Dragon Ball Xenoverse

Step Inside the World of Dragon Ball One More Time

The first Dragon Ball game was released more than two decades ago and received overwhelming acclaim from Dragon Ball fans and gamers. Since then, a large number of episodes have been released for gamers to enjoy and interest seems to have been dying out in recent years. Can Dragon Ball Xenoverse reawaken interest in this colourful world? Check out the review to find out.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse brings all of the frenzied battles between Goku and his rivals to life. Characters such as Frieza, Cell and Vegeta bring plenty of menace to the game as well as tough challenges that have been well represented here. There is lots of action and different tasks to complete, which helps to ensure that there is never a dull moment.

Players finally have the chance to customise their avatars, which can be a lot of fun. These avatars are connected to many of the other characters in the game as well as to Trunks. Players can use Trunks to travel through time and help restore the history of Dragon Ball. This allows the creators to represent all of the past features that gamers loved best while giving them a fresh new spin.

The game starts as you become your own Z Warrior and use this character to take on new challenges. Because this is a character of your very own, you will be able to decide how they look and even move and interact with other characters to some extent.

Despite the new features of the game, there is no escaping the fact that this story has been told many times before. Gamers who have taken on some of the challenges of the other games are sure to feel like they have done it all before and there is not too much to make Dragon Ball Xenoverse stand apart. It has been hinted that this is the last episode in the Dragon Ball saga, and if that is true it has come at just about the right time.

Once again, Raditz will be punctured by the Special Beam Cannon and many of the other features that made Dragon Ball so unique have also been recreated in this episode. However, some of the best features such as the grandiose narrative are also present, and to be fair without these elements it simply wouldn’t be Dragon Ball. There are also fresh story arcs for gamers to enjoy as well as some surprise elements that have never been seen before.

There is definitely plenty to do in the game and players will be able to spend hours exploring Dragon Ball Xenoverse and taking on different challenges. However, some of the elements can be very tricky at first and more content ultimately means that players have more to learn. It can take a rather long time to understand how different characters move and exactly what is required to complete different challenges. The balance between learning and actually playing can be a bit off in places, dampening the fun slightly.

Fans of the Dragon Ball world will find plenty to do in this game. One of the things that Dragon Ball fans love from the original comics and cartoons is the sheer number and variety of characters. Unfortunately, many of the cool characters are missing from this game and players may find the choice that they are given rather limiting.