Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero's difficulty is "f***ing absurd," fighting game fans say as CPU opponents pull off long combos, and one story mode fight is "some BS"

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
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It's only been a few hours since Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero launched in early access for those who pre-ordered the Deluxe and Ultimate editions of Spike Chunsoft's new fighting game, but players are already being thoroughly destr♏oyed by AI opponents.

Across social media, the immediate reaction to Sparking Zero is clear – beyond its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:massive roster and fanservice, it's very tough. One player on Twitter has shared a clip of a fight against a 'Super' difficulty Vegeta CPU, who ♐pulls off a sickening string of attacks in a glorious combo, before de-transforming himself part-way through to becomᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe less powerful, despite continuing the onslaught immediately after. This disrespectful series of moves was so humbling that the player in question clearly had to pause for a while to absorb what just happened, and I frankly don't blame them.

as "some BS," noting: "Li♛terally in the first millisecond, no let me be accurate, the first PIXEL of the battle he's firing a Galඣick Gun and then just spams it if you actually start winning." 

They're not alone, and thinks the "game is WAY too hard" in general, with a "borderline impossible" story mode. From CPUs dealing "18 quintillion damage with a standard 🐟punch" to the player themselves dealing so little damage that they "may as well be standing ther🔯e with a straw shooting spitballs," they conclude that the experience is "fucking absurd."

While I can certainly imagine that being an intimidating prospect for newcomers, those tough fights might actually be a selling point to veteran fans of the Budokai Tenkaichi games. Either way though, it's sti🌱ll early days for the game – the🥂re's no doubt that fighting game enthusiasts will come up with plenty of strategies and approaches to Sparking Zero's battles as time goes on. 

Be sure to take a look at our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero review to see if it truly has what it takes to be one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best fighting games of the year.

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