<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
fighters	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
in	O
most	O
regions	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
are	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
update	O
adding	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
for	O
these	O
versions	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
involves	O
the	O
player	O
picking	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
3	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
assist	O
for	O
each	O
,	O
then	O
fighting	O
an	O
AI	O
or	O
human	O
opponent	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
team	O
of	O
3	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namely	O
,	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
team	O
mechanics	O
are	O
lifted	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
other	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
recent	O
one	O
being	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xrd	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
utilizes	O
a	O
same	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
said	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works’	O
first	O
2.5D	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
features	O
a	O
ranking	O
system	O
in	O
both	O
its	O
arcade	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
increase	O
their	O
rank	O
with	O
subsequent	O
wins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
roster	O
includes	O
21	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
3	O
additional	O
characters	O
being	O
unlockable	O
through	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
further	O
20	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	O
content	O
(	O
DLC	O
)	O
via	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
"	O
FighterZ	B-Application
Passes	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
44	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
she	O
discovered	O
that	O
western	O
news	O
outlets	O
and	O
fans	O
had	O
persistently	O
compared	O
FighterZ	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	O
,	O
she	O
stated	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
intention	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
press	O
release	O
dated	O
for	O
June	O
12	O
prematurely	O
revealed	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
two	O
screenshots	B-Application
before	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
closed	O
beta	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
also	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
said	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
possibility	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
if	O
enough	O
fans	O
request	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2018	O
installment	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
later	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
attendees	O
on	O
the	O
show	O
floor	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
supported	O
a	O
simplified	O
control	O
scheme	O
to	O
accommodate	O
single	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controller	O
play	O
in	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
EVO	O
2022	O
,	O
Hiroki	O
announced	O
versions	O
of	O
FighterZ	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
own	O
versions	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
are	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
with	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
preordered	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
on	O
console	O
received	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
beta	O
test	O
period	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
early	O
unlocks	O
for	O
the	O
SSGSS	O
Goku	O
and	O
SSGSS	O
Vegeta	B-Application
characters	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
in-game	O
stamp	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
digital	O
bundles	O
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
The	O
"	O
FighterZ	B-Application
Edition	O
"	O
includes	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
FighterZ	B-Application
Pass	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
eight	O
additional	O
downloadable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
"	O
includes	O
all	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
FighterZ	B-Application
Edition	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Commentator	O
Voice	O
Pack	O
and	O
additional	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
great	O
enthusiasm	O
from	O
fans	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
alike	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
saying	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
big	O
competitive	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	O
of	O
team-based	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
news	O
outlets	O
and	O
players	O
believing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
reached	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
behind	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
all	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
debuted	O
second	O
behind	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
68,731	O
sales	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
112,258	O
physical	O
copies	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
