Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
PlayStation 5
- 13th Jan 2023
- 13th Jan 2023
PlayStation Plus Extra (Subscription)
- 19th Mar 2024
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Mini Review Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PS5) - Accessible Action RPG Plays Best on PS5
Learn to fly
Whether you're an existing fan or completely new to the world of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot remains a relatively accessible retelling of Akira Toriyama's timeless series. Taking the form of an action RPG spread across large, fully explorable maps, this is a mostly accurate adaptation of the source material, hitting all of the...
Not so super, Saiyan
When Bandai Namco announced that it was going to be making a role-playing game that covers the entirety of Dragon Ball Z, fans seemed somewhat torn. On one hand, developer CyberConnect2 was going to be at the helm -- the studio behind the largely fantastic Naruto Storm titles. On the other, it's hard to get genuinely excited...
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot News
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Smashes Through 8 Million Sales
KAKAROT!
When it comes to commercial success, you should never bet against big-name anime games. Case in point: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has just topped 8 million sales — a figure that most titles couldn't even dream of reaching. Kakarot is an open world action RPG that retells the story of Dragon Ball Z (and a few others through DLC). It first...
News Kakarot's 23rd World Tournament DLC Looks a Nostalgic Treat for Elder Dragon Ball Fans
Hail to the King
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been quietly kegging along since it launched back in 2020. We didn't mind it then, and it got better, at least in terms of performance, when it came to PS5. With DLC 5 right around the corner, a new trailer for the The 23rd World Tournament has us nostalgic for the glory days of Dragon Ball. The
Dodon Ray!
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's next piece of DLC, The 23rd World Tournament, introduces the iconic martial arts competition of the same name to the game, but earlier in the event's history, long before there was even a single blonde strand of hair on Goku's head (the Cell Saga centred around the 25th World Tournament, for context). The classic...
News PS Plus Members Are Gutted Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Doesn't Include PS5 Version
Despite offering a free upgrade
Update: Bandai Namco has declined to comment on whether Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's PS Plus version was intended to include its free PS5 upgrade. In other words, you're only getting the PS4 version. Original Article: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot released on PS5 earlier this year, and offered a free upgrade for PS4 owners. It...
News Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Goes Back in Time as World Tournament DLC Is Confirmed
Bigger Green
The next expansion for Dragon Ball Z Kakarot has been officially announced, following on from a tease in the action RPG's previous trailer. And, as predicted, we are indeed going back in time to events from the original Dragon Ball adventure. The DLC is titled 'Chaos at the World Tournament', and will cover the events of Dragon Ball's...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Goes Back in Time for Its Next Expansion, It Seems
Back when Piccolo was a baddie
We're just a few days from the release of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on PS5, alongside the game's first slice of Season 2 DLC in Bardock: Alone Against Fate. But just to keep the ball rolling, Bandai Namco is already teasing the next expansion. At the end of the new Bardock trailer, we get this image: As avid fans may...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Bardock DLC Gets a Hype Trailer Ahead of Friday's Release
Saiyan blood
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot may be two years old, but that isn't stopping Bandai Namco from splashing the cash on a big marketing push for the game's new season of DLC. The Bardock: Alone Against Fate expansion releases this Friday alongside Kakarot's PS5 version (which is a free upgrade if you already own the title on PS4). This DLC is the...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Bardock DLC Drops Alongside PS5 Version in January
Saiyan blood
Bandai Namco has confirmed that the next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot — the first DLC in Season Pass 2 — will release on the same day as the game's PS5 version. You'll be able to embark on Saiyan adventure in Bardock - Alone Against Fate on the 13th January. It's also worth reiterating that if you already own Kakarot on PS4,...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Next Expansion Will Explore the Tragic Fate of Bardock
You can find someone else to do your dirty work!
The tragic tale of Bardock, Goku's father, is one of the more poignant episodes in the entire run of Dragon Ball Z. The next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will explore the character, taking place slightly before those fateful final moments, and will instead follow the Saiyan invasion of the planet of...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Enhanced PS5 Version Drops in January, Is a Free Upgrade
Even further beyond
The recently announced PS5 version of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will release on the 13th January, publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed. On the current-gen console, the action RPG will boast a higher framerate (from 30 frames-per-second on PS4 to 60 on PS5) alongside enhanced visuals. Environments will have more detail and better...
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