DragonBall: Raging Blast (PS3/360)

Peabo · Post by **Peabo** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:15 am

I'm in the UK and just got my copy a few days ago. Ordered the Special Edition and got the standard version

The game is seriously 'meh'. It's basically just Sparking in high def at 60fps. Nothing really new over the previous versions gameplay-wise to keep me playing. And unlocking the new levels by playing each stage again on hard is agonising to do, it takes way too long to accumulate those damn stars.

Even though the models are much nicer than they were on the PS2, Burst Limit looked much much nicer in my opinion. The effects in this game look very weak and fluffy when compared to BL, and as I said before it really just looks like they upped the resolution and framerate.

I'm really hoping they make BL2 and don't just cancel that series in favour of Raging Blast.

I'd say that if you've never played any of the Sparking games, this one is worth a go. You'd probably find it a lot more fun experiencing this type of gameplay for the first time.

Southe · Post by **Southe** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:42 am

Score Attack and Extreme battle are just annoying me now..

Score attack no matter what i do i dont get any sort of rank even tho I'm kicking the crap out of the cpu..

And Extreme battle when ever i do extreme battle i have to fight chaotzu. When i win i get the "Rank Up!" Afterwards I'm left with 2 options Replay or quit. if i quit my rank dosent stay and i have to replay and its just an annoying cycle.

Apart from that it seems to be ok tho those 2 are gonna annoy me out of a Platinum >.<

Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece · Post by **Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:16 am

B wrote:
LeprikanGT wrote:The fusion spirit bomb is when Goku dies he hands it off to Krillin [pretty nice cut scene]

But the one time I've done it, I missed a button so it didnt connect with Vegeta and it didnt cut to Gohan hitting it back.
That is the most misleading name for an attack ever. "Trinity Spirit Bomb" or "Unison Spirit Bomb" are just as convoluted/"cool" sounding and still make sense with what happened. But "Fusion Spirit Bomb?" Gah.

It probably got translated from something like "Gattai Genki-dama," and I think this because in Gurren Lagann gattai is translated to "combine"/"combination" because they're talking about robots, but when Avo and Cado use it in the Jump special they translate it as "Fusion."

If that's true then it should probably be something closer to "Combination Spirit Bomb."

LeprikanGT · Post by **LeprikanGT** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:38 pm

If anyone hasnt seen it yet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s4oPCDiWns

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:43 pm

Does anybody have the tracklisting for the Special Edition soundtrack?
Thanks in advance.

Sshadow5001 · Post by **Sshadow5001** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:03 pm

Sshadow5001 wrote:I've had this game in my possesion for abou 24 hour and usually with any Dragonball Z game i spend most of the time playing it and getting the most out of it.

Playing this game is more like work than anything else, i'm struggling to get motivated to finish it. I'm having more fun with "Attack of the Saiyans" and "Drawn to Life The Next Chapter"

Ok I take it back i'm having quite a bit of fun with it now that i have a lil Customization, Instant Kamehameha and Instant Transmition are really fun to use.

(Fighting) Future Trunks has a technique where he dashes forward and blow his opponant to dust (just like where he destroys 18) is also very awesome.

Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece · Post by **Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:16 pm

God damn it. If I see Gogeta, Vegito, or SSJ3 Broly one more fucking time...

Sshadow5001 · Post by **Sshadow5001** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:30 pm

Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece wrote:God damn it. If I see Gogeta, Vegito, or SSJ3 Broly one more fucking time...

lol I'm sure there usage will die down over time.

SSJ3 Broly and Vegeta are kinda boring anyway, Tenshinhan is where its at!

LeprikanGT · Post by **LeprikanGT** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:55 pm

The lack of moves for the new characters kind of sucks...but YES Tien took a huge bound in moves.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:01 pm

All right, folks... it's done:

http://www.daizex.com/general/reviews/r ... last.shtml

Post by **Herms** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:37 pm

Things I noticed reading through:

Leading up to and upon its release, many fans pointed to it as the second-coming of "Legends" for a new generation of hardware.

Is there a word missing from the end of this sentence?

or Jheece and Butta denying Dodoria and Zarbon entry to Ginyu-Tokusentai

Shouldn’t that be “entry to the Cesar-Tokusentai”?

While do you gain D-Points on the loading screens and by winning battles, this does not actually enable you to purchase extra fights and costumes.

Should be “While you do” etc.

This is all fine and dandy, except that you do not gain the ability to even see these circumstances, nevermind use and attempt them until the after you have completed a stage.

Should be “never mind” and “until after you”

With Yamamoto at the helm and many Kai elements such as voices being brought it,

"Brought in"

Burst Limit's opening theme ("Kiseki no Honô yo Moeagare!!") was the ominous and most uninspired of the new bunch

Hmmm...something seems off about the use of "ominous" here. Shouldn't it be "most ominous"? Though "ominous" seems like a weird word to describe the song in the first place.

Raging Blast does none of these things, and it is therefore very difficult to defend it as nothing more than a high-definition remake of the first Sparking! game.

Shouldn't that be "anything more than a high-definition remake"?

nathantheguitarist · Post by **nathantheguitarist** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:42 pm

Timo wrote:My limit edition arrived.

I sent Mike the same pictures in higher resolution.

Doesn't having the top disc go right over the bottom hub scratch the shit out of the top disc?

Post by **VegettoEX** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:44 pm

Funny how many times you can read something and have others read through it... and never pick up on those items... >.>

Fixed~

Post by **Herms** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:07 am

Is it bad that reading your review mostly makes me want to play Legends? Which version are those screencaps taken from by the way, the Playstation or Saturn?

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:15 am

VegettoEX wrote:Masaya Onosaka as Recoome

You might wanna fix that considering it lists Seiji Sasaki as Recoome on your chart above. Other than that, a great review. I agree that METEOR is overall the better game. Raging Blast was definitely a rushed product.

Hellspawn28 · Post by **Hellspawn28** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:33 am

Is it just me or in survival mode the character would reappear again with a Halo above their head? I was playing as Super Buu and I notice that Zarbon in his monster form appear with a Halo on his head.

Ichigo Storm · Post by **Ichigo Storm** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:38 am

The review was great. But one error I did notice, the Raditz is a good guy scenario comes from Sparking NEO, not METEOR

Sorry I know that's me being nitpicky.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:47 am

nathantheguitarist wrote: Doesn't having the top disc go right over the bottom hub scratch the shit out of the top disc?

Honestly, Blu-rays are extremely hard to scratch. It seems like sometimes you can breathe on a DVD and get light surface scratches, but Blu-rays really need some abuse to show any form of wear.

Herms wrote:Shouldn’t that be “entry to the Gintu-Tokusentai”?

-Corey

nathantheguitarist · Post by **nathantheguitarist** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:15 am

MajinVejitaXV wrote:Honestly, Blu-rays are extremely hard to scratch. It seems like sometimes you can breathe on a DVD and get light surface scratches, but Blu-rays really need some abuse to show any form of wear.

The soundtrack is the top disc though. So unless the soundtrack is on a Blu-Ray... yup. Scratched to hell?

You could switch 'em around, and obviously would if you play the game more than listen to the soundtrack, but wouldn't the damage already have been done?

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:39 am

nathantheguitarist wrote:The soundtrack is the top disc though. So unless the soundtrack is on a Blu-Ray... yup. Scratched to hell?

You could switch 'em around, and obviously would if you play the game more than listen to the soundtrack, but wouldn't the damage already have been done?

Oh...well that was dumb of them.

Depends though. I know my DVD copy of Boondock Saints used a similar arrangement, and I don't think it ever got scratched (then again, I'm careful with my discs).

-Corey