DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE Reviews

by 321crash321

I want to start off by saying I understand this game is free so them giving out free stones in the first place is nice, but when your game is unplayable for an extended period of time then you should want to give your players a reason to come back, and 5 stones is not very convincing. I was trying not to get my hopes up, but I still managed to overestimate how much they care.
People are already getting bored with this game when it’s not an anniversary or another big celebration, and I’m sure this is the cherry on top for a lot of people. Global gets treated so poorly in comparison to the Japanese version already and this feels like a slap in the face. I’m not going to stop playing because I still enjoy the game, but I wouldn’t blame anyone if they do quit.
If it would have been a bug in their precious stone shop it would have been fixed immediately, but because it wasn’t affecting their revenue they let their players suffer for over a week just to give them relatively nothing. 5 stones is enough for a single summon which would get you an sr unit that you’ll never use.
I’m still leaving three stars because I believe that they built a good game, but if they continue this trend of not giving a crap about the players then that will be it for me.

by SneakyNinjaLOL

Been playing this game for a good year or two and it’s good overall except for a few things such as fail counter/dodge on character with high chance to do so that it should never happen (no dodge/counter) it should be dodge/counter or none not dodge/counter noise (confirming dodge/counter) then fail and the slow frame rate on title screen I hope it’s bug and all please bandai fix this please also I’m on iOS 6s if wondering so yeah thank you for reading this and have a nice day. P.S this only applies to 6s or just me so yeah if higher than the mentioned your good I think 🤔(past)

(Past) This game has changed for the best but the frame rates are dropping massively for everything now can’t enjoy a game that is slowed down to the point where it’s not enjoyable anymore create a frame rate refresher in game title or something just please fix this bandai and always thank you.

(Today’s) great game but lacks farmable crystals which is the currency for the banners please implement a farm trial or something so we can earn our crystals and lastly the lock bundles it’s one thing to buy a bundle its another to buy one to unlock the next why not buy just that one instead of being a premium for the premium that you actually want.

by Skrub2016

I was a customer of this game since three years ago, mainly because I was a fan of the whole Dragon Ball franchise. In the beginning, it came across as boring and lacking, reflecting my thoughts toward gacha games. But then, Dokkan Battle truly evolved as months passed, as there were many things surprised me, such as many mesmerizing Super Attack animations, creative passive skills in each characters, making the summoning worth it. Even one of the best parts about the game is the soundtracks, particularly in boss fight events. There are so many segments you can explore and join in Dokkan Battle, you would frequently feel like wanting to go back. Though, I guess one complaint I have is the often rediculous amount of luck you needed to summon a character you wanted, or even some of the bugs you may rarely find, or perhaps the amount of time you might need to wait to play certain events. But overall, the good parts overwhelmed the bad ones for me, just because of how enjoyable, addictive, and intuitive the game represents to a DBZ like myself. If you are a Dragon Ball fan yourself, and you still had no idea what the heck I was talking about, then I have given you some spoilers, just to encourage you try it and see for yourself.

by Ijcifhfuccdj

Can we please fix previous decks from the game no one asked or wants it in the game hell im not even to allowed to baba or sell a character if its in a deck which makes no sense and is stupid not to mention sometimes you'll waste keys or stamina because you just click the start button and realize your mistake and than you have to back out and waste even more stamina or keys and keys are not given out that commonly anyway wasting them with something this dumb shouldn't even be a thing honestly whats the point of this mechanic in the first It just doesn't make sense why would I want to jump in with my previous deck the thing is i kinda like it cause it gives me an extra deck so for example if an event uses a certain category team to get extra drops it gives me a extra deck to make a team out of without editing my existing decks im completely fine with this as long as its not the first deck that pops up which is the part i hate I encourage to keep it as long it gets fixed to where its not an issue or maybe it should only be on events that use a certain category tema to get extra drops and for events that don't it shouldn't exist or you have to scroll to the right or the left to use it so its not a problem and you don’t accidentally jump in with your previous deck(which actually happens a lot more than you think)that way its only gonna happen if you choose to jump in with it

by Sundaye Sunday

Can we please please please please please have the ability to sort by link skill!

Great updates added and love the new summon animation! Thank you!

Love this game! The character card art is impressive. The gameplay is fun and interactive. I think you should be able to search by link skill because there are so many characters and so many skills. I am new to the series and game and love both but it’s a learning experience at the same time. Also, add a 4x speed for battles. Keep up the good work! Great game that doesn’t force you to spend your paycheck to play and advance!! Thank you! Also, when you have to spend stones to summon character cards. The N and R character types should be omitted. They should be relegated to the friend summons. It should take less awakening medals to awaken the characters. 70, 77 etc is a lot especially when you have to wait to get them and you don’t always get them during game play and your STA gets eaten up really quickly trying to obtain the crazy number of medals needed. I can’t play certain challenges because my guys are not strong enough and I can’t get them leveled up. I’ve been playing for almost three months and I only have one LR character and he was hard to level up! You should be able to sort by Link Skill. Also, you should be allowed to name your teams so you know why you created them. And finally, please let us merge two accounts!

by Blorgus13

In all I believe that this is probably one of the best grind games out there, and I’ve never had as much fun playing any other mobile game. That said there are a few problems I have with it. First drop rates for some units are incredibly low with having some of the best cards come at less than 3% for some of the banners. My friend introduced me to this during the super gogeta and broly banner and the luck he had was horrible. It took him 700 dragon stones to get the super gogeta, and he wasn’t able to get broly. I was however able to get both units and it felt incredibly lucky with how low the odds were. Second some categories for certain characters don’t really make sense if you know the characters and off the top of my head I can really think of one, as with the lr trunks isn’t a vegetas family category. It really didn’t make sense but when he upgraded to lr trunks and mai it sort of became clear but it felt weird not to include that category. Third is the problem when purchasing dragon stones. I've gotten several incomplete purchases as it has something to do with DRAGONBALLZDOKKANBATTLE Store, but it’s really more annoying than an issue and I’m not sure it’s their fault either. Overall it’s an amazing game for fans who know the story and it really is amazing to see how much detail and care went into this game! Love this game and I really hope more people get to try and play this!

by ProxyMako

I’ve been playing this game for more than 5 years and lemme tell you I love dokkan battle. The amazing animations, the simple yet complex gameplay, and the longevity of the game as a whole. There are 2 issues that I have with the game. One is that the communication with the global side of the community is awful. They decide to hold back content that is released on the Japan version of the game. For example, the delaying of certain events like EZAs, WT, Infinite Dragonball History, and more. Another problem that recently happened was that the game was broken for a week due to an update for support memories. The Japanese version had no problems whatsoever when they implemented this updated and the compensation the player base got was a measly 7 or 10 stones not even enough for multi. My second problem with this game includes the unfair treatment that both of the versions(Japanese Vers.) of the game receives. The Japanese version of the game receives content earlier but without any special treatment on the banner like stone discounts or tickets. The global version gets stone discounts and tickets but they don’t get all the content that should be released on the celebration like the Japanese version. They can easily solve this problem by merging both games on the same timeline. They do that and both problems would be solved.

by Mr Weston

I’ve been playing Dokkan for Four years now. I am a free to play player, meaning I don’t spend (to much) money on the game. I have reached the point where I log in every day to finish my Daily missions and play a boss event till I run outta stamina. Then I play the Zero Stamina challenge Missions for the day and then I start all over again. I feel there is ALWAYS something to play for this game. With a simple gameplay concept with deep passive mechanics that can effect who you play in your teams. With all that being said, luck plays into what units you get. Although there a a LARGE amount of free units/characters that span across the entire franchise that you can grind for, most the popular units are available for summons using the in-game currency that is slowly acquired through playing the game. (Or you can purchase the currency using Store Packs) I don’t have such luck and I have a hard time pulling my favorite units, but as you progress and play you collect a multitude of units that can help you grow your teams that compare to some of the greatest units. With playing the game so long, I am to far gone and I can see myself being addicted to Dokkan for the rest of my life. It’s quick mobile fun that I can play anywhere.

by B.23.

I’ve been playing this game ever since it released for 6 years, and it’s actually the 6th anniversary going on right now which is one of the, if not, the best celebrations they’ve put out. Throughout the years I have actually stopped playing for periods of time but when I came back to play I realized how they really improved to get to the point where they are right now. This game has always been free to play (ftp) for me which is one of the best things this game can offer for a gacha game too. The gameplay is amazing and throughout the years they really improved to where it’s like watching the actual anime or movie when playing with the characters. There are always something to improve on but they always seem to improve every year. There have been a lot of history and memories throughout playing this game along with it being the most fun for me too. This is a must have for every dragon ball fan when it comes to the characters and everything. When it comes to every other app/anime game on the phone, this game has been the best game I’ve ever played and I will be looking forward to what Dokkan has in store for us in the future.

by Minecraft = Win

I’ve been playing since the global version was released and have logged in 90% of those days since it was released. I’ve seen this game grow into something great. Compared to other mobile anime summon type games Dokkan takes the other by a lot. You could spend zero money on this game and still have a great time, good characters, and enough stones to summon. The addition of a guaranteed SSR character on a x50 stone summon is huge and was the biggest step in the right direction. Also the inclusion of rates was huge too. When it’s celebration time either monthly or annually they give out honestly more than enough stones if you want to summon or save. This recent 5 year celebration has been the best yet and I expect to be better than the last each time. You could skip the monthly banners and save your stones because once the big annual celebrations hit you are treated to amazing summons with tickets, loads of stones, and content then you can summon on the banners and get the monthly Dokkan characters you missed. Lastly the coin system with 10 coins per 50 stone multi is monumental because it does push you summon more, but there’s an end goal in mind. Thank you Dokkan you have built memories, pasted time when bored, generated hype, and have created an amazing experience overall. I can’t wait to see what’s in store years down the line!

by Gentlenaeem The Robloxian

So I have been playing the game over the year and seen Youtubers that have these amazing characters that are not even in America and these characters have been out for like 2-3 years already that I am still waiting for, and the animations are a little off from what I see from the youtubers like Nano, DatruthDT, and Rhymestyle. Ps the summons that these guys are doing are nowhere near where anyone that play on the device I play on, so please help with this problem I am hating on SUPER harshly. P.S you guys need to fix the entire system so people do no glitch out of the the game I know the game is a little old but you can still put some fixes, add more characters, and fix a few codes in the game, I'm not an advanced coder but I know the game is not supposed to do that. It has taken a long time for me to actually get in the game that is glitching out and I still cannot get in I know you guys are not reading these because you don't care about your own game anymore and probably moved on to Treasure Cruse, or Seven Deadly Sins but you also stopped updating the logins because I can't even enter the game correctly, you really need to fix that.

by Eiagvekahb

Ok, this game is pretty fun for DBZ fans, has some amazing art, cool gameplay, and addicting ways to get new cards. To get new characters theres “summons.” for 50 dragon stones(in game currency) you have the chance to get 10 characters from a pool of characters in the summonable banner, but it can also include crap characters. Normally on special events, players get discounted summons, for example, first multi-summon 10 ds, next, 20ds, then 40, then a free summon. They've done this before, but this time they really screwed over the player-base. On the same summonable banners they've had in the past for the same amount, we were given 5 characters for the first two, then 10 for the 40ds summon, then 10 for the free one. This time, they gave us 3, 5, 5, 10.
This isn't so bad, but on a banner where the game is thanking its players, it'd be nice to guaranteed a good ranking card or better, rather than getting all crap cards from the summons. Bandai needs to figure out its players base and start rewarding players for playing.

This is the first time i will not be purchasing dragon stones during the stone sales until they fix this, very frustrating and obvious screwing over of players.

by Dack3000

Bro not gonna lie but this game right here this game right here it’s one of a kind. I’ve been playing Spence when it was thought that lr’ing agl freaking androids was hard. I’ve been playing for a while. But that’s besides the point. This game has been fun and entertaining for the past like 4to5 years ish I started when I was like 15 so but like this game has been amazing like for us dB fans it’s a good game it’s fun it’s addictive cough(when something new comes out)cough........ehmmm. It’s very easy to play like well it wasn’t in the beginning and all when we were first trying to get the right medals and training items but it was pretty fun stuff now it’s very easy with babas shop and all. It dives deep into the story of dB with the movies alternate timelines and different series the cards look amazing and the art is just phenomenal. The animations on the the super attacks look almost as good as in the show. And then there are so many different events for different sagas movies they even got characters from fighterz. This is a really good game and I recommend it to all the ppl that see this game and or watch dbz. Heck I have only paid for like what at most on the game only 150 bucks all together. I really do recommend this game if you want your time to go by or a game you can compare it to with friends and have fun but don’t like take it over board. #jesuslives#dokkanbattle

by Dogefartz

You might see this game on DRAGONBALLZDOKKANBATTLE Store and look at it without much interest. True the preview is WAY outdated. If your a new player it will be tempting to try and summon for better characters. If you don’t tend on spending anything, wait for huge celebrations. The big events are in July, September, November. While it is almost the opposite for the Japanese version. If you try for a character that you love, chances are your not going to get them, but people often forget these units often come back after a few months. If you are “Free to Play” then it is worth doing research to get the most value out of your dragon stones (games valuable currency). If you are playing for a while, there is a lot of very difficult events. Beating them will give you a lot of rewards. They aren’t no push over. Super battle road requires many different units that do very different things to get though. Legendary Goku/ Infinite Dragon Ball History require units that build up defense and have a good enough offense. I have been playing for over a year and I still have a lot of super battle road stages, and challenges to do in these events. Very addicted and definitely worth playing!

by Mattanio19

This game is one of the best game out there. It’s unique and gives a ton of love to the fans. If you are a dragon van or not this is a game where if you just want to grind or just want to see how far you can go this game is for you!
I love that this game is for people who just don’t want to spend money on a whole bunch of “tokens” to buy things in the store. Everything you can just grind to get.
Feedback: Developers you should add a clip next to the show more on each unit and show where the super attack came from in the show and play the clip. I feel it can bring back the reason why we grind for these character and could be a gold refresher of the characters we have. /// I don’t know if this is just more or a new update but I don’t get why sometimes I can’t lvl up there super attack with the Kai, and when I just press train it does do anything and I just waisted a super lvl up , sometimes when it even guarantees 100% success rate. I feel like they should just add a new column for the lvl up for the super attack, and if doesn’t upgrade the super attack you shouldn’t be allow me for put a Kai or whatever you are using to upgrade your super and not waste it for nothing...
This Game is Awesome Thank You Again For Your Hard Work!!

by GOG1106

I am a person who gets bored on mobile games real quick let’s get this straight. No matter if it’s from a favorite show or not that’s how I am. But this game is something I have been playing for almost 4 years. By far this game is the only game that I have play for way over 5 months and still continue. I don’t play mobile games for long but Dokkan battle is the best game I have played. It is always coming up with something new! There is always missions to gain dragon stones (in game currency). New characters are always coming and going. The game changes frequently adding new features and modes that change the experience even better! Of course you can buy dragon stones to gain the newest characters, but it is definitely not the only option. The game provides dozens of chances to gain dragon stones free to play. I have never payed for a single dime to gain on this game, and I have the best characters in the game! I love Dragon Ball, and it’s very hard to find a game that it so good to play. There is a lot of grinding and sometimes your luck isn’t going well, but when you get the best luck or do something you though you could do in the game. It’s so satisfying. Trust me on that!

by The Real RPPB RPPB

I have to say this is slightly better than legends but only slightly just because it is literally the first ever DBZ game I got on mobile 5 years ago around the time it came out and it was climbing the ranks extremely quick and I got it, I skipped the tutorial thinking I would catch on, I didn’t understand anything and deleted it the next week but I re downloaded it about a year ago but maybe 2 and I went through the tutorial and I got not much time later... the god that is ssjb vegeta and the ability that is godlike to the point of it should only be equipped to an LR...freaking I beat you on my own terms, this ability let me get my angel goku, and the angel goku is now a super saiyan 2 they just awaken so fast!
But I do have one question, how do you change the title screen and animations, I still have the old ones and I see tons of people with these new dragon ball super broly title screens and new summon animations that are dragon ball super broly esque but I don’t know how to get them! Please someone tell me how or tell me how to find out also I am excited to see what the update is
This is after the latest update and I want to say please stop making the updates so bit I won’t be able to fit them on my phone by next year

by WalleyTheRobot

So I have been playing this game for 5 years on and off. I would like to suggest that if some characters had a specific skill to them in the skill tree that you can upgrade like your super attack and evasion etc.. It came across my mind when I thought of ss4 goku, gogeta, and vegito, with them having a chance to counter an enemy’s attack/super attack with tremendous or extreme power. If characters had a specific skill that they can upgrade in addition to the rest of the tree, I believe it would balance out the weak characters such as some ur’s that do only extreme dmg or supreme dmg, and make them usable/viable to certain teams. Another example of this would be gaining additional ki or start with more ki for that character soecific character. That way if you have a character on your team that doesnt have a link skill to gain additional ki you dont have to worry about them sitting at either none to 2 ki and not being able to use their super attacks. Another example would be able to upgrade units that can stun the enemy or seal their super attack. It’s just an idea that could help make the game better and make for more team compositions. Other than that I love the game and I will continue to play regardless if you take this suggestion and implement it. Thanks for a great game.

by Adiprimo

If you're a fan of the series than you'll love this game...no doubt. However be warned that "free to play" only lasts so long before you run out of ways to earn dragon stones (the in app currency). At that point you have to wait for the extremely slow distribution of more stones by the developers (as slow as 1 stone every other day or so at some times), or take the plunge and buy stones.

You tell yourself at first it's a one time thing to get a few more summons for the featured card, however being a completely randomized summon generator there's no guarantee you'll get the featured card. That's all known before you go in, but like every claw game or slot machine (a more apt comparison) the more you pull and not hit the jackpot the more you want to keep trying to justify everything you've put into the game up to that point...and believe me the rates and price to return value on some of the summons are completely unfair (for instance a multi summon takes 50 stones which are approximately $.50/apiece meaning the summon actually costs $25 and if you don't get the card you're hoping for or even an SSR level card with that summon than you just wasted $25).

That's the danger of this game, and the only thing you have to be aware of when playing. As long as you can keep those "gambling" instincts in check than you will find hours of enjoyment here.

by Justin Freyer

Let's start out with the only bad thing here. It's Pay to win. Now that that's out of the way. Let's talk about all the good this game has to offer. Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle is a unique game with a very unique twist on the usual beat em ups. This is refreshing to say the least since most of us Dragon Ball fans are used to that formula for those games and the mechanic can either make or break the game. You collect these orbs that let you obtain ki for your ki meter that can be seen whenever you fight something. This game also comes with it's own story mode, can be completely f2p if the person so chooses (which is still viable to this day), and new things are added all the time. Sure, you can empty your purse of money into this game to get rare characters you want, however, the game already gives you plenty of dragon stones (this games Gotcha currency). Each of the story missions give you three stones and there are almost always events that give you special missions to gain more stones. I'd say it's worth it to grind a bit and earn a bit. It makes the experience of the game more genuine and fun. As a player myself that has trash luck, you can always make the best of your situations. That's why there are so many ways to play this game. And it's still being updated and modified! In my opinion, this is one of the best Dragon Ball games of it's time. Just look past that stamina issue...

by JediSith7

Honestly I love this game it is extremely fun but the problem is there are many glitches. One of which made me lose 16 dollars worth of stones which during this super sale would be about 64 stones. The reason this happened is because I needed to get the purchase approved and a thing would come up saying “Do you want to continue purchase?” I picked resume and I didn’t get my stones, it’s very aggravating. I hope you could somehow refund me and fix this glitch, I also hope you see this. (In addition to the original review) There are more glitches now, me and my brother have experienced this glitch. The glitch happens when you buy stones need a purchase approved and the transaction sometimes will glitch, this happened from a 22 dollar purchase which during the super sale would give me 80 stones. Because of this glitch the game does not let you buy stones anymore. The only way my brother got around this glitch was getting a new phone, please fix this. Like many I don’t have enough money to buy a new phone so please, another glitch I have experienced is when deleting the game to fix something in which make me lose my progress this has happened to me twice. All in all I have lost about 43 dollars because of this game due to glitches, please fix your game and please give me back either my money or my stones.

by Chrissy2971

I love the game, I’ve playing it for several years now, but these summon rates are an actual joke, out of my entire Dokkan group, only the really new players are getting anything good, while those with years of experience are only getting ssr’s that came out before I even started playing. It always feel like a slap in the face especially after all the money and time I’ve put into the game. You would think that after how much I’ve poured into this game you would care about the most experienced players instead of making starting over and refilling the best option. The only people I know personally who have pulled what we all want have only been playing for a week or so, and their luck isn’t slowing down. It hurts. It feels like you don’t care at all, that’s there’s no difference between a rank 400, and a rank 1 when it comes to how much the game wants them to keep playing. You can’t just encourage retooling after these years. Even with the abysmally low rates after after the summons I’ve done it should’ve been likely.

-Sincerely,
Sad and Neglected