Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero | |
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Developer(s) | Spike Chunsoft |
Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Series | Dragon Ball |
Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
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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 .
The game keeps the core mechanics of the series, but new ones are added to better express the high-speed battles:
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 |
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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