Game #918: Dragon Ball FighterZ Deluxe Edition

  Still not done with ArkSys fighters, but soon...!

 Dragon Ball FighterZ Deluxe Edition is a very special rerelease of this game, only released in Japan, this new SKU includes the first season of DLC on the disc, making a very appealing purchase since that means 8 new fighters. Sure, the game is up to Season 3, but hey, the more the merrier and it's not just a dumb DLC code.

 First of all, this is an all new SKU, an SKU that was never released outside Japan... so no English whatsoever. Purchasing this game means the menus, unlockables and what have you are all in Japanese. It's not too tough to move around since fighting games tend to be simple, but hey, it's something you have to deal with.

 Besides the 8 new characters... this game comes with SSGSS Goku and Vegeta as well as Android 21 unlocked from the getgo, so no need to dredge through the lengthy and silly story mode. That said, character colors must be unlocked, so you might want to give it a whirl to get some in-game currency.

 As for the new characters, I think it's made up of five really neat new characters and three very lame new characters. The lame characters are base Goku and Vegeta, because we really needed more Gokus and Vegetas... and I can't believe they had the gall to charge for this asset recycles. The other lame character is fused Zamasu, he looks dumb and he is a bit boring AND he comes from Super. On the other end we finally get Vegeto, one of my favorites, although he is in his SSGSS form, I would've much rather gotten the SSJ form, but I'll take what I can get. Android 17 isn't a character I care for too much, and he is wearing his Super duds, but he is a rekka character which made him very unique and fun to use in this game. Plus, he doesn't need to call on his sister. Bardock recycles Goku's head, but he was a fun rushdown character with 2 level 1 supers. He turns SSJ for his level 3. Lastly we have Brolly and Cooler, they are HUGE and very fun to use. I loved how nimble Cooler was despite his size.

 So... it's not necessarily a better game, but it's a better release than vanilla since we get 8 new characters and the boring-to-unlock characters from the getgo. Not having an English option is a bit disappointing, but the game is easy to navigate, so no biggie.

 7.5