Whether you are a new player or just a fan of DRAGON BALL games, get to know the basics of DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO in our starter guide!

The HUD of DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO keeps the same essence of the Budokai Tenkaichi Series, giving a comprehensive overview of each state during a fight.    

HP Gauge The bar shows the character’s current HP level and decreases when you or your opponent take damage. Once it hits 0, the character is defeated. Every HP Bar has a different colour, going from Blue to Orange, and the amount of remaining HP is indicated in the left corner.

Ki Gauge Like in the original anime, Ki is the power that can be used to perform super attacks and other movements. To increase the Ki gauge, you can either charge it yourself, or it will slightly charge by itself whenever you hit your opponent with hand-to-hand combos. Once your Ki gauge is maxed out, you can start filling up your Sparking! gauge to enter a special state known as "Sparking! Mode. *Requires at least 1 skill gauge to enter the mode. Ki gauge decreases as you dash, or use Ki Blasts and Blasts Attacks (in-game Super Attacks). Once the Ki Bar becomes red, you will not be able to move until it returns back to normal.

The Skill Count is used when you perform various moves, such as transformation, fusion, and skills like Super Perception or Revenge Counter. It charges overtime, and every time the blue bar is filled, it adds one charge to the count.   

Transformation Icon This displays the number of available Transformations for the character.

Hit Count Displays the number of blows delivered, and the amount of damage dealt or received.

Timer The countdown begins when the fight starts. Once it reaches 0, the fight comes to an end.    

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO proposes two different types of controls:

This change in controls will also affect the QTE sequences controls.

For this article, and all subsequent articles, we will refer to Standard controls, as these are the default settings of the game.

Guard: Hold [R1/RB] to guard attacks. It can be oriented with Low Guard: Down + [R1/RB] or High Guard Up + [R1/RB].

Step/ Short Dash: Pressing [X/A] enables you to move quickly in the air or on the ground.    

Ascend/Jump: You can jump or fly in the air by pressing [L1/LB].  Descend: You can crouch down or return to the ground by pressing [L2/LT].

Smash Attack: Can be used for close combos, hold [☐/X] to perform a Smash Attack.

Ki Blast: Throws a Ki blast. Hold [△/Y] to throw a Smash Ki Blast

Rush Chain: Enables to deliver long combos by pressing [□/X] once to four times, and press [△/Y].   

Ki Charge: You can charge your Ki bar by pressing [R2/LT] to perform Ki Blasts and Super Attacks.

With its stunning and extremely varied roster, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO offers multiple ways to enjoy battles. Given the many customization options, stats, metrics and more, let’s take a look at the various possibilities the game offers for an amazing player experience.   

With the game’s large roster, each character comes with their own dedicated stats!   

Each character has their own stats tree that can be influenced by customization, transformation or current state (form, fusion…). It displays the following metrics: 

In DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO you will be able to customize every character in the game to make them fit with your taste and playstyle. 

Outfits: You can change the character’s outfit based on your unlocked costumes. Note that this change is only cosmetic and does not have an impact on the character’s stats but can sometimes change the move set when equipped.

Accessories: You can choose to equip some specific characters with their anime accessories, to reproduce their famous moves.   

Emotes: You can change the emotes and voice lines used for your character’s entry and victory. Your character will perform a stance and then say the lines you choose. 

Type: This defines the additional characteristics/abilities based on the character type you selected. 

Ability Items: You can enhance characters’ abilities (speed, strength, HP…) or partially change their look through capsules customizations.    

Customize all your favourite characters to make your look even more unique during online battles! 

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