The 2000’s Ultimate Starter RPG | Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku 2 (Game Boy Advance) Retro Review

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Published on August 12, 2022 7:00:32 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjF1fzuS400

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Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II (2003)

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Duration: 44:36

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Released in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance, Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II is a Webfoot Technologies developed action RPG that adapts the Future Trunks, Android and Cell arcs from Akira Toriyama’s iconic Dragon Ball Z manga/anime. In it, you take control of Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, Future Trunks and Goku in order to do battle with Dr Gero’s android creations.

The game is the sequel to the previous year’s Legacy of Goku I (also for the GBA) and received mixed to positive reviews from gaming outlets of the era, who mostly agreed that the game was a huge improvement over the original, which had garnered a lackluster reception from critics and fans alike.

Personally, I've always loved this game. In fact, I consider it one of the best sequels that I've ever played, as well as a game that I compare to Square's classic SNES title Secret of Mana in its impact towards myself and helping ease me into JRPGs.

But… does it hold up?

Because the game is nearing twenty years old and, even though it got good reviews, it may not be the best way to experience the story of Dragon Ball Z anymore. After all, it’s only representative of one part of the story and, even then, is an encapsulation of that era’s take on it. DBZ: LOG 2 represents Funimation's early 2000s take on Dragon Ball Z, a version of the series with Bruce Faulconer writing the soundtrack, with Freiza sounding like Genkai from Yu Yu Hakusho, and where the series segued into Dragon Ball GT and not Dragon Ball Super (and the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Superhero by proxy). At the very least, it isn't reflective of the DBZ that now exists in the world of Fortnite, I guess? Not that there's anything wrong with that. Charge Tilted, 'Geets.

Chapters:
00:00 - Cold Open
00:50 - Intro
05:12 - Question of the Day
05:51 - Part 1: Gameplay
17:17 - Part 2: Storytelling
30:14 - Part 3: The AV Stuff
35:03 - Part 4: The Secret of the Legacy of Goku’s Mana II
40:09 - Part 5: The Conclusion of Z

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