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Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 11 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Avalanche Software
Genre(s): Third-Person Action, Adventure
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: March 22, 2005
Summary
Recreate the most exciting elements of the Saiyan-Cell Games Sagas, and experience all-new elements from the show that have never been seen before. It is a journey worthy of a Saiyan. Features action/adventure style gameplay; Six playable heroes, including Goku, Gohan, and Piccolo, complete with their Super Saiyan/Super Namek forms as appropriate; Six extended missions covering the major plot points from the Saiyan Saga through the Cell Games Saga; Fight the big Boss enemies, including Raditz, Nappa, Captain Ginyu, Frieza, and Cell; Destructible environments that can be smashed apart; Authentic DBZ combat system, including Ki attacks, smash attacks, and tactical teleporting; Numerous secret areas, unlockable characters, and never-before-seen parts of the DBZ story; Upgradeable characters; Multiple game modes including Single player Adventure mode, Arena Arcade mode, and Team-based cooperative mode. [Atari]
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What The Critics Said
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BonusStage
The visuals are bright and colorful, the controls are simple, and overall, the game is just enough fun to spend a rainy weekend with.
Read Full Review >GamePro
If you're a diehard, you'll relish playing through your favorite early battles in the epic story. Sagas is a competent first entry to the action genre, just not exemplary.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
If it weren't for the boring level design and repetitious fighting, this game might have something. [June 2005, p.95]
Game Informer
Some of the most antiquated and broken gameplay available on modern consoles. [June 2005, p.126]
eToychest
It follows the same storyline the past 53 DBZ games have, and the limited tactics of the fighting system reduce it to a button-mashing contest.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
I think it's time somebody rethought this license. DBZ fans deserve much better. [May 2005, p.50]
G4 TV
Even the most hardcore DBZ fans will feel ripped off if they purchase Dragon Ball Z: Sagas, and non-rabid fans will be angry to the point of violence.
Read Full Review >IGN
Control, the most important factor in many games (and certainly fighting games) suffers from a lack of precision and finesse. Most of the environments feel bland, and level layout is equally uninspired.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
A short, ugly, slightly buggy, and brain-dead beat-'em-up that all but nullifies the good work of the Budokai games.
Read Full Review >Warcry
A boring, clunky game that should come with a written apology and a refund packaged in the box.
Read Full Review >GamerFeed
It uses the Dragon Ball Z license to ill effect, failing to offer any kind of memorable gameplay experience.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Richard M. gave it a10:
This game is totally good.
Tom gave it a4:
This game is so bad its kinda fun at first but to easy around the middle this game is to short the worst game i have evered played and the special moves are so bad, i prefer not to get this game.
Gary M. gave it a10:
Excellent.
Ryan M. gave it a4:
If someone was actually a real, honest gamer they would realize that this game deserves nothing even remotely mediocre in scores. It's an abyssmal experience, even for dragonball Z fans awaiting the next rushed and terrible DBZ game to take hours of their life away. Atari and anyone involved with these sad DBZ gamesare really abusing the fans, and its about time that people realize that know license deserves this butchering and atrocity. This game is really bad, and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. It's actually depressing the abuse that developers are concuring by letting garbage like this hit the market and have hungry fans picking it up, and blindly forcing themselves to enjoy it.
Wesley C. gave it a10:
It was awesome the combos were cool!
Jordan K. gave it a5:
Doesent reaaly measure up to the popular Budokai games, but i found it enjoyable. It would be better if there were more characters and if the game was longer
