Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury is the sequel to Atari's Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II for the Game Boy Advance, released on September 14, 2004 in North America as the third game in the Legacy of Goku trilogy.
Buu's Fury was re-released in 2006 as part of a Game Boy Advance two-pack, which includes Dragon Ball GT: Transformation on the same cartridge.
Story The game focuses on the final parts of the Dragon Ball Z series (season 7), namely the battles with Majin Buu; the first chapter takes place during episode 195 to episode 199, whilst the rest of the game takes place during episode 200 (after a seven-year flash-forward) and the following episodes.
The game added several new additions to the series. First, the game added equipment, which could be equipped to characters to alter their stats and provide various other benefits. The game also allowed players to allocate their own stat points, of which three were given per level. Also added was the ability to block by holding the 'R' button, and also to energy block by holding the 'B' button while blocking. Using the energy block slowly drains the user's energy gauge. Both techniques greatly decrease the amount of damage that is received from attacks.
The game also added various other features, such as fusions and the ability to transform into a Super Saiyan 3. Although many features were added, the ability to use charge attacks by holding and releasing the 'A' button was eliminated. Players are able to play as Goku, Gohan, Goten, Vegeta and Kid Trunks in the game, with players able to unlock fusions with Gotenks and Gogeta. Like The Legacy of Goku II, the game's music is also based on Bruce Faulconer's score for the FUNimation English dub of Dragon Ball Z.
The dialogues used in the English edition of the game are very similar, and sometimes identical, to the ones used in the English dubbed animated series (similar to The Legacy of Goku II).
Gameplay
The charged melee attack was removed, while other features were added. The A button is used for melee attacks, B for energy blasts, L to switch energy blasts, and R to block. The B and R buttons together are used to energy block. The Select button is used to view the Scouter (where you can view a map of your area and learn information about the people around you), and Start displays the pause menu.
In the menu, you can use stat points you gain from leveling up to increase your strength, power, and endurance. You can also use food items you gain from a Z-Mart or enemies and equip items you buy and find (for example, Ton Armbands and Ton Boots acquired early in the game can be equipped to decrease speed decreases, but raise the rate of experience gain when fighting). You can also view your missions in your journal.
Buu's Fury also implemented a Fusion concept that allows certain characters to combine with each other, boosting their stats and changing their appearance. The three available fusion characters in the game are Gotenks, Gogeta, and a one-time playable Vegito. All three games feature non-canon characters and events from filler arcs, The History of Trunks, Broly - Second Coming, and Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn.
Playable Characters Goku Gohan Goten Trunks Vegeta Gotenks Gogeta Vegetto Videl Hercule
Reception
Metacritic categorized Buu's Fury as receiving "mixed or average".
References
External links
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