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Platform: Nintendo DS | ESRB: TBA | Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Level-5 | Release Date: TBA | Genre: Action RPG
Category: YES | # Players: 1-4
This is not something I ever expected to be writing about,
but in retrospect I shouldn’t be surprised. The DS is crushing
not just all other portable competition in Japan, but basically
every other system in the market, period. It’s not doing
much worse over on this side of the Pacific, so it’s no surprise
that Square Enix would be willing to green light a project of this
magnitude for a portable system.
Not much is known about the game itself yet. Pretty much the
entire creative team behind the smash hit Dragon Quest VIII is
returning, including composer Koichi Sugiyama, designer Akira Toriyama,
series creator Yuji Horii, and Level-5 (with their trademark
3D cel-shading). Despite this, the game itself is shaping up to be a pretty
significant departure from anything previously done in the main series.
Screenshots make it clear that the menu-driven combat style used in
just about every previous Dragon Quest title is being jettisoned
in favor of an real-time action system, said to offer wifi
co-op for up to four players simultaneously.
Platform: Nintendo Wii | ESRB: TBA | Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Genius Sonority Inc. | Release Date: Q2 2007
Genre: Action RPG | Category: VERY YES | # Players: 1
Before Nintendo graced the world with Wii, Dragon
Quest fans in Japan could play a game called Kenshin
Dragon Quest that let you battle monsters with a swordshaped
controller and damage enemies by sweeping
your arm. Now that the Wii’s here, it’s the obvious
hardware to host a full-blown console game built
around the same concept. In Dragon Quest Swords
your remote becomes sword and shield, letting
you battle it out with enemy monsters in real-time
action sequences.
Slash your remote to create a sword-slash in the same
direction. When monsters close in to attack, hit the A
button and bring up your shield. Point it in the right direction
onscreen, and you’ll save yourself from a vicious
pounding. Enemies too far away for a sword fight? Just
aim your remote and press B to unleash a powerful blast
of magic lightning. The first person exploration sounds
great, and this is definitely a Wii game that’ll appeal to
people who like to get a workout while they play.
Previews by Lynxara
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