Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero It’s a new fighting game which appeals mainly to the nostalgia of fans who lived through the PlayStation 2 generation, in the mid-2000s. Produced by Spike Chunsoft, the title is considered a direct sequel to the series Budokai Tenkaichifeaturing Akira Toriyama’s characters in intense battles, with the freedom to fly through three-dimensional environments.
The classics are particularly known for gigantic cast of playable charactersincluding those that are more obscure. Naturally, they are very unbalanced and fun-focused games. Furthermore, fighters have the possibility of entering into power struggles and transforming themselves as the matches progress.
The game was revealed by Bandai Namco in mid-2023, during the World Cup finals. Dragon Ball FighterZ. Since then, fans have been waiting for each new information released and preparing for the launch, which is close.
In the following lines, the Voxel brings everything you need to know about Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, ranging from the price to the characters confirmed in the game. Check it out!
Why is Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero getting so much attention?
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3known as Sparking Meteor in Japan, it was the last major game in the franchise, in 2007 — still being considered the best release today. In the following years, the producer tried to replicate the formula again and again with names like Raging Blast e Ultimate Tenkaichi, which were much lower than expected.
Therefore, returning to the formula with a direct sequence of Budokai Tenkaichi 3respecting the premise that made the original games so fun, is something that fans have been asking for for a long time and that quickly became a cause for excitement.
Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is the most popular game in the franchise.Font: Bandai Namco
Furthermore, the new release features updated visuals, with animations that are eye-catching and faithful to the anime, and promises the largest roster of fighters in the history of the franchise. There will also be new combat mechanics and modalities that promise to update the experience, including support for online disputes.
What game modes will be available?
Bandai Namco has brought more details about the game modes that will be available in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. The highlight is a single-player campaign that will allow you to shape events from the original storymaking decisions during the game. In other words, in addition to following the canonical events of the sagas, it will be possible to follow unusual paths with unprecedented developments.
And of course, the multiplayer mode couldn’t be missed. The classic split screen, for two players to have fun locally, is back, but with one restriction: only the Time Room scenario will be available due to technical limitations. There will also be support for online multiplayer, which promises to be the highlight. However, there is still no information about netcode — which tends to be a problem in the developer’s games.
Font: Bandai Namco
Thinking about content creation and sharing, users will also be able to recreate battles, edit dialogues and create unusual scenes with their favorite characters, which can be seen online by other players.
How will the gameplay work?
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is an arena fighting game, with a third-person view and free movement around the scenes, which promise to be quite destructible as the battles progress. Just like the classics, it is possible to launch sequences of blows, fire Ki spheres and execute more damaging powers by spending energy.
There will be the return of mechanics already known to fans, such as the Impact Actionwhich features the “tug of war” when players use two powers at the same time, and the Dragon Dashwhich allows movement at high speed to reduce the distance between the opponent.
There will also be new mechanics, such as the possibility of intensifying attacks with increased speed, which promises to be very useful for attacking or dodging your opponent’s abilities. During fights, players must also earn so-called Skill Countswhich are points that allow specific actions. Among them are: Revenge Counterwhich is a counterattack while being comboed; and the Super Perceptionwhich allows you to counter ki specials with your hands.
Focus on fun
The developers are making it clear from the beginning that Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will focus on fun. Therefore, it will be an unbalanced fighting game with no interest in consolidating a competitive scene — very different from what happens with Dragon Ball FighterZfor example.
In the case of online ranked battles, there will be a points system in which each character will represent a number. As this is a game in which it is possible to form teams, let’s assume that the player’s group score cannot exceed 30.
This way, more powerful characters carry a higher number, while weaker ones, a lower one. It will be necessary to “balance” the choice of fighters before entering a fight, preventing the sum of the desired characters from exceeding the maximum points.
Which characters are confirmed? Game will have 182 fighters
As we said previously, the franchise is known for giving space to an unprecedented number of characters from Dragon Balle Sparking Zero promises to follow this trend with the biggest cast in its history. In this way, he intends to cover fighters from the Saiyan saga to the Tournament of Power arc. Dragon Ball Super.
In a trailer focused on the list of fighters, Bandai Namco confirmed that the game will cover practically the entire history of Dragon Ball with its characters. In addition to Dragon Ball Z and GT, the game will also feature fighters from the franchise’s films, both new and old.
The roster of fighters also includes a teenage version of Goku, from the original Dragon Ball era. In addition, the game will also feature a version of the character from the new Dragon Ball anime Daima, which debuts in October on the Crunchyroll streaming platform.
In total, Dragon Ball Sparking Zero will feature 182 fighters from different sagas. The image below has all the characters already confirmed in the game, while the list below shows some of the names, but not all, that will be in the fighting game.
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero will have more than 180 fighters
- Goku (Z-Start);
- Goku (Z-half);
- Goku (Z-half, Super Saiyan);
- Goku (Z-fim);
- Goku (Z-fim, Super Saiyajin);
- Goku (Z-fim, Super Saiyajin 2);
- Goku (Z-fim, Super Saiyajin 3 );
- Goku (Super);
- Goku (Super, Super Saiyajin);
- Goku (Super, Super Saiyan God);
- Goku (Super, Deus Super Saiyajin Blue);
- Vegeta (Z, Explorer);
- Vegeta (Oozaru);
- Vegeta (Z-start);
- Vegeta (Z-beginning, Super Saiyan);
- Super Vegeta;
- Vegeta (Z-fim);
- Vegeta (Z-fim, Super Saiyajin);
- Vegeta (Z-fim, Super Saiyajin 2);
- Majin Vegeta;
- Vegeta (Super);
- Vegeta (Super, Super Saiyajin);
- Vegeta (Super, Super Saiyan God);
- Vegeta (Super, Super Saiyan Blue God);
- Piccolo;
- Krill;
- Yamcha;
- Tenshinhan;
- Trunks (Super Saiyajin);
- Trunks to the Future (Super Shining);
- Freeza (Super);
- Cell (Perfect Shape);
- Majin Boo;
- Mr. Satan;
- Androide 17 (Super);
- Android 18;
- Broly (Super);
- Broly (Super, Super Saiyajin);
- Jiren;
- Bergamo;
- Super Trunks;
- Dyspo;
- How;
- Master Roshi (Maximum Power);
- Nappa;
- Butter;
- Toppo;
- Jeice;
- Black (Super Saiyajin Uncontrolled);
- Broly (Super, Super Saiyajin Poder Total);
- Hit;
- Bills;
- Gohan is an adult;
- He saw;
- Gohan do Futuro;
- Gohan do Futuro (Super Saiyajin);
- Child Gohan;
- Mestre Came;
- Trunks (espada);
- Trunks (espada, Super Saiyajin);
- Whis;
- Child Trunks;
- Child Trunks (Super Saiyan);
- Goten;
- Goten (Super Saiyajin);
- Gotenks;
- Gotenks (Super Saiyajin);
- Gotenks (Super Saiyajin 3);
- Kale;
- Kale (Super Saiyajin);
- Caulifla;
- Caulifla (Super Saiyajin 2);
- Kefla;
- Kefla (Super Saiyajin);
- Kefla (Super Saiyajin 2);
- Vegetto;
- Vegetto (Super Saiyan God Blue);
- Gogeta (Super);
- Goteta (Super, Super Saiyajin);
- Gogeta (Super, Deus Super Saiyajin Blue);
- Frieza Dourado;
- Bardock;
- Raditz;
- Dark Goku;
- Strategic;
- Jiren (Full Power).
- Frieza Force Soldier
- Drink
- Cabba Super Saiyan
- Cabba Super Saiyan 2
- Frost
- Toppo: God of Destruction
- Goku (Teen)
- Broly (Z)
- Broly (Z) Super Saiyan
- Broly (Z) Legendary Super Saiyan
- Cooler
- Cooler Final Form
- Metal Cooler
- Android 13
- Fusion Android 13
- Super Garlic Jr.
- Dr. Wheelo
- Lord Slug
- Lord Slug Giant Form
- Turles
- Bojack
- Full-Power Bojack
- Hirudegarn
- I lose
- Janemba
- Super Janemba
- Super Gogeta (Z)
- Goku Daima
Price, release date and where to play
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will be available on October 8th with versions for PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. Pre-orders are now available with prices starting at R$250 in digital stores. The PC version is currently cheaper and can be purchased at a discount from Nuuvem.
PC (Cloud with Steam activation)
PS5 (PlayStation Store)
- Standard – R$ 349,90
- Deluxe – R$ 499,50
- Ultimate – R$ 549,50
Xbox Series S/X (Xbox Store)
- Standard – R$ 349,90
- Deluxe – R$ 499,50
- Ultimate – R$ 549,50
The more expensive editions guarantee three-day early access, a new exclusive character and content inspired by the film Super Hero and Dragon Ball Daima, with twenty more playable fighters.
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