You fight in flashy three on three battles that look like they are pulled straight from the anime, with characters trading combos and screen-filling special attacks. Simplified inputs let newcomers pull off dramatic looking combos, while experienced fighting game players can dig into much deeper combo routes. Matches move fast and look spectacular even if you are still learning what buttons do what.
Gameplay video
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Screenshots & review notes
Why it lands
Arguably the best-looking fighting game ever made, and one that backs up its spectacle with genuinely deep, rewarding mechanics.
How it plays
Team-based combos flow with real elegance, easy enough for beginners to feel cool while hiding serious depth underneath.
Style and score
It looks like the anime come to life, animation and effects work so sharp it's hard to believe this runs on Switch at all.
Who it's for
A must for fighting game fans and Dragon Ball devotees alike, with an active competitive scene keeping it alive years after launch.
Frames captured from the gameplay video above; notes are our own take on the game.
What it's like to play
You control a team of three Dragon Ball characters in a one-on-one fight against another team of three, viewed from the side with a camera that swoops in dramatically during big hits. Light, medium, and heavy attack buttons chain into combos almost automatically if you just keep pressing them in order, while a separate button calls in one of your teammates for a quick assist attack, and another lets you tag them in fully. Your first ten minutes will be spent in a tutorial or against easy computer opponents, where you will notice that even simple button mashing produces flashy, anime-accurate combos and that switching between the three fighters on your team is core to the strategy.
Most of your time is split between an original story mode that plays like a new Dragon Ball adventure using the game's characters, and versus matches, either against the computer, a friend on the couch, or people online, where the goal is always the same: knock out all three of the opponent's fighters. As you improve, difficulty comes from learning to block correctly, since a mistimed block leads into a long automatic combo against you, and from managing a shared special meter that all three of your fighters draw from for big attacks. A story mode run takes ten to fifteen hours, while versus matches can be played endlessly.
Session to session it feels most exciting when you land one of the big flashy super attacks that replays a familiar Dragon Ball moment, and matches rarely last more than a minute or two, so it is easy to play just one more round. What may frustrate newcomers is that online lobbies are set up a bit awkwardly compared to a simple matchmaking button, and the sheer speed of combos can feel overwhelming before you learn to block. If you grew up watching Dragon Ball Z, or just want a fast, visually exciting fighting game, this is a great fit.