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Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden is a 2D sci-fi fantasy fighting game developed by Arc System Works and published by Bandai Namco for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan (on June 11, 2015), Europe (on October 16, 2015), and North America (on October 20, 2015). The Japanese version was also released digitally via the eShop.
From the developers best known for the Guilty Gear and Blazblue series, Extreme Butoden is based on the Dragon Ball manga and anime series and takes place during numerous battles in the Dragon Ball Z storyline. Similar to the Marvel vs. Capcom series (namely Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes), the game features tag teaming and numerous assist characters to choose from. While most of these content comes from the Dragon Ball Z arc (and their bonus side-story films), there are some characters (playable and assist) from the original Dragon Ball arc, Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball Super. Its tag-team multiplayer was later expanded on with the 2018 game Dragon Ball FighterZ.
As this game was used as a base for the Japanese-exclusive 2016 fighting game One Piece: Daikaizoku Coliseum, the Japanese version was later updated on December 2016 to support cross-game multiplayer (allowing players using Dragon Ball Z characters in this game to battle players using One Piece characters in the other game).
A download code for a Virtual Console version of Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 (with its Japanese intact) was included as a pre-order bonus for the North American and European versions of the game.
Characters
The game includes 18 playable characters (with 7 alternate forms, for a total roster of 25).
- Goku (normal and Super Saiyan forms, with Super Saiyan God form as an unlockable and Super Saiyan Blue form only obtainable through a special code or save file)
- Gohan (kid, teen Super Saiyan, adult Super Saiyan, and adult "Ultimate" forms)
- Piccolo
- Krillin
- Raditz
- Nappa
- Vegeta (normal and Super Saiyan forms)
- Captain Ginyu
- Frieza (final form)
- Trunks (future timeline, Super Saiyan form)
- Android 18
- Cell (final form)
- Majin Buu ("Fat" and pure "Kid" forms)
- Gotenks (Super Saiyan form)
- Beerus (unlockable)
- Bardock
- Broly (Legendary Super Saiyan form, unlockable)
Z Assist Characters
- Bulma
- Chi Chi
- Turtle
- Tien
- Great Saiyaman
- Korin
- Tao Pai Pai
- Recoome
- Majuub
- Hercule
- Dende
- King Kai
- Announcer
- Goten
- Kid Trunks
- Babidi
- Dabura
- Super Saiyan 2 Majin Vegeta
- Bubbles
- Super Buu
- Supreme Kai
- Kibito
- Old Kai
- Yamcha
- Saibaman
- Dodoria
- Zarbon
- First Form Frieza
- Guldo
- Jeice
- Burter
- Mr. Popo
- Master Roshi
- Chiaotzu
- Jackie Chun
- General Blue
- Combined Pilaf Machine
- Android 8
- Guru
- Second Form Frieza
- Third Form Frieza
- Mecha Frieza
- Android 19
- Dr. Gero
- Android 16
- Android 17
- Imperfect Cell
- Semi-Perfect Cell
- Cell Jr.
- Pikkon
- Videl
- Super Android 17
- Nuova Shenron
- Omega Shenron
- Puar
- Oolong
- Launch
- Dr. Briefs
- Fortuneteller Baba
- Devilman
- Monster Carrot
- Grandpa Gohan
- Yajirobe
- Dr. Wheelo
- Turles
- Fifth Form Cooler
- Super Android 13
- Second Form Bojack
- Super Janemba
- Tapion
- Hirudegarn
- Chilled
- Whis
- Oozaru
- Shenron
- King Piccolo
- Uub
- Pan
- Golden Frieza
- Super Saiyan 4 Goku
- Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta
- Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegeta
- Vegetto
- Baby Goku
- Kid Goku
- Metal Cooler
- Kid Gohan
- Garlic Jr.
- Jaco
- Gine
- Haze Shenron
- Eis Shenron
- Oceanus Shenron
- Rage Shenron
- Naturon Shenron
- Flying Nimbus
- Goku (Farmer)
- Vegeta (Bingo)
- Krillin (Policeman)
- Towa
- Mira
- Super Saiyan 4 Gohan
- Super Saiyan 4 Broly
- Supreme Kai of Time
- Trunks' Time Machine
- Champa
- Vados
- Super Baby Vegeta 2
- See-Through
- Frost (First Form)
- Botamo
- Ninja Murasaki
- Goku & Gohan
- Cabba
- Hit
- Magetta
