TheDragon Ball Zseries has no shortage of video game adaptations. Since the 1980s, the anime has been internationally adapted into multiple fighting, RPG, brawler, and adventure games. The series' long list of adaptations continues to grow, with this week’sannouncement of a newDragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichititle. Nearly every year, developer Banda Namco adapts the anime to video game form, with its most recent offering, 2022’sDragon Ball: The Breakers, delivering fans with the series' first asymmetrical multiplayer offering. With Bandai Namco’s fighting games collectively boasting immense popularity, and multiple preparing to receive major updates,The Breakersrisks getting lost in a sea of games. Gamers should not let that happen, asDragon Ball: The Breakersis among the most-unique adaptations thatDragon Ball Zhas ever received.
Dragon Ball: The Breakersis a 1v7 asymmetrical action game, in the same vein asDead By Daylight. Seven survivor players fight to overcome a single villain player, choosing from a roster of classic DBZ side characters and villains. The game was released in 2022 to mixed reviews and has since received some quality-of-life updates, as well as the addition of several major characters.The Breakers' Season 2 was released last month, bringing various fixes and characters to the title. However, more popular titles, likeDragon Ball FighterZandDragon Ball Z: Kakarot,are also set to receive major updates soon, which threaten to overshadowThe Breakersjust as it finds its footing.
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Dragon Ball: The Breakers Offers a Unique Experience to DBZ Fans
With the announcement ofDragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4, fans are once again in high anticipation for aDragon Ball Zfighting game, threatening to relegate a non-fighter likeDragon Ball: The Breakersto obscurity. Players should not overlook the title, however, asDragon Ball: The Breakersoffers fans a new way to experience the belovedDragon Ball Zfranchise. It is the series' first foray into asymmetrical multiplayer and aims to attract a very different subset of the gaming community. For this reason, it can not only coexist with Bandai Namco’s fighting game offerings but flourish in parallel with them.
The concept of an asymmetrical action/horror title grounded in theDragon Ball Zuniverse is incredibly unique and allows fans to experience events similar to the anime’s most terrifying sequences first-hand. Events like Cell’s massacre of Gingertown are iconic in establishing the depths of depravity from whichDragon Ball Z’s best villains operate. InDragon Ball: The Breakers, fans get the opportunity to either enact those events or try to survive them. The launch of Season 2 gives players the opportunity to play asVegeta inDragon Ball: The Breakers, with more iconic villains set to arrive in the near future.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers Needs Proper Support to Stand Out from the Crowd
Dragon Ball: The Breakersgot off to a rough start, as the concept worked much better on paper than it did in execution.Bandai Namco has updatedDragon Ball: The Breakerswith major fixes, slowly improving the game into the title players were expecting.The Breakers' Season 2 launch is a fresh start and likely stands to make or break the title’s case for longevity. IfDragon Ball: The Breakersfails to draw in players with this new season, it is likely to be lost in the sea of future DBZ adaptations.
Dragon Ball FighterZ,Kakarot, andBudokai Tenkaichiare all preparing to introduce new content this year. Though this does not directly impact the title’saudience, it does place a magnifying glass onthe quality ofDragon Ball: The Breakers' updates. ShouldThe Breakersbe supported correctly in its current and future seasons, it could become the series' non-fighting staple for years to come. With so many other titles to contend with,Dragon Ball: The Breakershas its work cut out for it. Fans ofDragon Ball: The Breakershope that the remainder of Season 2 brings further fixes and fan-favorite characters to the title, and if last month’s updates are anything to go by, Bandai Namco isn’t counting the game out just yet.
Dragon Ball: The Breakersis available now for PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One.
