Dragon Ball Z – Extreme Butoden

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden is a 2D fighting game for the Nintendo 3DS that is based on the Dragon Ball franchise. It is the sixth game in the Butōden sub-series following 2011’s Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden. It was developed by Arc System Works, and returns to the using Dragon Ball Z branding. Extreme Butōden features a combination of elements from both prior games in the Butōden series and developer Arc System Works prior Dragon Ball game, Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2.

The game is a 1-on-1 fighting game featuring battle and support characters to fight against an enemy team in a match. Featuring over 100 characters. Like prior Butōden games, the game features a Health bar and a Ki (energy) bar, labeled Spirit Gauge, which allows Special Attacks to be performed. The fighter who manages to deplete the health bar of the opponent wins the bout and becomes the winner of the match. It differs from prior games in removing the split-screen feature, instead featuring both combatants at each other’s view at all times.

The game also features combo rush attacks and “Z-Assist” support characters like Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2, which can provide assistance in battle via special moves. Destruction Points (DP) from the beforementioned game also return, which serve to rank character strength and allows limiting how many powerful characters can be used.