POSTED 12/3/15


DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE

Bandai Namco

If you’re thinking a Dragon Ball is something that dangles between the legs of a mythical creature and has been curiously capitalised, go away.

We don’t mean to be rude, rather we’re trying to save you a few minutes of life that you could otherwise utilise better.

Play LEGO with your kids. Give your partner a cuddle. Heck, run around in circles until you turn into butter. Just don’t bother with this game – only as it’s purely for those dedicated to the lore of Dragon Ball, which is a Japanese manga series of long standing that’s extremely popular.

Obviously not with you though.

So fans, acknowledging that gameified versions of DB have a chequered history, what’s in store here? Well, first up you get to go all Dr Frankenstein and create your own character to slot into the universe. Yep, it’s crazy mullets and banana bunch hairdos a-gogo.

There’s also a certain amount of open worldliness, as you trundle about the minitropolis that is Tokitoki City and discover that nothing’s open. Well, until things get going.

When they do, you’ll face all manner of main fighting missions and side projects, with a thin veneer of RPG applied. You’ll even get to go all Marty McFly and travel through time to accomplish them, as key to the story mode is a villainous cad who’s messing with timelines and, naturally, changing history. The Time Patrol are having none of this and require a great warrior to go back and fix the fights (so to speak). That’s you, that is.

Gameplay doesn’t differ greatly from past DB experiences, with mashing fine for a few rounds until you realise – upon being pummelled into pulp - that perhaps working on nailing combos would be prudent. It can still be somewhat repetitive, too.

Graphics are decent, multiplayer’s fun and controls still confound.

Another year, another DB game. But don’t the fans love it?!

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