The story is told in-game with static character portraits and text, with the only voice acting being relegated to the screams and grunts emoted during the actual fighting. The animated intro to the game seems short, low-res, and a bit lazy, and the game's UI is a bunch of boring blacks and reds. Unfortunately, that is where the good news ends on the presentation front (don't worry, fighting game fans I'll get to you in a minute). It's also nice to see the sheer amount of characters that made it in, though 85% of them are support characters, not fully playable fighters.
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The characters are very large on the 3DS' screen and very detailed, perfectly capturing the feel of the source material. While games like Xenoverse proved that DBZ can still look like DBZ with 3D models, Extreme Butoden's 2D animation is a more natural fit and better reflects the way the characters are supposed to look. Capcom game's beautiful sprites and animation and wondered why they couldn't just make a Dragon Ball game that looked like that, your prayers are answered here. Let's talk to the Dragon Ball fans first. Extreme Butoden won't appeal to many outside one or both of those camps.Įxtreme Butoden's biggest strength for Dragon Ball fans is the top notch character sprites, while the selling point for fighting fans is going to be developer Arc System Works' trademark depth and style with this type of game.
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Sadly, your enjoyment of Extreme Butoden is going to hinge on not just the usual "anime game for anime fans only," but also on whether or not you've been a fan of other 2D fighters like the BlazBlue or Marvel Vs. 3DS Dragon Ball game, Extreme Butoden, come out (Japan has gotten two 3DS games we'll never see here, Ultimate Mission 1 and 2), but Resurrection F, the latest Dragon Ball movie, finally saw release on DVD and Blu-Ray! While hardcore fans probably already have both in their collections, I'll bet some of you are reading this hoping for a yay or nay on the first 3DS fighting game since Smash Bros. Octowas a good day to be a Dragon Ball fan.