Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

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  • Summary: Interactive and destructible environments bring a new layer of intensity to the battle stages featured in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast. Smash opponents into rocks to increase their damage count and gain the upper hand in battles. Featuring the series’ trademark combat style, the game hosts aInteractive and destructible environments bring a new layer of intensity to the battle stages featured in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast. Smash opponents into rocks to increase their damage count and gain the upper hand in battles. Featuring the series’ trademark combat style, the game hosts a variety of the most popular characters taken from the series, all of which have enhanced features such as facial expressions for a deeper level of immersion into the Dragon Ball universe. Dragon Ball: Raging Blast boasts superior graphics that enhance the sense of the characters’ speed and power. In addition to classic signature moves, characters also benefit from a new "Super Rising" move which allows more variety in the battle stages and lets players explore new areas of the Dragon Ball universe. [Namco Bandai Games]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 26
  3. Negative: 4 out of 26
  1. ZTGD
    73
    Simply put Dragon Ball Raging Blast is a game for fans of the long running anime series. Its does its job not perfectly, but well. The game does make you feel like super saiyan at times, and then turns around and makes you feel like a green blooded Namek instead.
  2. XGN
    68
    Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is a good fighting game. You will probably enjoy this game if you're a fan of the franchise. But otherwise, there are a lot of better fighting games available.
  3. Vandal
    66
    A predictable but satisfying game, but it doesn't bring anything new. It is not a vain attempt because it won't disappoint those looking for a high definition Budokai Tenkaichi, but it's a lost opportunity to evolve the formula making the most of this generation power.
  4. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    60
    Less fun is how it plays. [Jan 2010, p.119]
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  5. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    60
    So, baring the possible glory or failure of Raging Blast's online mode, this is a rather predictable entry in the tale of Goku and Gohan. [Holiday 2009, p.77]
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  6. Cheat Code Central
    52
    Dragon Ball: Raging Blast has a lot of things going for it including an interesting story mode, great graphics, and a huge character roster. However, the foundation of the game - the battle system - isn't very fun, and that sinks the whole experience.
  7. Game Revolution
    25
    The online mode is there as it is with nearly every fighting game to come out in the last five years and it serves its purpose just dandy. Unfortunately, the broken gameplay immediately removes any gold starz DBZ would have eared for online functionality.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15
  1. aasimk
    Dec 29, 2009
    10
    the game is totally awesome the graphics are nice the controls are unique and good from the other dragon ball games
  2. RoarBodacious
    Nov 29, 2009
    10
    Dbz is the best. This game delivers. Graphics are awesome. Fights are fast paced. Lots of characters and great story. If u don't Dbz is the best. This game delivers. Graphics are awesome. Fights are fast paced. Lots of characters and great story. If u don't understand what's going on in the story, then that's your fault for not watching dbz (best show ever). Get this game… Expand
  4. AndrewL
    Nov 24, 2009
    10
    I'm surprised at how vague the snippets of reviews above are, since Dragon Ball Raging Blast is everything it needs to be and more. The I'm surprised at how vague the snippets of reviews above are, since Dragon Ball Raging Blast is everything it needs to be and more. The graphics are amazing and capture the Anime style perfectly. There is sometimes camera problems but that only occurs through furious button mashing and lack of skill. Most fights I found were easily seen and I didn't have trouble with the camera often at all. The music can get repetitive, but this is only natural in a fighting game. Try starting up Street Fighter IV and not hating the menu song after the thirtieth time you've heard it. I think the game has recieved less than it should for an overall score, as most complaints seem to be regarding its target audience. But honestly, Dragon Ball games are always aimed at the fans, and of course people who don't know the show aren't going to pick it up and hope for a totally unique experience, this hasn't been an issue ever, not even with the last games. The game is worth every point I've given it, a really enjoyable fan-based fighting game.… Expand
  5. bigboss1964
    Oct 21, 2014
    6
    Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

    Game-play:The fighting in this game is great i love it with 3d fighting and lot of combos and special moves but    Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

    Game-play:The fighting in this game is great i love it with 3d fighting and lot of combos and special moves but it is too slow for fighting game.The camera get in the way to many times.

    Story:Typical DBZ story.

    Graphics:Very good.

    Notes:The game do not deliver to the normal fighting game fun and it is made for dbz funs,really like the ssj3 Vegeta and Broly.Buy it if you are a DBZ fun especially at a high price drop    … Expand
  6. gustavorosa77
    Apr 25, 2018
    6
    We always expect a dragon ball game like the budokai tenkaichi 2 and 3 of ps2, raging blast tries to remember this games but fails, is no aWe always expect a dragon ball game like the budokai tenkaichi 2 and 3 of ps2, raging blast tries to remember this games but fails, is no a bad game, but the mechanics can be improved and faster, the graphics are ok, the only thing in the game that is new is the "what if stories" because the campaign is just the dragon ball z classic saga, and is not a great adaption of the anime.… Expand
  7. Alvokun
    Mar 24, 2017
    6
    I remember buying this because I was a big Dragon Ball fan and had played almost every DB game released up to that moment. Raging Blast,I remember buying this because I was a big Dragon Ball fan and had played almost every DB game released up to that moment. Raging Blast, however, ended up boring me greatly, to the extent that it was the last Dragon Ball game I played (and it is been 8 years already). I realized it was over: many years will pass until Dragon Ball games become great fighting games again.

    This game is OK if you have not played too many Dragon Ball games, but storyline is just the same as always and the combat system seems to be unable to reach the perfection of others, such as Naruto video games.    … Expand
  8. MerekG
    Jan 22, 2010
    1
    What has to be the best looking Dragon Ball game ever is utterly ruined by an atrocious camera. Simply unplayable...but gorgeous. A disappointment.

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