Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is one of the most anticipated games of 2024. There are several reasons for the unmatched popularity of this game. For one, fans of the Dragon Ball series are everywhere. This long-running series has won the hearts of millions of people around the world. On the other hand, this game is looking pretty awesome, with its massive character roster and distinguished gameplay mechanics.
Being part of the popular Budokai Tenkaichi series of fighting games, this game already has a lot on its shoulders. Fans would expect Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero to match everything they brought to the table and take it to the next level. It looks like the developers know that, and they have in fact done a bunch of things to ensure that happens.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero developers have introduced some really exciting new things to this game
There’s plenty special about Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero that fans don’t realize. For one, this is the game that brings the “Sparking” name of the series to the international market. Previously, these were called Sparking only in Japan.
While this bit of trivia might not be what fans want to hear, there’s a lot of other new and exciting stuff in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero that fans can be hyped for. Recently, this game’s producer took to the stage and decided to inform fans about some exciting new gameplay mechanics making their way to this game.
He said that the core mechanics of the series have been retained in the game, but they have also added some new mechanics to allow players to express their speed and be part of epic battles just as they are presented in the Dragon Ball series.
Dragon Ball SPARKING! Zero Producer introduces 4 new features in the game.
1. Short Dash
2. Revenge Counter
3. Super Perception
4. Vanishing AssaultsDetails in video 👇 pic.twitter.com/zyMWZSv178
— SUPER クロニクルス (@SupaChronicles) March 20, 2024
One of them is the short dash; this new mechanic would allow players to do as its name suggests. Through these short dashes, a bunch of new and exciting combat possibilities would open up. Players would also be able to do some complex actions.
A revenge counter is a kind of ability that allows players to absorb enemy attacks and then retaliate with a powerful attack of their own. They have reportedly added this attack after seeing a similar attack in the original story where characters could attack even after being hit several times.
Super Perception is a very effective counter-based attack that allows players to anticipate incoming attacks and counter them effectively. It’s so effective that players can even counter Ki Wave attacks using it.
Finally, a brand-new attack type has been added to Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero; it is called Vanishing Assaults. This action allows players to quickly swoop in on an opponent and attack. The developers suggest this attack would be most effective at midrange, where players often have to face the decision between attacking or keeping their distance.
It looks like this game is being developed by the people who played the previous titles extensively. And everything they wished those games had had been added to it, which is no doubt a good thing.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero may be the largest game in the series
Fans might not know, but Sparking! Zero might just be the largest game in this series. It has around 164 characters in store, which is a higher number than any other game in this series.
On the other hand, developers have given this game highly interactive fighting arenas where players can fight like gods and even cause a lot of destruction. This makes this game just as brilliant as other bigwigs in the genre such as Tekken 8. Made with Unreal Engine 5, the game also has some very detailed destructible arenas for players to fight in and destroy. Although the release date for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is unknown as of yet, fans expect it to launch later this year.
