DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS
DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS
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DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
Developer Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is a 2024 fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Based on the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama, it is the fourth main installment in the Budokai Tenkaichi series, a sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007), and the first to be released under the original Sparking! title outside of Japan. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
523 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
56
Mixed
186 positive · 145 negative
95% range 51–61%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 186 | 145 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 17 | 3 | 161 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
31,589 of 37,373 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
52% recommend · 139 yes, 128 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 267 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (62,928 of 73,018 positive).
Many players feel the game's monetization is predatory and punishes early buyers. [1][2][3][4] Some reviewers praise the nostalgic, chaotic fun and fluid combat. [5][6][7][8] Others criticize the lack of content, balance issues, and missing features. [9][10][11][12]
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- [4]
As someone who has played a ton of Dragon Ball games, bought plenty of season passes, and genuinely loves this franchise, the way DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO is being monetized feels increasingly predatory. The base game costs $69.99. The Deluxe Edition costs $99.99. The Ultimate Edition costs $109.99. The Season Pass costs $34.99 separately. I bought the Deluxe Edition because it included the Season Pass. Paying …
- [18]
I have had this Steam account for 19 years, and with almost 600 hours of this game on here and 225 hours on the Xbox! Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO is currently my most-played game on steam. I loved it so much that I supported it heavily from day one, pre-ordering the $230 Premium Collector's Edition on Xbox and buying the $110 Ultimate Edition here on Steam. I never thought I would write a negative review for a game …
- [5]
Finally a DBZ game that doesn't suck Dragonbaaaaaalls. This game will really make you FEEL like Frieza, but twice as racist. You can be Goku, the guy from Fortnite!! Yes playing this game reduces the amount of girls that are interested in you but it's a fun game and you can make Vegeta blow himself up in this game, so it's a good trade off. This was the game I always dreamed of as a kid when I only had DB Final Bout …
- [11]
I love Sparking Zero. That's why this hurts. This game could've been something incredible. The foundation was there from day one! However the Devs waited too long to fix obvious balance problems, and by the time those updates finally hit, the community had already died out. Today in my opinion the game is fantastic... but it's too late. The customisation we were promised was never expanded, the roster all be it big …
- [14]
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has amazing visuals, and the story was a ton of fun to play, especially the “What If” scenarios. However, the game was dropped by the developers pretty quickly, and the DLC adds nothing but new characters. This game is a perfect example of how quickly a title can fall if the developers care more about money than the game itself. It’s still fun to play with friends, but it’s definitely not …
Summarised from 34 of the 377 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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The crowd is split on DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO: 139 recommend it, 128 don't. Which camp are you in?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received "generally favorable reviews" from critics according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 86% of critics. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 34 out of 40. Lewis Parker from Eurogamer described it as a "polished" and "rich" experience. While commenting that players did not need to be a fan of the series to enjoy it, it was "everything Dragon Ball fans will have wanted". He praised the extensive amount of fan service present in the game, singling out the Episode Battles and their branching player paths. Scott McCrae from PC Gamer…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 523 · most liked firstwhat the ♥♥♥♥ did i pay 110€ for this half-baked game for, now my ultimate edition is delisted and i don't even have the new DLC that had to be free after the ♥♥♥♥ lunch this game had, you now want me to pay an extra 35€ for cut contents of this game because you couldn't finish it before release? yeah, now the price is 50€ instead of 70€, nice scam, i'll crack the game with all the DLC and the new mode that NEEDED TO BE FREE beacause the singleplayer experience is pure A S S. Never preordering…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dragon Ball new game project - Age 1000 announced (releasing 2027) -Never-before-seen original character by Akira Toriyama including more characters -More elements/settings packed than in any other DB game in the past -In development for 6-7 years with Toriyama's involvement -Official title soon
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm laughing so hard I'm not even watching the game I feel like characters sidelined in Dragon Ball just doing this
neutral · AI labelView post →Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu is a very bad fighting game. But the development team absolutely knew ball because why the hell does Raditz have Mai Shiranui's Houou no Mai
negative · AI labelView post →Feels like we're being punished for buying the game early considering I spent 100$ on the ultimate edition and now the legendary edition is 90$ with neo. So if I buy the dlc thats 135$ vs I could have waited and got it all for 90$ Kina bs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dragon Ball FighterZ (Xbox) possibly free to own if you have Game Pass: 1. Install Xbox One version (not Xbox Series ver.) via Free Play Days www.xbox.com/en-us/games/... 2. Launch the game on the console and choose upgrade to Xbox Series X|S. Exit game, restart console to verify library
neutral · AI labelView post →some other devs played right into it—this game (Dragon Ball Origins) got recalled in Australia once somebody noticed what Game Republic managed to get past em
neutral · AI labelView post →Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is the Age 1000 game announcement - YouTube playlist created by Bandai Namco Southeast Asia www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
neutral · AI labelView post →GREEEEEEED BLACK FRIDAY SALE 40% off and you raised the price so its $60 youre game is already ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dead and you pull this ♥♥♥♥ i had around 6 ppl ready to dl it and you guys ♥♥♥♥♥♥ it all up ♥♥♥♥ YOU for messing this game up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favorite thing about Dragon Ball Z is that Goku just happened to be saving Earth as a side effect of doing it for the love of the game.
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to make one of those THE LORE BEHIND BLACK MYTH: WUKONG videos and deliberately credit everything in the game to Dragon Ball Z, never mentioning Journey to the West even once
neutral · AI labelView post →Bought Ultimate Edition for $159.95 AUD, NEO DLC comes out and costs $52.95 AUD. Ultimate edition changed to Legendary edition for $179.95. Do the math, what the ♥♥♥♥ are we actually doing Bandai. Instead of paying for a $20 upgrade, I need to spend another $32.95 on top of that. Absolutely zero respect for consumers. This game is SO fun yet ruined by another greed filled publisher ♥♥♥♥ this ♥♥♥♥ man
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coulda been great but they charged for features that should have been base game and had the bloody audacity to not include that in the season pass. Tragic.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra mobile game is offering a limited time event where you can get suit-themed skins for certain characters, and Jiren’s fit is making me cry laugh at work.
positive · AI labelView post →So do we all agree Budokai 3 was the best Dragon Ball game on the PS2
positive · AI labelView post →We're in the end game now! @lanipator.bsky.social and @kaiserneko.bsky.social review the penultimate episode of Dragon Ball Daima! 📺 bit.ly/DaimaReviewE...
neutral · AI labelView post →As someone who has played a ton of Dragon Ball games, bought plenty of season passes, and genuinely loves this franchise, the way DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO is being monetized feels increasingly predatory. The base game costs $69.99. The Deluxe Edition costs $99.99. The Ultimate Edition costs $109.99. The Season Pass costs $34.99 separately. I bought the Deluxe Edition because it included the Season Pass. Paying nearly $100 upfront reasonably suggested that I was buying the game together…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't regret pre-ordering the ultimate edition of this game, as I genuinely had fun within the first week of its release. I truly believed, at the time, that we had a dragon ball game that would last us a generation, and be a milestone within the dragon ball community. I, along with many other people who believed in this game, turned out to be wrong. I cannot recommend this game because its developers do not believe in it, because simple tweaks and additions, like costume changes and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT HD upgrade (enhanced environmental graphics and improved rendering) coming to Steam on July 17 (free upgrade) store.steampowered.com/news/app/851... Game is $13.19 on Fanatical buff.ly/NOmrQSL
neutral · AI labelView post →Dragon Ball FighterZ is reported free on Xbox similar to last year's free play offer (Must have an Xbox One or Series console) Install Dragon Ball FighterZ for Xbox One version via Free Play Days Launch the game and choose the upgrade for Xbox Series X/S. Restart console and check 'Owned" library
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally a DBZ game that doesn't suck Dragonbaaaaaalls. This game will really make you FEEL like Frieza, but twice as racist. You can be Goku, the guy from Fortnite!! Yes playing this game reduces the amount of girls that are interested in you but it's a fun game and you can make Vegeta blow himself up in this game, so it's a good trade off. This was the game I always dreamed of as a kid when I only had DB Final Bout on PS1. It has its faults, and probably should've had a bigger budget to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I guess my pallet cleanser of a game is Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3. I played this game a TON when I was a kid. I love Dragon Ball Z games!
positive · AI labelView post →I bought the Ultimate edition of this game on release and they have now removed the Ultimate Edition from the Steam page. They recently made a Legendary Edition that includes all the same things that the Ultimate Edition had, but it also includes the new NEO DLC for the same price that the Ultimate Edition was. This means that I would need to spend an additional $35+ to play the NEO DLC even though people who buy the current Legendary Edition would not. The Ultimate Edition and Legendary…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's ok, my biggest issue is it isn't like the original tenkaichi series the game seems to be in conflict with itself, on one hand, it wants to be like the original tenkaichi series with it's flashy attacks, and some of the attacks do deliver on this. but it also wants to be a more serious fighter like Mortal Combat or Street Fighter, so health bars are toned down, fights are generally shorter, and attacks that could be flashier, are not. this game should have been more like tenkaichi by…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rumor: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is a Switch 2 launch game. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 was a Wii launch game so there is something poetic about this if it comes to pass. www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeak...
neutral · AI labelView post →gets better and better with each update. a good game for when u got nun else to play and just wanna press some buttons with your music on and theres nothing wrong about that
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You like Dragon ball? Thinking about picking up this game just to have a recent DB game to play? Don't do it. TL;DR Sparking Zero legit launched with a "half done" story mode and basic battle modes like duel and world tournament for a full $65 USD giving a "bare bones" game. So much so, basic features from earlier entries in the same franchise (from 20 year old games on inferior tech) put Sparking Zero to shame. A January 2026 update added Mission 100 mode and there are still problems…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DRAGON BALL | NEW GAME PROJECT "AGE 1000" Announcement Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsc...
neutral · AI labelView post →A new Dragon Ball game was announced called 'Age 1000'. It's releasing in 2027. - New characters by Akira Toriyama - More elements than any other previous Dragon ball game -In development for 6+ years
neutral · AI labelView post →Made the game cheaper with the new dlc but prior ultimate edition owners still need to buy the dlc. Thx Bandai for being the biggest scammers next to Sony.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Any% into AGDQ 2026. Excited to show the game off, and honestly I'm excited to return to the game on stream sometime soon
positive · AI labelView post →I'm glad they're releasing the Neo stuff this game sorely needs it, but let's be honest that should have all been in the game from the beginning. It feels like a slap to anyone who bought the game and have it release in the state it did only to then fix it later with paid DLC. Especially for those of us dumb enough to buy the ultimate edition.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have had this Steam account for 19 years, and with almost 600 hours of this game on here and 225 hours on the Xbox! Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO is currently my most-played game on steam. I loved it so much that I supported it heavily from day one, pre-ordering the $230 Premium Collector's Edition on Xbox and buying the $110 Ultimate Edition here on Steam. I never thought I would write a negative review for a game I've poured this much time into, but the sheer corporate greed on display is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Related moving game: I'm packing up the video games. 1 like = 1 random game from the collection. There are... a lot. The first one's free. Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II on the GBA (2003).
neutral · AI labelView post →this game is like megumi, it has too much potential but it's lacking content
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First in-game look at Goku (Super Saiyan 4, Daima) in Dragon Ball FighterZ.
neutral · AI labelView post →Glad I spent over 100 dollars on the Ultimate Edition just for it to get delisted and be forced to spend 35 extra on more DLC that should have been base game or free additions. Hope I can get a refund for this crap. I'm NEVER buying a Bandai product ever again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good chunk of the roster is gutted to be resold as DLC. I don't give good reviews for fighting games that follow this trend. The last 3 games didn't do this, but hey, what other standard do you expect from a neo-20's release?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy the ultimate edition of the game, still dont get the new DLC at even a discounted price. Imagine charging $35 for a DLC that has content that should have been included in the games launch. Don't but the new DLC.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My biggest issue with the game is the huge lack of impacts, i'm talking about every punch, kick, they don't look nor sound painful like in BT3 and especially super/ultimate attacks, while graphically beautiful they lack impact, and also lack the huge dome like explosions like in the anime. Doesn't have that Dragon Ball Z feeling to it(BT2 and BT3 had it)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sparking Zero gives me a Sparking Zero enjoyment. Combat is clunky, The DLC that came with the deluxe edition was utterly dissapointing and the DLC that came thereafter featured much that should have been in the base game, tried to give it a chance but I'd rather they just ported BT2 or 3 to PC with modern online matchmaking.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wasn't expecting this Dragon Ball Z game to let me brutally punch squirrels.
positive · AI labelView post →I love Sparking Zero. That's why this hurts. This game could've been something incredible. The foundation was there from day one! However the Devs waited too long to fix obvious balance problems, and by the time those updates finally hit, the community had already died out. Today in my opinion the game is fantastic... but it's too late. The customisation we were promised was never expanded, the roster all be it big never grew the way fans expected, and online is a ghost town unless you bring…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 is $1.99 on Steam buff.ly/CrApMLR $4.99 Xbox buff.ly/D8uX4HP also on Game Pass Premium
neutral · AI labelView post →Namco you Suck I originally paid a premium for the "Ultimate Edition" based on marketing that it would serve as the definitive premium tier, including the game's core post-launch DLC packs. However, the publisher has since sidelined the value of the Ultimate Edition by removing/replacing its standing on the storefront and introducing the "Super Limit-Breaking NEO Edition." Instead of fulfilling the expected long-term value of the Ultimate tier, major expansions, gameplay modes, and characters…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buying this game felt like ordering a 5-course cheat meal, only for each dish to arrive colder and sadder than the last. By dessert, I wasn't full. I was just in debt to disappointment. The hype was over 9000 for sure. Online is a digital daycare where everyone’s connection is held together by hopes and prayers, there's like 1k max players daily. This game died really fast and I wish I spent my 70$ better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →bought the "ultimate" addition at launch for $100. got only half of the DLCs and now Im finding out the "season pass" doesn't even include the "new" characters/stages (NEO) that should've been in the game at launch. this game has been dead for months but let's see if we can hose whatever remaining players out of another $35. I'd rather pay someone $35 to shove a "Super Limit-Breaking NEO Edition" fist up the ass of whoever thought this was a good idea. Content looks good otherwise but i…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bandai Namco Entertainment has claimed that Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has surpassed a total of 5 million units sold worldwide, making it the fastest-selling game in series history. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dragon-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Bandai Namco have released a new promo for their game 'Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero' inspired by Toonami 🔥 Featuring original Toonami Tom voice actor Sonny Straight
neutral · AI labelView post →This isn’t a game, it’s pure anime chaos. Charge. Scream. Fire beam. Miss. Get erased from existence. Huge roster, zero balance, maximum fun. My inner child is happy and my speakers are dead. 10/10 POWER LEVEL: UNREASONABLE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Evo may be over but Mike is still in a fighting game mode! Watch him play Dragon Ball FighterZ: twitch.tv/giantbomb
neutral · AI labelView post →Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO for Switch 2 has been rated in Saudi Arabia. That's good enough for me to say it's coming! mynintendonews.com/2025/04/28/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →TL;DR - Worth it for fans of arena fighters and Dragon Ball. Gameplay feels good and it features many (but not all) fan favorite characters. Worth it on a decent discount. Now, here's the thing - I've been a fan of Budokai games since the PS2 era, and they give some nice memories. Sparking Zero is a modernized Tenkaichi (Sparking) game, with updated graphics and combat mechanics. The combat feels fluid, with a few game patches it has gotten a lot more balanced so it can be good fun for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Insane screenshot from a Dragon Ball game
neutral · AI labelView post →DRAGON BALL Z COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME
neutral · AI labelView post →It's not bad, but not great. Fighting system feels rough and the attacks seem rather limited. Has a long story mode covering many different arcs of the series, and some real nice graphics but otherwise it just wasn't as fun as previous entries. To be honest I wish they'd focus more on branching out like they did with Kakarot and the old school ARPG titles on SNES and GBA. But still it's more Dragon Ball content so if you are a fan of the series it's worth adding to your collection.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i was so excited when this game was first announced. I paid the biggest price because i truly believed they finally made a game that was worth that insane price. i was so wrong. so much was missing, maps, characters, outfits. it was so underwhelming and now they finally released a really great DLC that adds all that and they want me to pay another 35 bucks for it after already spending over 100 bucks... thats ridiculous. maybe if theres a sale but i dont think its worth it anymore..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m going to play some Dragon Ball Xenoverse in my spare time. Haven’t played it since the game released!
neutral · AI labelView post →SO NOT ONLY DID I PAY $110 for this game for an edition that apparently doesn't exist anymore or has been delisted on steam. i have to pay for DLC packs that equal up in price to another game. i cant and wont justify purchasing ANY of the dlc for this game especially with the newest dlc because most of those characters aren't even strong enough to play against some of the base roster. buy the base game if you just want the game that bad and play Goku or Vegeta blue cause they are strong and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It says I've primarily played on the Steam Deck, that's not true - I play with a controller on my custom PC with Steam OS. The gameplay is phenominal, it is the perfect modern Budokai Tenkaichi gameplay. However, there is not enough content to justify the regular price. All the DLC there is should have been included in the base game, and even if it were it still would not be enough content to justify the price point. Honestly, they should have just made Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot with this…
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