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Dragon Quest Rules !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This Version of the dragon Quest series is a welcome addition . Game plays well .. . And I quite enjoyed it and will continue to re-play this game many times over .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beautiful and Addicting

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker is the latest in a spinoff series from Dragon Quest (also known as Dragon Warrior). On the heals of the critically acclaimed Dragon Quest VIII, DQM:Joker uses the same cell-shaded visual style with original character designs by the famous Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball). The game looks absolutely beautiful in full 3-D on the Nintendo DS. The colors are sharp, the characters are creative and the Monsters look better than ever before in this series. Although there is some very rare graphical pop-up, for the most part the game runs smoothly. Undoubtedly this will be the basis for the engine to be used in DQIX.
The gameplay is incredibly in depth and offers a much deeper experience than any other game in the monster genre. You "scout" monsters by impressing them with your monster teams power. You can also synthesize new monsters by combining the ones you have. The battle system is tried and true with new twists and skills. The story is also much deeper than previous DQM games have been.
Basically, if you like monster hunting, or you like RPG's this game will be well worth it for you. It is an epically long quest with tons of variety and replayability. I have been a DQ fan for a long time, but I can honestly say this game is for everyone.

Fun for all ages

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

DQM: Joker is one of those games that is easy to pick up and hard to put down. It has a Pokemon-esque type of gameplay where you try to catch em all and battle other monsters. It is really easy to learn and has a lot of replayability. The graphics never ceased to impress and are actually some of the best i've seen on the DS. Sometimes the story is a bit slow but this game is well worthy of being a "Dragon Quest" game.

What a game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Unlike a lot of other reviewers, this is my first in the DQM series, although after reading about the earlier ones, I want to play them. :)

I'm an avid gamer, and DQM has to go in my top ten list of all-time favourite games. I love a game with depth and extendability and this has both. As one other reviewer so aptly stated, "This game is easy to pick up and hard to put down". I have about 350 hours of gameplay in DQM, and still going strong.

I have only one issue and it's not with the game. Square Enix does not police the online tournaments for hackers anywhere near as much as they should, and yet they give a big warning at the beginning of every online game about hackers being disqualified.

Other than that, I have only wonderful things to say about DQM. If you don't have it .. do yourself a big favor. :)

Wow!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

What can I say, DQMJ offers some of the most unique and interesting ideas into what appears to be a Pokemon clone. Even though the DQM series was inspired by Pokemon, the game and the series in and of itself offers inovative ideas to the "catch em all" formula. So let's begin. What sets this game apart from Pokemon?

-you can have 3 monsters in battle at once
-none of the monsters are rip offs of Pokemon monsters, they all appear in past DQ games
-monsters have skill sets which harbor a decent number of skills and each monsters can have up to 3 skill sets, offering a large number of skills on one monsters( lot more than Pokemon's 4)
-the breeding *Ahem* the synthesising system( it really is breeding but probably some people thought they didn't want their children to know that male and female = baby) is much deeper than Pokemon's breeding system
-ultimate monsters are created through repeated synthesising, which means if you like grinding to get higher numbers(ex. Disgaea) this game is for you
-in many ways the game is superior to Pokemon, although Pokemon offers better story and a more interesting catching system

Whew. Ok. So whats the goods right? If you like numbers, if you like struggling to make a monster better then you will love this game. The story is decent, but that is not where this game shines. Everything revolves around making bettter monsters and if you have wifi you will find that you will have to create some of the best monsters the game offers in order to have a chance at online play. A lot of hours will be spent on getting prepared to be a fair contender online(is Pokemon for Wii any different?). if you hate grinding, stay away form this game. This game is for grinding lovers, nough said. It's a great game, but it is NOT for everybody. Don't look at this as a role playing game because it's really not. It's a "catch em all" game. I really believe "catch em all" should be an actual game genre, because none of the the "catch em all" games feel like true RPGs. So if you are looking for some great epic story with many loveable characters, again, stay away. If you liked Pokemon you will likely fall in love with this game. It is a must buy for such players!

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