By 2004, Nintendo was already the leading brand for handheld consoles, but that year they released the Nintendo DS, featuring dual screens and a stylus for interacting with the console. And, of course, with this new generation, we got some of the best Dragon Ball games for handheld consoles, and here you can see them all.
Here is the complete list of the 6 DB games released for the Nintendo DS. Some are fighting games, others are card games, and a few are very interesting RPGs.
Here are the 4 different versions or models released with Nintendo DS technology. A minimum requirement to play these Dragon Ball and DBZ games.
The Nintendo DSi takes handheld gaming a step further, with two built-in cameras, a larger screen, and access to the DSiWare store. A perfect console for those seeking entertainment and creativity.
The Nintendo DSi takes handheld gaming a step further, with two built-in cameras, a larger screen, and access to the DSiWare store. A perfect console for those seeking entertainment and creativity.
The Nintendo DS Lite is a slimmer, more stylish version of the original, featuring a brighter screen and longer battery life. Perfect for gamers looking for portability without sacrificing performance.
The Nintendo DS revolutionized handheld gaming with its innovative dual-screen design. With exclusive games and a vast library, it offers a unique touch and classic gaming experience anywhere.
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Dragon Ball: The Breakers – Limited Edition was released on the same date as the standard edition in 2022. This is the most complete edition of the game. It includes everything from the Special edition, that is, various cosmetic items only available through these editions, the physical game, a decorative steelbook, stickers, a pair of Potara, and a figure of Cell's larval shell.
The cosmetic pack includes: a full outfit, a victory pose, and a vehicle skin.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers is a survival multiplayer game, whose genre is called "Asymmetrical Survival Multiplayer (1 Raider vs. 7 Survivors)", in this case it will always be 1 vs 7.
The Raider or Hunter aims to eliminate all Survivors or Prey, while the latter must hide around the map, use items and vehicles to survive the hunter or raider.
In this case, being a Dragon Ball game, the hunters are represented by Dragon Ball villains like Cell, Frieza, or Majin Buu, who evolve and change form (e.g., Cell 1st form becomes Cell 2nd form and then reaches his final or perfect form) as the match progresses.
The survivors or prey must play as a team to survive. They can choose from some DB characters and original ones from the game. Their goal is to activate "the time machine" and escape, as many as can make it.
The game, besides PC, is also available on: PS4/PS5, Xbox One/Series, and Nintendo Switch.
Jump Force – Deluxe Edition is the edition that included the first Season Pass of the game, giving us the base fighting game plus access to 9 extra playable characters with early access.
The new characters are: Asta, Boa Hancock, Broly, Gogeta, Jiren, Naruto Uzumaki (Sage Mode), Sabo, Shoto Todoroki, and Super Saiyan God Goku.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers – Limited Edition was released on the same date as the standard edition, in 2022.
It is the most complete edition of the game and includes everything from the Special Edition, plus several exclusive physical items.
This edition includes:
Physical copy of the game.
Decorative steelbook case.
Stickers.
Potara earrings.
Larval Cell shell figure.
Digital cosmetic content: a full outfit, a victory pose, and a vehicle skin.
Dragonball Evolution: The Game is based on the unfortunate live-action film. Its characters and stages come directly from the movie. The gameplay is similar to the previous Tenkaichi titles, which is at least a positive point. The game allows multiplayer and, as a curiosity, lets you play as Bulma.
DBZ: Goku Hishōden begins at the end of Dragon Ball, featuring the battle between Goku and Piccolo at the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, and concludes with the fight against Vegeta during the Saiyan Saga in Dragon Ball Z.
Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu is the second game/cartridge of Dragon Ball released for the NES in 1988, while the DB anime and manga were still airing. Officially, it never left Japan.
It is a card battle game where we move around a map to earn cards, fight opponents, and progress through the story.
The story tells the events of the Piccolo Daimaō Saga from classic Dragon Ball, but with many creative liberties. For example, the story begins with Krillin’s death, but at Kame House, instead of during the Tenkaichi Budokai.
A game for true enthusiasts of the card game genre.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 is the third Dragon Ball Z game released for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom, and it is also the second fighting game for this console, released in late 1993.
It is the direct sequel to Super Butōden 1, so it remains a 2D fighting game with the same feature: when two opponents move far apart, the screen splits in two to simulate a huge stage. In this game, players can fight with up to 11 characters, using melee combos, ki attacks, and flying.
Its story mode covers the Cell Games tournament, the DBZ Bojack movie, and includes alternate “what if” stories, which later inspired the popularity of Tenkaichi Budokai on PS2.
Among the playable characters are Goku, Bojack, Piccolo, Gohan, Frieza, Cell, and with cheats, players can use Cell Jr. and Vegetto.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 was released a little over a year after its predecessor, Xenoverse 1. Its story is set two years after the events of the previous game. In this installment, we take on the role of a Time Patroller, tasked with traveling through key moments in Dragon Ball history to fix distortions in the timeline.
It is a fighting game with multiplayer and competitive modes. The player must level up, learn techniques from Dragon Ball heroes, and customize their own character, even choosing their race.
The game was released on multiple platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.
It features numerous DLCs that expand the story, including content from Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball Daima.
Dragon Ball FighterZ – Legendary Edition was released about six years after the base game and is a much more complete edition than all previous ones. This edition includes the base game, FighterZ Pass 1, 2, and 3, Commentator Voice Packs 1–4, cosmetics, and an exclusive avatar for the SSJ Goku Lobby.
In total, it offers the game plus 19 character DLCs, which is quite impressive.
However, this edition was released digital only and can only be purchased from the Nintendo Shop on the Nintendo Switch.
The PSP Go (PSP-N1000) is the version that completely breaks from the design of its predecessors, changing, among other things, the button layout. The screen is smaller, it has no UMD drive, so it can only play downloaded games, and for that reason, it has the largest internal storage of the four models, with 16 GB.