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 that is based on the Dragon Ball franchise. It is the sixth game in the Butōden series, following 2011's Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butoden, and returns to the using Dragon Ball Z branding.

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

The game was released on June 11, 2015, in Japan, October 16, 2015, in Europe and Australia and October 20, 2015, in North America.[1]

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

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]

Reception

Extreme Butōden currently has a score of 60/100 on Metacritic.[5] 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."[16]

The game sold 74,660 copies within its first week of release in Japan.[17] By the end of the year, it had sold 150,989 copies in Japan.[18]

References
  1. "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden officially getting western release on October 20th". Nintendo Everything. 23 June 2015.
  2. "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Budoten - full, translated scan - Nintendo Everything". Nintendo Everything. 17 February 2015.
  3. "Retailer poster further hints at Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden localization". Nintendo Everything. 14 June 2015.
  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 for 3DS Reviews". 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. Quesada, Daniel (October 14, 2015). "Análisis de Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden". HobbyConsolas. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  10. Bringas, José Manuel (October 14, 2015). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden - Análisis". IGN (in Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  11. Fernández, Salva (June 1, 2016). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, Análisis". MeriStation. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  12. Ramsey, Robert (October 14, 2015). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Review (3DS)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  13. Rose, Bryan (November 2, 2015). "Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (3DS) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  14. Bella, Jesús (October 14, 2015). "Análisis de Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden. Deseo no concedido". 3DJuegos. 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. "Review: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden". Destructoid. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  17. "'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.
  18. "Repasamos los 100 juegos más vendidos en Japón durante 2015". Zonared. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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