DragonBall Z: The Legacy of Goku

The Review

DragonBall Z is an exiting series...and every episode is action packed. naturally, one would expect a DBZ game to have the same excitement and lasting appeal...especially with one with a title such as The Legacy Of Goku...but they're sadly mistaken.

The game opens as Goku's son, Gohan, is kidnapped. The game takes you all the way from Master Roshi's island, through many places, such as the afterlife, back to earth, etc....just like the storyline.

As you go through the game, you will find that you earn experience, which allows you to get new moves and a higher power level. You will also increase in speed.

The fighting is, in simple words, stupid. rather then the fist fury fights and ki blasts, you control Goku from above, and you cant really see what he is doing. also, the controls are even stupider. you cant move diagonal!!! you have to do a little step motion that hurts your thumbs and feels awkward.

The Graphics are standard, nothing to brag about...but that doesn't mean that its bad...

Score:
Gameplay: stupid step motion and bad view will bug the crap out of you...4/10
Graphics: Not bad, but nothing really to brag about...7/10
Sound: the sound is pretty good, considering that the gameplay is flat...8/10
Plot: a lot like the series, but the action is too bland to be a real DBZ game...6/10

Overall Score (not an average): 5.7/10
hopefully Infogames will make a better DBZ game in the future, one that stands up to the audiences expectations.

Reviewed by Dark Gohan

News:

• Dragon Ball Z-The legacy of Goku, Ships on 5/13/02
• Nintendo announces the DBZ franchise on the GBA