Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden (ドラゴンボールZ 超究極エクストリーム武闘伝, Doragonbōru Zetto Ekusutorīmu Butōden) is a 2D fighting game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is based on the anime series Dragon Ball Z and was released on June 11, 2015 in Japan, October 16, 2015 in Europe and Australia and October 20, 2015 in North America.[1]

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden
Developer(s)Arc System Works
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
SeriesDragon Ball
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: June 11, 2015
  • EU: October 16, 2015
  • AU: October 16, 2015
  • NA: October 20, 2015
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player
multiplayer

Gameplay

Much like Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, characters from the Dragon Ball series can be played to battle it out.

Development

The game was first revealed at NintendoEverything.com on February 17, 2015.[2] On June 13, 2015, a retailer added a poster hinting a possible localization.[3]

Release

For those who pre-ordered the game in the UK through retailer GAME, or in the US through online retailer Amazon, would receive an email with a code to download the Japanese version of Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2. They would also receive 6 extra Z Assist support characters via an additional code sent a few days following the games release. This extra content was also available through pre-ordering the game digitally via the Nintendo eShop or through purchasing the Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden New 3DS bundle through Nintendo's UK online store. The pre-order characters included Kid Goku, Baby Goku, Kid Gohan, Super Garlic Jr., Super Vegito, and Meta-Cooler.

An additional patch, released in November 2016 in Japan, allows support for local or online multiplayer, crossover cross-play between the game and One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum, which was also developed by Arc System Works.[4] The latter title is currently only available in Japan.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic61/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid5/10[6]
Famitsu29/40[7]
GameRevolution[8]
IGN5.6/10[9]
Nintendo Life[10]
Nintendo World Report6/10 [11]
HobbyConsolas72%[12]
3DJuegos 6/10[13]
MeriStation6/10[14]
Vandal6/10[15]

Extreme Butōden currently has a score of 60% on Metacritic.[16] Destructoid awarded it a score of 5 out of 10, saying "It’s a competent fighter with nice sprite work, but it also does very little interesting with narrative presentation, combat mechanics, or gameplay modes."[17]

The game sold 74,660 copies within its first week of release in Japan.[18] By the end of the year, it had sold 150,989 copies in Japan.[19]

References
  1. "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden officially getting western release on October 20th". Nintendo Everything.
  2. "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Budoten - full, translated scan - Nintendo Everything". Nintendo Everything.
  3. "Retailer poster further hints at Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden localization". Nintendo Everything.
  4. Romano, Sal (September 12, 2016). "One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum and Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden to add cross-game battles in November". Gematsu. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. "DRAGON BALL Z: EXTREME BUTODEN". Metacritic. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  6. Dale, Laura Kate (October 15, 2015). "Review: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden". Destructoid. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  7. Romano, Sal (June 2, 2015). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1383". Gematsu. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  8. Schaller, Kevin (November 9, 2015). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  9. Bringas, José Manuel (October 14, 2015). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden - Análisis". IGN (in Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  10. Ramsey, Robert (October 14, 2015). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Review (3DS)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  11. Rose, Bryan (November 2, 2015). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (3DS) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  12. Quesada, Daniel (October 14, 2015). "Análisis de Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden". HobbyConsolas. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  13. Bella, Jesús (October 14, 2015). "Análisis de Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden. Deseo no concedido". 3DJuegos. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  14. Fernández, Salva (June 1, 2016). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, Análisis". MeriStation. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  15. Leiva, Carlos (October 14, 2015). "Análisis de Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (Nintendo 3DS)". Vandal. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  16. "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden". Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  17. "Review: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden". Destructoid. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  18. "'Rhythm Heaven: The Best+' y 'Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden' debutan por todo lo alto en Japón". Zonared. June 17, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  19. "Repasamos los 100 juegos más vendidos en Japón durante 2015". Zonared. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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