Play Dragon Ball Z II - Gekishin Freeza!! (Japan) (Rev 1) Online

Pick attack cards for Goku and Vegeta, trying to outsmart Raditz and Frieza before they wipe your team—battles feel tense, like a high-stakes card game with crunchy NES synth blasting in the background.

Genre: Action

Released: 1991

File size: 512 bytes

Game Overview

Dragon Ball Z II - Gekishin Freeza!! is one of those NES RPGs that somehow makes grinding feel exciting—probably because every battle plays out like a high-stakes card game. You’re not just mashing buttons; you’re carefully picking attack cards for Goku or Vegeta, trying to outmaneuver Raditz or Dodoria before they wreck your team. The pixel art’s rough by today’s standards, but seeing Frieza’s smug face in 8-bit is weirdly satisfying.

It covers the Saiyan and Namek arcs in that classic 90s compressed way—like, "Oh cool, Ginyu Force fight? Okay, now suddenly we’re on Frieza’s ship." The music’s all crunchy synth versions of the anime tunes, and yeah, you’ll hum the victory fanfare after every fight. It’s janky in places (good luck figuring out some mechanics without a guide), but there’s something about the way it turns Kamehamehas into card combos that just works. If you’ve ever wanted to relive DBZ with a side of old-school RPG weirdness, this is your time capsule.