Summary
- Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is now the highest-selling Dragon Ball game in the United States.
- The game is also the fourth best-selling game of 2024 so far.
- While the title's PC player count has dropped, many fans believe that upcoming DLC will bring fans back.
Little over a month after its release, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has made history as the highest-selling Dragon Ball game in the United States. Fans who had been wishing for a new Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi title for the past 17 years finally received one this October in the form of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, which brought back the series’ classic 3D arena fighter gameplay alongside a wealth of new content inspired by Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, and various non-canon material like the movies.
Reactions to Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero have been mostly positive among fans, with the game selling nearly three million copies at launch and quickly becoming one of the most-played titles on Steam even before then. However, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s PC player count has dropped since its successful release, and players have reported issues with hackers and balancing among the game’s packed roster of 182 playable characters. Despite this, many remain optimistic that Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will pick back up in 2025 thanks to its planned DLC packs.
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In the meantime, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has managed to make history as the highest-selling Dragon Ball video game in the United States, as reported by IGN. The recently released October 2024 sales charts reveal that Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is also the fourth best-selling game of 2024 so far and the third highest-selling Bandai Namco game of all time, being only outdone by Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Is Now the Highest-Selling Dragon Ball Game in the US
As shown in the recent sales charts, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero was the second highest-selling game in the US throughout October 2024, with the top spot going to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The rest of the top five slots were filled by the Silent Hill 2 remake, Plaion's boxing simulator Undisputed, and the Studio Zero-developed JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio. Some of the other titles included in the October 2024 sales list are Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Sonic X Shadow Generations.
While it ultimately fell short of topping Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s US sales last month, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has managed to push beyond the limit as the most successful Dragon Ball game in the United States, which is no small task considering the large amount of Dragon Ball titles that have been released and localized over the years. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will have three new DLC waves next year, with the first centered around the 2022 Dragon Ball: Super Hero movie and the other two reportedly featuring characters from the recently released Dragon Ball Daima series.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 86%
- Released
- October 11, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Spike Chunsoft
- Publisher(s)
- Namco Bandai
WHERE TO PLAY
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Become a super warrior and experience the earth-shaking, limit-breaking power of DRAGON BALL battles!
Unleash the strength of over 180 fighters from DRAGON BALL Z, DRAGON BALL Super, DRAGON BALL GT, and selected DRAGON BALL movies, all in the base game! Each character comes with their own signature abilities, transformations, and techniques.
Make the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in DRAGON BALL yours!
Engage in heart-pounding, high-speed 3D battles that stay true to the anime and video game series, with breathtaking visuals and authentic combat moves like beam clashes, rush attacks, movements too quick for the eyes to see, and planet-razing ultimate attacks.
Challenge other players online to test your skills, or sit down with friends offline to hone your skills exclusively in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber! Fight your way to become a champion across various tournament modes and victory conditions.
Conquer the action-packed battles from the beloved original story, or discover and unlock new encounters for your favorite Z-Fighters and more. Relive your favorite moments from the series through cutscenes you can experience from the perspectives of eight characters!
Recreate your favorite battles from throughout the DRAGON BALL story, or set up your dream story battle with your favorite characters! Share your creations with other fans and experience the battles brought to life by imaginations around the world.
- Engine
- proprietary engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Dragon Ball
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Fighting, Action
- How Long To Beat
- 11 hours
- How Long To Beat (Completionist Runs)
- 80 Hours
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
