All capsules, characters, and stages are unlocked from the beginning. One of the game's most interesting features is the 100% completion at start. The introduction of a movie character to the game served as an precedent for Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. This was featured in the magazine, and even in the game cover where a purple silhouette of Cooler appears next to the "D" of the Dragon Ball Z logo. Apart from keeping the same bonuses from the Japanese version of the game, one of this special edition's most talked-about features was the ability to use as Cooler as an alternate costume for Frieza. V-Jump announced only 2,000 lucky readers would receive the game. Retrieved June 17, 2014.The V-Jump article announcing the details of Dragon Ball Z 2 VĪround the time of the release of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (known as Dragon Ball Z 2 in Japan), V-Jump announced their limited edition version of the game entitled Dragon Ball Z 2 V (The "V" standing for V-Jump). ^ a b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox Reviews".^ a b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2 Reviews".^ a b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube Reviews".^ a b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for Xbox".^ a b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for PlayStation 2".^ a b "Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for GameCube".
It's nowhere near as fun or functional as the Budokai games, and completely fails in taking the series into a new direction." The reviews were mainly a result of a lack of gameplay. IGN gave the game 4 out of 10, claiming that, "In the end, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas fails in all departments.
GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 52% and 51 out of 100 for the Xbox version 52% and 48 out of 100 for the GameCube version and 49% and 49 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version. Dragon Ball Z: Sagas received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure.