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Forty years of adaptations, from an 8-bit riddle game to today's 3D arenas. Sorted by hardware era, with platforms, genre and release year.
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PlayStation 2 and GameCube era
20033D fightingDragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
PlayStation 2 · GameCubeDetails
A sequel that swaps the linear story mode for a board game and introduces free fusions between characters, an idea the licence keeps.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2, GameCube
- Developer
- Dimps
20043D fightingDragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
PlayStation 2Details
The trilogy’s peak: in-fight teleportation, free-flight phases and a roster spanning every series. Long considered the licence’s best fighting adaptation.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Developer
- Dimps
2004Action platformerDragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
Game Boy AdvanceDetails
An adaptation of the first Dragon Ball as a side-scrolling action game, known for its tight controls. One of the few licence games that is not an arena fighter.
- Platforms
- Game Boy Advance
- Developer
- Dimps
20053D arena fightingDragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
PlayStation 2Details
A change of perspective: over-the-shoulder camera, fully destructible arenas and free flight. This is the formula that finally makes aerial fights playable.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Developer
- Spike
20063D arena fightingDragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
PlayStation 2 · WiiDetails
A considerably wider roster and an adventure mode on a world map. The Wii version uses motion detection for charged attacks.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2, Wii
- Developer
- Spike
20073D arena fightingDragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
PlayStation 2 · WiiDetails
The largest roster of its era, over a hundred and fifty fighters, and night-time fights that allow the Great Ape transformation. The PlayStation 2 generation’s benchmark.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2, Wii
- Developer
- Spike
Era
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 era
20083D fightingDragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360Details
The licence’s first appearance on the high-definition generation, returning to plane-based fighting with a support system built on secondary characters.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Developer
- Dimps
