Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Announced, Check Out the First Trailer (Update)

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero

At The Game Awards, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced a new Dragon Ball game, and it’s titled “Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero.”

Check out the trailer which includes brief snippets of gameplay!

Not a lot of info is available for it yet other than it’s set to be released on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, and is being developed by Spike Chunsoft (Shiren the Wanderer, Pokemon).

Update: More info has been released courtesy of the press release!

  • DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO brings back the revered 3D action battle game series previously known as BUDOKAI TENKAICHI in the West

  • Arriving on new-gen consoles and PC, this is the first entry in the series since BUDOKAI TENKAICHI 3 released in 2007 on PlayStation®2

  • Engage in exhilarating battles with exceptional visual fidelity, fighting arenas with destructible environments, and an incredible roster of DRAGON BALL fighters

Developed by Spike Chunsoft, the developers behind the original BUDOKAI TENKAICHI series, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO brings the series forward to a new era by harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5 and pushing the envelope for gameplay and features in an arena brawler. DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO also brings the franchise back to the original Japanese naming convention, where the original DRAGON BALL Z: BUDOKAI TENKAICHI was titled DRAGON BALL Z: Sparking!

“This is the DRAGON BALL fighting game players have been waiting for, bringing a new sequel for one of the most beloved game series based on the franchise to a new generation of players,” said Mike Chang, VP, Marketing and Digital Business, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. “It has been more than 15 years since DRAGON BALL Z: BUDKAI TENKAICHI pioneered arena brawlers, and DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO continues the legacy while adding new genre-defining features made possible only with the latest game platforms to deliver one of the most immersive anime game experiences of all time.”

No release date announced just yet, but once we know more, we’ll let our readers know.

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Nikki_boagreis
Nikki_boagreis
4 months ago

The Dragon Ball Sparking Zero trailer look’s amazing, love anime based games this is definitely on my radar.

Last edited 4 months ago by Nikki_boagreis

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