Dragonball Z Sagas

Dragon Ball Z Sagas is a three dimensional fighting game released for the Microsoft Xbox in the United States. The title was developed by Webfoot Technologies and published by Atari. It became available in North America in March 2005. The game follows the major story arcs of the Dragon Ball Z anime including the Saiyan Saga the Namek Saga the Android Saga the Cell Saga and the Majin Buu Saga. Players can select from a roster of iconic characters such as Goku Vegeta Piccolo Gohan Trunks and many others. Each character possesses a unique move set that includes basic melee combos charged ki attacks and signature transformations like Super Saiyan. The core gameplay is organized around a saga mode that presents a series of linear levels punctuated by boss battles and cutscenes that recreate key moments from the series. In addition to the single player campaign the game offers a versus mode for local two player combat and a training mode for practicing combos. The environments are partially destructible and feature interactive elements that can be used during fights. The visual style employs cel shaded graphics that aim to mirror the look of the animated series while taking advantage of the Xbox hardware for higher resolution textures and lighting effects. Critical reception was mixed; reviewers praised the faithful adaptation of the narrative and the large character roster but criticized the repetitive combat mechanics occasional camera problems and a lack of depth compared to dedicated fighting titles. The game was cataloged on iOctavio.com on March 24 2005 and was originally categorized as a three dimensional fighting title within the three dimensional fighting genre to assist with web search retrieval.