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The Dragon Ball: Sparking series (known as Dragon Ball: Budokai Tenkaichi in the West) was a popular fighting game staple of the mid-aughts due to its large character rosters, approachable controls, and faithfulness toAkira Toriyama’smasterwork. However, the series went dormant for almost two decades after its third entry. Fortunately,Dragon Ball: Sparking Zerorevives the famous anime fighter for a new generation!
If you’re new to the Sparking series or a veteran player returning after so many years, you’ll likely want to hop into the game’s training modes immediately. While Sparking Zero’s fundamentals are simple, the game’s nuances and speed make it hard to master. Fortunately, you’ll become unstoppable once you learn to use Sparking Zero’s training features.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero hastwo training modes:
How To Access Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s Training Modes
DB Sparking Zero’s training modes are in the game’sMain Menu. Follow the steps below:
What Is Battle Training Mode?
Battle Training is a lesson mode containing acomprehensive suite of gameplay tutorials and explanations. In other words, Battle Training will teach you how to play Sparking Zero. But how do you use Battle Training, and where should you start? We’ll break everything down for you.
Selecting A Training Type
You’ll see a menu with two options when you open Battle Training. One option is aFeatured training typebased on your current progress. The second option,“Select Training Type,“lets youmanually choose a training typefrom the suite.
How To Use Battle Training Mode
Once you decide which training lesson to pursue, you cantake advantage of the following features:
Use the button guide in the Battle Training menu to choose a feature.
ToggleInput SupportON toreceive audio cues when you press a buttonon your controller. This feature can support aural learners or players with a vision impairment.
How To Use The Practice Feature
Battle Training’s Practice feature will feelfamiliar to anyone who has played a fighting game with a mission mode. You’ll review thelesson objectivebefore receiving abutton promptat the top of the screen.
The button prompt will surge each time you press the correct input.Completing the button promptwill reveal a"Success!“message. However, if youfail to complete the button input, the prompt willturn red, shake, and disappear. Then, the button prompt willreappear so you can try again.
You can pressL1/LB + Options to reset positionsif Gohan and Piccolo fall out of range with each other. Toexit the lessonand choose a new one, pressL2/LT + Options.
What Is Training Mode?
Training mode(not to be confused withBattleTraining mode) is Sparking Zero’straditional free-form training mode. You can practice withspecific characters, stages, rule sets, and opponent strategies.
Training Mode: How To Get Started
You’ll begin byselecting the stage, rule settings, and BGM. Use theL1/R1 or LB/RB buttons to shift between options. After choosing your rule settings and BGM,press cross (X) or A while highlighting your stage of choice to proceed to character selection.
You canchoose up to five characters. Note: each team must not exceed 15 Destruction Points while using DP Rules.Select the character slotyou wish to fill, thenchoose a character to assign. Use the"Remove"feature tovacate a team member slotor the"Switch"feature toadjust your team’s order.
After you’ve composed your team,press L1/R1 or LB/RB to select the CPU’s team. Finally,hold the Square (□) buttonto begin training.
How To Use Training Mode
There is no right or wrong way to use Training mode. However, you’ll get more value if you understandTraining Settings. you may adjust Training Settings anytime byentering the Pause menu and selecting “Training Settings.”
There are three categories of settings you can adjust:
Once you exit the Pause menu, your new Training Settings will take effect. You canreset these settingsby re-entering the Training Settings menuandholding down the Triangle (△) or Y button.
Opponent Strategies, Explained
While some opponent settings focus on performing one specific action (Rush Chains, Lift Strikes, etc.), othersprogram the CPU to play according to a particular strategy. We’ll call these’opponent strategies.'
There area lotof opponent strategies to pick from in Training mode. While the abundance of options is welcome, it’s also intimidating. Let’s simplify these options, shall we?
Two things define each ‘opponent strategy’:
For example, when you see"Defense Strategy: Gauge Recovery,“that means:
Therefore, we can conclude thatthe CPU will use guarding and evasion to quickly fill the ki and skill gauges.
Once you choose an opponent strategy, you canuse the strength setting to determine the CPU difficulty.
Refer to the table below for an overview of all the available opponent strategies in Sparking Zero’s Training mode.
