Dragon Ball has been around since 1984 and has had several iterations since then. While having a separate story line, Xenoverse uses the characters from Dragon Ball Z. The Dragon Ball series is far from dead as Dragon Ball Super has recently been announced and will be released in Japan this July.

Active online community; great visuals

Repetitive fighting sequences; may show some spoilers if you haven't seen the whole series yet

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

Why walk when you can fly?

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

I discovered Dragon Ball Z after it became a TV show, but ironically, it was only available on a Mexican channel. Years later I discovered that whether the show is in English or Spanish, the long-winded soliloquies spewed by its characters took up too much airtime while awesome fight scenes...

Combat scenario variety; Huge roster; Customizable characters; Oozes with fan service

Lackluster A.I; Tags

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!

Very good game, The fact that you can create your own character which has been the REAL BIG step up for me on this game has just made it amazing. Ive been waiting since the old Budokai games to be able to create my own character. The story line is awesome and will not disappoint.

The latest title based on the popular series is Dragon Ball Xenoverse, coming from developer Dimps and publisher Bandai Namco on a wide array of platforms all over the world. Instead of featuring just fighting mechanics or standard storylines from the manga or anime, Xenoverse takes things further...

Nice character creator system; Good role-playing mechanics; Both co-op and competitive multiplayer

Fighting system can feel confusing and clunky; Erratic camera and lock-on mechanic; Visuals don't always look that great; Dumb AI teammates

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...