BEVERLY, Mass.--June 17, 2003--The next episode in the Dragon Ball Z® adventure, Dragon Ball Z®: The Legacy of Goku II for the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance, hits retail stores nationwide today, Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced. The follow-up to the best-selling role playing game for the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance in 2002, according to The NPD Group, Inc., Dragon Ball Z®: The Legacy of Goku II delivers a DBZ adventure of epic proportions, continuing the DBZ story and extending gameplay by four times the length of the original.

"The overwhelming popularity of our Dragon Ball Z® games and The Legacy of Goku in particular, has extended the Dragon Ball Z® experience to audiences worldwide," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing, Atari's Beverly studio. "With the release of Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II, we are providing fans with another authentic Dragon Ball Z® game while continuing to strengthen our line of interactive DBZ products."

In Dragon Ball Z®: Legacy of Goku II, players assume the role of Trunks®, Vegeta®, Piccolo, Gohan® or Goku® as they journey through the next episode in the DBZ adventure. The game spans from the Trunks Saga through the Cell Games and culminates in a head-to-head battle with the mighty Cell himself. Players train, fight and fulfill quests as they advance their way through over 200 maps in order to battle the evil Cell.

Developed by Webfoot Technologies, Dragon Ball Z®: Legacy of Goku II is available for the Game Boy® Advance at retail nationwide for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and is rated "E" for Everyone. For more information on this title, please visit www.dbzgamer.com or www.dragonballz.com.

Posted: June 17, 2003

Today's GU Rank: 243 of 40991

US Release: June 17, 2003

Genre: Role-Playing / Role-Playing

ESRB: (E) Everyone

Platforms: GBA