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Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu ds Game Reviews
Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu
Critic Score
Metascore: 57 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.0 out of 10
based on 16 reviews
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Dragon Ball Z Harukanaru Densetsu is an all new DBZ experience for the Nintendo DS. Harukanaru Densetsu combines strategic card based gameplay and role playing to deliver a game that is easy to understand but hard to master. Players' progression is determined through their use of the cards to evolve characters, strengthen moves and create new moves. [Namco Bandai Games]

PUBLISHER: Atari
DEVELOPER: BEC
GENRE(S): Card Battle, Role-Playing Game
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2007

What The Critics Said

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78
Gamers' Temple
The card battling system never gives the player the feeling of being in control. Instead, most battles feel completely random and no amount of card handling skill can deal with a terrible hand when fighting some of the more powerful opponents.
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75
IGN
While Dragonball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu was obviously written for well-versed Dragonball fans, the action is so balanced, the dialogue so enjoyable and the presentation so impressive that this game should appeal to fans that have never even heard of the series.
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70
Worth Playing
DBZ: HD feels like the developers actually put some effort into its creation. It's fun, and — dare I say it — somewhat innovative.
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70
AceGamez
A surprisingly fun, easy to pick up and enjoyable to master card game that, while not as deep as most other card battlers, offers a good amount of strategy and a different approach to the genre.
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70
Boomtown
If you’re a Dragonball Z fan this comes recommended, as knowing the characters and understanding the plot will only add to what’s already a decent game. For the rest of us, it’s a fun card-based game that’s only let down by its lack of difficulty and length. Worth looking at.
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65
PALGN
As a change of pace, Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu works reasonably well, though still manages to stumble on some of the typical card-game pitfalls.
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60
G4 TV
It’s better than DBZ games used to be – back when nobody, fan or otherwise, could possibly stomach them – but Atari and Bandai still have a ways to go.
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60
Cheat Code Central
It's not bad, but it's not as innovative as I had originally hoped. Yes it is a DBZ game that takes a drastically different approach. But it uses the same old story that we've been hearing for the past ten years.
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56
GameSpot
Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu's attempt to do something different with card battling, while commendable, doesn't compensate for its shallow gameplay.
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53
GameZone
An interesting concept is simplified too much for its own good. For hardcore fans or beginners only.
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50
Gaming Nexus
The game play is far too simple, the stories are predictable, and the sum of all its parts never quite comes together to create a compelling portable game.
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50
Console Gameworld
Dragonball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu gets credit for trying to provide a more newbie-friendly card-battler, but it comes at the cost of the planning and complexity that makes the genre fun.
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40
Thunderbolt
Maybe the fans will find something enjoyable about controlling their favorite heroes via a randomized deck of cards. For the rest of you, go play some Solitaire. You deserve it.
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40
Games Radar
If you love card games simply because cards are fun to you, well then you might get something out of it. To those who don't wear their hair in gigantic blonde spikes or drool at the thought of any type of card-battling, stay far, far away.
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40
GameSpy
Not only can you learn how to play it in ten minutes, you can pretty much master the strategy of it in the same amount of time as well.
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40
Nintendo Power
If this game didn't follow the early-days Dragon Ball storyline, the dreadful simplicity of the card-battle gameplay mechanics (you could probably complete several battles with your eyes closed) would likely be even less tolerable. [July 2007, p.97]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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Matt P. gave it a2:
I am an avid dragonball z fan but this game is nothing more than luck. Your charectors would be at least 5 levels above the enemy but unless the invisible deck gives you good cards, they can just slowly whittle your health to nothing. In short, i have every dbz game available in the usa, but i painfully regret paying 30 dollars for this suped up version of the card game "war".

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