Summary

  • Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero scores high, with an 83 on Open Critic and an 85 on Metacritic
  • Positive reviews praise its huge rosters and the amount of content shoved in the fighter.
  • Many agree that it is the new Budokai Tenkaichi game that fans have been waiting for.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero's reviews have just dropped, and it's looking positive across the board.

Sparking Zero sits at a score of 83 on Open Critic and an 85 on Metacritic, indicating a strong positive reception right out of the gate. While reviews are still coming in, it's a great place for the fighter to start, as many consider this a worthy successor to the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Met With Widely Positive Reviews

TheGamer's George Foster gave Sparking Zero a 4.5/5 in his review, highlighting that the fighters all feel unique from one another, despite the game having such a huge roster. He also praises the sheer amount of content in the game, saying that it "puts most other Dragon Ball games and triple-A releases to shame".

"Even after playing Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero with a massive grin on my face for more than 50 hours, I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface of everything that it has to offer and still have so many more battles and events to make my way through," he writes. "Its smart evolution of Budokai Tenkaichi’s combat, stacked and detailed roster, and near-endless amount of modes and features make it one of the best Dragon Ball games of all time and one that’s going to be nearly impossible to Toppo."

Liam Ferguson from Game Rant gave the game an 8/10, praising the gameplay, visuals, and Custom Battle mode, but finding Episode Battle underwhelming and the Offline Versis offerings too limiting.

"Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero isn't a perfect sequel to Budokai Tenkaichi 3, but it has successfully recaptured its spirit," Ferguson writes. "Effort is visible even in the areas where Sparking Zero falls short, and concentrating on the core gameplay, presentation, and progression has paid dividends."

Nick Valdez from ComicBook.com has given Sparking Zero a perfect 5/5, praising all of the game's features, as well as its presentation. This review describes it as the "Budokai Tenkaichi 4 fans have been waiting to get for a long, long time."

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The lowest score so far comes from Joakim Sjögren's review for Gamereactor, although that still sits at an impressive 7/10.

"Ultimately, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero feels like a game made for the fans, above all," says Sjögren. "It oozes fan service, and the amount of content and characters proves that the developer wants to satisfy the needs of as many people as possible. It's because of this that the playability comes across as a bit of an imprecise slap in the face, as this otherwise competent action game sometimes struggles in practice."

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero launched on October 11. It will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

4.5/5 Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Like Follow Followed Fighting Action Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 82/100 Critics Rec: 86% Released October 11, 2024 ESRB T For Teen Due To Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence Developer(s) Spike Chunsoft Publisher(s) Namco Bandai 8 Images Close
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Considered part to the Budokai Tenkachi series, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is an in-development arena fighter developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Namco Bandai. 

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