Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Switch - metacritic

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  1. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is one of those excellent Nintendo Switch conversions. Its artwork, along with the soundtrack and sound effects, transport the player to the fantastic universe of the Z Fighters and gives them freedom to experience it outside of combat through a fun gameplay. In the end, Kakarot is a gift to longtime Dragon Ball fans and an excellent first entry to anyone willing to meet the franchise.

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  2. Overall, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a highly entertaining game that’s faithful to the franchise. It accurately depicts the nostalgic events of the series’ earlier stories, and the gameplay engages the player while doing so.

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  3. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was a gorgeous game on other platforms and one of the better Dragon Ball games when it launched a little while ago. It's great to see it translate so well to Nintendo's hybrid system in a better-than-expected conversion that includes new features, and some DLC right from the get go.

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  4. The full, compact story, an equally complete cast of memorable characters and an abundance of opportunities to unleash our Kamehameha, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a title that players should not miss. Despite some inconsistencies in gameplay and poor development decisions, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot brings forth the nostalgia and glory of Goku’s saga, leaving only a sweet sense behind.

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  5. In the epic battle between the forces of bad Switch ports and great Switch ports, Goku and his friends take the size of the good guys, with this game being a great port of a good game with loads of extra content and good performance on Nintendo's small hybrid console.

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  6. While its game world is not as fully explored as in other JRPGs, what we have here is a real work of fan service, topped off with praiseworthy graphics and art style, and a fantastic audio work. All this might not be enough to convince those who are not keen on Dragon Ball, but its fans will be delighted with Kakarot.

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  7. Nintendo Force Magazine

    Nov 8, 2021

    Someone's bound to get a DBZ action/adventure game right one of these days, but unfortunately this one's a few Dragon Balls short of summoning Shenron, if you know what I mean. [Issue #56 – November/December 2021, p. 68]

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  1. Dude play this game if you’re a fan of Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z get this game it’s amazing probably one of the best Dragon Ball games everDude play this game if you’re a fan of Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z get this game it’s amazing probably one of the best Dragon Ball games ever made in my opinion it might be better then Dragon Ball FighterZ on the switch also but it’s still an awesome the graphics are awesome the intro is outstandingly awesome it’s got the head cha land from the original Dragon Ball Z intro and the Gameplay is awesome definitely recommend this game it’s awesome. Expand

  2. Masterpiece. Com certeza um dos jogos mais competentes e bem otimizados do Nintendo Switch. Ele usa tudo o que o Switch tem a disposição emMasterpiece. Com certeza um dos jogos mais competentes e bem otimizados do Nintendo Switch. Ele usa tudo o que o Switch tem a disposição em questão de hardware sem avacalhar com a gameplay como é o caso de outros jogos da Bandai Namco (My Hero One Justice 2). Com certeza valeu a pena a espera, Dragon Ball Z Kakarot criou padrões a serem seguidos de o quão bom um jogo pode ser no Nintendo Switch. Expand

  3. Runs really well imo and honestly I am enjoying myself. This will be my 3rd play through since I did two on playstation.

  4. Игра очень крутая в плане кинематографичности. Геймплей, музыка тоже шикарны.

  5. Lot of fun and must have for dbz fans! Its xenoverse with dbz story line and little rpg

  6. Thus, Bandai Namco and the developers from CyberConnect2 created a playful and comprehensive title for newcomers and especially for fans ofThus, Bandai Namco and the developers from CyberConnect2 created a playful and comprehensive title for newcomers and especially for fans of the series with the new version of "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot". The storyline with the numerous characters and pretty cutscenes is neatly told and provides good entertainment for the most part. The excitingly staged battles are always a joy thanks to the simple controls and only gradually become rather one-sided. In addition, the various approaches in the course of the game, such as cooking and hunting, cut a good figure and loosen up the gameplay enormously. The implementation for the Nintendo Switch is also really fun and the new content is also convincing. Those who would like to have another interesting game of the well-known series should definitely take a closer look at "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" for the Nintendo console. Expand

  7. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No Garlic Jr. Arc

    What’s the point of this game without its best villain.

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Is Dragon Ball Kakarot on Switch worth it?

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on Switch is a stunningly uncompromised port of last year's massive RPG. It looks and runs fantastically, while also including all three DLC chapters in a perfectly portable package.

Is Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot a good game?

When Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is at its best, it's incredible. The big moments of each saga are brought to life impeccably with beautiful visuals and effects – but more than that, Kakarot also shows love to the smaller, more character driven moments that made fans fall in love with the anime in the first place.

Is DBZ kakarot good for newcomers?

Fast-moving adventure fun for fans and newcomers to series.

Is Kakarot a repetitive?

But for all the work that's gone into Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, it may be a little repetitive for fans to go through the same plots, the same arcs, the same deaths, again.