Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
| Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero | |
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| Developer(s) | Spike Chunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Series | Dragon Ball |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is an upcoming fighting game for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, as well as PC (via Steam).[1] The game will feature both new and returning playable characters, forms, and stages, with the stages containing destructible elements. The new title is expected to include obscure characters from throughout the franchise, much like prior Budokai Tenkaichi entries.
Notably, the release of this game will mark the first time in Budokai Tenkaichi history where the Japanese name for the series, Sparking!, is used internationally.
Sparking! Zero will feature 164 characters, surpassing Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
New gameplay features[edit]
The game keeps the core mechanics of the series, but new ones are added to better express the high-speed battles:
- Skill Count - A number that rises as you execute moves during the battle and is then spent to trigger special abilities.
- Short Dash - A technique that lets you move at lightning speed. This change opens up more possibilities such as dodging an opponent's attack with a short dash, unleashing a charged attack or even a Ki Blast while moving, or linking to a dragon dash to pull off a huge move in one go.
- Revenge Counter - A technique that lets you strike back while absorbing an opponent's attack. It is an action that enables high-speed attack and defense as seen in the original story where characters can launch an attack even while being hit.
- Super Perception - A counter command that lets you counterattack in anticipation of various attacks, even Ki Wave types of blast.
- Vanishing Assaults - A technique that lets you approach an opponent instantly and pounce. And the enemy will die.
Playable characters[edit]
Returning characters[edit]
| Name | Returning Transformations | New Transformations |
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| Android 18 | ||
| Burter | ||
| Cell |
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| Goku (Z - Early) |
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| Goku (Z - Mid) |
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| Goku (Z - End) |
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| Future Trunks (Sword) |
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| Future Trunks (Melee) |
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| Innocent Buu | ||
| Jeice | ||
| Krillin | ||
| Majin Vegeta |
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| Master Roshi |
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| Mr. Satan | ||
| Nappa | ||
| Piccolo | ||
| Tien Shinhan | ||
| Vegeta (Z - Scouter) |
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| Vegeta (Z - Early) |
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| Vegeta (Z - End) |
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| Yamcha | ||
| Kid Gohan | ||
| Future Gohan |
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| Gohan |
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| Videl |
New characters[edit]
| Name | Transformations |
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| Android 17 (Super) | |
| Beerus | |
| Whis | |
| Bergamo |
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| Broly (Super) |
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| Dyspo | |
| Frieza (Super) |
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| Future Trunks (Super) | |
| Goku (Super) |
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| Hit | |
| Jiren | |
| Kakunsa |
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| Kale |
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| Toppo | |
| Vegeta (Super) |
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Playable stages[edit]
- Gizard Wasteland
- Planet Namek
- Dying Namek
- Island
- West City
- Destroyed Future West City
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero at Bandai Namco (in English)
| Butōden series | |
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| Idainaru Densetsu series | |
| Budokai series | |
| Budokai Tenkaichi series | |
| Origins series | |
| Raging Blast series | |
| Xenoverse series | |
| Other series | |
| Standalone games |
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| Crossover games | |
