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Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

Dragon Ball Xenoverse is the first installment of the Xenoverse series and the Dragon Ball game developed by Dimps. It is the first fighting game to feature full 3D battles similar to the Budokai Tenkaichi…

74 5 February 2015

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse is a fighting developed by Dimps, released 5 February 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The main story takes about 18 hrs to finish.

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What Dragon Ball: Xenoverse is

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse is a fighting game developed by Dimps and released in 2015. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Xenoverse features an entirely original story starring the player's custom character. The story itself borrows elements from the Dragon Ball Online MMO, which sees returning villains Towa and Mira manipulating the history of the Dragon Ball universe. Time Patrol Trunks asks Shenron to send him a hero who would help him restore the timeline.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Dragon Ball series

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse is the 99th of 179 entries we hold in the Dragon Ball series. The next entry was Dragon Ball: Xenoverse - Day One Edition in 2015. Its critic score of 74 is 7 points above the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 at 88.

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How it was received

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 57% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 71, across 167 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 18 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 59.3 hrs, roughly 3.3 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2.6GHz, 2 GB RAM and 512 MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3870. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse launched on 5 February 2015, within three weeks of Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light and Resident Evil HD Remaster. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light, Resident Evil HD Remaster.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dragon Ball: Xenoverse yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse — frequently asked questions

When did Dragon Ball: Xenoverse come out?
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse was released on 5 February 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Dragon Ball: Xenoverse?
At minimum, Dragon Ball: Xenoverse needs Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2.6GHz, 2 GB RAM, 512 MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3870 graphics, 10 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Dragon Ball: Xenoverse?
The main story of Dragon Ball: Xenoverse takes around 18 hrs, or 59.3 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Dragon Ball: Xenoverse?
The PC version needs about 10 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("10 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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