The franchise Dragon Ball Throughout his life he has had countless games of many genres. However, among all of them, fans of Akira Toriyama’s work have always had those of the series in their minds. Budokai Tenkaichi like the best fighting games Dragon Ball. The last installment that saw the light of the saga Budokai Tenkaichi It was the third part in 2007, for PlayStation 2 and Wii. Since then, many games Dragon Ball have been released. However, it took 17 years to see a game from this series again. Now, we are just a few days away from the launch of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zerothe fourth game in the series Budokai Tenkaichiand in our review we will tell you the news that the long-awaited return of Spike Chunsoft’s arena fighter brings.
The story of Dragon Ball at our pace and direction
The series Budokai Tenkaichialthough it evokes memories in us of those eternal confrontations with our friends, it does not have versus mode as its main mode like other fighting games. Since, its single-player content has always been full of references to all of Toriyama’s work and even at the time of the PlayStation 2, customizing characters or fusions gave a special touch to the game, which was immortalized by the third installment – which It is still played by a large number of fans through different media. This is one of the first “fears” when playing a game in this series after so long. Since, in 17 years the story of Goku and his friends – although it has advanced – has already been adapted to the point of satiety in endless games for different platforms.
This is where the battle episodes come in, which is the main single-player mode of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. In this mode we will embody a character from the universe Dragon Ballvillain or ally, to control him and see the story from his point of view. This is quite literal, since when you press R3 the camera changes to the first-person view from the perspective of the main character of the battle episode. For example, in the battle of Raditz if we follow the canonical route, we can see from Goku’s vision how they are attacked by the I’m sorry de Piccolo.
Unlimited customization
Thanks to the different routes that we can choose in the different battle episodes, what we initially thought could be a monotonous mode due to the overexploitation of the franchise is not. This is because it is interesting to see how events unfold in a different way. In addition, the rewards we receive for completing a battle episode help us continue unlocking characters, items to equip fighters, costumes and other things that can be purchased in the in-game store.
Additional to the battle episodes in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero We can also create our own fights or dream scenarios. This thanks to an editor with a lot of options, with which, for example, we can create a scenario where Gohan is Black and faces only characters from Trunks’ timeline. The possibilities in this mode, in which we can edit the music and even give it a title as if from an episode of the anime whatever, they are almost infinite. Additionally, although we were not able to test it, these episodes that we believe can be uploaded to the internet and we can also download the creations of other players. What further increases the life of this mode of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
Versus mode to enjoy with friends
In Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero We have the possibility of playing 5 Vs. 5 battles online and locally. Online gaming, for those wondering, does not feature rollback and it does not have the option of cross-play with other platforms. However, for us this is not a problem. Since, Spike Chunsoft’s game at no time pretends or in previous versions has it pretended to be a competitive fighting game. Of course, we must clarify that until the moment we wrote this review we have not been able to test the game online. However, we will be updating our review of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero with this particular in the following days prior to the official launch.
Fortunately, single-player combat—whether against the CPU or online—can take place in any of the game’s settings. In this mode, the battles feel fluid and having five characters at our disposal makes the combinations and character changes in the middle of combos or fusions feel like they were straight out of the anime. This is also thanks to the great optimization and performance with which the game runs.
References present in every detail
As for combat, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero It’s an arena fighter with an extra layer of depth. Since, Spike Chunsoft, to the classic list of skills of the genre, has added more special movements to this game with their respective combinations and routes to optimize damage. Fortunately, the game may have depth, but it is far from difficult. This is because all movements and combinations depend on buttons and not movements. However, character switch combos have a fairly strict execution window.
Perhaps today, thanks to the second golden age of fighting games, some fans hope that this will be the game of the franchise. Dragon Ball to remove the position from FighterZ. However, we ask that you look at Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero not as a competitive fighting game, but as a celebration of the franchise for its fans.
In Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero there are “all” the characters of the animebut not of manga
While the character selection screen is simple, the game’s other menus shine. These feature the characters in iconic locations and are accompanied by a transition of Goku arriving and interacting with the characters on screen. Something very simple, but always a pleasure to see. Additionally, it is worth highlighting that we have a gallery with all the provisions of the law and in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero The library returns, only this time in addition to Milk (Chi-Chi) Bulma and Videl will also make their respective comments on each character, all updated up to the last arc that the series adapted. anime of Dragon Ball.
Review made with a Steam digital copy of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero provided by Bandai Namco Latin America. The game is also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.
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