Competitive Dragon Ball Sparking Zero players claim they've been disqualified for using optimal strategies in a tournament

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

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 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.

Sparking Zero is the best-selling game in the series, and the third best-selling Bandai Namco game behind Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3.

"After just one month in market, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero became the best-selling Dragon Ball game in U.S. lifetime dollar sales," Piscatella writes. Even more insane, Sparking! Zero is now third in Bandai Namco's all-time US dollar sales rankings, trailing only Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3. That's a flabbergasting result for the publisher.

Sparking Zero sets an impressive new milestone a little over a month after its release, making history for the long-running franchise.

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero is easily one of the biggest games focusing on the heroes and villains of the shonen franchise. While there have been some prime examples of video games focusing on Goku and the Z-Fighters such as Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot,

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

Sparking Zero, unleashing his ferocious and nigh unstoppable power against anyone and all who dares to stand in his way. This in-depth guide will cover his entire kit, including his combos, skills, and special moves that will have you screaming,