Those not familiar with the series will be completely lost, as the scant pieces of information in the game provide no context. Some stories include the Androids, Frieza and Saiyan sagas. The game's campaign mode, Dragon Battle Collection, contains well over 50 battles taken from the pages of the series' history. Dragon Ball fanboys should be satisfied, while everyone else will be drowning in the content. If a really good player gets on a roll, he can start up a freight train of super attacks while the guy receiving the pummeling can only sit and watch.īelieve me when I say Raging Blast has an absolute mother lode of gameplay modes. This happens a lot during online matches. Because of this, super attacks get tossed around to the point where players spend more time watching than fighting, and it can get a pretty annoying. Ki energy is quickly built up by fighting or hitting the charge button on the d-pad, and then it only takes a flick of the thumbstick to bring the pain.
The problem with these godlike moves is they're a little too easy to pull off. Whenever super attacks are activated, Raging Blast switches into a cut scene, and fighters let loose a flurry of energy blasts that are so over-the-top they could only come from a Japanese cartoon. All of them are customizable, with specific perks like added defense or Ki damage, and super attacks can be swapped out for other moves. There are 40 different characters from the series to bring into the ring, including all the regulars such as Goku, Piccolo and Vegeta, to name a few. If a player is able to charge his Ki meter even more, an ultimate attack can be used. Each fighter typically has four super attacks that are activated by simply flicking the right thumbstick in a certain direction. There are the standard combos, counter moves and grabs, but the real key to victory lies in the super attacks, which can be unleashed when enough Ki energy has been built up. Unlike other fighting games, the camera sits slightly behind the player's character and most of the combat takes place in the air. Like many other Dragon Ball games, this one is a fighter, and anyone who's watched the series would probably agree there's no better way to represent it in a video game. Although the game packs a staggering amount of content, the technical hurdles make it difficult to enjoy. My initial experience with Raging Blast, adapted from the famed anime series, was positive, but once I actually picked up the controller and started playing, the magic died down. Raditz hit Krillin with a chain of punches followed by a Ki blast, sending him flying off into the distance before plunging into a lake.Īt this point, I finally noticed my depleted health bar on the screen and realized I was losing the fight, not enjoying a great cut scene. After both opponents exchanged taunts and became infused with glowing energy, the fight was on. One of the first battles I witnessed in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast was between Krillin and Raditz during the Saiyan Saga, one of the many epic confrontations reenacted in the game.
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