The storyline will appeal more to newcomers because it basically follows the manga word by word, and the graphics are pretty impressive and its still neat traversing through the 3D environments on a handheld. No, but the tunes are still easy to listen to and you wont find yourself turning the volume down on your DS. Gokus power pole becomes available early on and is used for more power-based attacks.All of Gokus moves use up a magic bar of sorts that is located right under his health bar. Dragon Ball: Origins 2 Review. It sounds like Dragon Ball: Origins would be right my alley, but some control issues definitely hold this one back.The first thing youll notice about the game is that its a Phantom Hourglass clone, though it does try to focus more on the action than puzzle and exploration elements. Dragon Ball: Origins 2 review. The game takes an action RPG format, with plenty of platforming elements, and players will be able to run and jump across familiar locales from the Dragon Ball mythos. Kevin Schaller. What's this? [Jan 2009, p.76]. Fine: We say it’s great fun. Dragon Ball: Origins takes players back to the original Dragon Ball series and around the world for a thrilling action-adventure game with innovative stylus controls. It's not only one of the best Dragon Ball titles, it's also a great action adventure game. Get the best gaming deals, reviews, product advice, competitions, unmissable gaming news and more! It’s got a good story, great humour, plenty of action, and some nice visuals to keep you coming back for more. Enemies also drop other things of value like various items, gold, and experience orbs which can be spent to upgrade your moves.The game starts off being pretty good, with some okay platforming mixed in with Zelda-esque adventuring and some decently entertaining combat, but it doesnt take long for the control issues to set in. Dragon Ball: Origins, originally published as Dragon Ball DS (ドラゴンボール DS ディーエス, Doragon Bōru Dī Esu) in Japan, is a video game for the Nintendo DS based on Dragon Ball.It was developed by Game Republic and published by Atari and Namco Bandai under the Bandai label. Origins is one of the best Nintendo DS-games of the year, and both appealing to fans of and newcomers to the Dragon Ball-universe. The plot is phenomenal though, so if youre new to the material youll definitely enjoy yourself. In fact, that applies both to the story and this game as a whole. The reason for this is that fans probably already know the story far too well and going through all of the storyline segments when you already know whats coming just isnt all that great. It features a huge character roster from Dragon Ball all the way to Dragon Ball Super. © Dragon Ball Origins review A charming adventure starring your favorite spiky-haired alien – back when he still had a tail By Alan_Kim 25 November 2008 Comments The cloud surfing – as in, actually flying around on Goku’s yellow nimbus cloud – is a DB staple. I am a huge Dragon Ball fan. You control Goku with the touch screen and by double-tapping the screen you can make Goku roll. It will take a while to find all of the treasure chests and to earn A rankings on all of the levels (accomplished by beating levels quickly), plus there are 200 figurines for you to collect, an activity I found especially addicting. based on Dragon Ball Z, the series that occurs after Dragon Ball, gets much more attention in the video game world than Dragon Ball does due to its more action-oriented nature, but I’ve longed for a really good game based on young Goku’s adventures in Dragon Ball. As far as the gameplay is concerned, fans of the first Origins title will find plenty of familiarity in Dragon Ball: Origins 2. Some of the story gets a little messy and the continuity is screwed up a bit with the sub-chapters which try to tell a little more story as an excuse for longevity, when in reality they are just recycled gameplay segments with meaningless details thrown in.With poor controls and a story that has been told maybe one too many times bringing down the game, what possibly keeps it from being completely abysmal? Repetitive, bland and ultimately not very Goku.