Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero: Season Pass

Nintendo Life

George Yang·Nov 21, 2025

Critic80/100

Agreement—

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero delivers a commendable 3D brawler experience even if some visual and performance issues persist. The immense roster is sure to please any Dragon Ball fan, no matter what age or era they entered the franchise. The branching narratives in Episode Battles and the online play are fun staples to the game, and it feels right at home on Switch 2.

IGN

Jarrett Green·Oct 12, 2024

Critic70/100

Agreement—

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is a final flash from the past, sometimes to a fault, but the feeling of traveling back to a simpler time when games didn’t have to be balanced or competitive to be fun is still a good one.

Eurogamer

Lewis Parker·Oct 11, 2024

Critic80/100

Agreement—

Sparking! Zero is everything Dragon Ball fans will have wanted, but it's also just a blast for those unbothered by its extensive fan-service.

Push Square

Robert Ramsey·Oct 9, 2024

Critic80/100

Agreement—

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is an impressively robust celebration of all things Dragon Ball. It's just about as bombastic as arena fighters get, and while the game could do a much better job of teaching players the ropes, there's a technical depth to combat that makes the learning curve feel incredibly rewarding. Boasting a colossal character roster and some of the best anime-based visuals in gaming, Sparking! Zero is an absolute blast.

PC Gamer

Scott McCrae·Oct 7, 2024

Critic80/100

Agreement—

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is the best Dragon Ball game we've had since the PS2 and a generous love letter to Toriyama's classic series.

GameSpot

Jason Fanelli·Oct 7, 2024

Critic60/100

Agreement—

The frenetic fighting Dragon Ball fans expect is here, but it's marred by an overall shallow experience with more repetition than revolution.

GamesRadar+

Ian Walker·Oct 7, 2024

Critic60/100

Agreement—

Intentionally prioritizing flashy fanservice over competitive play, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero provides the most complete series toybox yet. But, with simple enemy AI and repetitive fighting mechanics, it lacks the depth of its more serious competition to the point of becoming rote.