The BEST Dragon Ball Games EVER (feat. Flandrew)

Do you agree with this list? If not, what would you change?

I remember during Covid I wanted to get into DBZ badly so I bought Kakarot and started watching the show and playing the game after each saga ended. Easily the funnest way I ever got into anything.

Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure is one of the most underrated. Kind of amazing they even managed to turn original DB into a game at all and have it be that well made.

Rest In Peace Akira Toriyama 1955-2024.

I just started kakarot and I absolutely love it, the blend of fighting and the open world but it feels so much like you are just watching some remastered form of the show, with the narration and everything it just feels like you are actually in the world

25:48 I can't wait for Dragon Ball: Vegeta. Vegeta: "The game, the planet, my father or me?"

Dragon Ball Fusions for the 3DS is a big favorite of mine. An RPG where you collect characters from all over the series up until the Universe 6 saga from Super. (An update added some Future Trunks arc characters, but they're just given to you for free) and as the title implies, you can fuse a lot of characters and get all kinds of results. The battles are 5v5 with a big focus on positioning and knocking your opponents into each other. It's really fun. Unfortunately it kinda flew under the radar, probably because it was a 2017 3DS release, but I highly recommend everyone reading this to give it a look.

I'm glad you included Kakarot on this list. I remember when the game came out and people were trashing on it for not being a fighting game. Dragon Ball fans have this weird thing going on where if a DB game isn't a fighting game, it's dead on arrival, so it's great to see some love for the non-fighting games.

Definitely agree with this list, but I'd like to give a big shout out to Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure too. That game is genuinely a lot of fun and it's great to see a solid action game from the original series.

I think supersonic warriors should be included along with DB Advanced adventure. Supersonic warriors may be a very short game but it had one of THE BEST fighting systems that did not feel like something a GBA could be capable of. DB Advanced Adventure was also an amazing side-scrolling beat-em up that felt very refreshing and even holds up today (Well... that's subjective).

Tenkaichi 2 was my favorite! The transitioning between melee combos, Kai blast and transformations was so smooth!!

I really love xenoverse 2 is getting again. Yes its sad we dont have a part3 yet or wont get one. But the fact this single dbz game is still getting supported is amazing on its own.

the only game this list is missing is Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure. the way they approached 1-on-1 fights was unique to DB games and it's so much fun. and the main beat-em-up mechanics are so satisfying, especially when chaining combos. one of my favourite things to do while playing as Krillin, is to see how many hits I can accumulate while the enemy is in the air.

The fishing is a nice reference to the first Dragon Ball episode where Goku catches a big fish with his tail.

i know you showed clips, but the fact that you didnt mention the outstanding visuals both in and out of cutscenes in kakarot is a crime. i mean seriously, some of the like "high quality" versions of cutscenes, in key moments like goku first turning ssj, gohan going ssj2 against cell, and even so many other less major scenes are just AMAZING

I thank my lord and my parents when they gave me Legacy of Goku II as a Christmass present when I had 11 or 12 back in 2007 or 2008. No wonder why I enjoyed that game so much as a kid. Even the filler stuff didn't feel boring or tedious. Also, the mechanic of using a scouter so you can register every NPC and enemy in the game with their data was brillant.

So glad, Flandrew is getting some recognition! Love his dry British humor!

Buus Fury and Legacy of Goku 2 are amazing for DBZ fans. Just being in the world - solid story telling, great anime based music, map, world, fun leveling with our favourite characters, good combat, and great little side missions

As someone else said: this list is pretty much perfect but it's definitely missing ADVANCE ADVENTURE for me. Man, what a great game that one was. I already wanna replay it.

Budokai 3 and Tenkaichi 3 are the absolute GOAT of Dragon Ball games !