Dragon Ball Z: Sagas

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Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
"Dragon Ball Z: Sagas" Title Screen
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Release Date	22 March 2005 (NA)
Genre	Action/Adventure, Beat em' up
Developer	Avalanche Software
Publisher	Atari
Rating	ESRB Teen

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas is a 3D action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Atari for the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo GameCube, originally and exclusively in America on 22 March 2005.

Sagas is the first (and thus far only) Dragon Ball console game developed and designed by an American video game studio, as well as the first and only Dragon Ball game released for the original Microsoft Xbox.

Gameplay

• TBD

Game Modes

• Play Sagas: Play through the story of Dragon Ball Z
• Tutorial: Receive a short tutorial on how to play the game.
• Pendulum: The Pendulum Room allows the player to play through any chapter of the game using either the original story characters or any of the five unlocked characters. This mode is unlocked after completing the game.

Story

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas adapts the story of the Dragon Ball Z television series, beginning with the arrival of Raditz and ending at the battle with Cell. The game's story is told in the form of clips compiled from the anime and narrated by Funimation voice actor (and third-overall Dragon Ball Z Funimation Dragon Ball Z English dub narrator) Kyle Herbert.

The game also contains a stage adapting the story of the future versions of Gohan and Trunks from the respective television special, as well as a fight against game-exclusive character Soba on Planet Yardrat.

Playable Characters

There are six playable characters in the game's storymode (not including forms and transformations). After completing the story-mode an additional 5 characters are unlocked which the player can replay any level of the game using.

Story Characters

These characters are playable in the game's story mode.

Portrait	Name	Forms	Notes
TBD	Son Goku	TBD	TBD
TBD	Piccolo	TBD	TBD
TBD	Vegeta	TBD	TBD
TBD	Son Gohan	TBD	TBD
TBD	Future Son Gohan	TBD	TBD
TBD	Future Trunks	TBD	TBD

Unlocked Characters

These characters are unlocked after completing the game.

Portrait	Name	Forms	Notes
TBD	Krillin	TBD	TBD
TBD	Yamcha	TBD	TBD
TBD	Tenshinhan	TBD	TBD
TBD	Bardock	TBD	TBD
TBD	Broli	TBD	TBD

Stages

Stage select screen for the Saiyan story arc in Dragon Ball Z: Sagas

• Saiyan Saga
  • The Arrival
  • The Mighty Nappa
  • Saiyans Duel
• Ginyu Saga
  • Journey to Namek
  • Captain Ginyu
  • Goku isn't Goku?
• Frieza Saga
  • Tyranny of Frieza
  • Super Saiyan Goku
• Yardrat Saga
  • Goku on Yardrat
• Trunks Saga
  • Future of Trunks
  • Last Hope
• Android Saga
  • The Androids
  • Super Saiyan Vegeta
  • Piccolo's Fusion
• Cell Saga
  • The Time Chamber
  • Imperfect Cell
  • Super Saiyan Gohan
  • The Cell Games
  • The Final Showdown

Codes & Secrets

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Pendulum Room

Completing all 19 of the game's stages grants access to the new "Pendulum Room" mode on the main menu, which allows the player to use any character — including several new ones — on any given stage.

All Upgrades

Pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Select, Start, Square, X, Circle, Triangle in sequence to unlock all available upgrades.

Invincibility

Pause the game and press Down, X, Select, Start, Right, Square, Left, Circle, Up, Triangle in sequence to obtain invincibility.

Unlock Everything

Select "Options" from the menu menu and press Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Select, Start, Select, Start, Square, Circle, Square, Circle, X, X, Start in sequence to unlock everything in the game.

Releases

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas was originally released 22 March 2005 exclusively in America. The game received no re-releases and no official international distribution or localization.

Domestic Media Coverage

• Shonen Jump (Viz), April 2005 (Volume 3, Issue 4): "DBZ Video Games - Dragon Ball Z: Sagas"
• Shonen Jump (Viz), June 2005 (Volume 3, Issue 6): "DBZ Video Games - Workin' Hard on Dragon Ball Z Sagas"

Commercials & Trailers

• TBD

Legacy

• TBD

Additional Notes

In a 2005 interview with Viz's (now-defunct) Shonen Jump print magazine, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas lead designer Jon Warner stated that the development team of 20 consisted of roughly 10 artists, five world builders (level designers), with the remaining staff being programmers.

Game Credits

Avalanche Software

• Game: Aaron Walker, Adam Ford, Al Mecklenburg, Alex Olmos, Barry Zundel, Benson Yee, A. Brent Critchfield, Brian Lefler, Chefi Hawley, Dallin Haws, David McClellan, Del Campbell, Gabriel Avila, Jeffrey Oxborrow, James Michael Henn, Joe Barnes, Jon Bray, Jon Warner, Justin Kunz, Kristen Yee, Lauriann Wakefield, Marcus Fisher, Matt Parrish, Michael Olmos, Nate Robins, Rodney Olmos, Scott Stoddard, Scott Yoho, Todd Blackburn, Tyler Colbert

• Support: Adam T. Clayton, Andy Matsukawa, William VanOverbeck, Bryant Collard, Camila Ebert, Christopher Shen, Dan Silver, David Ross, Hyrum Osmond, Jeff Bunker, Jeffrey Gosztyla, John Blackburn, Ned Martin, Rob Nelson

• Testing: Andrew Kite, John Day, Nate Fuller

Atari

• Producer: Dan DeOreo
• Executive Producer: Hudson Piehl
• Associate Producer: Donald T. Clay
• Director of Technology: Paul Hellier
• Director of Marketing: Matt Collins
• Licensing Specialist - Strategic Marketing: Chris Munson
• Director of Creative Services: Steve Martin
• Director of Editorial & Documentation Services: Elizabeth Mackney
• Art Director: Charles Rizzo
• Senior Graphic Designer: Morgan Tomaiolo
• Documentation Specialist: Christopher Dawley
• Copywriter: Paul Collin
• Director of Publishing Support: Michael H. Gilmartin
• I.T. Manager / Western Region: Ken Ford
• Manager of Technical Support: Michael Vetsch
• QA Managers: Ezequiel Nunez ('Chuck'), Bill Carroll
• QA Testing Supervisor: Jason Kausch
• Lead Testers: Michael Greenler, Adrian Escultura, Howell Selburn, Henry Yei
• Manager, Engineering Services and Compatibility Lab: David Strang
• Engineering Services Specialist: Ken Edwards
• Engineering Services Technician: Dan Burkhead, Eugene Lai
• Director, Strategic Relations: Joy Schneer
• Sr. Manager, Strategic Relations: Cecilia Munoz
• Strategic Relations Specialist: Arthur Long
• Director, Global Web Services: Jon Nelson
• Producer, Online: Scott Lynch
• Senior Programmer, Online: Gerald Burns ('Monkey')
• Senior Web Designer, Online: Richard Leighton
• Online Marketing Manager: Sarah Pike
• Vice President, Operations: Todd Curtis
• Director of Manufacturing: Eddie Pritchard
• Lead Senior Buyer: Lisa Leon
• Senior Buyer: Gardnor Wong
• Buyer: Tara Moretti
• Materials Planner: Janet Sieler
• Process Planner: Nichole Mackey