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Hello, all, and welcome to the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 official thread! Xenoverse 2 features a number of improvements over its predecessor, looks a bit better, and adds some new characters to its roster, providing us with the essential sequel experience.
What is Xenoverse?
Dragon Ball Xenoverse is a series of games that, unlike the myriad other Dragon Ball games that exist, does not simply retell the story of the manga, anime, and movies. Instead, the games take place a fair amount of time into the future, and center around the Time Patrol, an organization created to fix disturbances in time. You can probably guess from that description that there are disturbances to fix in these games. And you would be right. It's up to you, the time patroller, to visit key moments from Dragon Ball history and set things back on their proper course. Assisting you is Trunks - the original Trunks from the destroyed timeline, drafted into the Time Patrol and asked to work for them as penance for messing with the currents of time. In the first game, Trunks and the time patroller worked tirelessly from their base in Toki-Toki City to fight off Mira and Towa, villains who - you guessed it - were behind the disturbances in the timeline. Now, Mira and Towa are at it again, and the Time Patrol has enlisted a promising new recruit to help Trunks and his original assistant to set things right.
That's all well and good, but how does the game actually play? Wikipedia has this to say:
That's a lot of info to throw at you all at once, so let's break it down, shall we?
The first and most stand-out feature of Xenoverse is the ability to create your very own Dragon Ball character. The time patroller is, essentially, you! He/she is a silent protagonist that acts as a sort of assistant to Time Patrol Trunks. If you played and still have data from the first game, your XV1 hero appears as a statue in the center of the city, and as a supporting character in the story. The time patroller in this game is someone new. There are five races that you are able to choose from:
Saiyan:
Everyone's favorite warrior race, the monkey-like Saiyans, are the first choice! Yes, you can go Super Saiyan!
The Saiyan race offers lower health than other races, but balances this with high attack power. A Saiyan's attack power rises even more when their health is below 25 percent. In addition, all of a Saiyan's stats increase if they're KO'd and revived by a teammate. Saiyans also have the ability to transform into Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 2. Super Saiyan 3 has also been added to this sequel.
Male Saiyans feature stronger normal attacks and longer lasting buffs (from items and abilities), but their special attacks are weaker. Female Saiyans have a higher Ki and Stamina recovery rate, but lower overall health. If you're looking for a character with strong offensive potential, choose the Saiyan race. You'll essentially be a glass canon, so try to equip at least one defensive ability or health item to compensate.
Namekian:
Piccolo's race, the Namekians, are the second choice.
Namekians have lower overall attack power, but higher health. In addition, their Stamina refills faster and items are 1.5 times more effective. Namekians also regenerate their health when it falls below 70 percent. Namekians have no gender. Remember the scene where King Piccolo so graciously regurgitates an egg, flinging it to the earth below and birthing the Piccolo Jr. we know and love? Yeah. Keeping that in mind, there's obviously no gender choice for this race.
If your play style favors a defensive approach, the Namekians are going to be a great first choice. The ability to refill Stamina faster means you can use the Vanish (teleport) ability more often to escape combos and other bad situations. With more effective items, you can gain higher attack power to balance out the lower attack power of the race, or boost your defense even more depending on the items you select.
As an aside, I made a Namekian on the beta. His name was Oboe, he was black and yellow, and he looked and sounded cool. They're a fun race to play as, and, in this game, they have a giant form as a transformation. That's right - they can turn as big as an Oozaru, just like Lord Slug.
Earthling:
Earthlings are the third race. What's that? Earthlings are weak sauce in the Dragon Ball world? While that may be unfortunately true for the latter parts of the series itself, they're actually fairly useful in Xenoverse!
The Earthling race has fairly balanced stats, offering the well-rounded option for players who don't necessary favor offense over defense or vice-versa. Their Ki refills automatically, with their attack power increasing when their Ki is at maximum. They are able to use Kaio-ken as a transformation.
Playing as an Earthling is great for players who aren't familiar with fighting games, or are more casual when it comes to gaming in general. The balanced stats of the Earthling race, plus the automatic Ki regeneration ability makes them much easier to learn than any other race. However, once you get the hang of the game, you should use items or abilities to help boost your offense or defense to match up with the other races.
Earthlings are the jack of all trades, master of none. They're the Red Mage of Xenoverse. Their customization options are identical to Saiyans.
Majin:
Majins are the fourth racial choice in the game. Majin Buu has spawned his own race since the events of Dragon Ball Z, and it turns out that, like their portly progenitor, they're not so bad after all. Nevermind the fact that "Majin" literally means "evil spirit," but I digress.
The Majin race offers higher defense than other races, but lower Stamina recovery speed. However, when their Stamina is at maximum their defense increases even more. Males have more health but slower movement speed, while females have higher movement speed and lower health.
If you're a defensive player then you should probably start as a Majin or Namekian race. Both offer defensive buffs, so it depends on your play style as to which race is best for you. Namekians are easier to play with, while Majins offer more perks for skilled players. For example, if you prefer to use the Vanish ability to escape combos, you should favor the Namekian race because Majins have slower Stamina recovery. However, if you have better defensive skills to avoid taking hits, the higher defense of the Majin race will make your character very difficult to KO.
Males and females differ dramatically. Males look like Fat Buu, while females look more like Kid Buu. Oh, and if you're curious as to how this race came to be...
And that, my friend, is how the Majin race was born. Yikes.
Frieza Race:
They couldn't come up with a creative name for this race (or anything else in this series, but that's another topic altogether) so they settled on "Frieza Race," as Frieza was the first member of this race that we met. I guess that's not technically wrong, but it's not really a name, either... regardless, it turns out Frieza was just a particularly bad seed. The rest of his people are just like anyone else: they come in shades of grey. And they're really strong and can transform a lot. That's kinda different, I guess.
They have high movement speed, with lower attack power than the other races. To compensate, their movement speed increases when their health drops below 50 percent. They also have the ability to use a beam that paralyzes opponents.
The best way to describe the Frieza race is to say that they offer a runaway play style. Their increased movement speed gives them the ability to move in, use a few fast attacks, then quickly escape before an opponent can effectively counterattack. This should only be your first race if you feel you're a skilled player. Lower attack power will make it more difficult to score KOs, and it's possible that the increased speed will make it more difficult for lesser-skilled players to control their characters. However, the paralyzing beam will allow for big attacks, especially when you're playing teams instead of one-on-one.
Once you've chosen your race, you can start playing the game proper. Xenoverse is a quest based game. You can take on Main quests to advance the story, although there are other modes, as well:
Parallel quests: Replay events from the Dragon Ball timeline with different conditions and characters. You will be rewarded with skills, items and more. Parallel quests feature new quests, as well as remastered versions of quests from Xenoverse 1.
Endless: Fight until you can't fight anymore! May the best fighter win!
No-Level matches: Play without stats. Players will be able to verse based on skill with no level advantages. This mode allows the removal of the timer.
Giant-boss mode: Players face giant bosses such as Great Ape Vegeta. May be played with up to six players.
World Tournament: Fairly self-explanatory. Challenge the world to see who is the strongest!
Training Mode: git gud
Raid Boss Battles: Players fight against bosses such as Broly, Turles, Majin Vegeta, and Golden Frieza. Up to six players.
The RNG problems from the first game have apparently been addressed, and the game is much less reliant on this controversial mechanic.
The game is always online, and you are able to see and interact with other players throughout Conton City. Battles aren't always one-on-one; in fact, they often involve many more players, with four or more combatants on screen at one time. The AI has been vastly improved from the first game, and you can team up with other, human players as well. The battles themselves I would describe as "arena-based": they take place in an open, three dimensional field, and you are able to freely move in any direction as you try to pummel or blast your opponent into oblivion. The battle arenas are quite large, so as to accommodate the high number of players that are often on screen simultaneously. In Online Mode, up to six players can be on the same team.
You're probably wondering: what characters are actually in the game? The roster from the first game returns, with some new additions. Characters from the movies and TV specials have been added, such as Future Gohan and Lord Slug, and even characters from Super have found their way into the mix!*
The roster is as follows:
Goku (Base, Kaio-ken, Kaio-ken x3, Kaio-ken x20, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3)
Goku (Super Saiyan God)
Goku (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan)
Goku (GT) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Goku (Super Saiyan 4)
Gohan (Kid)
Gohan (Teen) (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Potential Unleashed)
Gohan (Resurrection F Tracksuit)
Great Saiyaman (Base, Super Saiyan)
Future Gohan (Base, Future Super Saiyan)
Pan
Piccolo
Krillin (Base, Kaio-ken)
Yamcha (Base, Kaio-ken)
Yamcha (Dark Magic transformed)
Tien Shinhan
Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
Majin Vegeta
Vegeta (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan)
Vegeta (Super Saiyan 4)
Future Trunks (Base, Future Super Saiyan)
Future Trunks (Super) (Base, Super Saiyan 2) (Early Access/DLC)
Bardock (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Masked Saiyan
Trunks (Kid) (Base, Super Saiyan)
Trunks (GT) (Base, Super Saiyan)
Goten (Base, Super Saiyan)
Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Vegito (Base, Super Saiyan)
Gogeta (Super Saiyan)
Gogeta (Super Saiyan 4)
Hercule
Videl
Great Saiyaman 2
Raditz
Nappa
Saibaman
Nail
Zarbon
Dodoria
Appule
Raspberry
Guldo
Recoome
Burter
Jeice
Captain Ginyu
Frieza (First Form)
Frieza (Final Form)
Frieza (Full Power)
Golden Frieza
Golden Frieza (Dark Magic Transformed)
Lord Slug
Turles
Cooler (Fourth Form)
Cooler (Final Form)
Metal Cooler
Metal Cooler (Dark Magic Transformed)
Android 16
Android 17
Android 18
Cell (Imperfect Form)
Cell (Perfect Form)
Cell (Super Perfect Form)
Cell (Super Perfect Form) (Dark Magic Transformed)
Cell Jr
Broly (Legendary Super Saiyan)
Broly (Dark Magic transformed)
Majin Buu
Super Buu
Kid Buu
Kid Buu (Dark Magic transformed)
Janemba
Janemba (Dark Magic transformed)
Jaco
Mira
Mira (Dark Magic transformed)
Towa
Beerus
Whis
Super 17
Eis Shenron
Nuova Shenron
Omega Shenron
Omega Shenron (Dark Magic transformed)
Future Warrior
Earthling (Base, Kaio-ken, Power Pole Pro, Potential Unleashed)
Saiyan (Base, Kaio-ken, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Vegeta, Super Vegeta 2, Future Super Saiyan, Potential Unleashed)
Namekian (Base, Kaio-ken, Become Giant, Potential Unleashed)
Frieza Race (Base, Kaio-ken, Turn Golden, Potential Unleashed)
Majin (Base, Kaio-ken, Purification, Potential Unleashed)
Hit
Goku Black (Pre-order Bonus/DLC)
Frost (Final Form) (DLC)
Cabba (Base, Super Saiyan) (DLC)
*Super characters, other than Hit, are only available as pre-order bonuses or DLC. Yes, that is somewhat disappointing, but at the same time, we should be thankful that we got them in the game at all. The first three characters in the game are Hit (available to everyone), Goku Black (Pre-order early access/DLC), and Bluper Trunks (Future Trunks with blue hair from Super, pre-order early access/DLC).
Overall, impressions have been positive, and the game is apparently a marked improvement over its predecessor.
If you're just getting back into Dragon Ball and have no idea what the Super content is all about, I highly suggest checking out NeoGAF's own Super thread and catching up with the series. The series is currently in the middle of a story arc featuring the return of Future Trunks, who faces a terrible new enemy - a sadistic, powerful foe who looks exactly like Goku! Who is Goku Black? Tune in to Dragon Ball Super to find out!
The game comes in several editions. There's a ton, so here's the one with all the bells and whistles - the others have different variants of "less stuff" that come with them.
Day One Edition:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Pre-Order Bonus (Goku Black and Tao Pai Pai Stick Vehicle)
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Mini Figure Bundle:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Funko Pop glow in the dark Super Saiyan Goku mini figure
Pre-order bonus
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Deluxe Edition:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Season Pass
Early Access to playable Character Future Trunks (Dragon Ball Super)
Pre-Order Bonus
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Mini Figure Deluxe Edition:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Season Pass
Funko Pop glow in the dark Super Saiyan Goku mini figure
Early access to Playable Character Future Trunks (Super)
Pre-Order Bonus
Super Sayain Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Collector's Edition (America):
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Exclusive Steelbook Case
Time Patroller's Guide Artbook
Official Music Soundtrack
Son Goku Master Stars Piece 13in Height Figure
Pre-Order Bonus
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Collector's Edition (Europe):
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Exclusive box design with metal Shenron
Time Patroller's Guide Artbook
Son Goku Master Stars Piece 34 cm Height Figure
Pre-Order Bonus
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Some information in this topic was taken from Wikipedia, Prima Games, and the Dragon Ball wiki.
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Hello, all, and welcome to the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 official thread! Xenoverse 2 features a number of improvements over its predecessor, looks a bit better, and adds some new characters to its roster, providing us with the essential sequel experience.
What is Xenoverse?
Dragon Ball Xenoverse is a series of games that, unlike the myriad other Dragon Ball games that exist, does not simply retell the story of the manga, anime, and movies. Instead, the games take place a fair amount of time into the future, and center around the Time Patrol, an organization created to fix disturbances in time. You can probably guess from that description that there are disturbances to fix in these games. And you would be right. It's up to you, the time patroller, to visit key moments from Dragon Ball history and set things back on their proper course. Assisting you is Trunks - the original Trunks from the destroyed timeline, drafted into the Time Patrol and asked to work for them as penance for messing with the currents of time. In the first game, Trunks and the time patroller worked tirelessly from their base in Toki-Toki City to fight off Mira and Towa, villains who - you guessed it - were behind the disturbances in the timeline. Now, Mira and Towa are at it again, and the Time Patrol has enlisted a promising new recruit to help Trunks and his original assistant to set things right.
That's all well and good, but how does the game actually play? Wikipedia has this to say:
That's a lot of info to throw at you all at once, so let's break it down, shall we?
The first and most stand-out feature of Xenoverse is the ability to create your very own Dragon Ball character. The time patroller is, essentially, you! He/she is a silent protagonist that acts as a sort of assistant to Time Patrol Trunks. If you played and still have data from the first game, your XV1 hero appears as a statue in the center of the city, and as a supporting character in the story. The time patroller in this game is someone new. There are five races that you are able to choose from:
Saiyan:
Everyone's favorite warrior race, the monkey-like Saiyans, are the first choice! Yes, you can go Super Saiyan!
The Saiyan race offers lower health than other races, but balances this with high attack power. A Saiyan's attack power rises even more when their health is below 25 percent. In addition, all of a Saiyan's stats increase if they're KO'd and revived by a teammate. Saiyans also have the ability to transform into Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan 2. Super Saiyan 3 has also been added to this sequel.
Male Saiyans feature stronger normal attacks and longer lasting buffs (from items and abilities), but their special attacks are weaker. Female Saiyans have a higher Ki and Stamina recovery rate, but lower overall health. If you're looking for a character with strong offensive potential, choose the Saiyan race. You'll essentially be a glass canon, so try to equip at least one defensive ability or health item to compensate.
Namekian:
Piccolo's race, the Namekians, are the second choice.
Namekians have lower overall attack power, but higher health. In addition, their Stamina refills faster and items are 1.5 times more effective. Namekians also regenerate their health when it falls below 70 percent. Namekians have no gender. Remember the scene where King Piccolo so graciously regurgitates an egg, flinging it to the earth below and birthing the Piccolo Jr. we know and love? Yeah. Keeping that in mind, there's obviously no gender choice for this race.
If your play style favors a defensive approach, the Namekians are going to be a great first choice. The ability to refill Stamina faster means you can use the Vanish (teleport) ability more often to escape combos and other bad situations. With more effective items, you can gain higher attack power to balance out the lower attack power of the race, or boost your defense even more depending on the items you select.
As an aside, I made a Namekian on the beta. His name was Oboe, he was black and yellow, and he looked and sounded cool. They're a fun race to play as, and, in this game, they have a giant form as a transformation. That's right - they can turn as big as an Oozaru, just like Lord Slug.
Earthling:
Earthlings are the third race. What's that? Earthlings are weak sauce in the Dragon Ball world? While that may be unfortunately true for the latter parts of the series itself, they're actually fairly useful in Xenoverse!
The Earthling race has fairly balanced stats, offering the well-rounded option for players who don't necessary favor offense over defense or vice-versa. Their Ki refills automatically, with their attack power increasing when their Ki is at maximum. They are able to use Kaio-ken as a transformation.
Playing as an Earthling is great for players who aren't familiar with fighting games, or are more casual when it comes to gaming in general. The balanced stats of the Earthling race, plus the automatic Ki regeneration ability makes them much easier to learn than any other race. However, once you get the hang of the game, you should use items or abilities to help boost your offense or defense to match up with the other races.
Earthlings are the jack of all trades, master of none. They're the Red Mage of Xenoverse. Their customization options are identical to Saiyans.
Majin:
Majins are the fourth racial choice in the game. Majin Buu has spawned his own race since the events of Dragon Ball Z, and it turns out that, like their portly progenitor, they're not so bad after all. Nevermind the fact that "Majin" literally means "evil spirit," but I digress.
The Majin race offers higher defense than other races, but lower Stamina recovery speed. However, when their Stamina is at maximum their defense increases even more. Males have more health but slower movement speed, while females have higher movement speed and lower health.
If you're a defensive player then you should probably start as a Majin or Namekian race. Both offer defensive buffs, so it depends on your play style as to which race is best for you. Namekians are easier to play with, while Majins offer more perks for skilled players. For example, if you prefer to use the Vanish ability to escape combos, you should favor the Namekian race because Majins have slower Stamina recovery. However, if you have better defensive skills to avoid taking hits, the higher defense of the Majin race will make your character very difficult to KO.
Males and females differ dramatically. Males look like Fat Buu, while females look more like Kid Buu. Oh, and if you're curious as to how this race came to be...
And that, my friend, is how the Majin race was born. Yikes.
Frieza Race:
They couldn't come up with a creative name for this race (or anything else in this series, but that's another topic altogether) so they settled on "Frieza Race," as Frieza was the first member of this race that we met. I guess that's not technically wrong, but it's not really a name, either... regardless, it turns out Frieza was just a particularly bad seed. The rest of his people are just like anyone else: they come in shades of grey. And they're really strong and can transform a lot. That's kinda different, I guess.
They have high movement speed, with lower attack power than the other races. To compensate, their movement speed increases when their health drops below 50 percent. They also have the ability to use a beam that paralyzes opponents.
The best way to describe the Frieza race is to say that they offer a runaway play style. Their increased movement speed gives them the ability to move in, use a few fast attacks, then quickly escape before an opponent can effectively counterattack. This should only be your first race if you feel you're a skilled player. Lower attack power will make it more difficult to score KOs, and it's possible that the increased speed will make it more difficult for lesser-skilled players to control their characters. However, the paralyzing beam will allow for big attacks, especially when you're playing teams instead of one-on-one.
Once you've chosen your race, you can start playing the game proper. Xenoverse is a quest based game. You can take on Main quests to advance the story, although there are other modes, as well:
Parallel quests: Replay events from the Dragon Ball timeline with different conditions and characters. You will be rewarded with skills, items and more. Parallel quests feature new quests, as well as remastered versions of quests from Xenoverse 1.
Endless: Fight until you can't fight anymore! May the best fighter win!
No-Level matches: Play without stats. Players will be able to verse based on skill with no level advantages. This mode allows the removal of the timer.
Giant-boss mode: Players face giant bosses such as Great Ape Vegeta. May be played with up to six players.
World Tournament: Fairly self-explanatory. Challenge the world to see who is the strongest!
Training Mode: git gud
Raid Boss Battles: Players fight against bosses such as Broly, Turles, Majin Vegeta, and Golden Frieza. Up to six players.
The RNG problems from the first game have apparently been addressed, and the game is much less reliant on this controversial mechanic.
The game is always online, and you are able to see and interact with other players throughout Conton City. Battles aren't always one-on-one; in fact, they often involve many more players, with four or more combatants on screen at one time. The AI has been vastly improved from the first game, and you can team up with other, human players as well. The battles themselves I would describe as "arena-based": they take place in an open, three dimensional field, and you are able to freely move in any direction as you try to pummel or blast your opponent into oblivion. The battle arenas are quite large, so as to accommodate the high number of players that are often on screen simultaneously. In Online Mode, up to six players can be on the same team.
You're probably wondering: what characters are actually in the game? The roster from the first game returns, with some new additions. Characters from the movies and TV specials have been added, such as Future Gohan and Lord Slug, and even characters from Super have found their way into the mix!*
The roster is as follows:
Goku (Base, Kaio-ken, Kaio-ken x3, Kaio-ken x20, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3)
Goku (Super Saiyan God)
Goku (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan)
Goku (GT) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Goku (Super Saiyan 4)
Gohan (Kid)
Gohan (Teen) (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Potential Unleashed)
Gohan (Resurrection F Tracksuit)
Great Saiyaman (Base, Super Saiyan)
Future Gohan (Base, Future Super Saiyan)
Pan
Piccolo
Krillin (Base, Kaio-ken)
Yamcha (Base, Kaio-ken)
Yamcha (Dark Magic transformed)
Tien Shinhan
Vegeta (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
Majin Vegeta
Vegeta (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan)
Vegeta (Super Saiyan 4)
Future Trunks (Base, Future Super Saiyan)
Future Trunks (Super) (Base, Super Saiyan 2) (Early Access/DLC)
Bardock (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Masked Saiyan
Trunks (Kid) (Base, Super Saiyan)
Trunks (GT) (Base, Super Saiyan)
Goten (Base, Super Saiyan)
Gotenks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
Vegito (Base, Super Saiyan)
Gogeta (Super Saiyan)
Gogeta (Super Saiyan 4)
Hercule
Videl
Great Saiyaman 2
Raditz
Nappa
Saibaman
Nail
Zarbon
Dodoria
Appule
Raspberry
Guldo
Recoome
Burter
Jeice
Captain Ginyu
Frieza (First Form)
Frieza (Final Form)
Frieza (Full Power)
Golden Frieza
Golden Frieza (Dark Magic Transformed)
Lord Slug
Turles
Cooler (Fourth Form)
Cooler (Final Form)
Metal Cooler
Metal Cooler (Dark Magic Transformed)
Android 16
Android 17
Android 18
Cell (Imperfect Form)
Cell (Perfect Form)
Cell (Super Perfect Form)
Cell (Super Perfect Form) (Dark Magic Transformed)
Cell Jr
Broly (Legendary Super Saiyan)
Broly (Dark Magic transformed)
Majin Buu
Super Buu
Kid Buu
Kid Buu (Dark Magic transformed)
Janemba
Janemba (Dark Magic transformed)
Jaco
Mira
Mira (Dark Magic transformed)
Towa
Beerus
Whis
Super 17
Eis Shenron
Nuova Shenron
Omega Shenron
Omega Shenron (Dark Magic transformed)
Future Warrior
Earthling (Base, Kaio-ken, Power Pole Pro, Potential Unleashed)
Saiyan (Base, Kaio-ken, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Vegeta, Super Vegeta 2, Future Super Saiyan, Potential Unleashed)
Namekian (Base, Kaio-ken, Become Giant, Potential Unleashed)
Frieza Race (Base, Kaio-ken, Turn Golden, Potential Unleashed)
Majin (Base, Kaio-ken, Purification, Potential Unleashed)
Hit
Goku Black (Pre-order Bonus/DLC)
Frost (Final Form) (DLC)
Cabba (Base, Super Saiyan) (DLC)
*Super characters, other than Hit, are only available as pre-order bonuses or DLC. Yes, that is somewhat disappointing, but at the same time, we should be thankful that we got them in the game at all. The first three characters in the game are Hit (available to everyone), Goku Black (Pre-order early access/DLC), and Bluper Trunks (Future Trunks with blue hair from Super, pre-order early access/DLC).
Overall, impressions have been positive, and the game is apparently a marked improvement over its predecessor.
If you're just getting back into Dragon Ball and have no idea what the Super content is all about, I highly suggest checking out NeoGAF's own Super thread and catching up with the series. The series is currently in the middle of a story arc featuring the return of Future Trunks, who faces a terrible new enemy - a sadistic, powerful foe who looks exactly like Goku! Who is Goku Black? Tune in to Dragon Ball Super to find out!
The game comes in several editions. There's a ton, so here's the one with all the bells and whistles - the others have different variants of "less stuff" that come with them.
Day One Edition:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Pre-Order Bonus (Goku Black and Tao Pai Pai Stick Vehicle)
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Mini Figure Bundle:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Funko Pop glow in the dark Super Saiyan Goku mini figure
Pre-order bonus
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Deluxe Edition:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Season Pass
Early Access to playable Character Future Trunks (Dragon Ball Super)
Pre-Order Bonus
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Mini Figure Deluxe Edition:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Season Pass
Funko Pop glow in the dark Super Saiyan Goku mini figure
Early access to Playable Character Future Trunks (Super)
Pre-Order Bonus
Super Sayain Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Collector's Edition (America):
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Exclusive Steelbook Case
Time Patroller's Guide Artbook
Official Music Soundtrack
Son Goku Master Stars Piece 13in Height Figure
Pre-Order Bonus
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Collector's Edition (Europe):
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game
Exclusive box design with metal Shenron
Time Patroller's Guide Artbook
Son Goku Master Stars Piece 34 cm Height Figure
Pre-Order Bonus
Super Saiyan Goku Keychain (Gamestop exclusive to PowerUp Rewards Pro members)
Some information in this topic was taken from Wikipedia, Prima Games, and the Dragon Ball wiki.
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Do you know if any of the game modes is locked behind online? I haven't played the first game so I don't really know how the game is designed. If we can play through the story mode or something that would be nice at least.