I Am The First Person To Properly Organize Dragon Ball Games According To How Much of The Series They Cover
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The notes are what era the game covers/what era it goes up to.
Note: I put Plan To Destroy The Saiyajins between Jinzouningen and Buu as that was essentially when it was released and the designs used for the OVA are derived from the Jinzouningen arc.
The notes are what era the game covers/what era it goes up to.
Note: I put Plan To Destroy The Saiyajins between Jinzouningen and Buu as that was essentially when it was released and the designs used for the OVA are derived from the Jinzouningen arc.
68 Games
The First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
The First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (Especially on an actual DS)
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (Especially on an actual DS)
The Red Ribbon Army Arc
The Uranai Baba Tournament
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (See Origins)
The Uranai Baba Tournament
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (See Origins)
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Though, the gameplay is interesting)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Though, the gameplay is interesting)
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Enjoyable, albeit short and not too interesting)
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Enjoyable, albeit short and not too interesting)
NOTE: This is a very loose adaptation
First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Though not as good as Origins or Revenge of King Piccolo)
First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Though not as good as Origins or Revenge of King Piccolo)
First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Also, currently not translated)
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Also, currently not translated)
First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Mainly for its visual style, gameplay beyond that is dull)
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Mainly for its visual style, gameplay beyond that is dull)
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Seriously, these DB card games aren't fun)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Seriously, these DB card games aren't fun)
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: ??? (To my knowledge, the TL is incomplete, and any gameplay I have seen has looked painfully dull)
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: ??? (To my knowledge, the TL is incomplete, and any gameplay I have seen has looked painfully dull)
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (This is also the game where Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyajin on Namek in case anyone forgot)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (This is also the game where Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyajin on Namek in case anyone forgot)
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Unfinished TL)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Unfinished TL)
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Unfinished TL)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Unfinished TL)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Very poor ARPG)
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Very poor ARPG)
Freeza Arc (Super Saiyajin Goku vs Freeza at the start)
Jinzouningen Arc (Ends with Piccolo vs Cell)
The Movies (Loosely ; Just Coola)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Jinzouningen Arc (Ends with Piccolo vs Cell)
The Movies (Loosely ; Just Coola)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Not the best Butoden game, but still fun)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Not the best Butoden game, but still fun)
Jinzouningen Arc
The Movies (Loosely ; Bojack & Broly)
Recommendation Status: Recommended (The best Butoden game, and the most interesting one in the content it chooses to cover)
The Movies (Loosely ; Bojack & Broly)
Recommendation Status: Recommended (The best Butoden game, and the most interesting one in the content it chooses to cover)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Unfinished TL, interesting little fighting game though)
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Unfinished TL, interesting little fighting game though)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (its gimmick of showing classic scenes from the anime in 3D is pretty cool, and the what if scenarios are nice)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (its gimmick of showing classic scenes from the anime in 3D is pretty cool, and the what if scenarios are nice)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (It's the same deal as the Budokai series, though the fighting here is more competent in its execution)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (It's the same deal as the Budokai series, though the fighting here is more competent in its execution)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (I famously do not like card games)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (I famously do not like card games)
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Slightly interesting ARPG)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Slightly interesting ARPG)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Look at that cover)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Look at that cover)
Plan to Destroy The Saiyajins
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (For both the OVA and both versions of the game)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (For both the OVA and both versions of the game)
Plan to Destroy The Saiyajins
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (for the killer soundtrack and OVA)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (for the killer soundtrack and OVA)
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If you liked Super Butoden 2, you'll enjoy this one)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If you liked Super Butoden 2, you'll enjoy this one)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (No TL to my knowledge, the "loosely" refers to the game mode where you play as Mr. Satan and rig tournaments to make money and pay back #18)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (No TL to my knowledge, the "loosely" refers to the game mode where you play as Mr. Satan and rig tournaments to make money and pay back #18)
Freeza Arc (Loosely)
Jinzouningen Arc (Loosely)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (probably the best 2D fighting game DB has had (ignoring FighterZ))
Jinzouningen Arc (Loosely)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (probably the best 2D fighting game DB has had (ignoring FighterZ))
Majin Buu Arc (INCREDIBLY Loosely)
It's essentially a retelling set in the Majin Buu arc, where Gohan is telling Goten about everything their dad did, so it goes over most of the series, but I'll just say Buu because that makes my life easier.
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (It's cool to watch on youtube, but as far as I'm aware there's no TL, the gameplay isn't that great, it's a PC Engine game, and it only covers 7 fights Goku has been in)
It's essentially a retelling set in the Majin Buu arc, where Gohan is telling Goten about everything their dad did, so it goes over most of the series, but I'll just say Buu because that makes my life easier.
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (It's cool to watch on youtube, but as far as I'm aware there's no TL, the gameplay isn't that great, it's a PC Engine game, and it only covers 7 fights Goku has been in)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (So long as you can get a Saturn emulator working)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (So long as you can get a Saturn emulator working)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Amazing OP, some fun what-ifs at times, but the board game is a chore)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Amazing OP, some fun what-ifs at times, but the board game is a chore)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (does its own distinct thing from the other Budokai games and ultimately succeeds)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (does its own distinct thing from the other Budokai games and ultimately succeeds)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Recommended (A tad too difficult at times, though it is enjoyable to unlock a lot of stuff here, and there is just pure fanservice strewn about (the kind of fanservice you'd see in Heroes a few years later, giving every character SSJ3)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Recommended (A tad too difficult at times, though it is enjoyable to unlock a lot of stuff here, and there is just pure fanservice strewn about (the kind of fanservice you'd see in Heroes a few years later, giving every character SSJ3)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If you want more Legacy of Goku, this is where you go)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If you want more Legacy of Goku, this is where you go)
Freeza Arc (Loosely)
Jinzouningen Arc (Loosely)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If only for the What If scenarios)
Jinzouningen Arc (Loosely)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If only for the What If scenarios)
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Just a bog standard recap with some really funny ways of shoehorning in movie villains)
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Just a bog standard recap with some really funny ways of shoehorning in movie villains)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Pretty fun for a PSP game)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Pretty fun for a PSP game)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Avoid (Are you really going to play a kinect game in [current year]? Also, Episode of Bardock sucks and if you think it didn't, you need to reevaluate your life choices)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Avoid (Are you really going to play a kinect game in [current year]? Also, Episode of Bardock sucks and if you think it didn't, you need to reevaluate your life choices)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (This is an ArcSys game btw)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (This is an ArcSys game btw)
Fusion Reborn (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (these PSP games are shockingly good)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (these PSP games are shockingly good)
The Movies (INCREDIBLY Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended
Dragon Ball GT (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Avoid
Recommendation Status: Avoid
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Probably the best Tenkaichi game)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Probably the best Tenkaichi game)
Dragon Ball (Loosely)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Tenkaichi 2 + a bit more)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Tenkaichi 2 + a bit more)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (It's just worse Budokai 3)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (It's just worse Budokai 3)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
Original Story (Separate from everything else)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (The only distinct thing it has in its retelling is some scenes are 2D animation, but it uses the modern Yamamuro style and ultimately looks awful)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
Original Story (Separate from everything else)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (The only distinct thing it has in its retelling is some scenes are 2D animation, but it uses the modern Yamamuro style and ultimately looks awful)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Borderline unfair, outclassed by its sequels, that stupid OP)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Borderline unfair, outclassed by its sequels, that stupid OP)
Black Star Dragon Balls Arc (GT)
Baby Arc (GT)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (it's similar to Advanced Adventure, though more competent)
Baby Arc (GT)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (it's similar to Advanced Adventure, though more competent)
Dragon Ball Evolution
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (You could do worse for Budokai on a PSP, and it has hilarious cutscenes to boot)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (You could do worse for Budokai on a PSP, and it has hilarious cutscenes to boot)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: ??? (Haven't played and genuinely can't tell if it has been TL'd)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: ??? (Haven't played and genuinely can't tell if it has been TL'd)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Battle of Gods
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (This was cool at the time, but God it did not age well. If you own a Vita, it's marginally more fun as a pick up and play experience)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Battle of Gods
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (This was cool at the time, but God it did not age well. If you own a Vita, it's marginally more fun as a pick up and play experience)
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai (With DLC)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Battle of Gods (With DLC)
Resurrection F (With DLC)
Goku Black (With DLC, only Trunks' new backstory)
Burdock Special (With DLC)
End of Z (With DLC)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Battle of Gods (With DLC)
Resurrection F (With DLC)
Goku Black (With DLC, only Trunks' new backstory)
Burdock Special (With DLC)
End of Z (With DLC)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (I hear there's a server resurrection if anyone wants to try it out, trust me, the Time Patrol used to be fun and not groan inducing)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (I hear there's a server resurrection if anyone wants to try it out, trust me, the Time Patrol used to be fun and not groan inducing)
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Xenoverse 2 quite literally replaces it)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Xenoverse 2 quite literally replaces it)
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (I enjoyed it as a pseudo MMORPG, where I wasted time grinding away at missions. As a game it's not really that fun, though sometimes there's funny memes (Guess who's back? It's COOLA!))
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (I enjoyed it as a pseudo MMORPG, where I wasted time grinding away at missions. As a game it's not really that fun, though sometimes there's funny memes (Guess who's back? It's COOLA!))
Post-Story (Xenoverse Style)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (Unique and interesting take on the Dragon Ball world, with the flavour of Xenoverse but way better handled)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (Unique and interesting take on the Dragon Ball world, with the flavour of Xenoverse but way better handled)
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: You don't need me to fellate this game
Recommendation Status: You don't need me to fellate this game
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Lifts Characters From Across The Series
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (is probably the most unique fighting game in the whole franchise, from its cast of characters, to its visual style, to how genuinely competent it is at what it does)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (is probably the most unique fighting game in the whole franchise, from its cast of characters, to its visual style, to how genuinely competent it is at what it does)
Lifts Characters From Across The Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid (The OP is cool though)
Recommendation Status: Avoid (The OP is cool though)
Lifts Characters From Across The Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid
Recommendation Status: Avoid
MUGEN that lifts characters from across the series
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (It's fun and free)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (It's fun and free)
Aziamuth
26 days ago
2. I think Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is better than 2. Sure, the Story Scenario is miles better in 2, but the rest of the content (as well as the combat) is better in 3.
3. I understand you don't like Kakarot because of its numerous DLC? Or does it have garbage gameplay?
4. There's actually a competitive scene for Super Dragon Ball Z, for those who are interested