I Am The First Person To Properly Organize Dragon Ball Games According To How Much of The Series They Cover
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The notes are what era the game covers/what era it goes up to.
Note: I put Plan To Destroy The Saiyajins between Jinzouningen and Buu as that was essentially when it was released and the designs used for the OVA are derived from the Jinzouningen arc.
The notes are what era the game covers/what era it goes up to.
Note: I put Plan To Destroy The Saiyajins between Jinzouningen and Buu as that was essentially when it was released and the designs used for the OVA are derived from the Jinzouningen arc.
68 Games
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai (With DLC)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Battle of Gods (With DLC)
Resurrection F (With DLC)
Goku Black (With DLC, only Trunks' new backstory)
Burdock Special (With DLC)
End of Z (With DLC)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Battle of Gods (With DLC)
Resurrection F (With DLC)
Goku Black (With DLC, only Trunks' new backstory)
Burdock Special (With DLC)
End of Z (With DLC)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Unrated
First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Also, currently not translated)
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Also, currently not translated)
Unrated
NOTE: This is a very loose adaptation
First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Though not as good as Origins or Revenge of King Piccolo)
First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Though not as good as Origins or Revenge of King Piccolo)
Unrated
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Though, the gameplay is interesting)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Though, the gameplay is interesting)
Unrated
Dragon Ball Evolution
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (You could do worse for Budokai on a PSP, and it has hilarious cutscenes to boot)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (You could do worse for Budokai on a PSP, and it has hilarious cutscenes to boot)
Unrated
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: You don't need me to fellate this game
Recommendation Status: You don't need me to fellate this game
Unrated
Post-Story (Xenoverse Style)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (Unique and interesting take on the Dragon Ball world, with the flavour of Xenoverse but way better handled)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (Unique and interesting take on the Dragon Ball world, with the flavour of Xenoverse but way better handled)
Unrated
Dragon Ball GT (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Avoid
Recommendation Status: Avoid
Unrated
Black Star Dragon Balls Arc (GT)
Baby Arc (GT)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (it's similar to Advanced Adventure, though more competent)
Baby Arc (GT)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (it's similar to Advanced Adventure, though more competent)
Unrated
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Unrated
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: ??? (Haven't played and genuinely can't tell if it has been TL'd)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: ??? (Haven't played and genuinely can't tell if it has been TL'd)
Unrated
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (I hear there's a server resurrection if anyone wants to try it out, trust me, the Time Patrol used to be fun and not groan inducing)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (I hear there's a server resurrection if anyone wants to try it out, trust me, the Time Patrol used to be fun and not groan inducing)
Unrated
The First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (Especially on an actual DS)
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (Especially on an actual DS)
Unrated
The Red Ribbon Army Arc
The Uranai Baba Tournament
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (See Origins)
The Uranai Baba Tournament
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (See Origins)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Recommended (A tad too difficult at times, though it is enjoyable to unlock a lot of stuff here, and there is just pure fanservice strewn about (the kind of fanservice you'd see in Heroes a few years later, giving every character SSJ3)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Recommended (A tad too difficult at times, though it is enjoyable to unlock a lot of stuff here, and there is just pure fanservice strewn about (the kind of fanservice you'd see in Heroes a few years later, giving every character SSJ3)
Unrated
Plan to Destroy The Saiyajins
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (for the killer soundtrack and OVA)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (for the killer soundtrack and OVA)
Unrated
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Enjoyable, albeit short and not too interesting)
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Enjoyable, albeit short and not too interesting)
Unrated
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Xenoverse 2 quite literally replaces it)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Xenoverse 2 quite literally replaces it)
Unrated
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (I enjoyed it as a pseudo MMORPG, where I wasted time grinding away at missions. As a game it's not really that fun, though sometimes there's funny memes (Guess who's back? It's COOLA!))
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (I enjoyed it as a pseudo MMORPG, where I wasted time grinding away at missions. As a game it's not really that fun, though sometimes there's funny memes (Guess who's back? It's COOLA!))
Unrated
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Battle of Gods
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (This was cool at the time, but God it did not age well. If you own a Vita, it's marginally more fun as a pick up and play experience)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Battle of Gods
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (This was cool at the time, but God it did not age well. If you own a Vita, it's marginally more fun as a pick up and play experience)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (its gimmick of showing classic scenes from the anime in 3D is pretty cool, and the what if scenarios are nice)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (its gimmick of showing classic scenes from the anime in 3D is pretty cool, and the what if scenarios are nice)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Amazing OP, some fun what-ifs at times, but the board game is a chore)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Amazing OP, some fun what-ifs at times, but the board game is a chore)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (does its own distinct thing from the other Budokai games and ultimately succeeds)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (does its own distinct thing from the other Budokai games and ultimately succeeds)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Borderline unfair, outclassed by its sequels, that stupid OP)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Borderline unfair, outclassed by its sequels, that stupid OP)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Probably the best Tenkaichi game)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Probably the best Tenkaichi game)
Unrated
Dragon Ball (Loosely)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Tenkaichi 2 + a bit more)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Tenkaichi 2 + a bit more)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (It's the same deal as the Budokai series, though the fighting here is more competent in its execution)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (It's the same deal as the Budokai series, though the fighting here is more competent in its execution)
Unrated
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If you want more Legacy of Goku, this is where you go)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If you want more Legacy of Goku, this is where you go)
Unrated
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Unfinished TL, interesting little fighting game though)
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Unfinished TL, interesting little fighting game though)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (I famously do not like card games)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (I famously do not like card games)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (This is an ArcSys game btw)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (This is an ArcSys game btw)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Avoid (Are you really going to play a kinect game in [current year]? Also, Episode of Bardock sucks and if you think it didn't, you need to reevaluate your life choices)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Avoid (Are you really going to play a kinect game in [current year]? Also, Episode of Bardock sucks and if you think it didn't, you need to reevaluate your life choices)
Unrated
Plan to Destroy The Saiyajins
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (For both the OVA and both versions of the game)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (For both the OVA and both versions of the game)
Unrated
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Unfinished TL)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Unfinished TL)
Unrated
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: ??? (To my knowledge, the TL is incomplete, and any gameplay I have seen has looked painfully dull)
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: ??? (To my knowledge, the TL is incomplete, and any gameplay I have seen has looked painfully dull)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Look at that cover)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Look at that cover)
Unrated
Freeza Arc (Loosely)
Jinzouningen Arc (Loosely)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (probably the best 2D fighting game DB has had (ignoring FighterZ))
Jinzouningen Arc (Loosely)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (probably the best 2D fighting game DB has had (ignoring FighterZ))
Unrated
Majin Buu Arc (INCREDIBLY Loosely)
It's essentially a retelling set in the Majin Buu arc, where Gohan is telling Goten about everything their dad did, so it goes over most of the series, but I'll just say Buu because that makes my life easier.
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (It's cool to watch on youtube, but as far as I'm aware there's no TL, the gameplay isn't that great, it's a PC Engine game, and it only covers 7 fights Goku has been in)
It's essentially a retelling set in the Majin Buu arc, where Gohan is telling Goten about everything their dad did, so it goes over most of the series, but I'll just say Buu because that makes my life easier.
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (It's cool to watch on youtube, but as far as I'm aware there's no TL, the gameplay isn't that great, it's a PC Engine game, and it only covers 7 fights Goku has been in)
Unrated
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Unrated
Freeza Arc (Super Saiyajin Goku vs Freeza at the start)
Jinzouningen Arc (Ends with Piccolo vs Cell)
The Movies (Loosely ; Just Coola)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Jinzouningen Arc (Ends with Piccolo vs Cell)
The Movies (Loosely ; Just Coola)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (It's just worse Budokai 3)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (It's just worse Budokai 3)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Seriously, these DB card games aren't fun)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Seriously, these DB card games aren't fun)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Unrated
Fusion Reborn (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (these PSP games are shockingly good)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (these PSP games are shockingly good)
Unrated
The Movies (INCREDIBLY Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended
Unrated
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (No TL to my knowledge, the "loosely" refers to the game mode where you play as Mr. Satan and rig tournaments to make money and pay back #18)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (No TL to my knowledge, the "loosely" refers to the game mode where you play as Mr. Satan and rig tournaments to make money and pay back #18)
Unrated
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Not the best Butoden game, but still fun)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Recommended (Not the best Butoden game, but still fun)
Unrated
Jinzouningen Arc
The Movies (Loosely ; Bojack & Broly)
Recommendation Status: Recommended (The best Butoden game, and the most interesting one in the content it chooses to cover)
The Movies (Loosely ; Bojack & Broly)
Recommendation Status: Recommended (The best Butoden game, and the most interesting one in the content it chooses to cover)
Unrated
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If you liked Super Butoden 2, you'll enjoy this one)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If you liked Super Butoden 2, you'll enjoy this one)
Unrated
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Unfinished TL)
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Unfinished TL)
Unrated
First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Mainly for its visual style, gameplay beyond that is dull)
21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army Arc
Uranai Baba Tournament
22nd Tenkaichi Budokai
Piccolo Daimao Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Mainly for its visual style, gameplay beyond that is dull)
Unrated
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (This is also the game where Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyajin on Namek in case anyone forgot)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (This is also the game where Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyajin on Namek in case anyone forgot)
Unrated
Freeza Arc (Loosely)
Jinzouningen Arc (Loosely)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If only for the What If scenarios)
Jinzouningen Arc (Loosely)
Majin Buu Arc (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (If only for the What If scenarios)
Unrated
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Just a bog standard recap with some really funny ways of shoehorning in movie villains)
Majin Buu Arc
The Movies (Loosely)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Just a bog standard recap with some really funny ways of shoehorning in movie villains)
Unrated
Lifts Characters From Across The Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid
Recommendation Status: Avoid
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Pretty fun for a PSP game)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Pretty fun for a PSP game)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Very poor ARPG)
Freeza Arc
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (Very poor ARPG)
Unrated
Jinzouningen Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Slightly interesting ARPG)
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (Slightly interesting ARPG)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (So long as you can get a Saturn emulator working)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Recommendation Status: Lightly Recommended (So long as you can get a Saturn emulator working)
Unrated
Lifts Characters From Across The Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid (The OP is cool though)
Recommendation Status: Avoid (The OP is cool though)
Unrated
Saiyajin Arc
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
Original Story (Separate from everything else)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (The only distinct thing it has in its retelling is some scenes are 2D animation, but it uses the modern Yamamuro style and ultimately looks awful)
Freeza Arc
Jinzouningen Arc
Majin Buu Arc
Dragon Ball GT
Original Story (Separate from everything else)
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended (The only distinct thing it has in its retelling is some scenes are 2D animation, but it uses the modern Yamamuro style and ultimately looks awful)
Unrated
The First Hunt For The Dragon Balls
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Recommendation Status: Not Recommended
Unrated
MUGEN that lifts characters from across the series
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (It's fun and free)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (It's fun and free)
Unrated
Post-Series
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Recommendation Status: Avoid Heroestrash
Unrated
Lifts Characters From Across The Series
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (is probably the most unique fighting game in the whole franchise, from its cast of characters, to its visual style, to how genuinely competent it is at what it does)
Recommendation Status: Highly Recommended (is probably the most unique fighting game in the whole franchise, from its cast of characters, to its visual style, to how genuinely competent it is at what it does)
Aziamuth
2 months ago
2. I think Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is better than 2. Sure, the Story Scenario is miles better in 2, but the rest of the content (as well as the combat) is better in 3.
3. I understand you don't like Kakarot because of its numerous DLC? Or does it have garbage gameplay?
4. There's actually a competitive scene for Super Dragon Ball Z, for those who are interested