Summary
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zerois getting rave reviews so far, but die-hard fans do have their complaints about how the game’s story content handles Vegeta. A big part ofDragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s single-player content is Episode Battle, where gamers can play through the story ofDragon Ball ZandDragon Ball Superas a wide assortment of heroes and villains. There are even branching “what if” scenarios that can be unlocked by completing certain objectives during fights, giving fans a look into how storylines like the Frieza and Cell arcs could have played out differently.
This article has SPOILERS for the Dragon Ball franchise
One of the playable characters featured inDragon Ball: Sparking Zerois naturally Vegeta, the Saiyan Prince and resident supporting antihero ofDragon Ball Zand beyond. While he initially debuted as a villain out to steal the Dragon Balls and gain immortality for himself,Vegeta eventually becomes an ally of Gokuand one of Earth’s strongest defenders. Vegeta’s long road to redemption is considered by fans to be one of the best and most influential parts ofDragon Ball, and many were excited to play through it inDragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s Episode Battle mode.
However, many of these fans have been less than pleased with howDragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s Vegeta Episode Battle campaign plays out. As noted by Reddit user Used-Dare7796 on r/tenkaichi4, Vegeta’s story skips his debut in the aptly-titled Saiyan Saga in favor of beginning with his return on Namek andends with the Majin Buu arc, completely forgoing his supporting role in the laterDragon Ball Superanime. Used-Dare7796 finds this especially egregious asDragon Ball: Sparking Zeroalready features the forms Vegeta gains during this time, such as his blue-haired Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan mode.
Fans Find Vegeta’s Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Episode Battle Campaign Lacking
Additionally, there areno alternate “what if” pathsin Vegeta’s version of the Namek Saga, despite fans pointing out possible branching points like Vegeta getting the immortality he desperately sought or achieving the level of Super Saiyan earlier than he does in canon. The lack ofDragon Ball Supercontent in Vegeta’s Episode Battle also means that players don’t get to battle the revived Frieza or challenge Jiren as a merged form like Gogeta or Vegito.
There have been other Vegeta-centric complaints amongDragon Ball: Sparking Zerofans, such as Bandai Namco and Spike Chunsoft missing out on a potentially fun Easter egg by not includingVegeta’s infamously miscolored “Red Vegeta” variantas a playable character. Meanwhile, gamers have reportedly struggled to defeat his giant Great Ape form as Goku inDragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s Episode Battle mode - a fight that fans could have played as Vegeta himself had the game included it in his story campaign.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
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