Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 118 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 118
  3. Negative: 22 out of 118

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  1. ramalooke
    Nov 7, 2016
    1
    Slighlty improved mechanics and a bit better shaders on the 3d models, nothing more. Xenoverse 2 is a perfect example, how to sell crappy dlc for the price of a full game. I hope people responsible for such business practice will burn in hell.
  2. nova7
    Nov 2, 2016
    0
    completely awful, game is riddled with bugs and worst of all for a fighting game, controls are so bad it will make you cry. The only recommendation i would give people about this game is to stay far far away
  3. CoyoteTango
    Oct 31, 2016
    2
    same crappy gameplay as the first one.. not much else to say really

    this is the latest DBZ fighting game yet the fighting remains inferior to DBZ games from the ps2 era

    ...still waiting for that dbz game that would trully top the ps2 predecessors.. until that happens we have to stomach another xenoverse..hopefully the last.
  4. Vinamael
    Jan 6, 2017
    4
    Overall, it is a good game. Far from being great.

    Pros: Better graphics Lots of new skills More mentors w/o the grind for their skills Bigger city that you can fly around QQ Bang lets you use any clothing combo w/o worrying about stats Cons: The combat has been built around knock back spam. This is the reason for the 4/10. Both enemy and ally npc will use spam    Overall, it is a good game. Far from being great.

    Pros:

    Better graphics

    Lots of new skills

    More mentors w/o the grind for their skills

    Bigger city that you can fly around

    QQ Bang lets you use any clothing combo w/o worrying about stats

    Cons:

    The combat has been built around knock back spam. This is the reason for the 4/10. Both enemy and ally npc will use spam knock backs either keeping from doing anything or interrupting what you are doing.

    The ai is just as bad as in Xenoverse 1

    Most of the clothing options use the exact same model i.e. a ginyu set with leggings is the same as another sets legs.    … Expand
  5. shamon
    Oct 31, 2016
    1
    no difficulty options...nuff said

    the same annoying problems from the first game are still here...this game is just a copy paste version of the first game with a new look and a new name...a lazy lame cash grab to sucker the fanboys once again
  6. 21iunie1
    Nov 6, 2016
    3
    Underneath the flashy combos and graphics the game is super shallow and there's little to no depth to it......it's obvious the game was designed to capture the short attention spam of children and keep them busy with pointless grinding and rpg elements to make it seem like the game is bigger and deeper than it is

    giant hub worlds and mute customizable characters is not what dragon ball    Underneath the flashy combos and graphics the game is super shallow and there's little to no depth to it......it's obvious the game was designed to capture the short attention spam of children and keep them busy with pointless grinding and rpg elements to make it seem like the game is bigger and deeper than it is

    giant hub worlds and mute customizable characters is not what dragon ball games need....and flashy combos alone is not what makes a dragon ball game be great.    … Expand
  7. Nyakuya
    Dec 20, 2016
    0
    Patetic animations, patetic combos, patetic IA, very easy game, you can win every match spaming light punch (i'm not kidding). It's an insult for Dragon ball budokai tenkaichi 3
  8. jin44jim
    Mar 30, 2019
    2
    I would give this game a higher review if the AI wasn't downright cheap. The AI uses kickback spam and your (CPU)teammates like to just stand around and watch you get 3 on 1 ed. Most of the time your (CPU)teammates are more in your way than helping. I would actually do better if you just took my teammates out of the game because a lot of the stuff you have to unlock is behind keeping thisI would give this game a higher review if the AI wasn't downright cheap. The AI uses kickback spam and your (CPU)teammates like to just stand around and watch you get 3 on 1 ed. Most of the time your (CPU)teammates are more in your way than helping. I would actually do better if you just took my teammates out of the game because a lot of the stuff you have to unlock is behind keeping this AI alive for a set time. This one and only AI like's to run head first without throwing a punch to get straight beat to death by 3 guys just so you lose the match.… Expand
  9. Lily55
    Oct 1, 2020
    3
    DRAGON BALL: XENOVERSE 2 PC could have been better,
    we don't have the tournament and not the supreme kai raid, we don't have any raid at all
    as well as the online TP Rank! i honestly lost my interest for the game! and money. list of countries that have no access to online events: Israel Jordan Lebanon Syria Egypt Iraq Malasia Philippines Thailand United Arab Emirates    DRAGON BALL: XENOVERSE 2 PC could have been better,
    we don't have the tournament and not the supreme kai raid, we don't have any raid at all
    as well as the online TP Rank!

    i honestly lost my interest for the game! and money.
    list of countries that have no access to online events:

    Israel
    Jordan
    Lebanon
    Syria
    Egypt
    Iraq
    Malasia
    Philippines
    Thailand
    United Arab Emirates
    Singapore
    Taiwan
    Indonesia
    Hong Kong
    Macau/Macao
    China
    South Africa
    South Korea
    Sri Lanka
    India

    we paid full prise for half game!!? Shame on you!    … Expand
  10. OVA_GAIDEN
    Mar 1, 2020
    0
    The Game just crashes at the first loading screen, 0
    The Game just crashes at the first loading screen, 0
  11. VendonJura
    Feb 27, 2019
    4
    I love Dragon Ball but it seems that these days you only get normal fighting arcade games without 0 point to the anime itself. In the Anime if Goku would hit Hercule, he could kill him but what happens in games these days? An Ultra Instinct Ka Me Ha Me Ha times unlimited => hits Hercule => Hercule just gets a scratch. Rlly why there are no Dragon Ball games anymore like Dragon BallI love Dragon Ball but it seems that these days you only get normal fighting arcade games without 0 point to the anime itself. In the Anime if Goku would hit Hercule, he could kill him but what happens in games these days? An Ultra Instinct Ka Me Ha Me Ha times unlimited => hits Hercule => Hercule just gets a scratch. Rlly why there are no Dragon Ball games anymore like Dragon Ball Finalbout where you could be as strong as in the anime. Where you could 1 hit your opponent when you are much stronger than him? But no, we are getting all these years such crappy arcade games which has 0 to do with Dragon Ball at all but skins. But my main reason for this low score here is the problem with bugs in this game. This game has such annoying bugs like 90% of the time having a bad aim. Locked the enemy, used an ultimate and your dumb character ends up with his back turned to the enemy. This happens ALL THE TIME. Even if the enemy stays infront of you, this happens. EVEN when you teleport behind the enemy, both are turned their back to each other... nicely done. Reporting bugs doesn't help anything, you 't don't even get a response. The game crashes all the time. The servers are crashing and kicking you out. The crazy thing is.... there is no chat system. Yes 2019 and an online game without a chat system. Oh and not to forget this bull.... of an RNG in this game. You keep farming for days just for 1-2 skills or souls.… Expand
  12. xenoise
    Jul 15, 2019
    2
    What a sad game. Bandai is really wasting this franchise with games that are badly put together and leave a lot to desire. The freedom side of the game is very restrictive. Character conversations feel very synthetic. Combat system is fine. Pc port is horrible, looks like a ps2 game in 3440x1440. Seems like the rendering scale is forced to 50%
  13. Anotherreviewer
    Feb 7, 2023
    0
    This game is so bad it could serve as a master class for bad game design. We could talk about the boring, underutilized story. The massive lack of balance between moves making some options clearly superior, the mindless combat, the terrible voice acting, the bugs that, to this day, persist.

    But lets talk about the really bone headed things. If they want to do an in game cutscene, they    This game is so bad it could serve as a master class for bad game design. We could talk about the boring, underutilized story. The massive lack of balance between moves making some options clearly superior, the mindless combat, the terrible voice acting, the bugs that, to this day, persist.

    But lets talk about the really bone headed things. If they want to do an in game cutscene, they make the opponent literally invulnerable. The enemy can still attack and harm you, but they are immortal until people finish talking. It does not matter if the enemy in this example should be powerful at all. They just become so. Enemies meant to be 'hard' have things like Super Armor (allowing them to ignore hitstun, which you the player can't) or they will, in response to you doing an ultimate, automatically teleport to you, stun you, and then attack you for most of your life. You, the player have no counter to this other than not using a bunch of your moves, making the mindless combat even more mindless.

    If this wasn't a Dragon Ball Z game, it wouldn't have sold more than a single copy. But even as a rabid fan of the series, I can't pretend to like this mess of a game. Go play FighterZ. It's actually good unlike this.    … Expand

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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Worth Playing
    Jan 11, 2017
    70
    While Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 may be a better game than the original, it is by no means excellent. The story seems like an uninspired rehash, and the minimal roster changes makes it feel like a director's cut instead of a true sequel. On the PC in particular, the online community is practically extinct, and the game's semi-frequent crashes disappoint. If you're willing to put up with all that, you'll be treated to a game that feels like what the original should have been, and the fighting system is chaotic and fun. Provided this one does well, here's hoping that another sequel manages to get everything right.
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  2. Hooked Gamers
    Dec 12, 2016
    80
    Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 should be an instant buy for long time fans of the series, and warrants a deep look from everyone else. I’d love to see a bit longer of a gap between this and the (hopefully) inevitable Xenoverse 3 than the year between the first and second titles to really hammer out some of the game’s issues, but until then we’ve still been left with a fighting game that does enough well, and enough different from its competitors, to stand worthy as it is.
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  3. DarkZero
    Dec 5, 2016
    70
    Dimps has created a sequel to Xenoverse that doesn’t quite feel like a massive advancement in the series, but there is no doubt that this is a larger and more improved experience. Dimps has decided to keep things similar and use the first game as the foundation to build this sequel on. What this means is that there is so much to do, even when one has finished up the 15 hour single player story quests.
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