Can you and your friends survive the terror of Dragon Ball Z‘s iconic villains using only your wits (and a bit of luck)? You’ll find out in Dragon Ball: The Breakers in 2022!
It’s always a good morning to wake up to news about a brand new Dragon Ball Z game, even if it’s one that seems completely out of left field and a bit strange. Dragon Ball: The Breakers is a “survive the killer/villain” style of multiplayer game, which actually seems like something that would fit the franchise lore pretty well. It’s definitely making some interesting choices though…
There are some really cool ideas going on here, but so much of it feels strange at the same time. The three playable “Raiders” (Cell, Frieza, and Buu) are perfect villains for this type of game, but having everyone else be random characters (which you can customize) or Oolong, is strange. There’s literally nothing you can do to fight back. It’s all about survival, which seems weird for a series all about taking on the bad guys directly. Even so…I’m intrigued.
Leading video game publisher and developer BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS which is scheduled to release in the Americas for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5 (Compatible), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S (Compatible), Nintendo Switch, and PCs via STEAM® in 2022. DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS is an eight-person online multiplayer game that combines both cooperative and competitive dynamics to create a revolutionary asymmetrical online survival action experience set in the DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE universe. A Closed Beta Test will be organized on PC, enabling players to get their hands on the game. More details regarding Closed Beta Test registration will be shared soon.
DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS consists of 7v1 matches where seven normal “Survivors” have been sucked into a mysterious phenomenon called the “Temporal Seam” and must contend with the overwhelming power of the eighth player, the franchise iconic rival “Raider,” whose task is to obliterate the Survivor team. The Survivors don’t have any superpowers and must rely on various power-up items, weapons, and pilotable vehicles to battle and evade the Raider while searching for the Super Time Machine to escape oblivion. Concurrently, the Raider will be able to play as Cell, Buu, or Frieza and amass overwhelming power to destroy the Survivor team throughout the match, ensuring complete dominance.
DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS also features a Survivor character customization mode which enables players to design their match avatars by using familiar DRAGON BALL Survivor skins and decorative equipment earned with in-game credits or via optional in-game purchases. Additionally, DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS will link save data with DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2. Stay tuned for more updates in the future.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers will launch for PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Consoles, Nintendo Switch, and PCs in 2022.
