Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
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- This article is about the video game. For the sagas in Dragon Ball Z, see List of sagas in Dragon Ball Z.
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| Developer(s) | Avalanche Software |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Release date(s) | United States: March 22, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Action, Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Mulitplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T (Teen) |
| Platform(s) | Playstation 2, GameCube, Xbox |
| Media | DVD-R, GameCube disc |
| Arcade sound system(s) | Stereo |
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Dragon Ball Z: Sagas is a 3D adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Atari, based on the anime Dragon Ball Z. The game features a single player adventure mode which ranges from the beginning of Dragon Ball Z through the destruction of Cell. Additionally, the entire game can be played through cooperatively with two players. Sagas is the first and only Dragon Ball Z game to be released across all sixth generation consoles, the first Dragon Ball Z console game to be developed by a non-Japanese developer (American in this case), and the first Dragon Ball Z game to be released on a non-Japanese console, the Xbox. It also ended up being the only Dragon Ball Z to be released on the original Xbox, while the Japanese machines (mainly PlayStation 2) continued to get a steady stream of Dragon Ball related games, all of which are still made by Japanese developers.
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[edit] Characters
- Goku (The Arrival, Saiyans Duel, Ascended, RIT Armor, Cell Games)
- Vegeta (Saiyan Elite, RIT Armor, RIT Armor Variant)
- Gohan (Kid, Kid RIT Armor, Teen RIT Armor, Teen Namekian Uniform, Teen Cell Games, Adult
- Piccolo (Normal, With Cape)
- Future Trunks (No Jacket, Dark Jacket, Light Jacket, RIT Armor, RIT Armor Variant, Teen)
- Future Gohan (Adult, Classic orange and blue uniform, has one arm)
After completing the game, along with being able to play any level with any of the previous characters, the following characters are unlocked:
[edit] Bosses
- Raditz
- Nappa
- Vegeta
- Recoome
- Jeice and Burter
- Captain Ginyu
- Ginyu in Goku's body
- Frieza First Form
- Frieza Second Form
- Frieza Final Form
- Soba
- Android 17
- Android 17 and Android 18
- Android 19 and Android 20
- Android 17
- Cell Semi-Perfect Form
- Cell Perfect Form
[edit] Reception
Overall, Sagas received mostly negative reviews adding up to a 53% on Game Rankings.[1] Due to this, Sagas wasn't shipped anywhere outside of North America.[citation needed] IGN gave the game 4 out of 10,[2] 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."
