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One of the best RPGs ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This may be one of the best games I have ever played, the artwork/ graphics are some of the best on the Gameboy color. the music is catchy and fits the mood, it is also incredibly addicting. This game is a unflawed masterpiece, if you own a Gameboy color, or a Gameboy advance then you have no reason not to get this. also this game is not rated M it's rated E Amazon just messed up.

the most addicting game on the planet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 series is by far the best RPG available. The play value alone makes up for the "primitive" graphics and sound. It never gets boring, it is far more satisfying than any of them "Blackjack" or "Tetris" cheapies played by old ladies on the bus to the nearest casino!

My secrets for fantastic gameplay are to first take the time to create 3 of the ultimate monsters: three Granslimes with Swiss Knives of reparative and utilitarian spells. These monsters are invulnerable to most spells cast by other monsters, and other monster attacks just take on the average, 1 "HP" from your beloved Granslimes. This team can hastily clean the clocks of even the most powerful boss monsters, making collecting all 311 other monsters a breeze!

Another tactic I use is to make a "crip" sheet of all the families of monsters with all the monsters listed in the family. As I collect the monsters, I check them off in the crip sheet, avoiding countless visits to the "library" to check my monster farm status. Also I hurry up and breed useless monsters to create one needed to complete my collection. Also I take them out and fight with them to get them to level 20 to learn most all their native and inherited spells before once again pouring them back into the breeding soup. I dont pay much attention to their temprament, that can be changed later on with books you can buy with the fortune made by selling items I pick up on the way. Also I discard most all offensive and defensive spells, leaving just the utilitarian and reparative spells.

Another thing to do is to go to the arena often, and save before fighting in the "S" catagory. If anything other than magic keys are given as a prize, reset the game and fight again to avoid squandering your hard earned money. The goal is to get a "lord" magic key, fighting in the "lord" world will level up any monster, pronto!

Also I dont use offensive spells. I primarily make it just a slugfest, and use reparative spells to repair my damage after every fight.

With the virtually endless magic keys opening up magic worlds to explore, this game never gets boring, even after you collected every single monster!

I only wish that Square Enix would release Dragon Warrior Monsters 3 for Game Boy Advance!

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobis Journey

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Game is worth buying. Legend of Zelda Series is better.

Even Better Then Dragon Warrior Monsters 1!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I never thought it was possible to make a game better then DWM 1. But somehow, they created a game with better graphics, faster walking, cooler guys, KEY WORLDS, and a whole new family of cool water based monsters. The key worlds make it way easier to train your monsters. The all new water family is super cool. There are all new "Best of their family" type monsters and cool new ???'s. It is also a lot easier to make Darkdrium(the "best ??? family monster"). It only gets better. There are 2 parts of this game Cobi's(older brother) and Tara(younger sister). Tara's is better for making the ??? family monsters anf Cobi's is harder to beat. The game is just to good to put in one cartrige. To bad it isnt like those never ending Final Fantasy games and stops at #2. I would really suggest buying this game!!!

Yes, it is Worthy Sequel of Dragon Warrior Monster

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey is the sequel of Dragon Warrior Monsters for Gameboy Color. I spent 140 hours in total for the first game and that alone tells how much I was in love with the game. Trust me, I was dying to play the second one especially when I heard of its enhancements from the Dragon Warrior Monsters. So how do I feel about the game after spending about 70 hours to finish the second one? I'm very satisfied, not as much as the first one, however, very glad I did.

The obvious change from the first one is that they created two games, just like Pokemon (which I thought it wasn't necessary at all/ and I'll give you my reason why later). So what you could do is exchange certain monsters between two games for those who want to collect everything. (personally I do not like the pokemon idea when I have no one else to trade with, especially when you are in your late 20s..) The reason I didn't like having two almost identical games plot is because you need both games in order to unlock the one special stage, which gives you the access to the ultimate stage at the end although it's not necessary to finish the game. And I do not see myself playing almost same game again in order to gain that access. If they have created both game with substantial difference, not just some exclusive monsters, but with different story lines and plot, then it would be attractive enough to play the second game to gain that last access.

Ok, I do not want to give you the impression that this game isn't worth playing by giving you some of my complaint. However, this game excels great in plot from the Dragon Warrior Monsters. In Dragon Warrior Monsters, you are traveling through bunch of maze and encounter boss at the end, period. However, in the Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, which has to be the biggest enhancement from the first one, is composed of literal stories, just like Dragon Warrior games. THIS LITERALLY FELT LIKE PLAYING OLD DRAGON WARRIOR GAMES ALL OVER AGAIN WITH MY PRECIOUS MONSTERS ON THE SIDE (ok, I just sounded like Gollum from the Lord of the Rings..) Do you know how great this is??? It's like having second Christmas for those who are thirsty for more Dragon Warrior games, seriously. They have also increased the categories of monsters substantially, which added numerous monsters to the original Dragon Warrior Monsters.

You are probably thinking this game gotta be better than the first one, especially with its real story lines and more monsters, right? Well, it's not that simple, however. There's no argument that the second one is much better because of its real story lines. However, I believe the biggest difference, or sort to speak the deciding factor between two games, comes to be the combination of core of story line and the music. Although the second one has much better story line compare with the first one, where you just wander around in bunch of maze, second one does not quite provide that compelling reason for the player, or the main character in the game to pursue what he/she is pursuing ultimately. In the first game, Terry had to find his kidnapped sister, training his monsters vigorously, winning various tournaments to save his sister, ultimately gives you this THE reason for going through all that hardship. However, in the second game, Cobi goes through series of wonderful story lines in order to find this `plug', to prevent kingdom from being sunken, which was caused by this mischievous princess, whom I felt like spanking for his attitude problem. First one's story line was justified by the ending, ultimately saving Terry's sister, however, second one had very strong story content, yet weak ending with much less motivating force than the first one.
This is just my opinion; I mean who really cares about the driving force of the character, right? Well, it meant a lot to me somehow and I could somehow feel for the Terry, who's child himself yet going through all the training and hardship to find his sister. I believe that I felt that way because of the music. First one had this series of incredible music, which definitely added not only to the atmosphere but combined with the story line and creates this incredible EXPERIENCE, which becomes very satisfying/rewarding at the end. However, the combination of the story and the music in the second one does not create same level of experience despite of its excellent story and music.

The bottom line is you will buy and play this game no matter what if you've enjoyed the first one. And trust me, you will enjoy this one tremendously as well. I do not know what to tell you if you are new to the series... I would suggest that you would play the first one then move on to the second one. (and I guess you wouldn't be looking at the review in the first place if you haven't played the first one)

You know what, I think I'll play the Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure to unlock the ultimate stage on the second thought; Writing this review convinced me that it's definitely worth playing, AGAIN.

Enjoy them.

Pretty engaging adventure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Any game that involves collecting monsters is going to draw comparisons to the all-holy Pokemon. It's unavoidable. So let's dismiss the assumption that Enix's Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 is a Pokemon clone. It is not. If anything, it's a merging of Pokemon and Monster Rancher. If you want to collect every monster imaginable, you're gonna need to put some of your fave beasts out to stud and breed whole new species. Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 is actually two games in one. The first half of the game is a very classical Japanese RPG. The kingdom's in trouble and it's up to you, the unsuspecting hero, to save the day. The second half is all about finding new monsters, building them up, breeding them, and repeating the process to infinity with the hopes of finding every last species. There are two separate games you can buy, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey or Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure. Both titles are nearly identical. The same quest, the same results. But each title has unique monsters and magic keys. To reach all of the many lands of Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, you'll have to breed monsters and swap keys with a buddy playing the other game. Cobi and Tara are friendly siblings whose family has just opened a monster ranch on the tiny island of GreatLog. Their peaceful lives are soon disrupted when the irresponsible Prince Kameha and his monster sidekick, Warubou, accidentally destroy the GreatLog's navel plug (yes, you read that right). As often happens when an island's navel plug is destroyed, GreatLog begins to sink. Warubou acts as a temporary plug, but it is up to you as either Cobi or Tara to journey to five different worlds in search of a replacement plug. From here the RPG is pretty standard. Travel around fighting random monsters and talking to various people in the town. All this leads you to a Boss encounter where you finally retrieve the potential plug replacement. You can only take three monsters with you on each journey, the rest are left at your father's ranch. Choose wisely. Enix has done a nice job balancing this game. Monsters become increasingly difficult to defeat as you progress through the game, but never so much that it gets frustrating. Random monster encounters are never so common that they become annoying. On average, you'll hit one encounter on each screen. Battles aren't yours to fight, but are left for your monsters. The wilder a monster is, the less likely they are to follow orders in combat. Give them love (and boatloads of food) and they will become more obedient. Each monster is capable of learning skills that are of great help come combat time. All of the bosses are tough, but none are impossible to beat. The bulk of the game comes after the RPG is finished. Once the credits roll, you're free to search for magic keys that will unlock a myriad of worlds to explore, monsters to nab, and items to find. Breeding is the key to finishing both the RPG and finding all of the available monsters. Each monster will be either male or female. Choose a mom and a dad who are both 10th level or above and take them to Professor Monster at the Starry Shrine. Now it's time to dim the lights, put on some soothing Barry White, and let nature take its course. Apparently, Enix isn't too hot on parental values because before your newborn can hatch, mom and dad split, never to be seen again. And I mean never. Left behind is their powerful and unique offspring.
With the link cable you can hook up with friends and battle your monsters, swap keys and monsters, or even breed two monsters together. The monsters that come from breeding with your buddy's crew are some of the best you can get. Breeding new creatures, exploring the many new worlds of Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, and dealing some smack-down to your friends adds a lot of depth to an already solid RPG. Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 is a step up from the original thanks to more monsters and the need to link up with a friend in order to truly finish the game. The RPG takes anywhere from 8-12 hours, but it's the monster ranching that makes the game a winner. It would have been nice if Cobi and Tara had two separate RPG's, but like the Stones said, you can't always get what you want. If you like Monster Rancher, this is the game for you. No, it's not as good or as addictive as Pokemon, but it is a great game nonetheless.

Few times played

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: July 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Seemed excited when she opened the box, but as far as I can tell, my daughter has not played this game much. Asked why, she said it was alright.

Cobi's

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is my favorite game. It is the same style as Pokemon but so much more entertaining. You can enter tournaments, breed, and explore a variety of worlds. Tip: If you own Tara's adventure these two games are really the same thing.

Awesome game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is cool. It's a game that's not always easy but once you do the hard parts it's very fun! I'm one the last level(I think)! It's good game. It's very good to play when you're bored or anytime at all! So if you're just looking around for something to buy, this is it.

This game is the best game I've ever had

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: August 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you've ever played Dragon Warrior Monsters...you'd know that that game was extremely fun. Now, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey is one of the best games for Game Boy Color I have ever purchased. Its monsters are endless and the gameplay is addictive. I would HIGHLY suggest that you get this game!!!

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