You can only tell the same story so many times, and Dragon Ball games are well past their allotment. I've seen Raditz perforated by the Special Beam Cannon more than 100 times by now, and while I love the series' grandiose narrative and iconic moments, it has long needed a spark.

Detailed character customization; New; interesting take on a tired story

Basic; loose controls make for uneven gameplay; Immense enemy health bars result in shallow; frustrating end game

Initially debuting as a very popular manga, the Dragon Ball series is just about as synonymous with the word anime as any other. This has led to the expans

Much improved gameplay; Relatively fresh story that still maintains the classic characters and setups that players love; Main focus on custom character; Online implementations

Wonky camera; Inability to access simple modes within start menu

Firing up Dragon Ball Xenoverse, you can see straight away that having powerful new hardware has allowed Dimps to craft perhaps their finest aesthetic take on Toriyama's storied Dragon Ball media. P

Looks nice; Great character customisation; Fresh plot

Repetitive battles; Hub feels unnecessary; More of the same

There are approximately seven thousand Dragonball Z games, all of them based on stretches of the four hundred thousand episodes of the television show. Their quality has fluctuated wildly over the years – sometimes even within a specific series, as any Budokai fan will happily tell you if you...

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse marks the first manifestation of a Dragon Ball brawler on this generation's most advanced consoles (PlayStation 4, Xbox One), and the noticeable uptick in graphical fluidity combined with a unique solo campaign seems to be just what this series needed in order to escape from...

Why walk when you can fly?

Dragon Ball Z Xenoverse is no next-gen title but is still fun to play on the PlayStation 4, especially if you're a fan of DBZ!

While being able to create a character to interact in the DBZ universe is a delight, some janky mechanics would unfortunately insure this game couldn't get a perfect score. What sadly confirms sure of that is the developers' decision to see fit that just about any power or piece of clothing you...

Dimps has done it again and we finally have been delivered an amazing DBZ game. The one we've been waiting for. I was lucky enough to get my copy early and I've put a good eight or nine hours into it so far. I've loved every second of it. The gameplay is amazing and actually requires skill.

No doubt a dream come true for fans, but with so little innovation in the core gameplay the boast of being an interactive cartoon seems more like a liability than a positive.

Real effort has gone into the story mode and the game's visuals look great; Relatively deep role-playing and customisation options, as well as strong online features

There's not nearly enough variety or nuance to the combat, especially if you've played previous games; Terrible ally artificial intelligence, and the plot will mean nothing to non-fans