After months of anticipation and teasers, Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is finally out! It’s the long-awaited fourth entry in the beloved Budokai Tenkaichi series, and just like previous entries, it brings a huge roster of fighters from Dragon Ball‘s history, the most iconic moments, and a number of “What if Storylines.”
Sparking Zero is an incredible game, but many believe it’s incredibly challenging and needs Bandai Namco to make an immediate adjustment. While there’s no doubt that the title has raised the difficulty for the franchise, it still isn’t as challenging as one Nintendo game which made us all ragequit.
The Dragon Ball franchise is known for giving gamers authentic interactive battles that capture the insanity of anime. Still, the Budokai Tenkaichi games have always managed to draw a line between accessible and tough. However, that’s not the case with Sparking Zero. Gamers have criticized various battles as being too difficult and simply impossible to complete.
Due to the fact that only a small portion of the fanbase has access to Sparking Zero at the time of writing, it can be difficult to judge whether the difficulty complaints are justified. However, one thing’s for sure: the community hasn’t experienced the rage fest that Super Mario Bros. Wonder gave us.
Like most games in the franchise, Wonder initially eases players with its difficulty but amps it up as you progress through the levels. One of the most challenging levels in the game is undoubtedly “The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon.” It’s a secret level that you can only unlock after completing the main story.
The Final-Final-Test Badge brings gamers a gauntlet of demanding challenges that require you to master each of the main badges to clear. While it does feature three checkpoints, you’ll always feel like there aren’t enough as your lives will quickly dwindle. Going through this level’s tricky obstacles and time-sensitive tasks will make you easily forget about Sparking Zero and question why Nintendo ever created this game.
Even though the title still isn’t available for the majority of the gaming community, it hasn’t stopped the game from setting new standards.
According to SteamDB, the game saw a whopping 91,005 players jump into it on Steam, and that’s an incredible number for a title that still hasn’t been fully released. This number has seen Sparking Zero break the previous record for most concurrent players in a fighting title on Steam that was established by Street Fighter 6 last year.
The game’s player count makes it the most-played Dragon Ball title on Valve’s service. Before this, FighterZ established the record with 44,234 players, with Xenoverse 2 and Kakarot managing to get 13,570 and 25,715 players, respectively.
With the base Standard Edition all set to drop on Friday, it’s going to be quite interesting to see how high these numbers shoot up.
With that said, do you think Sparking Zero is too challenging? If so, let us know in the comments below.
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