Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 took me by a wild surprise as it threw me into what would be one of my wildest and unforeseen addictions in gaming, and with plenty of reasons as to how it was able to keep me eager for my playthroughs for the many days I participated in the wonderful story and online world of DBX2. Being on the Switch has been a part of that dream coming true, that fantasy as a child - of creating your own wild character and just going ham on people, going to town together on the NPC’s with friends you make along the way, and all the charm combined into one little system! Believe me friends, as I write this review, their is reason to gloat over personal gaming and technology achievements and DBX2 is going to explain why! 
Online Is The Way To Go:
Playing Dragonball Xenoverse 2 online was one of the most fun times in gaming I’ve had in awhile, as I felt a connection with the server and it’s relatively small fanbase that still plays, it was well worth the time and effort of getting to level 80 with tons of funny shenanigans to be had. I went from being the one “always looking for help.” to creating a fun and atmospheric vibe that even the veterans couldn’t shy away from.
Online interaction places you in the lobby - and how you build your profile from there is completely up to you as you begin to shape your characters identity. After awhile people got tired of seeing me asking for help but then to find out there were other players that actually wanted to play together, so it was a joyous moment when I really felt gifted in the community.
I was given the luxury of being “Gohan” as a server player guided me in the lobby to a quest that gave me all of Gohan’s uniform, can you feel my eye roll from over there? I donned the new outfit and wore it proudly as I continued to climb through the tough ranks in Xenoverse 2, and I found myself having the time of my life, laughing all throughout the way.
Gameplay:
You start off on your adventure choosing one out of the five combatant races and create a character, each with their own unique abilities and characteristics that will affect them in battle. This is a typical DBZ fighter, and if you are familiar with the Tenkaichi series, then you probably can figure what to expect out of Xenoverse (or if you played the prequel) The charm here is that each character also has abilities to transform during battles based on their unique class and race, allowing for a good amount of level progression throughout. DBX2 has online and offline gameplay where the game could suffer is when it comes to offline gameplay. Story mode can be a little stale from time to time creating a tough leveling curve for players looking to do the main story quest.
Because Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 has a standard cut and dry layout, it allows for players to be able to use spam attack layouts or beam attacks which are done in a repetitive fashion, it is in this fashion that DBX2 falls short. Well when you play Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 it is pretty obvious that players have mastered the art of spam attacks, which could be competitive but in the heat of combat, you can definitely see where the game shines, especially at mid level combat, where I personally engaged some heated battles against the AI which can vary in battle performance from outstanding to pure crap. Some battles are as intense as exchanging punch for punch as you master a string of combo attacks that work beneficially with your super finish moves or regular finishers, mixing in physical finishers allowing for some very fluent and stylish battle moments.
It’s during these moments in battle when I felt that DBX2 shined as my fellow online comrades assisted in intense battles against protagonist and antagonist in DBX2 .
Graphics & Sound:
Xenoverse 2 checks out in all departments with sound and graphic quality being a standard A+ for what fans can expect from the series, with usual power up noises and famous voice actors throughout, I had no qualms against any of the stylized direction X2 chose to go in, therefor I am happy to say that this is overall a big improvement from the first game - with a lengthy story line to add.
OVERALL:
Dragonball Xenoverse 2 is not a perfect game, it has it's moments that make you feel like you are chasing your own tail, based on repetitive questing and level grinding, however don't let that stop you from enjoying a good time and a great way to play your Nintendo Switch especially if you are a DBZ fan, this game is going to be the direction you want to go - with transformations for each race being included and further renditions to your favorite series.
FINAL SCORE: 8/10
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