SUPER DRAGON BALL HEROES: WORLD MISSION (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.05.01 Update + All DLCs

Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission (スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ　ワールドミッション Sūpā Doragon Bōru Hīrōzu　Wārudo Misshon) is a Nintendo Switch and PC port of Super Dragon Ball Heroes, featuring its own unique story mode and several unique characters. It is also the first Western release, marking Dragon Ball Heroes’ debut outside Japan after 8 years. It was released in the United States on April 5, 2019.

GAMEPLAY

Just like the original Ultimate Mission series, Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission allows the player to use either the buttons and analog sticks or the touch screen to play the game as if it were the arcade version. Players can access missions that lead from the first Super Dragon Ball Heroes mission all up to Universe Mission 2. And just like the arcade version, World Mission uses a turn-based card battle system in five rounds or less, which offers 7 on-7 battles with only one health bar for a team of characters. The cards featuring characters from the Dragon Ball franchise are given specific powers and abilities that allow for unique and strategic combat experiences.

SETTING AND STORY

At the Time Nest, Chronoa and Xeno Trunks witness a Wormhole open up, and the figure who has a Galactic Patrol symbol on his chest exits. She asks for his name and Hero Avatar (these can be selected by the player, though he is Beat in promotional material). Unbeknownst to Beat, a man wearing a high-tech Great Saiyaman Suit has been observing him and decides to test him by challenging Beat to a battle.

He and the other bystanders assume it is just a really good Cooler cosplayer but Great Saiyaman 3 reveals it is the real deal. Cooler attacks Beat with a Ki Blast but Beat manages to block it by guarding to both his and Great Saiyaman 3`s surprise. The other bystanders assume it was a show and Great Saiyaman 3 takes Beat somewhere private to talk.

Great Saiyaman 3 reveals that someone he refers to as the Menace has been causing anomalies in the game which if left unchecked can allow characters like Cooler to enter the real world. Great Saiyaman 3 reveals he is recruiting players to help investigate and fix the anomalies. He then asks Beat to join his team, the Dragon Ball Heroes, which Beat accepts.

Great Saiyaman 3 directs Beat to the Hero Lab and leaves. There Beat encounters a girl named Note who is revealed to have been recruited by Great Saiyaman 3 though she refers to him simply as Master and explains it is short for Hero Master which is a nickname for him created by the locals which was shortened further to just Master as Great Saiyaman 3 is too long to say.

Great Saiyaman 3 appears and explains that Beat and Note will be working together. He gives them bracelet-like devices called Hero Switches which he explains will allow them to enter the game world. Great Saiyaman 3 agrees and has the two use the Hero Switches to enter the game world. In the game world, Beat and Note take on the appearance of their Hero Avatars (Beat’s selected default Avatar Race is a Male Saiyan specifically the Hero type by default though the player can choose a different race at the beginning and once they become available he can switch to an Elite and Berserker type avatars within their selected race as they are initially locked). Note’s Avatar is revealed to be a Female Saiyan Hero and they both find themselves in Gizard Wasteland.

Great Saiyaman 3 contacts them and explains they are on Earth around the time of the fight with Raditz. Both they journey further, Note challenges Beat to a match which Beat eagerly accepts. Great Saiyaman 3 notes her tenacity, however, Beat gets more excited and the two have another round. Beat wins again, but notices Note is recovering from the fight revealing that fighting in the game world is like fighting in the real world as they can feel pain and fatigue.

Eventually, Vegeta and Nappa appear which Great Saiyaman 3 reveals is too early as it is currently Age 761. Vegeta and Nappa are soon joined by Raditz who is revealed to have narrowly avoided his death. Vegeta and Nappa criticize Raditz for his weakness, though Turles suggests that they not spoil their recent reunion of Saiyan survivors. Beat (or Note as she can be selected as a playable ally) defeats the Saiyans, however, Vegeta is still standing and reveals he`s been holding back.

However, instead of turning into a Great Ape, he ascends past Super Saiyan and Super 2 to Super Saiyan 3. Great Saiyaman 3, Beat, and Note are shocked by this development which they conclude is the result of the anomaly. Deeper with the anomaly Nappa and Raditz return to assist Vegeta. Eventually, they defeat the Nappa and Raditz who revert to base along with Vegeta.

During the battle, Vegeta transforms into his Great Ape form during Round 2 though it is possible to defeat him in Round 1. Defeating Great Ape Vegeta fixes the anomaly and Goku thanks them for their help. Beat and Note are both ecstatic due to getting to meet Goku, Vegeta, and the others as well as over their victory over the Saiyans.