After a seventeen-year gap since the last entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi series, you might think Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is a much different game. While it certainly has plenty of new characters and fresh features to spruce things up,

Lots of great games are discounted for Black Friday, but Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero might be this year's can't-miss deal.

Sparking Zero delivers a ton of what fans have wanted from a DBZ fighting game, including a humongous cast of characters. There are 180-plus fighters to choose from and nearly half need to be unlocked.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is not a competitive fighting game by design. Its colossal character roster is purposefully unbalanced, its mechanics are abusable at almost any level, and many of its underlying systems are built for spectacle instead of technical depth.

Sparking Zero may be a hit, but its recent eSports tournament is drawing a tidal wave of negative publicity from players and spectators.

From perfecting Z Counters to unleashing seamless transformations, these tips will turn you into the ultimate Z Fighter in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero.