in depth and technical proficiency.īattle of Z is a fighting game by genre, but it is not a technical fighter. It expands the spectacle of the combat, making it feel closer to the show than ever before. Developer Artdink’s first take on Dragon Ball Z easily separates itself from the Budokai and Tenkaichi games of Dimps and Spike.
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