Play Dragon Ball - Origins (eu) Online

Dragon Ball Origins came out for the Nintendo DS in 2008, published by Atari. It was a time when the DS was full of creative games using both screens and the stylus in interesting ways. This one stood out for tackling the very beginning of the Dragon Ball story, back when Goku was just a kid with a tail meeting Bulma for the first time.

You control a young Goku, exploring the world screen by screen and fighting through a series of dungeons. Your main goal is to help Bulma collect the seven Dragon Balls, which involves traveling across the land, beating up dinosaurs and bandits, and solving simple environmental puzzles. The combat is entirely stylus driven; you tap to attack with your Power Pole and swipe to launch a Kamehameha wave. You also jump by tapping the stylus in the air, which you use to navigate platforms and avoid traps. The game has a steady, sometimes repetitive pace, and the difficulty can spike in certain boss fights. It feels like a hands on, action packed tour through the earliest parts of the Dragon Ball universe.