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Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

Interactive and destructible environments bring a new layer of intensity to the battle stages featured in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast. Smash opponents into rocks to increase their damage count and gain the upper…

59 9 November 2009

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is a fighting developed by Spike, released 9 November 2009 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The main story takes about 9 hrs to finish.

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What Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is a fighting game developed by Spike and released in 2009. It was published by Namco Bandai Games. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Interactive and destructible environments bring a new layer of intensity to the battle stages featured in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast. Smash opponents into rocks to increase their damage count and gain the upper hand in battles. Featuring the series’ trademark combat style, the game hosts a variety of the most popular characters taken from the series, all of which have enhanced features such as facial expressions for a deeper level of immersion into the Dragon Ball universe. Dragon Ball: Raging Blast boasts superior graphics that enhance the sense of the characters’ speed and power. In addition to classic signature moves, characters also benefit from a new "Super Rising" move which allows…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Dragon Ball series

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is the 77th of 179 entries we hold in the Dragon Ball series. The next entry was Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers in 2009. Its critic score of 59 is 8 points below the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 at 88.

See all 179 Dragon Ball games in release order →

How it was received

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast holds a critic score of 59 out of 100. That places it above 20% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 8 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 13 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast launched on 9 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

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Quick answers

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast — frequently asked questions

When did Dragon Ball: Raging Blast come out?
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast was released on 9 November 2009 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
How long does it take to beat Dragon Ball: Raging Blast?
The main story of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast takes around 9 hrs, or 13 hrs for 100% completion.

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