DRAGON BALL FighterZ

DRAGON BALL FighterZ is a fighting game set in the Dragon Ball universe, developed by Arc System Works. It centres on 3-vs-3 tag team battles with assists and quick character switches.

DRAGON BALL FighterZ was released on Jan 26, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Nintendo Switch version followed on Sep 28, 2018. On Feb 29, 2024, Bandai Namco released native versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Owners of the PS4 or Xbox One version can upgrade to the current console generation. The new versions brought graphical improvements and rollback netcode for online matches.

DRAGON BALL FighterZ is available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.

Each team consists of three characters. Active fighters can be swapped out or can call on assists from their teammates, so combos, pressure and defence revolve heavily around team composition. Air combos, super attacks and quick switches are at the core of the combat system.

The roster was expanded after release through several FighterZ Passes and individual character DLCs. Steam still offers the three FighterZ Passes, additional single fighters such as Android 21 (Lab Coat), and the newer DAIMA Pack.

On PC, Steam lists as minimum: 4 GB RAM, an AMD FX-4350 or Intel Core i5-3470, a Radeon HD 6870 or GeForce GTX 650 Ti, DirectX 11 and 6 GB of free storage. Recommended: 8 GB RAM, a Ryzen 5 1400 or Core i7-3770, and a Radeon HD 7870 or GeForce GTX 660.

Online, FighterZ offers ranked matches, lobbies and group modes, among others. Since 2024, the PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions have used rollback netcode. There is no crossplay between different platforms; according to Bandai Namco, some group modes remain limited to the older delay-based netcode system.

Alongside local and online battles, FighterZ has its own story mode featuring Android 21, a character introduced for the game. There are also training, ranked, lobby and party modes for different play styles.

The Switch version supports simplified controls with a single Joy-Con, local battles and multiplayer matches. At launch, Bandai Namco also highlighted 60 frames per second during fights.