Exciting News: Zero’s Major Update Arriving April 2025

Bandai Namco has some exciting news for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero fans with the upcoming April 2025 update. The latest DLC massively expands the game’s lineup, taking it to a jaw-dropping 200 playable characters. Among them, players will be thrilled to find Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta making his grand entrance through the new Dragon Ball Daima DLC.

Since debuting in October 2024, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has captured the hearts of fighting game enthusiasts worldwide, with over five million sales. Its impressive roster, initially featuring over 180 fighters, played a significant role in this success. Bandai Namco has consistently improved the game through DLC and balance tweaks, ensuring it remains engaging for its devoted players.

The newest update brings adjustments aimed at refining the gameplay experience. Giant characters will see a reduction in damage for both their Rush and Smash Attacks, paired with increased vulnerability to melee damage and extended recovery times after failed attacks. Additionally, characters like Mr. Satan, Master Roshi, and Yajirobe will experience slower Ki recovery, a change warmly welcomed by players. The health of well-known bruisers like Recoome and Nappa has also been scaled back.

This update doesn’t just focus on individual characters. The broader battle system sees modifications such as accelerated automatic Ki recovery for the initial Ki gauge and enhanced camera dynamics during battles featuring characters of different sizes. Though specifics remain unconfirmed, whispers about a Nintendo Switch 2 release have only fueled fan excitement further.

Teasers for the Dragon Ball Daima DLC hinted at fresh faces like Glorio, Majin Kuu, and Panzy, alongside the headlining Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta. Early-access players are already diving into these additions, while the broader community eagerly anticipates April 24 for the official DLC drop. While some Goku fans were left yearning for the Super Saiyan 4 Daima transformation, hope remains that it might join the roster in the future.

In terms of specific game modes, Episode Battle and Bonus Battles have seen stage balancing in light of the updated battle mechanics, along with new 2D cutscenes and text being introduced. Offline Battle, Player Match, and other battle environments now allow more flexible DP settings, addressing previous issues with unsaved game settings.

Players will find the character selection screen more user-friendly with an added display switch function, while audio aficionados will appreciate new sound quality options for battle sound effects. Balance tweaks include slower backward Short Dashes and smoother high-speed Dragon Dashes. Notably, more opportunities now exist for linking attacks during combat.

Skills and blasts haven’t been left out. Evade-centric abilities like Wild Sense are adjusted for more fairness, while blasts such as Future Trunks’ Final Flash demand more Ki but deliver greater impact.

Characters also undergo fine-tuning; giant characters face harsher penalties when mistakes are made, and Ki management becomes more strategic in the dynamics with Androids during Z-Counters.

Lastly, the game receives multiple user-friendliness improvements, including refined throw evasion mechanics and better camera behavior during aerial combos, enhancing the overall operational stability.

Bandai Namco continues to push boundaries, solidifying Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s place as a beloved title in its series. As players dive into these updates, the future looks brighter than ever for this expansive and electrifying game.