Even before any modes were announced, Dragon Ball fans could’ve probably guessed that there would be a tournament mode in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. After all, almost all DB games allow you to compete in tournaments that resemble those that feature in the anime and manga.

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However, every tournament mode is different to a certain degree. The same can be said for the version of the mode that features in Sparking Zero. So, having experience with other Dragon Ball games doesn’t mean you’ll know everything about this tournament mode straight away. Here is everything you need to know about it.

Pre-Set Tournament Types

There isn't just one type of tournament in this game. There are a few different ones that you can play either online or offline.

Each of them has a different set of rules that help make it distinct from the others. Here is a breakdown of each type of tournament:

Tournament Name

Player Character Restrictions

CPU Character Restrictions

Time Limit

Stage

Match Type

Character Selection

Customization

HP Recovery After Match

Flying

Lose If Out Of Bounds

World Tournament

Off

On

180 Seconds

World Tournament

Single Battle

Any

On

Full Recovery

On

On

Cell Games

Off

On

180 Seconds

Cell Games Arena

Single Battle

Any

On

20 Percent Of Max

On

Off

Other World Tournament

Off

On

180 Seconds

Random

Single Battle

Any

On

Full Recovery

On

Off

Tournament Of Destroyers

Off

On

600 Seconds

Random

Team Battle (Character Swapping Off)

Any

On

Full Recovery

On

Off

Tournament of Power

Off

On

600 Seconds

Tournament Of Power Arena

Team Battle (Character Swapping On)

Any

On

None

Off

On

Yamcha Games

Off

Off

180 Seconds

Random

Single Battle

Random

Random

Full Recovery

On

Off

Creating Your Own Tournament

If none of those tournaments are to your liking, you can create your own. It isn't too taxing since all you have to decide is the set of rules that your tournament is going to abide by.

These are the rules you have to decide on:

  • Player Character Restrictions and CPU Character Restrictions - You can force players to pick characters from a specific series, species, universe, or just a specific type of fighter.
  • Time Limit - Fights can either be 180 seconds, 360 seconds, or 600 seconds.
  • Stage - You can choose what stage the fights take place on.
  • Match Type - You get to decide whether the tournament contains one-on-one fights, team fights, or DP fights in which everyone builds a team using Dragon Points. In either team or DP tournaments, you can choose whether to allow players to switch characters freely or wait until one is eliminated before their teammate is allowed to join the fray.
  • Character Selection - Players can either choose who they want to control or get given a random fighter.
  • Customization - There are some things you can customize about every fighter in the game. You can choose whether this customization will carry over to the tournament.
  • HP Recovery After Match - Players can recover all their HP after every fight, recover 20 percent of it, or recover none of it. It's up to you.
  • Flying - You get to decide whether fighters can fly or not during battles.
  • Lose If Out Of Bounds - You decide whether or not contestants get eliminated for going out of bounds.

Once you've decided on all these rules, you can save the tournament or start it immediately. Created tournaments can be played either offline or online.

Playing Tournaments

Whatever tournament you select to play, you first have to choose the fighter or team of fighters you're going to control. In offline play, the rest of the field is auto-generated, meaning you aren't able to pick who you will be facing. Of course, in online play, the other spots will be filled by other players.

While playing offline, the Cell Games always feature Cell, while the Yamcha Games always include Yamcha.

When you've selected your fighter or fighters, you will head into the first match. While playing offline, the CPU fights will be simulated, and you won't be able to see what happens. You will just see who wins. When online, you can select whether you want the same round matches to be played simultaneously or in order.

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Even in custom tournaments, you can't choose how many matches you need to play. Every tournament has eight fighters or teams. So, they all have three rounds of battles.

If you win all three, you are crowned champion. If you lose in offline play, then the tournament simply ends.

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