Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku

 Game Boy Advance
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 5 out of 15
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  1. Game Informer
    75
    This title's adherence to both the substance and sytle of the show are what kept me playing it - and I'm not even a fan. [May 2002, p.88]
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  2. Nintendophiles
    75
    It’s like that delicious piece of cake you receive at a party; scrumptious but anything but filling. Such is this, short indeed but an enjoyable experience while it lasts.
  3. GameZone
    67
    I was frustrated by its slow, aggravating gameplay, but I still enjoyed it enough to keep playing and I hated to see it end.
  5. GameSpy
    65
    The story should rekindle your fondness for the series, since you're basically replaying through the same storyline as the cartoon.
  6. GamePro
    60
    It seems like half of the enemies can’t hurt you while the other half can kill you instantly, which means repeated saving and loading until you get used to the battle system.
  7. Gamer's Pulse
    59
    With a combination of repetitive tasks, mundane fighting, and the fact that the game only takes five hours to beat, Legacy of Goku is not a game, it is an insult to the fans.
  8. IGN
    58
    The game's biggest flaw: it doesn't capture the essence of the anime series.
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    58
    Battling enemies is both frustrating and boring thanks to touchy hit detection and extremely repetitive fights. [June 2002, p.122]
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  10. GameSpot
    54
    Short, easy, and lacking in imagination.
  11. Nintendo Power
    54
    It's fairly basic RPG gaming, but it's got the fine details that'll please fans of the show. [May 2002, p.142]
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  12. Gaming Age
    33
    If it weren’t for the engaging story that Dragonball Z tells (and is faithfully reproduced here), I would have chucked this game after the first ten minutes.
  13. Nintendojo
    29
    This game is an insult to both DBZ fans and gamers. The gameplay design is so sloppy and poor that it doesn’t deserve the DBZ name.
  14. GameCritics
    25
    A bad game. In fact, it may well be the worst game of the year 2002. About the only redeeming quality it possesses is that it can be finished in well under five hours, making it so that the torture of playing the game itself is relatively short-lived.
  15. G4 TV
    20
    Even at a scant five hours, it's hard to believe that playing this game will be a worthwhile experience for any gamers, no matter how fond they are of the series.
  16. Into Liquid Sky
    0
    A sucky game. There's no two ways around it. The graphics are mediocre, the gameplay is utter crap, sound and music are redundant and forgettable, and don't even get me started on the story.

Awards & Rankings

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#97 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
12
#12 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
12
#12 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2002

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 40
  3. Negative: 11 out of 40
  1. Barnes1987
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    This is a quality game that will take you by surprise. One of the better games on the system but still not the best in the series. Well worthThis is a quality game that will take you by surprise. One of the better games on the system but still not the best in the series. Well worth a purchase.… Full Review »
  2. PabloEnver
    Jul 10, 2023
    2
    Terrible. Es increíble que haya gente poniendole un diez. Top 3 peores juegos de GBA. Gráficamente mediocre, la musica no vale para nada, peroTerrible. Es increíble que haya gente poniendole un diez. Top 3 peores juegos de GBA. Gráficamente mediocre, la musica no vale para nada, pero lo peor de lejos es la jugabilidad. Para volar tienes que coger unas alas repartidas por el escenario, y el poder se gasta rapidísimo. Ademas a menudo te encuentras con que la plataforma a la que quieres volar estaba a otra altura, y te chocas y pierdes la habilidad para volar hasta que recojas mas alas. Goku solo pega puñetazos y lanza kamehamehas. Ya está. No hace nada mas. No hay combos, no hay saltos, no hay esquives, no hay bloqueos. Nada. Para colmo apenas agua tas tres o cuatro golpes antes de morir, y te mueves lentísimo. En los primeros minutos de juego te topas con perros que te destrozan de cuatro golpes, y son mas rapidos que tu, no puedes ni huir. Un perro que pega y corremas que Goku, creo que eso resume bastante la tremenda bazofia de juego que es. Ni te molestes, tiralo a la basura y busca otro juego.… Full Review »
  3. VideoGameCritic
    Oct 4, 2013
    4
    DBZ is the first anime I ever watched, goku is the default idea for a hero in any anime and the idea of him been in his own game was reallyDBZ is the first anime I ever watched, goku is the default idea for a hero in any anime and the idea of him been in his own game was really cool. I played this game a lot when I was eleven and it was not great, in fact it was not fun at all. I recently played that game and the first thing I noticed was that my health goes away way to fast. Goku is just to weak and dies really easily, the story is told right and that's the best part of the game. Everything else is garbage to be honest, the enemies are pretty horrible and most are just animals. Goku can learn other powers but again the whole rpg part of this game is really broken, I give this game a four out of ten because of the fact that its just a chore to play this game. I do like the story but all the actual game play is just not worth the time.… Full Review »
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