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51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Negative: 4 out of 11
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  1. 75
    If you're a fan of the series, this game is an essential purchase. It will only disappoint you if you have no idea how to handle the Z warriors.
  2. The visuals are bright and colorful, the controls are simple, and overall, the game is just enough fun to spend a rainy weekend with.
  3. 70
    If you're a diehard, you'll relish playing through your favorite early battles in the epic story. Sagas is a competent first entry to the action genre, just not exemplary.
  4. Don't be fooled by the amazing graphics, because in reality, Dragonball Z: Sagas is only a game for the true, hardcore fans...and absolutely no one else.
  5. I hate to even recommend the game to fans, as the core gameplay elements are incredibly frustrating.
  6. Official Xbox Magazine
    53
    Two-player co-op is okay, but it's still fans-only for this one. [June 2005, p.88]
  7. Game Informer
    50
    Some of the most antiquated and broken gameplay available on modern consoles. [June 2005, p.126]
  8. 40
    Control, the most important factor in many games (and certainly fighting games) suffers from a lack of precision and finesse. Most of the environments feel bland, and level layout is equally uninspired.
  9. Play Magazine
    40
    I think it's time somebody rethought this license. DBZ fans deserve much better. [May 2005, p.50]
  10. 40
    Even the most hardcore DBZ fans will feel ripped off if they purchase Dragon Ball Z: Sagas, and non-rabid fans will be angry to the point of violence.
  11. A short, ugly, slightly buggy, and brain-dead beat-'em-up that all but nullifies the good work of the Budokai games.

Awards & Rankings

100
#100 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
38
#38 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Jun 28, 2020
    10
    El juego que marco definitivamente toda mi infancia, rejugable y perfecto en el tema de las peleas de jefes y demás que se presentan ahí
  2. Feb 27, 2017
    0
    There is not a single redeemimg thing about this game. Level design is terrible, combat is broken, textures and character models are passableThere is not a single redeemimg thing about this game. Level design is terrible, combat is broken, textures and character models are passable at best, and the original DBZ storyline has been abridged, re-edited, and presented so poorly to the point where it has lost all meaning. Stay the hell away from this one Full Review »
  3. Oct 3, 2016
    7
    Scusate se scrivo in italiano ma il mio inglese non è dei migliori; Allora, secondo me questo gioco è bello, bello perché nonostante iScusate se scrivo in italiano ma il mio inglese non è dei migliori; Allora, secondo me questo gioco è bello, bello perché nonostante i difetti, almeno a me ha divertito, e anche se è fatto male, ha un sistema che potrebbe far uscire un capolavoro, solo che non è stato sviluppato bene, poteva uscire un capolavoro. Full Review »