Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
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| Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku | |
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| Developer(s) | Webfoot Technologies |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Designer(s) | Webfoot Technologies |
| Release date(s) | US May 14 2002 EU October 4 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Action game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
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From the list of best selling computer and video games"The Legacy of Goku" for the Game Boy Advance is based on the popular anime show Dragon Ball Z. It is one of the best selling Game Boy Advance games of all time. The game was developed by Webfoot Technologies, the first United States|American company to make a Dragonball Z video game outside of Japan.
The Legacy of Goku is an action/adventure RPG game that is the first in a trilogy. It was followed by Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II and Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury. The package cover was an original illustration commissioned by Toei specifically for this game. There was also an original poster inside the box.
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[edit] Gameplay
[edit] Characters
[edit] Playable characters
- Goku (Base, Super Saiyan-Last battle only)
[edit] Good characters
- Gohan
- Krillin
- Bulma
- Master Roshi
- Turtle
- Piccolo
- Yamcha
- Tien
- Chiaotzu
- Yajirobe
- King Kai
- Bubbles
- Gregory
[edit] Boss characters
- Raditz
- Princess Snake
- Nappa
- Vegeta
- Recoome
- Burter
- Jeice
- Ginyu
- Frieza (1st form, 2nd form, 3rd form, Final form)
[edit] Reception
The game, which was geared toward younger children, received negative reviews from the press and die-hard gamers who were expecting a more sophisticated experience. However, the game sold over 1.22 million copies making it a huge success for Atari.
Some of the most common critical gripes of this game are:
- Goku starts out ridiculously weak for someone who had previously won the World Martial Arts Tournament, to the point where even a common wolf can prove a challenge.
- Tedious chore-like quests (including retrieving a toy boat for a child), some of which were performed in between Raditz' kidnapping of Gohan, and Goku's subsequent rescue, which Goku should have done consecutively.
- Various canonical inaccuracies, ranging from the Kamehameha Wave being taught by King Kai to Goku fighting Frieza in all four forms.
- Poor graphical use; often, the player will try to fly somewhere, only to run into an invisible barrier, while wasting flight charges every second.
