Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Trailer Shows Off Battle Damage, Counters, And Beam Clashes
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is bringing back the Budokai Tenkaichi series after 17 years, and we've got a brand-new gameplay trailer to celebrate. However, there's still no release date.
In the trailer, we see beam clashes, counters, battle damage, and a whole host of characters from the Turtle Master to Nappa brawling at high speeds. The Ultimate Blast move was also shown off, and producer Jun Furutani says it's stunning visuals were only made possible thanks to the improved capabilities of current-gen consoles.
In addition to close-range attacks with rush attacks and combos, we kept battle systems such as the Dragon Dash, which enables high-speed movement, the iconic counter system that fans know and love, as well as the 'Impact Action', which allows intense fisticuffs or the exchange of energy blasts.
The clash system was highlighted towards the end of Goku and Vegeta's fight. Our pure-hearted hero fires off a Kamehameha, but Vegeta counters it with a Final Flash, meaning the two moves collide mid-air. To win, you need to mash the triangle button. In this case, Goku overcomes Vegeta's Final Flash and pushes his beam right back at him to deal some serious damage.
While Sparking Zero seeks to honour the games that came before and iterate on fan-favourite mechanics, bringing them to life on newer hardware almost two decades later, it also has a few interesting ideas of its own that it's bringing to the table.
"After some consideration, we've tweaked some [of the core mechanics] and added new ones to better express the high-speed and authentic battles unique to the Dragon Ball action," Furutani said. "One of the biggest changes was to boost the normal movement, making it as fast as the dash in the previous title, and to allow a short dash that lets you move at lightning speed with a button that used to be for dashing.
"This change opens up more possibilities for movement, attacks on the go, and even more complex actions. In fact, you can perform various actions to
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