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Bandai Namco Entertainment has released a new trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, a new game in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi arena fighter franchise. The trailer showcases the characters from the Majin Buu Saga, including three newly announced playable characters: Super Buu (Gotenks Absorbed), Super Buu (Gohan Absorbed), and Kid Buu.

The game is set to launch on October 11 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Those who pre-order the game will be able to unlock six characters early, and the game will also come in Premium Collector’s Edition, Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition, with the latter allowing customers to play the game three days early.

The game’s roster includes the first 24 announced characters, including Goku, Vegeta, and their various forms and transformations, as well as Gohan at various ages and forms, multiple versions of Trunks, Videl, Beerus, Whis, Master Roshi at base and max power, Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha, Android 17, Android 18, Android 16, Android 19, Dr. Gero (a.k.a. Android 20), Cell and his various forms, Cell Jr., King Cold, Future Trunks, Goku (Super) Ultra Instinct -Sign-, Yajirobe, Mr. Satan, Chiaotzu, Nappa, Saibaman, Frieza and his various forms, Cui, Dodoria, Zarbon, Guldo, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Ginyu, Raditz, Dabura, Jiren, Super Vegito, Super Saiyan Broly (Full Power), Hit, Super Saiyan Kale (Berserk), Toppo, Dyspo, Kakunsa, Goku Black, Zamasu, Bardock, Goku Black Super Saiyan Rosé, Spopovich, Ribrianne, Roasie, and Anilaza. The game also includes Trunks, Goten, Caulifla, Kale, and various fusions of them and of other characters.

The game features Episode Battle, a single-player mode following eight different characters’ perspectives, with choices possibly leading to “what if” scenarios that divert from the original story. Custom Battles allow players to create battles with original scenes that can be uploaded online for others to fight. Within that mode are Bonus Battles, premade scenarios by the developers. In addition to online multiplayer and single-player modes, the game will feature offline local multiplayer, but limited to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber arena.

The Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series first launched in 2005 for PlayStation 2, with subsequent installments including Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. The most recent game in the series, Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team, launched in August 2010 for the PlayStation Portable.

Sources: Email correspondence, Bandai Namco Entertainment‘s YouTube channel

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