Another year, another Dragon Ball game. Actually, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast isn't even the first one of the year, but that's beside the point. What matters is that many DBZ titles have come and gone, and for the most part in recent years, they've gotten better and better (even if just incrementally so). The issue with Raging Blast is that while it has a lot of content and some good online options, the actual fighting mechanics have taken a step backwards, and the game suffers because of it.
In terms of content, like I mentioned, you're getting a lot of bang for your buck. The Dragon Battle Collection allows you to play through a number of different DBZ sagas as well as some "what if" scenarios. Oddly, you don't have to play them in order as you can skip ahead to key moments in each saga. While you'll probably want to play them in order, this does allow you to skip battles that you have problems with.
One downside to the Dragon Battle Collection sagas is that the stories are told pretty poorly. Before each fight you have an option to catch up on the story, which is just a short text description of what has lead up to this fight. The problem is that some of this stuff isn't actually shown in any sort of visual method, Dragon Ball Online Gold so if you don't read these then you'll be really lost unless you've already seen these stories in some other fashion previously.
Outside of these story bits, you can try out the Super Battle Trial mode, which is a collection of challenges with different goals, like a survival fight or beating someone in a short amount of time. These are generally quick, one-off tasks that vary in what you need to do, and for my money, playing these short and different challenges (with plenty of rewards) were the most interesting bits for me.
Yet another option is the World Tournament, where up to 16 players can compete in a single-elimination tournament. Computer opponents can fill in for any open human spots. It's straightforward and simple, but being able to include a roomful of friends in your game to see who's best is certainly nice.
Then there's online. You have the option of ranked or unranked single matches, or to compete in a World Tournament with a selection of other players. What's cool is the number of customization options you have. You can play with people in your country or internationally, set whether you want default characters, upgraded guys or even downloaded characters and more of this sort. It's not an amazing list of options as the gameplay is still just going in and fighting someone else like you would the computer, but the customization options are fairly robust.
