Dragon Ball FighterZ Review - "The Best Handheld Fighter Ever"

The problem with begging for Nintendo Switch ports of the latest and biggest games is that most of them just will not run at all, or if they do, the developers made in the are available from the developers

Make no mistake, droping resolution and having a variable framerate are weaker hardware, but there is a limit to how much any developer would go their game run.

We've seen it with Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Doom, where the games are most definitely run on Switch, and can be played on the go, but there are annoying framerate issues and blurrier image quality throughout, games of some aspects ruining .

So it does not sound good for Dragon Ball FighterZ, does it? It's unequivocally one of the very best looking fight games to release - like, ever - and the anime art style It's something you want to sacrifice when moving on the Nintendo Switch

But Dragon Ball FighterZ on Nintendo Switch, unlike so many hamstrung switch ports, and the other unique turn for this port, for some players there is good reason to double dip and have this be a second, portable, version of the game

But if you're not already familiar with Dragon Ball FighterZ, let's give you the snappy summary. It takes the characters from Akira Toriyama's world dominating manga and anime series, and places them in 3v3 battles for supremacy.

It has all of the classic Dragon Ball characters you'd expect of course, including Goku, Vegeta, Yamcha, Krillin and Tien, in addition to the villains, such as Freiza, Cell and Buu.

In order to facilitate this fighting frenzy, there is a story mode which has all the fighters losing their overwhelming power, and forcing them into battles with the cloned versions of themselves.

Of course, this is the fight? And to that i answer: yes

The game is made accessible to fighting game newbies thanks to auto-combos. You can make your own combos thanks to the Simple Light, Medium, Heavy and Special four-button set up. Some impressive moves to be pulled out to get a single button and start mashing.

Couple that with a Super Dash which can help with spacing and footsies for players who are different to those concepts, a classic Dragon Ball Warp, and Super moves, and you've got yourself a very accessible, but challenging fighter.

All of those moves have a counter too, of course. Super Dash is always beaten by a crouching Heavy attack, while Warps and other sneaky tactics have always been something they are beaten out, and every member of the cast has something they can do in all situations.

Even if you are getting bullied in the corner, a Reflect move will push back foes and attacks, giving you well-timed invulnerability.

But why buy Dragon Ball FighterZ on Nintendo Switch if you already have it else? Why would it make a decent home console version? Simple: portability

Yeah, it's portable is obvious, but what might not be is obviously how much this appeals to the core FGC audience. The Fighting Game Community is often involved in tournaments, bringing extra consoles and equipment with them to facilitate those, and already DBFZ on Switch has allowed players to squeeze in additional practice time while travelling, in the hotel, or literally in the tournament venue.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is not perfect on Nintendo Switch, though. The swift movements require some of the game's moves make the JoyCon pair when attached to the switch feel sub-par, frankly, though this is a matter of taste, and there are plenty of controller options available.

A more recent issue may be the fact that the Nintendo Switch Online Service just launched, and well, that has limited the number of players that may find online, in addition to the fact that, unless you have a wired internet connection, you will likely feel the lag.

But when it comes to real life, at home or on the go? It's wonderful An incredibly smooth 60FPS in battle (as you will expect) with gorgeous animations that honestly never get old

When in handheld mode, or when playing on a large TV, you will notice the resolution What really matters is the framerate never falters, and it delivers that in spades

While this might not be the meaticest Dragon Ball game in terms of content, or the longest, or even what many players are hoping for, Dragon Ball FighterZ remains one of the strongest fighting games.

Incredible, silky smooth fighting action with some incredible visuals makes this easily one of the best looking games on switch, and quite possibly the best looking fighting game to ever grace a handheld.