Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden
Developer(s) Arc System Works
Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Entertainment
Series Dragon Ball
Platform(s) Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: June 11, 2015
  • EU: October 16, 2015
  • AU: October 16, 2015
  • NA: October 20, 2015
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player
multiplayer

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden (ドラゴンボールZ 超究極エクストリーム武闘伝, Doragonbōru Zetto Ekusutorīmu Butōden) is a 2D fighting game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is based on the anime series Dragon Ball Z and was released on June 11, 2015 in Japan, October 16, 2015 in Europe and Australia and October 20, 2015 in North America.[1]

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.[2] On June 13, 2015, a retailer added a poster hinting a possible localization.[3]

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.[4] The latter title is currently only available in Japan.

Reception

Extreme Butōden currently has a score of 60% on Metacritic.[5] 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."[6]

The game sold 74,660 copies within its first week of release in Japan.[7]

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