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DNF Duel: Who's Next

2022
GenresSide View Perspective, Fighting, Single Player, Multiplayer
AvailableJun 28, 2022
PlatformNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
DeveloperEighting
Overview

The Nintendo Switch version of DNF Duel uses delay-based netcode instead of the rollback netcode used in the original releases. None of the releases currently support crossplay. Action fighting at its extreme! One of the most popular and widely played RPGs in the world, Dungeon and Fighter is now back as a 2.5D action fighting game. Choose from 16 charming characters, each with their distinct skills and personalities. Outsmart, outplay, or downright beat up your opponents and become the master of the Ultimate Will!

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32 reviews found

85

COGconnected

PlayStation 5

Jun 30, 2022

DNF Duel is incredible. Arc System Works has struck the perfect balance: the game is accessible for newcomers, yet includes enough complexity for veterans. On the battlefield, the game offers new ideas that will make you strategize and continually plan ahead. While there is a lot of single-player content, it treads familiar ground and is a little underwhelming. However, with its solid netcode, stunning aesthetic and deceptively deep mechanics, DNF Duel hits the sweet spot.


85

The Mako Reactor

PlayStation 5

Jul 4, 2022

Summary and quote unavailable.


82

Multiplayer.it

PlayStation 4

Jun 28, 2022

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

Metro GameCentral

PlayStation 5

Jun 29, 2022

Another visually spectacular Arc System Works fighter that is both surprisingly accessible and full of hidden depth and clever ideas. Pros: A fantastically slick and enjoyable fighting game, with its own share of interesting twists on the formula.


80

Nintendo Force Magazine

Nintendo Switch

Mar 18, 2024

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

GamingBolt

PlayStation 5

Jun 28, 2022

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

Hardcore Gamer

PlayStation 5

Jun 28, 2022

DNF Duel successfully brings the world of Dungeon Fighter Online to a fighting game arena with all the ingredients that made previous Arc System Works games great. The Story Mode provides interesting background about each character’s reason for fighting while the smooth mechanics give reason for having them continue to fight. The animation quality and art direction make this one of those games that is almost as entertaining to watch as it is to play. All the design elements of gameplay, graphics and music come together in a way that proves that while most current games embrace 3D, there’s still relevance in 2D tournament fighters.


80

PSX Brasil

PlayStation 5

Jul 8, 2022

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

GLHF on Sports Illustrated

Nintendo Switch

Apr 28, 2023

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

Everyeye.it

PlayStation 5

Jun 30, 2022

Summary and quote unavailable.

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