Players can swap available members at any time throughout the game. In combat, the player's active party members will consist of only first three members of their party or less. The game makes little to no use of the stylus, forcing players to rely on the control pad. The battle screen will take place at the screen with the party facing off with a monster or a boss, their stats and the command select icon presented via the touch screen. However, some of these obstacles require stronger levels of ki blasts. Many of these areas have obstacles such as rocks and brush which the player will have overcome with ki blasts. These items are available courtesy of Capsule Corporation Dyno-Caps which can be bought, given, or found in various spots and or treasure chests. The touch screen will display available equipment that can be used while in fields. On area maps the player will navigate through various places such fields, forests, caves, and towns on the top screen. The world map will be available from the start, and will allow players easy access to each of the areas throughout the game. Presented in traditional 2D animation sprites, the game consists of three modes to help navigate, the map of the Dragon World, the area maps, and the battle mode.

It would go on to be the third best selling video game in Japan.īattle: Gohan, Yamcha, and Krillin vs. The game was met with fair criticism with gaming critics complementing the battle system, its visuals, and its ability to stay true to the series. The game is one of the first games in the Dragon Ball franchise to be published by Namco Bandai in America, as the company would acquire the gaming license from previous license holder Atari in July of that same year. Attack of the Saiyans starts start with the Z Fighters training for the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament and ends with the battle against Vegeta (similar to the 1994 Game Boy video game Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishōden). The game is a turn based RPG that allows players to take on the role of six characters from the series, starting from the Piccolo Jr.

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