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Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
	Cover art featuring Super Saiyan Goku
Developer(s)	Avalanche Software
Publisher(s)	Atari
Producer(s)	Dan DeOreo
Artist(s)	Charlie Rizzo
Series	Dragon Ball Z
Platform(s)	GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	NA: March 22, 2005;
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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Dragon Ball Z: Sagas is an action-adventure beat 'em up video game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Atari. It is based on the anime Dragon Ball Z.

Gameplay[edit]

Sagas is a linear combat-focused game with new abilities becoming available via upgrade. There are three basic fighting styles: Melee, Combo, and Ki. Melee attacks are often swift and leave the opponent temporarily stunned. Combo attacks are several consecutive punches or kicks to the opponent which may contain up to 10 hits. Ki attacks are energy blasts that rely on a rechargeable meter for power. The most powerful Ki blast is the "Special Move" found in the first level. Each character has their own special Ki blast, but they all have very similar properties.

Reception[edit]

Scores

Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	GC	PS2	Xbox
GameRankings	51.92%^[11]	48.80%^[12]	52%^[13]
Metacritic	48 / 100^[14]	49 / 100^[15]	51 / 100^[16]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	GC	PS2	Xbox
1Up.com	N/A	C+^[1]	N/A
Game Informer	5 / 10^[2]	5 / 10^[2]	5 / 10^[2]
GamePro	^[3]	^[3]	^[3]
GameSpot	3.8 / 10^[4]	3.8 / 10^[4]	3.8 / 10^[4]
IGN	4 / 10^[5]	4 / 10^[5]	4 / 10^[5]
Nintendo Power	3 / 5^[6]	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	^[7]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	5.3 / 10^[8]
TeamXbox	N/A	N/A	5.5 / 10^[9]
X-Play	^[10]	^[10]	^[10]

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 52% and 51 out of 100 for the Xbox version;^[13]^[16] 52% and 48 out of 100 for the GameCube version;^[11]^[14] and 49% and 49 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.^[12]^[15] IGN gave the game 4 out of 10,^[5] 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 a 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."

References[edit]

^ Beaudoin, David (April 6, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas (PS2)". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Juba, Joe (June 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". Game Informer. No. 146. p. 126. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ouroboros (March 24, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". GamePro. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Davis, Ryan (April 6, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Castro, Juan (March 24, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". IGN. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". Nintendo Power. Vol. 192. June 2005. p. 95.
^ Byron, Tom (June 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. p. 95. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". Official Xbox Magazine. June 2005. p. 88.
^ Fisher, Matthew (March 31, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Leeper, Justin (April 28, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on May 1, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

External links[edit]

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas at MobyGames

[1] Beaudoin, David (April 6, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas (PS2)". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[GI-2] Juba, Joe (June 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". Game Informer. No. 146. p. 126. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[GamePro-3] Ouroboros (March 24, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". GamePro. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[GSpot-4] Davis, Ryan (April 6, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[IGN-5] Castro, Juan (March 24, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". IGN. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[6] "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". Nintendo Power. Vol. 192. June 2005. p. 95.

[7] Byron, Tom (June 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. p. 95. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[8] "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas". Official Xbox Magazine. June 2005. p. 88.

[9] Fisher, Matthew (March 31, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[XPlay-10] Leeper, Justin (April 28, 2005). "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on May 1, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[GRGC-11] "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2012-02-07.

[GRPS2-12] "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-07.

[GRXB-13] "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-02-07.

[MCGC-14] "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[MCPS2-15] "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[MCXB-16] "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

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+'''''Dragon Ball Z: Sagas''''' is an [[action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[beat 'em up]] [[video game]] developed by [[Avalanche Software]] and published by [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari]]. It is based on the anime ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''.
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+| GSpot_NGC = 3.8 / 10<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Ryan|date=April 6, 2005|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dragon-ball-z-sagas-review/1900-6121809/|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=June 17, 2014|archive-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331003847/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dragon-ball-z-sagas-review/1900-6121809/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+| IGN_NGC = 4 / 10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web|last=Castro|first=Juan|date=March 24, 2005|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/25/dragon-ball-z-sagas|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=June 17, 2014|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812105231/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/25/dragon-ball-z-sagas|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+| NP_NGC = 3 / 5<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|volume=192|date=June 2005|page=95}}</ref>
-| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|last=Byron|first=Tom|url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/dragon-ball-sagas|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas|journal=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|date=June 2005|page=95|access-date=June 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135939/http://www.1up.com/reviews/dragon-ball-sagas|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>
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-| OXM_XBOX = 5.3 / 10<ref>{{cite journal|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas|journal=[[Official Xbox Magazine]]|date=June 2005|page=88}}</ref>
+| OXM_XBOX = 5.3 / 10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas|magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]]|date=June 2005|page=88}}</ref>
 | TX_XBOX = 5.5 / 10<ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Matthew|date=March 31, 2005|url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/920/Dragon-Ball-Z-Sagas/p1/|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas Review (Xbox)|publisher=[[TeamXbox]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311112526/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/920/Dragon-Ball-Z-Sagas/p1/|archive-date=March 11, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=June 17, 2014}}</ref>
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+| GR_NGC = 51.92%<ref name=GRGC>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/925195-dragon-ball-z-sagas/index.html|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=2012-02-07|archive-date=2011-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808103632/http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/925195-dragon-ball-z-sagas/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| GR_PS2 = 48.80%<ref name=GRPS2>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/925169-dragon-ball-z-sagas/index.html|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2|publisher=GameRankings}}</ref>
+| GR_PS2 = 48.80%<ref name=GRPS2>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/925169-dragon-ball-z-sagas/index.html|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2|publisher=GameRankings|access-date=2012-02-07|archive-date=2012-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218032140/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/925169-dragon-ball-z-sagas/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| GR_XBOX = 52%<ref name=GRXB>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/925170-dragon-ball-z-sagas/index.html|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox|publisher=GameRankings}}</ref>
+| GR_XBOX = 52%<ref name=GRXB>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/925170-dragon-ball-z-sagas/index.html|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox|publisher=GameRankings|access-date=2012-02-07|archive-date=2012-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608002911/http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/925170-dragon-ball-z-sagas/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| MC_NGC = 48 / 100<ref name=MCGC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/dragon-ball-z-sagas|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 17, 2014}}</ref>
+| MC_NGC = 48 / 100<ref name=MCGC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-ball-z-sagas/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 17, 2014|archive-date=August 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821020854/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/dragon-ball-z-sagas|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| MC_PS2 = 49 / 100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/dragon-ball-z-sagas|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2 Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 17, 2014}}</ref>
+| MC_PS2 = 49 / 100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-ball-z-sagas/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2 Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 17, 2014|archive-date=January 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125050527/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/dragon-ball-z-sagas|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| MC_XBOX = 51 / 100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/dragon-ball-z-sagas|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 17, 2014}}</ref>
+| MC_XBOX = 51 / 100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-ball-z-sagas/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox|title=Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=June 17, 2014|archive-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030095509/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/dragon-ball-z-sagas|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-''Dragon Ball Z: Sagas'' received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure. [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]] gave it a score of 52% and 51 out of 100 for the Xbox version;<ref name=GRXB/><ref name=MCXB/> 52% and 48 out of 100 for the GameCube version;<ref name=GRGC/><ref name=MCGC/> and 49% and 49 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.<ref name=GRPS2/><ref name=MCPS2/> [[IGN]] gave the game 4 out of 10,<ref name=IGN/> 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."
+''Dragon Ball Z: Sagas'' received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure. [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]] gave it a score of 52% and 51 out of 100 for the Xbox version;<ref name=GRXB/><ref name=MCXB/> 52% and 48 out of 100 for the GameCube version;<ref name=GRGC/><ref name=MCGC/> and 49% and 49 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.<ref name=GRPS2/><ref name=MCPS2/> ''[[IGN]]'' gave the game 4 out of 10,<ref name=IGN/> 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 a 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."
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