"Sparking! NEO" (PS2/Wii)

Pedro The Hutt · Post by **Pedro The Hutt** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:10 am

MisterFlashdude wrote:And I will officially state my position on the Wii... I hate it. I don't play games for the exercise, and I don't know how long I'd want to play a game that involves waving my arms around like a fool.

Erm, I think you only need to make a quick thrust for the specials, I mean, just try it, there, nothing elaborate now is it? You still have a trusty analogue stick to do the moving about, and then buttons for your basic punching needs. It's not like you'll need to mimic everything.

Casual Matt · Post by **Casual Matt** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:42 pm

You think FUNimation wanted to release Movie 13 earlier than expected so people would know who Tapion and Hildegarn are in this game?

Goten88gt · Post by **Goten88gt** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:58 pm

The Lecherous Muten Roshi wrote:You think FUNimation wanted to release Movie 13 earlier than expected so people would know who Tapion and Hildegarn are in this game?

You know what, maybe thats the reason Muten Roshi.

I am very curious on how they jammed 130 characters into the game.

sangofe · Post by **sangofe** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:49 pm

Goten88gt wrote:
The Lecherous Muten Roshi wrote:You think FUNimation wanted to release Movie 13 earlier than expected so people would know who Tapion and Hildegarn are in this game?
You know what, maybe thats the reason Muten Roshi.

I am very curious on how they jammed 130 characters into the game.

That's not a problem if they count all the different forms, not at all.

Pedro The Hutt · Post by **Pedro The Hutt** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:04 pm

Yeah, you could get to seven using just Son Goku. (Chibi, regular, Kaioken, SSJ 1, 2, 3 and 4)

JAKEMAN · Post by **JAKEMAN** » Fri May 12, 2006 6:04 pm

Would this also mean we will be getting Chibi Kuririn?

I must admit when I saw the videos of them powering up it blew me away the way to energy sparks come form the characters. This game is going to be so cool

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sat May 13, 2006 2:46 am

I'm liking how when the characters are battle damaged, you can see they're really battered, as opposed to just having damage and their face looking fatigued. Vegeta grabbing for his arm while hunched over is freakin' awesome. o_O

I also love how they show the characters can zip right behind the person and smash at them without the need for them to unleash an attack this time around. Now it'll definately be like the show.

The RPG elements sounds rather nifty. Kinda reminds me of the Legacy of Goku games. Hopefully they give us CG scenes, since they said it'd be in an RPG style.

I'd love to see Budokai's story mode brought over to the Sparking series.

And it would seem like you're not only allowed to transform in battle, but also choose the forms before battle.

Since this'll cover all three series', I'm hoping we can finally play as Pan, GT Kid Goku, GT Oob, Cyborg Tao Pai Pai and others.

Seriously, why hasn't Pan shown up in ANY game aside from Final Bout? o_O; Only having two female fighters is kinda sad, even if Dragon Ball contains mostly men. Gotta include as many as you can that work.

Though I'm sure we won't be seen Ran Fan and her stripping abilities. XP

sangofe · Post by **sangofe** » Sat May 13, 2006 7:07 am

Tsukento wrote:
Since this'll cover all three series',

Nothing's ever been said about this covering all three series, only Dragonball GT and Dragon Ball Z.

_Jrinu_ · Post by **_Jrinu_** » Sat May 13, 2006 8:19 am

sangofe wrote:
Tsukento wrote:
Since this'll cover all three series',
Nothing's ever been said about this covering all three series, only Dragonball GT and Dragon Ball Z.

That's not true, in the interview on gamespot they clearly say that it will go all the way from Dragonball to Dragonball GT

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Sat May 13, 2006 8:48 am

Pedro The Hutt wrote:Yeah, you could get to seven using just Son Goku. (Chibi, regular, Kaioken, SSJ 1, 2, 3 and 4)

I doubt they'd count Kaioken as a character. They didn't in the first game, it was just a part of regular Goku's arsenal.

ngnikolaos · Post by **ngnikolaos** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:00 am

I am in awe. The interview video was awesome.

The character illustrations in the character selection screen are unbelievable.

You seem to choose in which form your fighter will begin the fight (if he can transform), the power auras are outstanding, the action is hotter than ever, and the CPU AI looks a lot more toned down (hopefully, only in the "very easy" mode).

This is going to be probably the best DBZ game ever. While I was very dissappointed at first (for hearing that it will not be for the PS3), now I am hyped as Hell.

Super Boo's "become a cookie" attack is ... just ... WOW.

GO GET'EM SPIKE!!!

Xyex · Post by **Xyex** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:57 pm

_Jrinu_ wrote:
sangofe wrote:
Tsukento wrote:
Since this'll cover all three series',
Nothing's ever been said about this covering all three series, only Dragonball GT and Dragon Ball Z.
That's not true, in the interview on gamespot they clearly say that it will go all the way from Dragonball to Dragonball GT

Yup. The E3 Interview states that it will cover Dragonball to GT and "we'll be doing just about every saga". I just hope story mode adds up to be as much as they say it will. It sounds like Dragon Universe on steroids, which rocks.

Post by **desirecampbell** » Sat May 13, 2006 4:20 pm

Xyex wrote:
_Jrinu_ wrote:
sangofe wrote: Nothing's ever been said about this covering all three series, only Dragonball GT and Dragon Ball Z.
That's not true, in the interview on gamespot they clearly say that it will go all the way from Dragonball to Dragonball GT
Yup. The E3 Interview states that it will cover Dragonball to GT and "we'll be doing just about every saga". I just hope story mode adds up to be as much as they say it will. It sounds like Dragon Universe on steroids, which rocks.

I just watched the video - I'm really excited for Sparking! NEO now

Caracal · Post by **Caracal** » Sat May 13, 2006 4:26 pm

Pedro The Hutt wrote:
MisterFlashdude wrote:And I will officially state my position on the Wii... I hate it. I don't play games for the exercise, and I don't know how long I'd want to play a game that involves waving my arms around like a fool.
Erm, I think you only need to make a quick thrust for the specials, I mean, just try it, there, nothing elaborate now is it? You still have a trusty analogue stick to do the moving about, and then buttons for your basic punching needs. It's not like you'll need to mimic everything.

I agree with Pedro. Possibly off topic but from what little I've seen and what I've heard, you won't need to wave your arms around like a raving lunatic to play but rather make small, quick movements that won't take up much effort (this applies to all Wii games and not just BT2).

Previously I had stated how I wasn't expecting much from this game if it was going to be to simular to the predecessor. Thankfully what I saw in the interview has washed away thoughts thoughts. From what was said and shown it looks like they've pretty much scrapped all the bad parts of the old game and improved them. I do hope that simple special attacks like KameHameHa can be performed in a simular fashion to the Budokai series, i.e. -> and O and just be performed straight away without having to hit the opponent to begin a small animation (correctly me if I'm wrong but isn't that how it was done in the previous one?). I am now officially looking forward to both this game and Super.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Sat May 13, 2006 4:40 pm

Caracal wrote:I do hope that simple special attacks like KameHameHa can be performed in a simular fashion to the Budokai series, i.e. -> and O and just be performed straight away without having to hit the opponent to begin a small animation (correctly me if I'm wrong but isn't that how it was done in the previous one?)

In the Budokai series, you had to perform a combination to initiate a special attack. In Sparking! you only had to press L2+O or triangle and L2+up or down+ O or triangle... pretty easy.

And I still dislike Wii. I don't want to have to raise my arms in the arm if I want Goku to use Genki dama. That sounds fine to me in theory, and it's very creative... but sometimes I like to play games for a few hours at a time, and I think I'd start to hate the whole interactive, 'lets get the gamers to move' aspect of the game after... maybe an hour. I'd much rather press L2+random buttons, which is why I am incredibly thankful this is also coming out for PS2.

Thanos6 · Post by **Thanos6** » Sat May 13, 2006 4:46 pm

Maybe that's optional. Turn on motion detection if you really want to get into it, turn it off if you just want to sit down and play.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:09 pm

Thanos6 wrote:Maybe that's optional. Turn on motion detection if you really want to get into it, turn it off if you just want to sit down and play.

That would be very convenient and would sway my opinion considerably.

Caracal · Post by **Caracal** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:11 pm

MisterFlashdude wrote:In the Budokai series, you had to perform a combination to initiate a special attack. In Sparking! you only had to press L2+O or triangle and L2+up or down+ O or triangle... pretty easy.

In all the games there were multiple ways to active most special moves, and from two onwards pressing forward and O would make Goku perform KameHameHa without having to press punch five times.

The point I was trying to make though wasn't the way it was activate but the fact it caused the game to stop to perform a KameHameHa etc. (again, this is from a very limited memory). I honestly hope they do away with this and leave the "stop game play" for ultimate moves.

As for the whole Wii thing, I won't want to get into a debate about it. I love the idea in general as it's different and trying make the gaming world take a step forward. However I will reserve my final opinion until after I've played one.

MisterFlashdude · Post by **MisterFlashdude** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:24 pm

Caracal wrote:
MisterFlashdude wrote:In the Budokai series, you had to perform a combination to initiate a special attack. In Sparking! you only had to press L2+O or triangle and L2+up or down+ O or triangle... pretty easy.
In all the games there were multiple ways to active most special moves, and from two onwards pressing forward and O would make Goku perform KameHameHa without having to press punch five times.

The point I was trying to make though wasn't the way it was activate but the fact it caused the game to stop to perform a KameHameHa etc. (again, this is from a very limited memory). I honestly hope they do away with this and leave the "stop game play" for ultimate moves.

Just for you, Caracal, I double-check! The ki-blast seems to be the same between Tenkaichi and Tenkaichi 2, comparing the game I have to the gamplay video's of the sequel. Once you initiate the attack, there's about 2 seconds of the character charging the attack before its unleashed... So it looks like it does have that 'stop game play' that you mentioned. Sorry.

Caracal · Post by **Caracal** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:34 pm

That's good. Thanks for doing that. It's been months since I last played BT and I don't have access to my PS2 so I couldn't check myself. I'm happy KameHameHa etc. work like that. Thanks again.

Kanzenshuu

"Sparking! NEO" (PS2/Wii)

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