<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoverse	B-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
character	O
creation	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
second	O
being	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoverse	B-Application
features	O
an	O
entirely	O
original	O
story	O
starring	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
custom	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
itself	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Ball	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
MMO	B-Application
,	O
which	O
sees	O
returning	O
villains	O
Towa	O
and	O
Mira	O
manipulating	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
to	O
feature	O
full	O
3D	O
battles	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Spike	O
's	O
Budokai	B-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
and	O
Raging	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2014	O
V-Jump	O
#7	O
issue	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
draws	O
attention	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
figure	O
watching	O
the	O
first	O
battle	O
between	O
Goku	O
and	O
Vegeta	B-Application
from	O
the	O
shadows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-order	O
releases	O
from	O
participating	O
retailers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
come	O
with	O
the	O
exclusive	O
Shenron	O
Black	O
Metalcase	O
,	O
Super	O
Saiyan	O
4	O
Vegeta	B-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
and	O
two	O
exclusive	O
versions	O
of	O
Frieza	O
Soldier	O
's	O
Battle	O
Suits	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaco	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Patrolman	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
manga	O
Jaco	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Patrolman	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
Japanese	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Master	O
Roshi	O
costume	O
set	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
with	O
,	O
a	O
Trunks	O
card	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
code	O
that	O
unlocks	O
Trunks	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dokkan	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
review	O
aggregating	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
assigns	O
a	O
normalized	O
rating	O
in	O
the	O
0	O
–	O
100	O
range	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
69/100	O
based	O
on	O
50	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
holds	O
67/100	O
based	O
on	O
18	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
giving	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fighting	O
mechanics	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
source	O
material	O
,	O
the	O
general	O
game	O
design	O
from	O
balancing	O
issues	O
to	O
repetitiveness	O
is	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
;	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
has	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
design	O
decisions	O
ever	O
embedded	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
conclude	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
certainly	O
has	O
its	O
moments	O
and	O
the	O
core	O
fighting	O
mechanics	O
are	O
great	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
falls	O
flat	O
in	O
too	O
many	O
other	O
areas	O
to	O
be	O
standout	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Toonami	O
,	O
during	O
their	O
aired	O
video	O
game	O
review	O
segments	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
more	O
favorable	O
critique	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
games	O
,	O
Xenoverse	B-Application
"	O
finally	O
got	O
it	O
right	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
a	O
must	O
"	O
for	O
Toriyama	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
behind	O
Dying	B-Device
Light	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
and	O
Xenoverse	B-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
collectively	O
shipped	O
over	O
10million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Xenoverse	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
said	O
consoles	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
