Obviously, the years that followed saw much more definition brought into the designs of both the environments and characters, but for that time it looked spot on.Īlthough Bandai Namco continued to publish Dragon Ball games after this, Dimps took a break on the major console releases for the series – making way for Spike to take over duties for a short while – and didn’t resurface in the DB universe until XenoVerse released in 2015, making its first outing on the the next-gen consoles, Xbox One and PS4. Visually, the character models were of a good standard and the overall aesthetic helped blur that line between anime and game. The choice of playable warriors included the most prestigious of characters from the story arcs it covered, with favourites Goku, Vegeta and Gohan alongside the Androids, Cell and Frieza, forming a 21 fighter roster. They featured Bardock overcoming the mighty Lord Frieza and the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly in pursuit of Goku, leading both warriors to Earth, albeit separately. Personally though, I’d witnessed the likes of Raditz being held by Goku, whilst Piccolo would charge the Special Beam Cannon numerous times and I was a bit sick of reliving the same encounters, so the couple of exclusive alternative ‘what if’ type scenarios present on top of these moments were most welcome. There were also cinematic cutscenes which recreated the memorable moments of the series. increased attack power or health restoration. These would kick in when certain parameters are met, leading to a boost of sorts e.g. You’d get to play as the character that originally won the battle in question and mid-fight you could trigger a number of Drama Pieces along the way. Z Chronicles was clearly the one and only draw, seeing players relive a selection of the crucial battles from the Saiyan Saga, right up to the climax of the Cell Saga, in a story mode offering. Whilst the standard of the combat entertained gamers, there was a sense of disappointment in regards the game modes, or should I say the lack thereof. Ultimately, whoever wore down their opponent’s multiple health bars would win. It was possible to choose a partner to support in battle too, affecting proceedings in various ways.
Those of us who were too excitable would drain the meter and be left stunned for a short while due to the fatigue aspect. Remaining as a 3D fighter – something which I often found disorientating to experience – there wasn’t an awful lot that had changed in truth, with players needing to await the build up of the ki meter in order to unleash more powerful attacks, such as the infamous Kamehameha, and to transform into different forms.
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