DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE

Explosive Dragon Ball battles with strategic puzzle combat

DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE transforms the iconic anime into a slick mix of board-game progression, light strategy and orb-matching puzzle action. Instead of a classic fighting system, you build teams of characters and trigger attacks by linking Ki spheres of matching colors, then watch spectacular, fully animated special moves explode across the screen.

The story mode offers an original take on the Dragon Ball timeline, where heroes and villains from different eras collide. It’s fan service-heavy, but easy enough to follow even if you’re not an expert on every saga. Between quests, Dokkan Events, World Tournament and various limited-time challenges, there’s always another battle or reward to chase.

Where the game really shines is its roster. From early Dragon Ball through DBZ and Super, nearly every form of Goku, Vegeta, and countless side characters can be summoned, trained and awakened. Building your “dream team” and optimizing leader skills, links and types adds genuine depth, especially in tougher endgame content where team synergy matters as much as raw stats.

The presentation is top-notch for 2D art: character illustrations are sharp, and Super Attacks lovingly recreate famous scenes from the anime with dramatic camera angles and voice lines. On the downside, battles can become repetitive once the flash wears off, and the gacha-based character system can feel grindy or frustrating if you’re unlucky or unwilling to spend.

Still, for Dragon Ball fans, DOKKAN BATTLE offers a generous, content-rich experience that captures the spirit of the series while delivering accessible, surprisingly strategic gameplay. Whether you jump in for a few quick stages or sink hours into perfecting teams, it’s an engaging tribute to the franchise.