Bandai Namco has
announced Dragon Ball Fighters, a new 2.5D fighting game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It's developed by Guilty Gear and BlazBlue developer Arc System Works and will release worldwide early 2018.
The game will be built around a 3v3 battle system and recreate the series' famous 'ultra high-speed battles' using 'flashy moves' and the signature style of the series.
Gematsu reports:
According to producer Tomoko Hiroki, while Dragon Ball titles of recent years have been 3D, they chose 2.5D this time because there were some things that can only be done in that style. While it looks like 2D animation at first glance, it has a broader range of expression as they can shift camera angles and incorporate a lot of unique production not possible in 2D alone.
Dragon Ball Fighters is due for Xbox One, PS4 and PC early 2018.
NB: we used a Xenoverse image in the header because there aren't any official assets for the game knocking around just yet - it looks like Bandai Namco may have accidentally shared info on the game ahead of it's June 12th embargo.
