Underplayed Gems

Dragon Ball: Origins (2008)

Dragon Ball: Origins cover
Developer
Game Republic Inc.
Publisher
Namco Bandai Games, Atari, Inc.
Platforms
Nintendo DS
Genres
Adventure
Rating
3.5 of 5, 13 player ratings
Main story
about 8.0 hours
Completionist
about 12 hours

How it feels

Follow young Goku and Bulma on a Dragon Ball quest full of combat, teamwork, and classic manga energy.

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About

Dragon Ball: Origins follows Goku and his clever sidekick Bulma as they travel the world overcoming enemies and obstacles to collect the 7 Dragon Balls. In the shoes of Goku, the player must protect Bulma from incoming enemy attacks using special skills, such as fighting with his power pole, or unleashing a kamehameha. Combined with Bulma’s ability to invent machines and weapons, the intrepid pair make a formidable team able to defeat even the strongest enemies or trickiest of obstacles. The innovative controls mean the player uses only the touch pad to control Goku. Players must draw lines or shapes to direct the character and control the action by tapping on the screen, for example a double tap on Goku followed by tapping on the Ka-me-ha-me-ha letters unleashes his devastating signature move.

Screenshots

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