Torneko: The Last Hope

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Torneko: The Last Hope
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Developer(s) Chunsoft
Publisher(s) Enix
Series Mysterious Dungeon
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release date JP September 15, 1999
NA November 15, 2000
Genre(s) Console role-playing game, roguelike
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: T (Teen)
Media CD-ROM
Input methods PlayStation controller

Torneko: The Last Hope, known as Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2 - Fushigi no Dungeon (ドラゴンクエスト・キャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険2 ～不思議のダンジョン～? "Dragon Quest Characters: Torkeno's Great Adventure 2 - Fushigi no Dungeon") in Japan, is the second Torneko game in the Mystery Dungeon series. It was the first game in the series to be released in North America. Like in Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon, Torneko (or Taloon, as he was known in Dragon Warrior IV) explores dungeons in search of items, while fighting of hordes of monsters.[1] In Japan, the game was ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2001, renamed Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibouken 2 Advance.

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[edit] Gameplay

The main gameplay involves Torneko exploring maze-like dungeons in search of items. Each dungeon is full of monsters from the Dragon Quest games that Torneko can fight. The monsters can only make one move for each of Torneko's moves.[2]

[edit] Reception

Torneko: The Last Hope received a decent 89/100 from RPGFan. The reviewer called the game "frustratingly difficult", but that its "addictive gameplay elements and top-notch soundtrack" make it a marvelous game.[3] The game received a "fair" 6.9/10 from GameSpot, who called it easy in terms of difficulty and "a charming little adventure that manages to push the nostalgia button without feeling overly dated."[2] Other critics scored the game much lower, however. PSM Magazine gave the game a score of 1/10 and the Official PlayStation Magazine gave Torneko a 2/5.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Torneko: The Last Hope at Rotten Tomatoes (2000). Retrieved on Sept 2, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Jeff Gertsmann (2000). GameSpot review. Retrieved on Sept 3, 2007.
  3. ^ Jedi Leroy (2000). RPGFan review. Retrieved on Sept 3, 2007.
  4. ^ Torneko: The Last Hope at GameRankings (2001). Retrieved on Sept 3, 2007.

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