Dragon Ball GT: Transformation
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Dragon Ball GT: Transformation is a side-scroller beat 'em up
video game developed by Webfoot
Games for the Game Boy Advance
. The story takes place during the "Lost Episodes" and "Baby" story arcs of the anime Dragon Ball GT. Despite the fact that the gameplay has changed since the Legacy of Goku series, many consider Dragon Ball GT: Transformation as a sequel. Transformation was re-released in 2006
as part of a Game Boy Advance two-pack, which includes Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury on the same cartridge. A sequel entitled "Dragon Ball GT: Transformation 2" was slated for a 2006 release, but the game has been canceled for unknown reasons. Currently the game has a 68% average on Game Rankings
.
's Streets of Rage
series, or Konami
's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
games.
Child Goku (with tail) and Golden Oozaru Goku are also playable characters, however they are only playable during the end of the story mode and are not selectable in any of the other modes.
Super Saiyan Trunks was listed as a playable character on Atari's website prior to the game's release. Despite this however, he is not a playable character. The site also mentioned that two villains would be playable, but in the end Super Baby Vegeta is the only playable villain.
Beat 'em up
Beat 'em up is a video game genre featuring melee combat between the protagonist and a large number of underpowered antagonists. These games typically take place in urban settings and feature crime-fighting and revenge-based plots, though some games may employ historical or fantasy themes...
video game developed by Webfoot
Webfoot Technologies
Webfoot Technologies is a developer of personal computer games and video games for varied platforms. Titles released include "Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals" and "Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku" for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance....
Games for the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
. The story takes place during the "Lost Episodes" and "Baby" story arcs of the anime Dragon Ball GT. Despite the fact that the gameplay has changed since the Legacy of Goku series, many consider Dragon Ball GT: Transformation as a sequel. Transformation was re-released in 2006
2006 in video gaming
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as part of a Game Boy Advance two-pack, which includes Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury on the same cartridge. A sequel entitled "Dragon Ball GT: Transformation 2" was slated for a 2006 release, but the game has been canceled for unknown reasons. Currently the game has a 68% average on Game Rankings
Game Rankings
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.
Gameplay
The gameplay is based on the standard classic "Beat-'em-up" sub-genre of fighting games, similar to games such as SegaSega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
's Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage, known in Japan as , is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Sega in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It is the first installment of the Streets of Rage series which was followed by Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3. The game was also converted over to Sega's Game...
series, or Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists...
games.
Characters
Transformation boasts a rather robust playable character cast for a Game Boy Advance side-scroller. Below is a complete list of the playable characters:- Kid GokuSon Goku (Dragon Ball)Goku, known as in the English-language manga and original Japanese-language version, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. He is loosely based on Sun Wukong, a central character in Journey to the West...
(GT) - Super Saiyan Kid Goku (GT)
- Super Saiyan 4 Goku (GT)
- Pan
- Trunks(GT)
- Uub
- PiccoloPiccolo (Dragon Ball)is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball manga, authored by Akira Toriyama. Piccolo was first introduced as the reincarnation of the evil Piccolo Daimao in chapter #167 first published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on April 4, 1988, making him a demon and archrival of the primary...
- Super Saiyan VegetaVegetais a fictional character and antihero in the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta first appeared in the manga chapter #204 first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on December 19, 1988, and in episode 5 of its anime adaptation Dragon Ball Z...
(GT) - Super Baby Vegeta
Child Goku (with tail) and Golden Oozaru Goku are also playable characters, however they are only playable during the end of the story mode and are not selectable in any of the other modes.
Super Saiyan Trunks was listed as a playable character on Atari's website prior to the game's release. Despite this however, he is not a playable character. The site also mentioned that two villains would be playable, but in the end Super Baby Vegeta is the only playable villain.