| Dragon Ball Z: Sagas | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Avalanche Software |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Series | Dragon Ball |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas is a 3Daction-adventurevideo game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Atari, based on the anime Dragon Ball Z.
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Gameplay[edit]
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure.GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 52% and 51 out of 100 for the Xbox version; 52% and 48 out of 100 for the GameCube version; and 49% and 49 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version. IGN gave the game 4 out of 10, claiming that, 'In the end, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas fails in all. Dragon Ball Z: Sagas: Adalah permainan video aksi-petualangan 3D yang dikembangkan oleh Avalanche Software dan diterbitkan oleh Atari, berdasarkan anime Dragon Ball Z. Game ini sekarang dapat kalian mainkan di handphone Android. Mar 22, 2005 For Dragon Ball Z: Sagas on the GameCube, GameFAQs has 2 FAQs (game guides and walkthroughs), 7 cheat codes and secrets, 13 reviews, 14 critic reviews, and 2 save games.
Sagas has fighting-based gameplay with new abilities becoming available via upgrade. There are three basic fighting styles: Melee, Combo, and Ki. Melee attacks are often swift and leave the opponent temporarily stunned. Combo attacks are several consecutive punches or kicks to the opponent which may contain up to 10 hits. Ki attacks are energy blasts that rely on a rechargeable meter for power. The most powerful Ki blast is the 'Special Move' found in the first level. Each character has their own special Ki blast, but they all have very similar properties.
Reception[edit]
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Dragon Ball Z: Sagas received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 52% and 51 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[13][16] 52% and 48 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[11][14] and 49% and 49 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[12][15]IGN gave the game 4 out of 10,[5] claiming that, 'In the end, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas fails in all departments. It's nowhere near as fun or functional as the Budokai games, and completely fails in taking the series into a new direction.' The reviews were mainly a result of lack of gameplay. IGN also claims that 'The lack of characters, sagas, and moves is what brings the game down. There is no reason why the very great Dragon Ball Z franchise should be taking a step backwards.'
References[edit]
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- ^Beaudoin, David (April 6, 2005). 'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas (PS2)'. 1UP.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ abcJuba, Joe (June 2005). 'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas'. Game Informer (146): 126. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ abcOuroboros (March 24, 2005). 'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas'. GamePro. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ abcDavis, Ryan (April 6, 2005). 'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ abcdCastro, Juan (March 24, 2005). 'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas'. IGN. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas'. Nintendo Power. 192: 95. June 2005.
- ^Byron, Tom (June 2005). 'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas'. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 95. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas'. Official Xbox Magazine: 88. June 2005.
- ^Fisher, Matthew (March 31, 2005). 'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review (Xbox)'. TeamXbox. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ abcLeeper, Justin (April 28, 2005). 'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review'. X-Play. Archived from the original on May 1, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2014.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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- ^ ab'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2'. GameRankings.
- ^ ab'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox'. GameRankings.
- ^ ab'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ ab'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ ab'Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Dragon Ball Z: Sagas at MobyGames
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas is a short, ugly, slightly buggy, and brain-dead beat-'em-up.
By Ryan Davis on
And things seemed to be going so well for Goku. Last year's Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 for the PlayStation 2 seemed like it could be the herald of a new era for games bearing the Dragon Ball Z license. No longer would the license carry the weight for shoddy gameplay and slapdash presentation! In fact, the games would be good enough that you wouldn't even have to like Dragon Ball Z to enjoy the games. But alas, Atari has quickly turned around and churned out Dragon Ball Z: Sagas, a short, ugly, slightly buggy, and brain-dead beat-'em-up that all but nullifies the good work of the Budokai games.
Hopefully, those same fans are ready for yet another rendition of the same Dragon Ball Z stories, starting with Raditz and ending with the Cell Games. These stories have been done to death, but this particular retelling is especially limp, relying on 30-second montages cut together from the DBZ cartoon to relay a whole season's worth of story. The last episode of Dragon Ball Z was aired in Japan almost a decade ago, and even most American Dragon Ball fans have moved on to Dragon Ball GT. It's time that Atari did the same.
The game couches the story in a series of arrow-straight beat-'em-up levels populated with enemies that even the game itself cannot avoid referring to as mindless. It's really a blessing in disguise that their patterns are so predictable, since your own attacks are pretty limited. You start off with basic punch, kick, and energy attacks, though you can eventually earn more combos and abilities by picking up coins found throughout the game. But, even once you've purchased all of the additional abilities, the gameplay still just feels sloppy and unresponsive, with bad collision detection and animation that regularly forces you to wait several seconds while a futile piece of animation plays out before you can continue fighting. Even the energy wave attack, which is a Dragon Ball Z signature that brings a sense of incredible power to the fights, feels hollow here.
You'll spend the lion's share of your time fighting saibamen, faceless Ginyu thugs, low-rent androids, and other fairly generic enemies before squaring off against characters you might actually recognize, like Vegeta, members of the Ginyu Force, and the Androids. These boss fights are definitely more challenging than the bulk of the game. However, simplistic movement and attack patterns and overly large life bars turn these fights into lengthy, joyless grinds. It's not a matter of if you'll beat the boss, but rather how long you'll have to suffer through the same basic tactics over and over again. Like any classic beat-'em-up worth its salt, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas includes a co-op mode for two players, which is a nice gesture, but one that is completely undercut by the fact that the game itself simply isn't any fun. That the gameplay isn't very engaging actually makes the fact that you can finish the game in just a few hours somewhat of a blessing in disguise.
To its credit, Sagas does a pretty serviceable job of creating environments and enemies that are evocative of the series. But that's as much praise as can be given here. Make no mistake--this is not an attractive-looking game. The levels are small, the character models are simple and rather bland, and the animation is jerky and repetitive. And, even though the graphics are fairly modest in design, the frame rate is completely erratic. The icing on it all is an automated camera that does a poor job of framing the action, and it almost seems intent on obscuring as much as it possibly can. Any differences between the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube versions of Dragon Ball Z are purely superficial, with the Xbox version simply looking a little bit cleaner.
Though the sound design is technically fitting for a Dragon Ball Z game, complete with boastful voice clips and squealing rock guitars, like the rest of the game, there's no excitement behind any of it. The voice acting, while being provided by the American voice cast for the DBZ cartoon, is so unenthusiastic that it sounds like the work of novice understudies. The music, which will fade in and out with the action, also feels flat, and consistently fails to heighten the drama.
If Dragon Ball Z: Sagas weren't so patently ill-conceived, it would probably stand as another piece of evidence that you just can't do beat-'em-ups in this day and age. But it doesn't seem that quality or relevance were high priorities during the game's production, and the fact that it's being sold at full price only makes Sagas that much easier to pass up. Hardcore fans might be able to rationalize the purchase, but they'll still be out $50.