Customer Reviews

Dragonball Advanced Adventure

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I enjoyed this game. I don't know why, but even though this gave is redundant and at time tedious, I enjoy playing this game.

I ended this game in about a week as Goku, and in about 3 days after that (as Krillin). This game reminds me of the old-school fighting adventure games like Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles on the NES. Actually the game play easy to catch on to the basic techniques. The multiple modes sometimes can be hard to navagate at first, but once you get the hang of it, you want to explore every cave and open every door (I still haven't opened all the door yet). Some of the items you found as Goku, You cannot find as Krillin (and vice-versa).

The fight mode (as opposed to the story mode) has a repeat of all the torny you fought in the story mode + Mercinary Tao, Piccolo Daimo, Goku and Mecha Mercinary Tao (What???). You end the game at fighting Piccolo, which is how the TV series ends, (you can never get enough of Goku punching a hole through Piccolo, can you???). Parts of the game can be frustrating (Like Korin's turtle shell/cave level), but it has enough variety to leave you wanting more.

The only down side to it is the awkwardness of the some of the special attacks, you have to push (b) three times in a row to extend the pole, and the whole "flying nimbus" thing, you jump and it disappears. The animation and the voice acting seem good (actually better than some of the PS2 games).

If you like side scrolling fighting games with a little adventure to it, this game is for you.

This game is really fun for a side scroller beat em up. The only disappointment was I felt it was too short. It would have been nice if they had added more levels to the game from the Anime.

.....Here we go again!!!!!! Another game i purchased without reading a reviewing or hearing someone elses response who already owns the game. I purchased it pretty much a few days after its release. It seems most Dragon Ball Z Games have been getting pretty good feedback since the Playstation 2 era started. But most of them have been 1 on 1 fighters which i cant stand. So this game is another Side-Scroller Action Adventure Beat Em Up in the same tradition as the last Dragonall GT Transformation. But seems to have a better quality about it. Nothing trendsetting or revolutionary but does its hand at lending a variety of styles into one game. Its a Final Fight but with DragonBall characters. Ive only played about 4 stages. Pretty fun & i hope they keep rolling them out =)

When this game first came out, although I am a fan of the entire Dragonball series I ignored this title. Man do I regret that. This game is amazingly fun. Now let me also start off and say if you ARE a Dragonball fan, you probably already know the plot to this game. If so then don't expect to be blown away by the games story and cutscenes. Not because the Dragonball story is bad but because this game doesnt really focus on making a good story. It focuses on making a good game and THATS where it shines.

The initial playthrough is somewhat difficult, but once you have beaten the initial main story there will be more things to unlock and more things to collect, some of which are the 7 Dragonballs. There is a Tournament mode where you can do one on one fighting like a fighting genre game, and there are MANY unlockable characters for the Adventure mode. Characters you would normally have to use a Cheat device to play as in most normal games. And they fine tuned each character, so that there are obvious and not so obvious differences, so each character is unique and provides a different experience.

If you, or someone you know is a Dragonball fan, there is no reason for you or them not to own this product if you have a GBA. I can't recommend this enough.

This game is truly a find for any who have enjoyed the Dragonball series! It is as fun and as adventurous as the series itself while packing a great punch to the fighting style for the GBA system. However, there were a few inconsistencies that make this game less than perfect. The story is not accurate, making the game a little less enjoyable if you're looking for a nostalgic story re-enactment. Some may say that it was necessary for the game to simplify or skip over some parts to make it move along faster, but unfortunately, if the game moved any quicker it wouldn't even be able to consider itself a platform title. Which brings me to my next point, the game's storyline is far too fast-moving. With somewhere around 25 chapters each beatable within 15 minutes, this game leaves a lot to be desired. I beat my game in under three hours, and although that seems like a lot, the practiced gamer knows that time flies when you're having fun.

All in all I'll give this game a 4/5 across the board. The presentation was great with awesome animation and two REALLY fun styles of fighting, but lacking in the areas of story consistency and play time. If this game were just a little more accurate to the story and took up that much extra time, like say making it a 5 hour game instead of a three hour game, I'm sure I would have been much more pleased. It's a fun game, just not something you'll get a lot of replay value out of. If there is some place you knew of that would allow you to rent this game or try it before you buy it, do it! Because I guarantee you'll have a great time, but will be finished before the night is over.

They don't make games like this anymore. The story covers the entire Dragon Ball series to the end. Simple, fun 2D platforming gameplay mixed with some old school beat-em-up fun. Over all what I expected. Great buy.

This is a great, old school-styled video game. I loved it and played it until it hurt (seriously, GBA-SP very hard on the fingers). It's challenging, even on normal, and that's a positive point for most players. It kept me working until the end, and there's plenty of stuff to do after the initial story is over, so you'll have plenty of fun on this for a while.

The quality of this product is fantastic.

I bought this mainly based on the developer, Dimps. Known for the GBA Sonic games, multiple other Dragon Ball games, and the company Capcom is outsourcing Street Fighter 4 development to.

I'm not a very big fan of Dragon Ball, however this game could stand on it's own without the license. It reminds me of old SNES action platforming games. Everything moves at a brisk pace with excellent controls and great animation.

I originally bought this game, because it is the only Dragonball game available in America, but when I played it, I found some serious flaws. The first is that the game is another side-scroller, and as one reviewer said, there was too much fighting. I am a big fan of the original Legacy Of Goku games, and was expecting this game to be similar. Instead it was more like Dragonball GT: Transformation, which I also didn't like.

The game also doesn't finish the story of Dragonball, and only stops after King Piccolo is defeated. After that, they completely skipped the 23rd Budokai Tenkaichi, and the fight against Piccolo Jr. Other people have said that this game ends where the show does, but even that is not true, because the show even creates a side story that occurs after Goku wins the tournament. In addition to that, Mecha Taopaipai, shouldn't exist before Piccolo Jr. appears, but he is still a playable character in the game.

My final complaint about the game is that it is too short. I was able to beat the game, with both Goku, and Krillin, and find almost all of the hidden items in the game, in less than 24 hours. By this time I had already unlocked all the characters, and the only thing I had left to do was play through the tournament mode.

In short I had expected more out of this game than it delivered. On the other hand however, other people have given this game great reviews. My prejudice stems, I believe from the fact that I am a fan of the Legacy Of Goku series. Therefore, I wouldn't call this a truly bad game in general, but compared to LOG, it is terrible, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who has played those games before.