I've returned with the follow up to the fighting RPG Dragon Ball Xenoverse with its sequel, which will actually be seeing a new release on the Nintendo Switch.

With E3 and the many game announcements behind us, the reveal of Dragon Ball Fighter Z left me craving to play some Dragon Ball games. I had already completed everything in the first Xenoverse game and nothing was tugging at me to jump back into that. A quick trip to GameStop solved my problem and I walked away with Xenoverse 2 in hand.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 keeps a lot of the same mechanics from the first game but polishes them to a shine here. The main hub from where you can engage in side quests and story quests has been expanded and rebranded as Conton City. More special attacks and transformations have been added as well as new characters. Time Rifts have also been added where players can undergo much more rigorous quests and gain rewards. Players who also have saved data from the first Xenoverse game can transfer that over to get the same clothing and some of the abilities their older character had.

Xenoverse 2 takes places after the events of the first game and you once again assume the role of a new time patrol member. Trunks and the character of the previous game are regarded as heroes and high ranking time patrollers. You go into the time lines of Dragon Ball history and make sure events go as recorded, often assisting familiar characters in battles. Towa and Mira are back again to mess with the timelines but this time they've enlisted the help of more villains from history such as Turles, Lord Slug and Bardock, Goku's father. Its up to the combined efforts of the three of you to stop them.

Xenoverse 2 serves as a nice follow up and a well polished sequel to its original game making for a fun diversion.