Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2

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Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2
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Publisher(s) Enix
Designer(s) Yuji Horii
Series Dragon Quest Monsters
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release date JP May 2002
Genre(s) Console role-playing game
Mode(s) Single player

Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2 is a remake of two Game Boy Color games, Dragon Quest Monsters and Dragon Quest Monsters 2, for the Sony PlayStation.[1] It was released only in Japan. The graphics have been updated and both versions of Dragon Quest Monsters 2 are included.

Besides the graphics, other changes include animated monsters, a new, expanded item bag, a new, slightly different interface from the other Dragon Quest games, and a life bar that features green/yellow/red for each monster.

[edit] Story

In Dragon Quest Monsters, you follow the adventures of Terry as he's transported to the kingdom of Taiju to become a Master Monster Trainer, win the Starry Night Tournament, and rescue his sister Mileyu.

In Dragon Quest Monsters 2, you take on the role of either Ruka or Iru as they travel to the island of Marta to open a monster farm with their parents. They will have to train their monster teams to acquire magic keys that unlock portals to other worlds. There they will gather items to plug Marta's hole and stop it from sinking into the sea.

[edit] Gameplay

Wandering around the desert
Wandering around the desert

The gameplay for both games are fairly consistent and similar to the original versions. The player controls a human character who controls a team of monsters, much like in Pokémon. By using the monsters in battle against other monsters, the players' team is awarded experience points and eventually will level up. Upon leveling up, a monster's stats will increase and it may learn skills or spells.

The player can catch wild monsters and add them to the team. By feeding a wild monster meat, the chances of a monster joining the party after the battle is over rises greatly. Monsters can also be bred to create new, stronger monsters. The parent monsters disappear afterwards, but the offspring learns the skills of both parents.

[edit] References

  1. ^ DQM I & II (2002). Retrieved on Oct 5, 2007.
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