Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

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  1. ericchrishoover
    Mar 4, 2015
    6
    God does this game have a **** ton of mechanical problems. Anything but a 1v1 fight ends up being a stun-lock cluster **** the "A/X" button teleport doesn't work properly, and most of the time won't put you behind the opponent like the game says it's going to, guarding is an entirely inneficient way to mitigate damage, story missions have an exponential difficulty curve that depend on theGod does this game have a **** ton of mechanical problems. Anything but a 1v1 fight ends up being a stun-lock cluster **** the "A/X" button teleport doesn't work properly, and most of the time won't put you behind the opponent like the game says it's going to, guarding is an entirely inneficient way to mitigate damage, story missions have an exponential difficulty curve that depend on the player doing side missions and thus grinding, the tutorials don't do **** early on to teach you about equips and items, and character specializations are a joke to begin with.

    For some reason when I specialised as a melee fighter, the only ultimate it gave me was a ki blast that was only effective close up. The stupid thing is that it gives the same ultimate whether or not you spec into long range, short range, or close range. It's much easier, and stupidly easy to just use the non-custom DBZ characters to do the side missions since their stats will be infinitely higher than anything you can get your character to by the time you unlock them.

    If you are a fan of the anime/manga, this is a great game for you. The story's **** but at least it offers more than the same, stupid, watered down saga epic we've been seeing for the past three generations of DBZ games.    … Expand
  2. AlyssaX
    Mar 1, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Update: The game turns out to be very unbanlaced and unfair in the story mode and some PQ. If you don't choose the saiyan race, you'll be having a lot of trouble to beat the game at some parts. Especially in a battle against Beerus and whis and another one that is 95% impossible that you have to babysit Bardock in its saga. The game is clearly still on alpha.
    That's all I wanted to say. Now have fun raging through this frustrating game.    … Expand
  3. WhiskeyJacker
    Mar 10, 2015
    5
    I want to love this game. I've always had fond memories of Dragonball games and with an RPG element allowing you to design your own character it seemed like a dream come true.

    ... except it a nightmare half the time. Want to get your butt kicked by enemies half your level? Want a useless defense system that allows you to swarmed by enemies with no hope of breaking their combos? Want    I want to love this game. I've always had fond memories of Dragonball games and with an RPG element allowing you to design your own character it seemed like a dream come true.

    ... except it a nightmare half the time.

    Want to get your butt kicked by enemies half your level? Want a useless defense system that allows you to swarmed by enemies with no hope of breaking their combos? Want to grind for hours to find that special move only to have it be near useless?

    Than this is the game for you.    … Expand
  4. rapology
    Mar 11, 2015
    7
    This game is an enjoyable and enthralling edition to the Dragonball series, as well as the most aesthetically pleasing of the lot.
    The fighting is easy to master, however, a percentage of the ultimate attacks simply do not have an effect on a target as effectively as they should.
    'Super Nova' and 'Giant Storm"are some of the mot effective ultimate attacks in the entire game and contrast    This game is an enjoyable and enthralling edition to the Dragonball series, as well as the most aesthetically pleasing of the lot.
    The fighting is easy to master, however, a percentage of the ultimate attacks simply do not have an effect on a target as effectively as they should.
    'Super Nova' and 'Giant Storm"are some of the mot effective ultimate attacks in the entire game and contrast with skills such as "Innocent Breathe', 'Vacation Delete' and 'Weekend' , which do no effectively work as they should.
    The storyline has good replay value and there are many skills to be learned, Be warned however if it is total completion of all achievements you seek then think again.
    Trying to gather all ultimate and super attacks as skills in the parallel quests is near impossible, as some quests simply wont drop the skill, no matter how many replays you commit to.
    Parallel Quest 33 is a prime example of a quest that will not drop a skill, such as 'Hellzone Grenade', having myself played this quest more than 100 times to no avail.
    Hopefully the game developers will notice this bug in due time and rectify the problem so hardcore gamers can go on to get all achievements for DBZ on the Xbox 1.    … Expand
  5. Sultsparta
    Mar 18, 2015
    7
    SinglePlayer- Singleplayer is awesome the story is fantastic, although I can't say the same about the parallel quests which are boring, repetitive and with random rewards which will have you grinding multiple times on the same mission to get the reward you were hoping for. The way the main story ends leaves an opening to a sequel which I absolutely can't stand

    Multiplayer- Unless you    SinglePlayer- Singleplayer is awesome the story is fantastic, although I can't say the same about the parallel quests which are boring, repetitive and with random rewards which will have you grinding multiple times on the same mission to get the reward you were hoping for. The way the main story ends leaves an opening to a sequel which I absolutely can't stand

    Multiplayer- Unless you have friends which you can play with whenever you like you will not enjoy the multiplayer because everyone uses their character over and over with spamming the ultimate until they kill you and do not try to avoid it with instant transmission because it will work once or twice but eventually you will get hit and there is nothing you can do. Maybe it will get patched but I doubt it.

    overall- The game is a must play for fans however not at the full price point because you will play the story and after that there is almost nothing to do as if you try to play multiplayer many connectivity issues will occur and if that doesn't happen people will either spam ultimates or if you manage to be winning they will just disconnect from the match leaving you raging. Conclusion, Buy this game but not at full retail price either wait for a sale or borrow it. Thankyou for reading.    … Expand
  6. Eulo
    Mar 23, 2015
    5
    Cons:
    Whatever clunky, outdated game engine the Dev's used is holding this game back. Fights lose all meaning when I get animation-locked to death. Controls are conveneiently equipped with a slight delay from when you press the mouse button to when it actually happens, this makes the combat even more rugged. For some reason they decided that instead of controlling vertical and horizontal    Cons:
    Whatever clunky, outdated game engine the Dev's used is holding this game back. Fights lose all meaning when I get animation-locked to death. Controls are conveneiently equipped with a slight delay from when you press the mouse button to when it actually happens, this makes the combat even more rugged. For some reason they decided that instead of controlling vertical and horizontal positioin while flying based on the direction you are facing/flying, they would add an ascend and descend button, which again takes away from the fluidity of combat, not to mention is just plain stupid when such an obvious and better solution is already play tested and approved as pretty much the only good way to control flght. Also, as usual, the Computer are total f**king cheap ♥♥♥'s, doing exponentially more damage than you and predicting and preemptively blocking your moves, you know, that SUPER FUN FIGHTING GAME STUFF. Hopefully they go back and balance their game in the future. Although with the release of a DLC already, it seems that greed has come in and taken over full swing, so it doesn't seem likely.

    Pros:
    True to the story, even though the voice acting/dialogue is something like that of a C-Movie knock-off of a crappy B-Movie. The enviroments are familiar, warm, and (semi)destructable! The only gripe is that most maps feel "Empty" or "incomplete", like there's things missing. Purely aesthetic things, so not a big deal. The character customzation, skills, attrributes, armor, z-souls, and master/training program offer a great deal of depth to each and every fighter you create, and a more immersive RPG experience than I was expecting, very well done.

    Bottom Line:
    If you're a Dragon Ball (insert your appropriate generations show, Z for me) fan, then this game is a must. Easily the best DB game that's been made. It simply cannot be missed or skipped over by fans of the franchise. For those not familiar with the show, you will be deeply lost and confused the entire time, but you might enjoy the fighting enough to pick it up, if this type of fighting game is your style (personally I HATE 2D Side-Scrollers).

    Additional Notes:
    - Poor followthrough with the game design and a HEAVY reliance on everyones most favorite, useless thing in video games next to QTE's...FARMING!
    - It's obvious this game was thrown together haphazardly and rushed out to the public prior to its completion.
    - The main story is incapable of carrying the player with it, often times progressing on, leaving the player behind to mindlessly farm side quests until they can catch up.
    - There is absolutely no balance in this game. They set the enemy to a both non-challenging and non-fun level and called it difficult, instead of lazy and frustrating.
    - The entire game is RNG based. If that doesn't exude "lazy devs" than I don't know what does.    … Expand
  7. Epiternal
    Jun 10, 2015
    5
    This game is special in the sense that the more you play it the less you like it, and the game will demand you play it A LOT. The combat I suppose is the best part about it, it's pretty solid as far as combat goes and with all the possible customizable options ranging from equipment to races all with a myriad of different skills from the Dragonball Z universe it's not hard to see why thisThis game is special in the sense that the more you play it the less you like it, and the game will demand you play it A LOT. The combat I suppose is the best part about it, it's pretty solid as far as combat goes and with all the possible customizable options ranging from equipment to races all with a myriad of different skills from the Dragonball Z universe it's not hard to see why this wasn't enticing at first. However the game gets stale real fast, even playing online parallel quests with your friends gets immensely tedious after a while. Upon completing all the parallel quests that would be most people done with the game, yet the game literally leaches onto you like a parasite refusing to let you go, for if you want to obtain every skill, because the skills are cool and what is your amazing custom character if it doesn't have Super Saiyan 2 or Kamehameha, this game has a ridiculous RNG system in place to ensure that it will take you the absolute maximum amount of time to get them all. Hell any ONE skill or piece of equipment you might want, forget about it, because you'll be looking to play the same quests over and over with no way of knowing if you'll get the stupid thing or not because it's completely random and it's not like the developers gave you anything like a Z-soul to make your chances even remotely greater. It doesn't end there either; for every quest there is are hidden criteria to get an 'Ultimate Finish', which is like an extra end after the point where the level should have finish...except it's not because, forget the criteria that noise is also locked behind an RNG wall, along with many precious skills as well. It's clear that is never going to get patched, despite the fact that everyone with half a brain can see how much of a moron you'd have to be to even consider implementing something so stupid. Honestly that may sound like a rant, but that is me summing up the bulk of that game, there is really nothing else to discuss; The supposed 'new' story is just the same story with slight alterations that your custom character has to put back to normal. Anyone who has played the 'What If' scenarios of the Budokai games will be left thoroughly disappointed as any one of their What If scenario's was significantly cooler than the entirety of DBX's story. The graphics are fine...I'm not a graphics expert, if it looks fine, that's good enough for me. aside from the Online Parallel Quests there's also online tournaments, they're pretty much there because some people would moan if they weren't, as seen by the ranking system whereby 90% of people are displayed Rank F. Unsurprising seeing as the game is so unbalanced there are so many saiyan characters entering and spamming ultimate moves the whole online vs ceases to be fun almost immediately.

    In short I gave the game a 5 because at one point I kind of liked it. Now though, I am so tired of it that if it were a person I would hunt it down and stab it to death.    … Expand
  8. XsolairesHeir
    Mar 14, 2015
    5
    All reviews towards the game are Crap IMA say this its Fun but the loot sistem and random events are horrible I've farm for 3 days a death ball and nothing I got rank Z 35 times on this mission And nothing plus BTW just so you know the LS. Is like destinys loot sistem OK and the freezing fix the damn freeze it keeps freezing my console and I have 7 other people who have this problem IAll reviews towards the game are Crap IMA say this its Fun but the loot sistem and random events are horrible I've farm for 3 days a death ball and nothing I got rank Z 35 times on this mission And nothing plus BTW just so you know the LS. Is like destinys loot sistem OK and the freezing fix the damn freeze it keeps freezing my console and I have 7 other people who have this problem I give this game 4 months tops if they don't fix the LS this game will lose fans quick and F the new mentors should have put any shenron that would have been better let's get back to the loot sistem I can get a cristal shard any time my bro has spent a week looking for the dragon balls fix the dragon ball loot sistem **** you're random generator that's bs that there is no such thing u decide this ****ing AI is giving me **** fix the AI,s Loot sistem I want something fare BTW I was writing this while playing dbz xeno and it froze listen to you're loyal fans and fix the loot sistem, the Dballs S and stop the freaking freezing thing my console is gonna explode FIX THE GAME FIX THE LOOT SISTEM love the game would hate to see it end like destiny fix it think u very much please pass this review along… Expand
  9. TheLastColossus
    Feb 24, 2015
    7
    Dragon Ball Xenoverse is the best DBZ game in 5 years, graphics are phenomenal, gameplay is decent, story is not that different although its unique at the same time, I think this is a step in the right direction for Namco Bandai and Dimps, I hope if there is a sequel coming, gameplay should be perfected just like it did in BT2 and BT3 but with a better camera angle. 7/10
  10. SaintJames012
    Feb 26, 2015
    6
    For DBZ fans: a great game that will be overrated because of your fandom
    for nonDBZ fans: a phenominal 3 dimensional fighting game that is underrated because it's DBZ
    The pros to this game is the fighting. This game captures what DBZ has shown in a way that is easily understandable. Evenly matched combatants will be an adrenaline pumping fight that will end in what can only be    For DBZ fans: a great game that will be overrated because of your fandom
    for nonDBZ fans: a phenominal 3 dimensional fighting game that is underrated because it's DBZ

    The pros to this game is the fighting. This game captures what DBZ has shown in a way that is easily understandable. Evenly matched combatants will be an adrenaline pumping fight that will end in what can only be described as clutch moments. Those who are more powerful than the rest can be in 1v5 matches with little to no problems. While this may sound like a turnoff i assure you it is anything but. This game captures the feelings of your abilities very well. How strong your character is can be felt throughout the game, and even fights you have no hope of winning allow any person to go down swinging. The customization of the Created character is in between weak and strong. The character creation itself is rather lacking, however the creation of playstyle is where the customization shines.

    The cons include the story, which is not that bad, though is the weakest point of the game. The story of the game is rather simple; the timeline of DBZ has been distorted and is causing the universe to change. People win fights when they shouldnt have and fights are altered from the historical path. In response it is your created player's job to join the DBZ cast in order to correct these mistakes and set the timeline back in order. While the idea is strong, and the fights are amazing, the story is the weakest point of this strongest game.

    Coop is fairly limited as well. You can do parrallel missions, which are basic challenges with twists in each one, and battles, either 1v1 or 3v3, thats it.    … Expand
  11. DavidV293
    Mar 4, 2015
    7
    If you like the anime and the games, than this should be on your collection. It's fun and you can kill time with it. It does get a little boring but when you're in a good mood or a bad mood than it's the perfect game.
  12. Dafenix
    Feb 26, 2015
    6
    I would rate this game much higher if not for some of the shenanigans the game will pull in order to "increase difficulty".

    The enemy AI is not held to the same rules as you. You need to be facing your opponent for your block to work. They do not. If you are being hit there isn't anything you can do except use your vanish if you have enough stamina or use your ultimate evasive move. If    I would rate this game much higher if not for some of the shenanigans the game will pull in order to "increase difficulty".

    The enemy AI is not held to the same rules as you. You need to be facing your opponent for your block to work. They do not. If you are being hit there isn't anything you can do except use your vanish if you have enough stamina or use your ultimate evasive move. If you have enough ki and if it will even let you (often times it will not despite telling you in the tutorial that you can use them while being hit since that's the entire point of them). The enemy AI, on the other hand, can not only start attacking you in the middle of your combo but they'll also be blocking your combo then start hitting you back while you're still in the middle of hitting them. You cannot do this.

    The worst part is that when an enemy is lying down none of your attacks will affect them. That's right. What could have been an epic moment of blasting Vegeta into the ground with a kamehameha suddenly turns into a giant waste of ki as they lie on the ground with your blast hitting them dead on but not taking any damage due to being invincible.

    Because of this above reason your Ultimates are pretty much a waste. The only time to use them would be while your opponent is immobile correct? Especially since the wind up for them is so long and telegraphed that 9 times out of 10 the AI will just side step your attack. Too bad they're invincible while knocked down. Who thought making knocked down enemies invincible in the AI battles was a good idea clearly didn't have their head on straight. In VS it makes sense. Not so much in story.

    The upsides to the game are that you can create your own character. There's some comedy with this though. Even though you can make a human, Saiyan, Namekian, or Buu the back of the game's box says "CREATE YOUR OWN SAIYAN AND RESTORE DRAGON BALL HISTORY". It's like the people doing the box art had no idea you could create a non-Saiyan. Or the game was originally only supposed to allow you to create a Saiyan.

    The story is decent. You're pretty much reliving the events of the Dragon Ball Z series but you get to be a part of them. Oh and some extra story involving the people responsible for changing the history you're trying to set right.

    The music is classic DBZ as in corny as all hell but if you're a fan of DBZ you know what you're getting into.

    Two days after US release and the servers are still unstable. Even though there's offline play if the servers are down you'll be kicked from your single player lobby and back to the title screen after every mission.

    You can customize the colour of your gear. Your starting gear. I have yet to see another piece of gear you could customize the colour of as all of it is iconic DBZ character gear and will come in specific colours. Makes me wonder why there's a colour customization option to begin with.

    Misc. side note. If you create a Saiyan you don't have a tail. Unless you equip gear that has a tail, for example Vegeta's battle suit you can get early in the game. There is absolutely zero explanation for this. Not taking off points for this but it does taking me out of the experience a little.

    To sum up, if you like DBZ and are looking for a decent fighting game/RPG hybrid based on DBZ you should give this a try. But only if you're willing to play a game that will cheat in order to increase difficulty because the developers couldn't seem to figure out a way to make it happen any other way.    … Expand
  13. Malooga
    Mar 16, 2015
    7
    So before I begin, in my opinion there are two types of enjoyable fighting games. One is loose on technical definition, emulating the older style of fighter like Clayfighter or Ballz where pretty much anybody can pick up and play with very little learning curve. The other style is VERY technical, and meant for hardcore gamers/fighter fans. If you fall into the second category, ignore thisSo before I begin, in my opinion there are two types of enjoyable fighting games. One is loose on technical definition, emulating the older style of fighter like Clayfighter or Ballz where pretty much anybody can pick up and play with very little learning curve. The other style is VERY technical, and meant for hardcore gamers/fighter fans. If you fall into the second category, ignore this title and wait for Mortal Kombat X next month. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse does an excellent job of re-invigorating the franchise through an intuitive character creation and progression system and manages to fully emulate the feel of an epic DBZ battle. The issue is the only cool thing about a DBZ battle is the flashy nature of the fighter, and not so much the technical prowess behind the moves (you never see Goku training late nights, Donnie Yen style with a Gi on, he just kind punches and blasts stuff). For all that, Dimps does an amazing job giving the player the true feeling of being in the DBZ universe. The story is clever but poor voice acting plagues it frequently, and the player vs. player matches would be intriguing if they worked consistently, but they do not. Server issues also plague the game, which has an MMO-esque hub-world to house its millions of players. However, when you aren't fist pounding your controller due to server problems or sighing heavily at the terrible voice acting (Racoom and Frieza sound especially terrible) you might find a good time in linking together some bad-ass combos and a flurry of ki-blasts to finish up a worthy foe. All major characters are represented and playable in-game, and there are TONS of moves to learn and combine in new ways. Even with the attacks being very similar in nature, they manage to feel varied enough in application to keep things interesting. In the end however, a lot of the fighting is nothing more than guess-work and good load-outs, and less about execution and timing. I personally have not played a DBZ game since I was in elementary school, and finally decided to give one a shot. For all that, I enjoy the game quite a bit, and it has been a fun romp down memory lane. 7/10, buy it for the spot-on DBZ quality battles, but expect to master the formula early on and potentially grow tired of the rinse-repeat quickly. In hindsight, I could have waited for the price to drop a bit, and you should too.… Expand
  14. ilovegames32
    Apr 2, 2015
    7
    So ive been playing this game for about two weeks before writing this review and this is what i want to say first, im planing on buying dragonball z burstlimit and dragonball raging blast 2, i'll explain why later. Ok lets start off with the good news shall we. The story mode in this version of dragonball is very interesting since two sub main villians are distorting time to alter theSo ive been playing this game for about two weeks before writing this review and this is what i want to say first, im planing on buying dragonball z burstlimit and dragonball raging blast 2, i'll explain why later. Ok lets start off with the good news shall we. The story mode in this version of dragonball is very interesting since two sub main villians are distorting time to alter the past in order to gain enough energy to rule the demon relm but even they are mere pawns in this since there's a much bigger threat looming in the shadows. His name is demegra god of the demon world and he's itching to break free from his 75 million year sentence in the crack of time. Its a moderate challenge since the computer will go from reality show stupid to insane difficulty at the drop of a hat, lord beerus and whis are particuly higher in difficulty! Character creation returns and its loaded with clothes, accessories, skills, capules to purchases so with enough patience, you can create a really good character. The controls takes some getting used too since decending is oddly mapped to L3 but other than that it controls well. The game mechanics are simple but kind of deep if you combine certain special moves, z souls and evasive moves. You also traverse toki toki city which acts as a hub for everything xenoverse has to offer like talking with npc's or playing parallel quests. It has its moments but there really isnt much to do there. The graphics are beautiful to look at and your favorite dragonball sound is there while the music is alright. Well time for the cons! Im not sure if its because i downloaded this from the playstation store but, there's NO PRACTICE MODE! Yeah,i was thrown into combat without practicing. So after i quitthe game to cbeck out the main menu i found another problem with this game, there were only two options on the title screen, "game start" and "options"! To my horror, all modes are in toki toki city, so you have to press "game start", pick your created fighter, choose "single" or "multi lobby", wait for the loading screen to finish THEN you have the pleasure of having to run to offline mode.....thats just plain stupid! Oh and if your playing offline vs, you cant turn off the time limit! You only get three minutes to fight as well, talk about sucking the fun out of fighting. You literally have to end it as quick as possible and that sucks! Ki blast struggles are absent which is confusing since thats a staple of the series so if two fighters fire a kamehameha, one will be negated while the other connects! You can still get tangled up in a fist fight BUT no one wins, you only gain stamina and ki. Speaking of stamina no matter how leved up you are you never really have enough since you can only vanish or use your evasive skill 3 times. I get they didnt want people spaming after image but its frustrating when three people are beating you senseless and there's absolutly nothing you can do besides watching the beating being placed upon you character. Which brings me to the 2 v 2 or 3 v 3 matches, its fun ganging up on someone BUT when its your turn, you might want to have an extra controller ready since you might break one out of frustration. Chaozu, zarbon, dodoria,android 19 and 20, and a few others are gone while freiza's second and third forms along with cell's first and second form and gohan absorbed form are missing as well, funny how all these 9 and 10 score reviews didnt mention these flaws.....oh, and you cant play as goku, vegeta, gohan,cell or freiza in their base form and transform through all there transformations, you can only do it once so if you pick goku third costume you can only go super saiyan or if you pick his last costume, you can ONLY transform to super saiyan. 3. Its silly, which is why im buying raging blast 2. Since you can go through each persons transformation manually at anytime! Oh andyou can no longer slap away kamehameha', big bang attack,special beam cannon,death ball etc, i know, another disappointment. Combos also seem limited as you'll find yourself repeating the same combo over and over again BUT its combo system is better than battle of Z! Your ultimates are pretty useless here since the start up time for them are so long that they can be easily dodged! And the lock on system is hit or miss, also, finding dragonballs or at least all of them seems to be impossible, after two weeks of playing i only have six and thats because namco gave out dragonballs on the 27th of march. Its a moderately fun game thats headed in the right direction, it just needed more time in development but a really good first effort, i just hope the sequel fix these issues. 7 out 10!… Expand
  15. bulletchan
    Apr 11, 2016
    7
    Fantastic game! I can't tell you how long I've waited for a good DB game to come out. Not since the days of PS2 have I enjoyed a DBZ game this much. The graphics are spot on and decent for a next gen console. The fighting is fun and the combo system is awesome. I simply love the character create aswell. If you're sitting on the fence about this game I encourage you to pick it up.
  16. Ibanez89
    May 27, 2015
    7
    This game is very enjoyable. There is certainly a lot of areas this game needs to improve on, but at the same time there are plenty of elements that work.

    What needs work: Combo System - The problem I have with this, is that if you're taking the biggest beating in a combo, there is nothing you can really do except wait until they finish or use stamina to break out if you have enough to    This game is very enjoyable. There is certainly a lot of areas this game needs to improve on, but at the same time there are plenty of elements that work.

    What needs work:
    Combo System - The problem I have with this, is that if you're taking the biggest beating in a combo, there is nothing you can really do except wait until they finish or use stamina to break out if you have enough to do so.
    It would have been great if you could attack them while they were on the floor with a well placed kamehameha for example, but perhaps that wasn't implemented due to balancing reasons.

    Character Balance - I always find myself either going Goku, Gohan, Frieza or Perfect Cell. It's as if all of the other characters are redundant. There is no drive to go another character. Being able to upgrade them to be an insane fighter would be brilliant.
    Also the fact that it allows you to assemble 3 of the same character in your team is lazy.
    Having trouble with a quest? 3 Full Powered Perfect Cell's it is.

    Free Roam - TokiToki City seems very boring. It needs more interaction and faster pace while exploring. Preferably a flying mechanic

    Stats Comparison - I've found it very frustrating trying to compare stats on my equipment. There is no comparison saying what attributes are better or worse compared to what you have on. It only specifies for the item itself.

    What works:
    Combat System - I've never felt more satisfied killing Frieza and beating the cockiness out of Vegeta. The combat system is bursting with adrenaline and will get you hooked into fighting different characters. If all your life you have wanted a proper shot at killing your most hated villain, then this is it.

    Customization - A wide range of gear featuring clothing from many characters in the DBZ history. It looks very fresh being allowing you to freely switch between cosmetics and clothing pieces that suit your play style the best. The developers seemed to have really taken an interest in this and giving us players some variety.

    Parallel Quests - The questing is a great way to level up your character and giving that extra push to achieve the ultimate finishes.

    Skill Jump - You can't just breeze through the story mode. For example, the level required from the Saiyan Saga to the Ginyu Saga is massive. You will need to train your character up to become on par which requires a combination of purchasing equipment relevant for the fights, qesting and training with your master.

    The Music - Amazing for the fights. Always gets you in the mood to smash your opponent. I guess thats just my appreciation for Hard Rock music coming into this ;)

    The Story - A biased opinion, but I like it. The idea of your character interacting with the DBZ timeline works. They didn't stretch out the story into something ridiculous, they stayed with the source material. Clean and simple. It also gives you a focused insight on Trunks' purpose with time travel from the anime and in-game.

    If you are a DBZ fan, dont look over this. If you can appreciate it for what it is, you will enjoy it. Just expect that it needs more work which hopefully, will come in time.    … Expand
  17. Trunks252
    Feb 14, 2016
    7
    Pros:

    - great graphics - good voice acting (mostly) - tons of fan service - everythihg is customizable - battles can be really fun Cons: - enemies have cheap super abilities and seem to be immune to damage often - bad hub zone. Floaty and slow while there - unbalanced parallel quests - weird controls (but you'll get used to them) - combat not as balanced as budokai 3 -    Pros:

    - great graphics
    - good voice acting (mostly)
    - tons of fan service
    - everythihg is customizable
    - battles can be really fun

    Cons:

    - enemies have cheap super abilities and seem to be immune to damage often
    - bad hub zone. Floaty and slow while there
    - unbalanced parallel quests
    - weird controls (but you'll get used to them)
    - combat not as balanced as budokai 3
    - grinding

    Overall a decent game and worth checking out for moderate - hardcore fans. I got it and the season pass for $25.99 and am not disappointed. Its not worth full price.    … Expand
  18. nonchalantgamer
    Mar 28, 2015
    6
    Dragon Ball Xenoverse implements some great elements in the DBZ fighting series but drastically misses the mark on key points that make this a disappointing entry into the fighter franchise. As a fan of Dragon Ball Z, I am still longing for a return to some of the greats of past DBZ games and this game comes close but the combat is what was such a disappointment. The blocking andDragon Ball Xenoverse implements some great elements in the DBZ fighting series but drastically misses the mark on key points that make this a disappointing entry into the fighter franchise. As a fan of Dragon Ball Z, I am still longing for a return to some of the greats of past DBZ games and this game comes close but the combat is what was such a disappointment. The blocking and countering is poor and doesn't allow for many interesting battles and you will find your self repeating the same combos that will work or else you will lose because of some questionable fights where enemies will be drained of health only to have a cut scene restore a portion back. it doesn't help that the ultimate moves are very underwhelming as well and do not inspire what the dragon ball series has been known for with great spectacle. The graphics are well done, with cell shaded looks and facial expressions, it captures the mood of the show. Unfortunately the environments aren't destructible in a sense that once you destroy a chunk of earth it will return to form moments later. The best portion of this game has to do with the RPG like elements that were added like the toki-toki hub world and the leveling up system, and customization of equipment and skills that effect your battles. I also enjoyed how they tried to change the story up and make something up instead of rehashing the same battles from the series, but sadly the boring flat combat kept me from finishing a hopeful but overall disappointing game. Perhaps next time.… Expand
  19. ToFewViews
    Mar 26, 2015
    7
    Fans of the dragon ball series will enjoy Xenoverse for it's great character creation and ability to customize your fighter almost anyway you want it. With the choice of race being the only thing that sets you apart from others you use ability points to choose witch areas of combat you want to specialize in. Some play better has up close Strikers with melee combos, others hang back toFans of the dragon ball series will enjoy Xenoverse for it's great character creation and ability to customize your fighter almost anyway you want it. With the choice of race being the only thing that sets you apart from others you use ability points to choose witch areas of combat you want to specialize in. Some play better has up close Strikers with melee combos, others hang back to support with Ki blasts.
    The story to Xenoverse is interesting with the ability of time travel thrown in it let's them make any fight possible and it makes for some creative alternate universes to battle in. Some story missions will see easy or just right when it comes to difficulty but then around the half way point the game's difficulty spikes extremely hard and forces you to grind levels in side quests until you are hopefully strong enough to stand a chance. This can become extremely frustrating and make the game feel tedious, Side quests do vary in difficulty and opponent so it's not to boring but with the story being the only way to unlock all the characters you are forced to complete it.
    Overall if your a fan of the DBZ series or anyone who played the games in the past and are used to the unforgiving fights you will enjoy this game. It's Character creation and over-world is perfect for any DBZ fan.    … Expand
  20. Matodox
    Jun 16, 2015
    6
    As much as I want to love this game, it still has some huge flaws. For one thing, the online portion sucks. Both PvE and PvP. The servers has serious lag issues, I often find myself hitting right through an enemy even though I am right up his face, and then i only manage to get very few hits in. But the enemy still hits me all the time, so I end up feeling frustrated and useless to myAs much as I want to love this game, it still has some huge flaws. For one thing, the online portion sucks. Both PvE and PvP. The servers has serious lag issues, I often find myself hitting right through an enemy even though I am right up his face, and then i only manage to get very few hits in. But the enemy still hits me all the time, so I end up feeling frustrated and useless to my team. Even in 1 on 1, this happens every single time. I don't know, if it's just the fact that everyone who plays Dragon Ball has bad internet connection, but most of them I've ever played with have maybe only 1 bar on their net. That's the main issue with worldwide servers. Secondly I think the auto-lock system is really poorly made. Whenever I focus on an enemy in front of me, if another one get's behind me and starts hitting me, I loose more health than i should've simply because I have to switch focus to be able to dodge. And when there's three enemies all out to get YOU because the AI sucks (I'll get back to that), the HUD somehow mixes everything up and can't sometimes shift focus on the ONE enemy that you have to dodge. Same goes with great apes. Sometimes it's impossible to switch to it's tail, when you really need to, unless you get into the right position which is BS! And finally, there's too few characters and too little to do in the end, to give you some more diversity. The randomness of drops was OK in the beginning, to keep you playing just to unlock that one skill or equipment that you need for your character, but sometimes it get's too much. There's one PQ I've played like literally 100 times and i keep getting everything other than the Z-Soul i am after! It quickly get's frustrating, when it seems like the drop rates aren't so random after all. Same thing with Dragon Balls. This is supposed to be an open world RPG too, but the world isn't really that open. It isn't like it was in Budokai 3 for example. I kinda expected it to be like that. This is more like the Budokai Tenkaichi games, with SOME Budokai 3, like the lvl system with attribute points. I loved those games when I was a kid, and even though I haven't played any DBZ game since, I can tell, that I haven't missed out on much. This game has so much potential and it's just squandered away like this is some kind of Beta version or demo, because of Dimps' tiresome policy of making 1 new DBZ game in a new "series" of DBZ games. Y'know like Budokai 1 only had content until the Cell Saga, but then B2 had all the story, and then B3 had a little GT and Z movies and even Kid Goku from DB. Same thing with Budokai Tenkaichi series. We always got a "taste" in the first game in that line of new games, then we got a little more from the 2nd and then the 3rd was pure awesomeness. I can tell just by looking at the later released DBZ games that it's still the kind of strategy they're running with here. And it's so sad, that instead of adding MORE content on later games, to the content we already had, they take content away, like characters, quests, more DBZ content ie. from the movies, GT and regular Dragon Ball, just to tease us and continue to make half-baked games in order to grab quick cash and keep the fans by their throats. It's shameless. But that being said, I dig that you can finally get to make your own character from different races, complete with customizing equipment, clothes and even abilities! And to interact with fellow Dragon Ball fans in the Multiplayer Lobby is cool too. Although it's a little irritating when the server suddenly kicks you off after some time. But i must point out, I HATE the fact that a Saiyan doesn't have a tail by default. Even if they're not full blooded, they always have tails. At least have the option to include it on, even if it was just an "accessory". I think it's shameless that you can get Saiyan armor that have the tails wrapped around on ALL races. So for example, Majins and Frieza Races can have Saiyan tails!!! Like WTF DIMPS!!! I'm also disappointed in the transformations. Saiyans only have to SSJ2 and they're not permanent in a fight like in the Budokai and Tenkaichi series. They're supposed to boost your attributes but they really don't, so again it's inexusable. They were too lazy to include new hair designs into them and you don't get SSJ3. Just your hair color change and aura... The Frieza race should've had transformations too, even the Namekians, like a boosting ts, because a regular Namek and a super Namek are similar in appearance. The many abilities and the "new" story line, even the PQ's make up for most of the flaws, but this is a game for the fans only. This is not a game for gamers. And to get the most out of your Dragon Ball experience, i highly recommend you to get the season pass in order to get the full enjoyment. Oh and btw i miss beam struggle, why they gotta take that away!? Shame on you Dimps, shame! Please do a much better job for the sequel!!! I wanted to say some more, but I'm out of characters so.… Expand
  21. SilverClock
    Mar 15, 2015
    6
    A solid game worth about $30-$40 for the DBZ fan.

    Graphics: Faithful to the anime. The levels are large, but local multiplayer is limited to one measly stage and it's the smallest one, the tournament level. This is probably to prevent the need for split screen support. Sound: The voice acting is hit or miss. Nothing to complain about as far as sound effects. Gameplay: The fighting    A solid game worth about $30-$40 for the DBZ fan.

    Graphics: Faithful to the anime. The levels are large, but local multiplayer is limited to one measly stage and it's the smallest one, the tournament level. This is probably to prevent the need for split screen support.

    Sound: The voice acting is hit or miss. Nothing to complain about as far as sound effects.

    Gameplay: The fighting itself eventually boils down to spamming ultimate moves on the AI players while you grind for the rewards from quests, which can be replayed over and over. And trust me, if you want any of the skills not sold in the shop (which is most of them) you will have to do the same mission and pray that it drops (it's completely random.) You will find that the AI players can spam from time to time, which can get frustrating. You will be spamming right back, because after playing the same mission 20 times to get the Big Bang Kamehameha x100, you will want to get it done as fast as you can before you die inside. After completing the story that is all there is to do, replay missions over and over getting gear, moves, and items. You will get bored of it eventually but the game will probably keep you entertained for about 3-4 solid days. It is definitely not a game that most people will play much past the two week mark. There is physically a lot of things to do in the game, enough to last for a couple hundred hours. But there's a 95% chance you will be bored long before then.

    Story: Mildly entertaining. It is good to see all of your favorite characters again but the plot is rather shallow. Bad guys are changing history so the good guys will lose. You have to stop them. It does not get more complicated than that. I played as a female Saiyan and every time I was referred to as a male, which is inexcusable and lazy.

    Definitely worth a rent. Do not get this for local multiplayer. It is limited to 2 or 3 minute matches on one stage, which is just pathetic.    … Expand
  22. notlaw
    Mar 18, 2015
    7
    A good addition to the dragon ball family. Xenoverse is definately one of the better games of the franchise and with a few tweaks could have been outstanding. i'll start with what could've been better imo. The roster could be better, leaving out characters like zarbon and didoria and a number of others in lieu of henchmen just seems pointless. The in-game destruction being abit limitedA good addition to the dragon ball family. Xenoverse is definately one of the better games of the franchise and with a few tweaks could have been outstanding. i'll start with what could've been better imo. The roster could be better, leaving out characters like zarbon and didoria and a number of others in lieu of henchmen just seems pointless. The in-game destruction being abit limited isnt a big deal to me but would of liked seeing abit more varity in the damage from supers and ulitimates and more permanate damage going on in general. Having to repeat the same quest over and over again to get a technique, item or transformation is abit punishing dont get me wrong i dont mind abit of grinding here and there but nearly a hour of the same mission gets old pretty fast, or you may get it on your first try who knows its a ''surprise''. All that being said i still enjoyed the game being able to create your own dbz character never gets old, the fight mechanics are good for the game fairly easy to master, it looks great if abit shiny here and there and the length of story mode is decent after doing some of the parallel quests. A must for dbz fans… Expand
  23. Farts
    Mar 23, 2015
    5
    Very easy game. Fan boys/girls will convince you to buy it. You will play it and slowly start to resent them for convincing you to buy it. Unless you are a true fan boy/girl I would not suggest purchasing this game. The story line is short but there are a lot of items/clothing sets to buy. Personally I could careless about clothing sets and trophy items. So this, is not the game for me.Very easy game. Fan boys/girls will convince you to buy it. You will play it and slowly start to resent them for convincing you to buy it. Unless you are a true fan boy/girl I would not suggest purchasing this game. The story line is short but there are a lot of items/clothing sets to buy. Personally I could careless about clothing sets and trophy items. So this, is not the game for me.

    1. Leveling: Allowing NPCs to fight your foes, when the foe is very strong, gives you a ridiculous amount of xp.

    2. RPG: No, this is sooo not a modern day RPG. You walk around a fixed area and talk to people. Once you talk to them you are teleported to the fighting ring. If you like pokemon red fighting transitions between fights, this game is for you.

    3. Fighting: You can spam attacks and win. Super annoying to watch and super boring to do over and over again.

    4. Graphics: Everything looks super cool and there aren't to many flaws.    … Expand
  24. Dante-X
    Apr 27, 2016
    7
    I am a semi-Dragon Ball fan.
    In general Xenoverse is cheaply made, but fun enough. A 7.5 in my books.
    The campaign is linear, there is a fair bit of farming that needs to be done. The quests are all … well.. redundant. Beat group of enemies/bosses within 15minutes in one of 7 or so commonly recurring environments. It doesn’t require a lot of skill to win… if stuck farm the highest xp    I am a semi-Dragon Ball fan.
    In general Xenoverse is cheaply made, but fun enough. A 7.5 in my books.
    The campaign is linear, there is a fair bit of farming that needs to be done. The quests are all … well.. redundant. Beat group of enemies/bosses within 15minutes in one of 7 or so commonly recurring environments. It doesn’t require a lot of skill to win… if stuck farm the highest xp generating area. Buy some healing and use super attacks.
    The characters you interact with are just cardboard cutouts of the already shallow (but fun!) DBZ cast.
    Cheaply made but just fun.

    A good buy if you are a DBZ fan. You will probably feel cheated if you have no attachment to the franchise.    … Expand
  25. Nel
    Jan 31, 2017
    7
    Great fun game, can get a little bit tedious after some playing, as your upgrades don't feel like they do much. However you are able to customize your own character, and you can have a blast playing. At least 100 hours of gameplay or more for a completionist
  26. Kakarot26
    Mar 20, 2017
    6
    The battles look great, but the fighting mechanics are quite simple and do not offer much depth. Undoubtedly there is a lot to be enjoyed for Dragon Ball fans. The character design is great, and it has all the techniques and skills from the anime looking better than ever. The multiplayer is a disaster, but there is enough offline content to keep you busy for many hours, however repetitiveThe battles look great, but the fighting mechanics are quite simple and do not offer much depth. Undoubtedly there is a lot to be enjoyed for Dragon Ball fans. The character design is great, and it has all the techniques and skills from the anime looking better than ever. The multiplayer is a disaster, but there is enough offline content to keep you busy for many hours, however repetitive it might become.

    Overall it has a lot of content, everything we love about dragon ball is there, and the new retelling of the classic story is a breath of fresh air, but as far as gameplay mechanics are concerned, it´s as shallow as it gets.    … Expand
  27. ChaoticEnigma92
    Jan 12, 2017
    5
    The undo praise this game had received is baffling and aggravating. Missing characters, repetitive gameplay, incompetent A.I., bad camera control, cheap "bosses", I just don't understand. I used to really hate this game but having played it more managed to get used to how bad somethings were, and since I was desperate for a new DBZ game, I toughed it out. But for people to give this 9'sThe undo praise this game had received is baffling and aggravating. Missing characters, repetitive gameplay, incompetent A.I., bad camera control, cheap "bosses", I just don't understand. I used to really hate this game but having played it more managed to get used to how bad somethings were, and since I was desperate for a new DBZ game, I toughed it out. But for people to give this 9's and 10's I just do not understand.… Expand
  28. clay3232
    Oct 31, 2017
    6
    A pretty weak Dragon Ball game, that's best offer is just seeing familiar characters and a new story. The gameplay was pretty awful comparing it to previous games such budokai or tenkaichi. This makes most of the game and the multiplayer disappointing. The story is okay but not really worth the purchase. The RPG aspect of the game is also poorly utilized with it being more nuance more thanA pretty weak Dragon Ball game, that's best offer is just seeing familiar characters and a new story. The gameplay was pretty awful comparing it to previous games such budokai or tenkaichi. This makes most of the game and the multiplayer disappointing. The story is okay but not really worth the purchase. The RPG aspect of the game is also poorly utilized with it being more nuance more than anything, which is disappointing considering the potential an RPG Dragon Ball game could have, but it mostly feels tacked on. The character creation I thought was pretty neat, I also like the inclusion of items such as the bansho fan and other items as accessories... Overall I wouldn't spend more than $10 and even that is pushing it, considering their is DLC you would also have to purchase for GT character and a few more recent characters.… Expand
  29. DarthVader070
    Aug 3, 2017
    7
    Dragon Ball: Xenoverse Review

    MEIN FAZIT Für alle Fans der Serie, die gerne die besten Momente des Franchises noch einmal erleben wollen und um sogar seinen eigenen Z-Helden zu erschaffen. Das Spiel fängt eine tolle Atmosphäre ein, bei der man sich sofort wie zuhause füllt. Was mir am meisten gefallen hat, sind die gut eingebrachten Rollenspielelemente. Klar darf man sich hier nicht    Dragon Ball: Xenoverse Review

    MEIN FAZIT
    Für alle Fans der Serie, die gerne die besten Momente des Franchises noch einmal erleben wollen und um sogar seinen eigenen Z-Helden zu erschaffen. Das Spiel fängt eine tolle Atmosphäre ein, bei der man sich sofort wie zuhause füllt. Was mir am meisten gefallen hat, sind die gut eingebrachten Rollenspielelemente. Klar darf man sich hier nicht das Non plus Ultrarollenspiel erwarten, dennoch hat es dem Genre sehr gut getan. Es macht Spaß seine eigene Figur, nach seinen Vorstellungen zu gestalten und zu skillen. WERTUNG: 72/ 100 - GUT    … Expand
  30. colortime
    Aug 3, 2017
    6
    Well here goes...i wanna love this game because its dbz but i cant because of several reason here's a few...

    If you just start on story you will have to fight OP enemies
    The combos are pretty flaky
    Forget about good AI partners
    And finally there is no such thing as in 'teamwork'
    I would recommend waiting for the price drop and only get this if your a dbz lover like me
  31. BlitZeR_95
    Apr 28, 2018
    7
    Pretty good DB game! Very open space when in combat and the fact you can fly wherever you want while fighting is a plus for me! Story kept me intrigued but unfortunately once you finish that it becomes a repetitive optional/side missions to get your level and skills up. Though this is a pretty good DB game and I would recommend this to any DB fans out there!
  32. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 29, 2020
    7
    DRAGON BALL: XENOVERSE
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  33. Petepems7905
    Nov 23, 2019
    7
    Overall Dragon Ball Xenoverse is a pretty good game I think it is pretty fun the more open battles and the great 3d camera angles during battles looks amazing and the battles feel like you are In the show it is good fun
  34. illuvatar_1st
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    When this game came out it was a revolution for the future of dragon ball games. It gave us the option to create our own Character and go in the story of Dragon ball.
    The story is interesting and quite unique since we have 4 new characters introduce with an entire new concept.
    Game play wise its not the Next tenkaichi nor raging blast. its interesting yes but not groundbreaking. The    When this game came out it was a revolution for the future of dragon ball games. It gave us the option to create our own Character and go in the story of Dragon ball.
    The story is interesting and quite unique since we have 4 new characters introduce with an entire new concept.
    Game play wise its not the Next tenkaichi nor raging blast. its interesting yes but not groundbreaking. The moment you run out of stamina you have to accept defeat, and if you fight against a saiyan get ready to be spammed. the game is not perfect but it opens the door to future projects to be inspired from
    there's a variety of characters BUT there are plenty of must that were not in and not even available as DLCWhen this game came out it was a revolution for the future of dragon ball games. It gave us the option to create our own Character and go in the story of Dragon ball.
    The story is interesting and quite unique since we have 4 new characters introduce with an entire new concept.
    Game play wise its not the Next tenkaichi nor raging blast. its interesting yes but not groundbreaking. The moment you run out of stamina you have to accept defeat, and if you fight against a saiyan get ready to be spammed. the game is not perfect but it opens the door to future projects to be inspired from
    there's a variety of characters BUT there are plenty of must that were not in and not even available as DLC    … Expand
  35. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    7
    It's a good game, but it doesn't come close to the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
  36. aecsuter
    Aug 17, 2022
    7
    Classic Dragonball game, ehere you can create your own character. It's and ok game.
  37. saraysamuel
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    no se que opinar , ta bueno como para gente con discapacidad mental pero hasta ahi

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    May 26, 2015
    65
    I'd say for “fans of the genre” but this game simply isn't good for anyone. [May 2015, p75]
  2. Thunderbolt
    May 26, 2015
    70
    While it’s not really much of a looker, and non-fans won’t find much here besides a series of fights, there’s a ton in here for fans of the series to dig into and enjoy.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 22, 2015
    50
    A lot of fussy distraction from the one-note combat. [Apr 2015, p.94]
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