Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

 PlayStation 3
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  1. Sonyggerslol
    Feb 24, 2015
    10
    Incredible. The best DBZ fighting game I've ever played. Better than Tenkaichi 3 or Budokai 3.

    If you're looking for a casual fighting game that doesn't take itself too seriously, and want to see alternate storylines of DBZ, this game is for you.
  2. CHEESEDBEEF
    Mar 12, 2015
    10
    Awesome game that is much better than anything that came out after 2005. Cool levelling up system which lets you level up to your own play style, customization is massive, clothes, supers, ultimates, evasive moves, z souls.. its all here. New online features which let you team up with 1 or 2 other people to go on quests are a nice addition. there are also player battles and worldAwesome game that is much better than anything that came out after 2005. Cool levelling up system which lets you level up to your own play style, customization is massive, clothes, supers, ultimates, evasive moves, z souls.. its all here. New online features which let you team up with 1 or 2 other people to go on quests are a nice addition. there are also player battles and world tournament which you can do offline or online, but online is a much better experience. The main story is pretty good, its the original DBZ sagas but with a 'What If' theme. so what if freiza killed everyone, or what there were 3 Majin Buus. its a good twist which puts you in the boots of a time patroller, your role is to fix these broken timelines and save the Z Warriors and Earth.
    Overall a fun DBZ game that ive been waiting ages for. I still cant believe ultimate tenkaichi even exists. Thank god for Xenoverse 10/10    … Expand
  3. Demonslayer8299
    Apr 1, 2015
    10
    Great game but they could of put more of the movie characters like bojack bio-broly , android 13, 14, 15, super Android 13 maybe some of the characters from Dragonball. And super sayian 3 broly
    Super sayian 3 vegeta
  4. foxviewchannel
    Feb 24, 2015
    9
    Being a Dragon Ball fan, I always wanted that special Dragon Ball game that made me feel like I am a part of its beautiful universe. Thankfully Dragon Ball XenoVerse succeeds in doing so.

    The game starts off with creating your character and you can choose between 5 different races, the Majin, Saiyans, Earthlings, Namekian and the Freeza clan, each with their own strengths and weakness.    Being a Dragon Ball fan, I always wanted that special Dragon Ball game that made me feel like I am a part of its beautiful universe. Thankfully Dragon Ball XenoVerse succeeds in doing so.

    The game starts off with creating your character and you can choose between 5 different races, the Majin, Saiyans, Earthlings, Namekian and the Freeza clan, each with their own strengths and weakness. I chose the Saiyans who are low in health but have high attack powers. Working carefully on your created characters appearance is important because it does affect your performance in battle. For example, if you increase the height, then your attack power will increase but your speed movement will be slower. I found this attention to detail in Dragon Ball Xenoverse interesting as it makes you want to create other characters as well.

    Once done, you will have to choose the fighting style that you find most suitable.

    The story will begin after you complete your character. You are chosen by Shenron to join the time patrol, a group of warriors led by Trunks to defend history. Trunks will introduce you to TokiToki city which is where you will spend most of your time in. Your mission is to find out who has been distorting the history of the Dragon Ball universe and changing its events. So you will go back in time through different parts of the Dragon Ball events and return history to its original course.

    I found the overall story to be pretty cool as it is a change from previous Dragon Ball games which is good to see. Watching Raditz dodge Piccolos deadly beam instead of the original scene where Goku sacrifices himself was fun to watch.

    Mastering Dragon Ball Xenoverse’s fighting mechanics will take some time but the tutorials does a good job in giving you all the necessary information you will need during battle. The more fights I participated in the better I got. The fighting mechanics are very good and executing special combos and powers is fun. The controls are straight forward with the normal attacks, heavy attacks, flying and locking on to your opponent.

    When you hold R2, it will bring a small menu to the right that gives you a list of special moves to quickly perform and when you hold both L2 and R2, the ultimate attack list will appear. The battles themselves are deep and you will need to use different strategies depending on which character you choose.

    The most important things to keep an eye out for are the two bars on the left of the screen; the top bar is your Ki bar which is used for Ultimate attacks and the bottom bar is the bar that governs how many teleports you can do and shows you how long you can block an ultimate attack.

    Exploring TokiToki is fun; however, the city is small and I felt that more details could have been added to make the city livelier. Knowing what accessories, clothing or items to buy is key. For example if you leave your character shirtless, you will take more damage and if you buy the correct clothing you will incur less damage.

    I Enjoyed the RPG elements and the progression system. You can talk to all the characters in TokiToki and even have the chance to recruit some to join your team. There will also be many decisions to take such as Raditz asking you to join him to attack Goku and choosing your mentor who will teach you valuable skills.

    The progression system is done well and makes time invested into your character worth it. The more fights you participate it whether it is during the story line or side quests, offline or online the more experience points you gain to level up and spend on the characters attributes like health, defense and attacks. Parallel quests are like side quests that you can take part into level up. Playing if offline or online is a blast especially the 3 VS 3. Having a buddy with you and playing online is very fun.

    Using the scouter during parallel quests will help you in finding hidden items and also to see the strength of your opponent.

    The graphics are very good; characters are just like the Anime and small details such as the blast feels brighter than before. Exploring the world and flying around never felt better; however, I expected more environmental destruction during fights.

    The story took me around 13 hours to complete and there is tons of replay value in the online multiplayer and upgrading your character. Dragon Ball XenoVerse is a smart challenging game and in my opinion one of the best Dragon Ball games to date. It has the perfect combination of RPG and fighting. With over the top characters and exciting battles, Dragon Ball Xenoverse is a game that will entertain you.    … Expand
  5. mjmt2015
    Feb 25, 2015
    9
    great game for dbz fans! If you're a fan of Budokai 3 and Tenkiaichi 3, then you will love this game! its a mix of both games. I own the ps3 version and the frame rate looks fine. The controls does take some time getting use to.
  6. Ronoboaventura
    Jul 10, 2016
    8
    Dragon Ball Xenoverse it's a great game that introduces a different history, an awesome customization system, and a lot of things to drop. The combat it's really fun, and you after you finish the game, you have a lot of reasons to keep playing. There's some frame-rate drops in the middle of some battles, but the experience remains awesome anyway!
  7. SonicDude
    Aug 19, 2015
    8
    This is a good game. I like that you can make and coustimize your own character for they give you lots of options. The gameplay is different but good. The story plot is great. Conclusion: A game worth it if you own a PS3 and dragonball fans will think it's great.
  8. naruto-
    Nov 21, 2015
    9
    el mejor juego de dragon ball es muy supera cualquier juego dragon ball z se demasiado bien las pilas para que sea de ps3 es increible encima reuni 5 veces las eseras de dragon
  9. LordDoran
    Mar 3, 2015
    8
    This game is fun, has nice graphics but only really appeals to the hardcore and long running fans of the entire series. If you're new to the series or any Dragon Ball Z games, don't start here with this one. Brake yourself into the series with a copy of Budokai Tenkaichi for the PS2 instead in my opinion,

    But as a fan, so far I am loving the game. The character customisation and    This game is fun, has nice graphics but only really appeals to the hardcore and long running fans of the entire series. If you're new to the series or any Dragon Ball Z games, don't start here with this one. Brake yourself into the series with a copy of Budokai Tenkaichi for the PS2 instead in my opinion,

    But as a fan, so far I am loving the game. The character customisation and leveling up system are awesome additions to the series and add a level of personalisation to the series that Dragon Ball has never really offered before.

    The cell shaded graphics are very pretty and appealing, but my only performance issue is the lag that sometimes can ensue during big battles. Other than that, I can't wait to play more and level up my Saiyan.    … Expand
  10. Shadox2014
    Mar 3, 2015
    10
    Awesome game, have it on X1 and PC, plays like a mini fighting mmo, with just enough to keep you busy and happy.
    Combat system is great, so as is the costumization options, making builds and mix + matching skills/z-souls/equipement is awesome, it reminds me of the good old days of CoH/CoV build making time sinks, luv it, best game this year for me :)
  11. RealHelghast
    Mar 4, 2015
    6
    This one's done by DIMPS again, and I expected a lot more from them. As with each Dragonball game, for each new improvement, something else is changed or removed which drastically changes the standards by which a fighting game is measured. I will go into detail about this later. But first I want to say that I like the general idea of the game. Competing against other players online inThis one's done by DIMPS again, and I expected a lot more from them. As with each Dragonball game, for each new improvement, something else is changed or removed which drastically changes the standards by which a fighting game is measured. I will go into detail about this later. But first I want to say that I like the general idea of the game. Competing against other players online in matches up to 3 players is a fighter's dream. Playing cooperatively with friends and other players in missions called Parallel Quests or PQs is also very fun. You can also customize your custom characters appearance with quest rewards or store bought items which adds a bit of flavor to the game. The soundtrack is very good. However, there are some very notable and disappointing setbacks that the game suffers from. During battle with other players, or in co-op mode, there is a significant drop in frame rate on the PS3. This is extremely irritating at times and really hampers the gameplay. At this time, there is nothing that can be done to fix this because of hardware limitations on the PS3. The only other thing you can do is buy a PS4, but I won't do that since you have to shell out $400 to buy the hunk of junk, then purchase Playstation Plus in order to play online each year. Server stability is also low, with low population caps, frequent boots to log-in selection screen, or just not being to log in at all. Namco Bandai is aware of the problems and hopefully they will fix that. Now back to the fighting standards. The 2D Dragonball games like Budokai 3, Burst Limit, and Shin Budokai another road had a pretty good combat system in my opinion. You could create any number of punch and kick combinations using the square and triangle buttons on the PS3 to create an infinite number of combos. That system has returned in XV, although not as good as Budokai 3 or Burst Limit, but still far better than the shallow and meaningless button mashing of Tenkaichi 3 and Raging Blast. It's not without its faults though and I'll give a few examples. The non-custom characters such as Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo etc, all have their skills preset and you can't change them. Super Saiyan has to be assigned to and Ultimate Attack Slot and Kaioken has to be assigned to a Super Attack slot. Some of the preset characters have two Ultimate Attacks equipped in their slots, some have one assigned, and some have none at all. This is irritating because if you love the DBZ characters like I do, you are stuck with their preset skills and can't change them like in Budokai 3, Raging Blast, or Burst Limit. For some reason, they decided characters like Cell and Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta will not transform, so they have two Ultimate Attacks. For example, Cell has Super Kamehameha, and Super Spirit Bomb. Now let's say I wanted to use Super Saiyan 3 Goku. Remember that Super Saiyan 3 has to be equipped in an Ultimate Attacks slot and can't be changed. So he gets one Ultimate Attack, Super Kamehameha or Super Spirit Bomb depending on what Goku you pick. Another problem is that transformations drain your Ki. You can equip a skill called Energy Charge in different degrees to compensate for that. Energy Charge, Full Power Charge, and Maximum Charge. The problem is that they didn't give any Energy Charge to some versions of characters that transform making it impossible to maintain Super Saiyan. Kaioken, unlike Super Saiyan uses stamina instead of Ki. Your stamina is used to block attacks, fly around, or use defensive skills. This makes Kaioken virtually useless in 1v1 fights because it drains your stamina quickly The other problem is that you level up a character like in an RPG. Each level you get points to assign to the following attributes, Health, Ki, Stamina, Basic Attack, Strike Attack, and Ki Blast Supers. Some characters, like Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta were given a very low amount of Ki. This makes their Super Saiyan state hard to maintain and limits their number of attacks. Therefore, the characters aren't balanced like they were in other DBZ games. The other thing I think the devs could have done is pay better attention to detail. Super Attacks like Special Beam Cannon look great but it doesn't work well in PVP because it's too slow and misses quite often. Other moves like Death Ball can just be spammed over and over and easily connect. Some of my favorite attacks, like Light Grenade, look plain awful and not much thought was put into the detail of the the attack like other DBZ games. For example, Light Grenade looks awesome in Burst Limit and Raging Blast, but it looks more like a regular Ki Blast in XV. Targeting reticles, orbs that fly out of players when being hit, and command menu add visual pollution. The voice acting is awful. One voice sounds like they paid a black kid to do it. Overall, the game is very beautiful and visually appealing as with any DIMPS DBZ game. It's very unfortunate that the game has frame rate drop, balance issues, and server connectivity issues… Expand
  12. XsolairesHeir
    Mar 14, 2015
    2
    The game is good the major problem is The loot sistem and the dragon balls I have spent a week looking for them got 5 but they rarely spawn now back to the loot sistem ITS THE SAME AS DESTINYS I have gotten 46 Z rank on a quest but still no loot the game is good but the other problem is it keeps freezing and I know its not my console because its brand new the random events all most neverThe game is good the major problem is The loot sistem and the dragon balls I have spent a week looking for them got 5 but they rarely spawn now back to the loot sistem ITS THE SAME AS DESTINYS I have gotten 46 Z rank on a quest but still no loot the game is good but the other problem is it keeps freezing and I know its not my console because its brand new the random events all most never happen if u get one considere you're self lucky I give this game 4 months before people realize there playing destiny fix the loot/Dragonball/freezing problem my psn I'd is xSolairesHeir if u have the same problem MSG me DBZ xeno creators listen to the only reasonable critic here that's me good reviews here are fake made by people who haven't apperantly touch/played the game o and fix the trade sistem I would love to trade high grade o
    Items. Thnx and please pass this review on but really FIX THE LOOT/DRAGONBALLS SISTEM that random quest giver doesn't exist Fix the AI u gave the job to select the loot work with computers I know what am saying.    … Expand
  13. JackintheBox333
    Jun 13, 2018
    6
    Going into this game, I did not have that much of a history with actually playing Dragonball video games. Outside of playing some of the older DB video games and small amount of time with Sparking NEO, I hadn't really touched any of the 3D DBZ video games. In 2018, at the cheap price it was on sale for, I figured it was worth a look.

    For those not in the know, the game reuses a ton of    Going into this game, I did not have that much of a history with actually playing Dragonball video games. Outside of playing some of the older DB video games and small amount of time with Sparking NEO, I hadn't really touched any of the 3D DBZ video games. In 2018, at the cheap price it was on sale for, I figured it was worth a look.

    For those not in the know, the game reuses a ton of character designs and story bits from Dragonball Online, a MMORPG that never made it West and got cancelled years ago. That being said, if you are at all familiar with that source material, this game really isn't going to offer much for you.

    The music in the game is rather forgettable. None of the background music stands out and really doesn't do much to highlight the action that is going on. The game's translation is also seems sorta iffy at points. The game does have selectable Japanese voices, which is what I played the game with, and you notice, even not knowing the language all that well, that certain things that are being said are not being translated correctly. It's also worth noting that the game pretty much assumes that you are playing a male character, as the game a multiple points referred to my female Saiyan character I was playing as, as a he. "

    The game also suffers from quite a bit of slow down in some of the more action heavy bits, to the point I thought the game was going to crash and the game dropped into single digit frame rate at points.

    However the game's fighting system isn't too complex. It's pretty easy to pick up and play, and you will feel like you are playing a Dragon Ball Z fight. The character creation is pretty good, and the light RPG elements allow you to grow and get stronger in a way that feels natural with the way the story progession is set up. While some of the actual story missions could be better, quite a few of them are quite creative and well thought out, and aren't just another basic play the show game. For that the game should be praised.

    The animated cutscenes and the voiceovers are all quite good (English and Japanese). If you don't have an upgraded system yet, than this game is worth getting, and would easily be a 7 or 8, but there are enough technical issues with the game that make the game have enough problems. I have to imagine other versions of this game lack the slow-down. I would recommend those over this port.    … Expand
  14. Glorthiar
    Mar 4, 2015
    7
    I like Dragonball and I like this game. This game loves it's source material and is incredibly loyal to it, making it feel like a real part of the Dragonball world, Even though the game focuses on DBZ it still has many homages to both Dragonball and GT with the Outfits and abilities that are equipable on you player character such as Child Chi-Chi's armour Bikini or suit of Commander red.I like Dragonball and I like this game. This game loves it's source material and is incredibly loyal to it, making it feel like a real part of the Dragonball world, Even though the game focuses on DBZ it still has many homages to both Dragonball and GT with the Outfits and abilities that are equipable on you player character such as Child Chi-Chi's armour Bikini or suit of Commander red. The game's character creation system is also pretty good with a fair number of voices (including a hilarious guest apperance from the DBZ fan serieres DBZ:Abridged, it's male voice 8, enjoy) plenty of hairstyles and faces and being able to change you size and shape, though our male Majin friends are still stuck being big and round. Though as far as combat goes I find it to be a little too limiting forcing certain races into there arch-types rather than having them be easily moldable into your play styles (EX. Namekians are harder to use as KI users because of there racial making them more akin to Melee) and there is also a bizzare lack of a tail on our Saiyan companions making them indistinguishable from humans. Another Gripe I have with the game is over custimzation on clothing, THough i can understand why certain outfits have locked colours (like the Orange-Red Turtle hermit gi) I stil think the fact that most sets are uncolourable why is is that while wearing KIng-Kai's outfit I have to have it being pink? (though i'll admit the pink grew on me) his outfit is not iconic enough to be locked to one specific shade. I also found that acquiring new ultimate attacks was quite tedious with most of them being locked behind Master missions. And my greatest gripe with the game is how stupid they make you AI companions, They programmed good ai but make the one helping you on parallel quest dumb as bricks for now good reason! I like the game but i has some sever annoying flaws. (I wish I could add a .5 to my score though)… Expand
  15. Just_Critical
    Sep 7, 2019
    7
    so lets start here Dragon ball I am a close to being a die hard fan of it and this game was my first Dbz game and I loved it. it has some major flaws and the Npc's are insane to beat as they somehow have super armour on all the time, other then that this game is one you should check out
  16. Topoide
    Feb 18, 2022
    8
    De los mejores juegos de Dragon Ball con una historia interesante pero podría mejorar en otros aspectos
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    May 15, 2023
    9
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  1. Destructoid
    Mar 15, 2015
    45
    Dragon Ball Xenoverse has some of the worst design decisions ever embedded into a videogame. There are no menus, the story mode's difficulty is all over the place, and the game's best aspect, creating characters, is locked behind hours and hours of frustrating play. It certainly has its moments and the core fighting mechanics are great, but the game falls flat in too many other areas to be standout title.
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  2. Gamers' Temple
    Mar 7, 2015
    86
    For Dragon Ball fans, there is plenty to love about Xenoverse. I loved the story and character creation, and the loot and mission systems made playing through a joy that bordered on a compulsion. All those aspects add up to the best Dragon Ball game ever made, but the 3D fighting and movement knock the game down just enough to set it squarely behind Super Dragon Ball Z as my favorite game based on my favorite franchise.
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