With 10 fighters on screen at once and a short five second cutscene occurring after each attack, as a minimum, that time count starts to rack up. Almost every action in battle triggers a quick cutscene, from landing a melee attack, to being knocked out of the battle area. My only complaint, and this ties into the previous comment about the tediousness of side quests, is they drag on for too long. And don’t worry about rotating your teammates to ensure all of them level up evenly – all characters earn experience after a battle, regardless of whether they participated or not.įusions’ battles are a lot of fun, and seeing your favourite characters battle in full 3D (note: the 3DS’ actual 3D is disabled for this game) is really great. Keeping an even spread of characters in your team is important, especially the further you get into the game.
This works similarly to Paper, Rock and Scissors system, represented in Red, Blue and Yellow – Red is strong against Yellow strong to Blue, and Blue strong to Red. You can take up to five fighters into battle, all of whom come in three distinct type varieties.
Getting knocked out of the battle area or suffering a huge amount of damage in one hit can knock a fighter back, delaying their turn. Little icons of the current fighters appear on a running timer on the bottom of the 3DS’ top screen, moving left to right, and only when a fighter’s icon reaches the furthest right point can they take their turn. This makes exploring a rewarding, if not tedious, experience.Ĭombat is a fusion (not even sorry) of turn-based and action RPG gameplay. Battling random fighters gives you the opportunity to recruit them to your team, while picking up side quests may lead to more iconic characters such as Bardock, Krillin, Yamcha or Tien joining in your adventure. Scattered throughout the game’s various environments - which are amalgamations of many iconic locations from the anime - you will face random encounters and side quests to keep you busy outside of the main story. Energy comes in five flavours – red, blue, yellow, green and purple – and can be earned by defeating certain enemies found all around the game’s map.
The game world is also a little less exciting to explore, while progress is gated by a series of barriers that literally block your path until you store enough energy to break them. Featuring an original storyline complete with new characters - even one you create yourself - this Nintendo 3DS exclusive deals heavily in fan service, leaving everyone else out in the cold.įusions reminds me a little bit of the Legacy of Goku games for GameBoy Advance, only it’s less Final Fantasy and more 3D brawler with RPG mechanics. Dragon Ball Fusions kicks away the trend of retelling the events of the anime as has been the case with literally dozens of games before it.
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