Dragon Ball PS4 Games - Dragon Ball
The Dragon Ball video games are based on the original manga and anime series created by Akira Toriyama , some of the more recent game series have been produced for the PlayStation 4 platform. These include Dragon Ball Xenoverse , Dragon Ball Fighter Z , and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot . Dragon Ball also appears in the game "Jump Force", which is a game published by Namco based on characters from manga series that feature in the Weekly Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball characters in Jump Force include Goku , Vegeta , Cell, Frieza, Future Trunks ,Piccolo , and Boo.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse
Story and Gameplay
The game is based on a setting where the original story of Dragon Ball Z is altered by two villains who use time travel to change history. Trunks, who can also travel through time, being a Time Patroller creates a wish in Shenron for a strong hero who can help him fight powerful enemies and restore the timeline to its original state.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse has a character creation setting, where the player can choose their gender, race, height, hair color, etc. The created character is the fighter that will assist you in Trunks , and the overall campaign involves patrolling through time and fighting villains alongside Goku and other fighters with many other additional quests and missions. There are originally 8 arcs; Saiyan Arc, Ginyu Force Arc, Frieza Arc, Cell Game Arc, Future Android Arc, Majin Buu Arc, God of Destruction Beer Arc and Demon God Demigra Arc.
The game takes place in an open environment with multiple 3D battle arenas, and the gameplay mechanics borrow elements from previous games such as Budokai Tenkaichi 3D Battle Arenas. Dragon Ball Xenoverse also includes Dragon Ball Online, an online role-playing game set in the Dragon Ball universe where you can battle other characters online in various modes.
Product information
- Developer: Dimps
- Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Director: YutaDirector: Yuta Kobayashi and Takeshi Sakamoto
- Producer: Masahiro Kashino
- Programmers: Koji Okugawa, Kohei Hanaoka and Yoshiaki Kitagawa
- Artist: Akira Toriyama
- Platform: PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360 and One, Microsoft Windows
- Released: February 5, 2015 (Japan), February 24, 2015 (North America), and February 27, 2015 (EU)Microsoft Windows - February 27, 2015 (Worldwide)
- Genre(s): Role-playing game
- Modes: Single and Multiplayer
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Story and Gameplay
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is a sequel to the first Dragon Ball Xenoverse , the timeline is based on 2 years after the Demon God Demigra arc in the first version of the Xenoverse game series. Xenoverse 2 continues the open world setting with 3D battle zones and destructive environments, the game has a greater extent of free roaming in the open world. Being able to travel to places such as Namek Village and Frieza's ship. The hero has role-playing options in the dialogue that can alter the movement of the story's outcome throughout the game, providing more interactivity between the player and the story of Dragon Ball Xenoverse gameplay.
Product information
- Developer: Dimps
- Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Producer: Masayuki Hirano
- Artist: Akira Toriyama
- Platforms: Playstation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch and Stadia
- Releases: PlayStation 4 and Xbox One - October 25, 2016 (North America), October 28, 2016 (EU), and November 2, 2016 (Japan) Microsoft Windows - October 27, 2016 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch - September 7, 2017 (Japan) and September 22, 2017 (Worldwide)
- Genre(s): Combat and role-playing
- Modes: Single and Multiplayer
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3
Not yet released, there has been no official news or announcement regarding the release date of Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 3.
Dragon Ball Z FighterZ
Dragon Ball FighterZ is a 2D fighting game, whose concepts are inspired by several other fighting games such as Street Fighters. From the initial roster of 24 characters, the player can select three characters to form a team. An individual character is controlled one at a time, but the player can freely switch characters during the fight. The player also has the ability to call other characters to perform an "Assist" mode, which can be used to perform simultaneous and combo attacks.
Dragon Ball Z FighterZ involves a ranking system in its arcade and online modes, players can rank up with subsequent victories.
Product information
- Developer: Arc System Works
- Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Producer: Tomoko Hiroki
- Artist: Katsuki Mukai
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Release: Windows, PS4, Xbox One (Worldwide): January 26, 2018, (Japan): February 1, 2018, Nintendo Switch (Worldwide): September 28, 2018, (Japan), September 27, 2018 - Genre(s): Combat
- Mode(s): Single player, multiplayer
Reception
Over 40 million video games based on the Dragon Ball franchise have been sold as of December 2014. Dragon Ball Xenoverse The series sold an additional 10 million units between 2015 and 2018, with the PlayStation 4 being released in late 2013 and being the largest gaming platform for the Dragon Ball Xenoverse series followed by the PC and XBOX platforms. Dragon Ball Fighter Z also had over 4 million units sold, bringing video game sales in the Dragon Ball franchise to over 54 million when it comes to games played on other platforms, including mobile games. Dragon Ball None
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Dragon Ball series
Dragon Ball Z series
Dragon Ball Kai series
Dragon Ball Super series
Dragon Ball GT series
Dragon Ball Super Heroes
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