Xbox 360

Dragon Ball Z For Kinect

Fighting

Time to beat: about 3.5 hours
Plays offline: Yes

Overview

Dragon Ball Z: For Kinect is a video game based on the anime series Dragon Ball Z for the Xbox 360's Kinect. Published by Namco Bandai Games under the Bandai label and developed by Spike Chunsoft, the game was released in October 2012. It is one of the few Dragon Ball games that never saw a release in Japan, although it still features a Japanese speech track available for international players.

During battles, the player retains control only over limited movement and dodging technique. Returned by "spectacular camera movements in an anime style", the fighting system requires the player to carry their body with every movement and every shot so that the character executes them on the screen. It results in a true fusion of "breathtaking cinematic and immerse gameplay".

The game received mostly negative reviews from critics. It has a score of 49% on Metacritic. GameSpot gave the game at a 4.5 out of 10, criticizing the highly repetitive battles, poor story mode, and erratic motion sensing.