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<big><big><big>Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors</big>
Basic Information
1.Platform: Wii
2.Publisher: Square Enix
3.Developer: Square Enix
4.ESRB Rating: T for Teen
5.North American Release Date(US): February 26th, 2008
6.Genre: RPG
7.Multiplayer Yes
It has always seemed like Playstation 2 was the best home console in the world, especially Japan. After the failure of Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo decided to try to attract a wider audience of gamers with there latest home console, Wii, and hopefully regain there title as the best console maker in the world. Since the launch of Wii in Japan, Wii has become one of the fastest selling home consoles in the world. With the sucsess of so many first party games, it seems that third party games haven't been too successful in Japan. However, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is the first successful and major third party game in Japan.
After a week of being released in Japan, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors sold over 305,000 and by December 2007, the game had sold over 477,000. Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is also the fastest selling game of the seventh generation of home consoles in Japan to date and is best selling third party game of this generation in Japan to date.
In case your unaware of the popularity of Dragon Quest of in Japan, Dragon Quest is the most popular RPG series in Japan. However, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors isn't like a normal RPG. For starters, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is reminiscent to a first person rail shooter. However, instead of using a handgun, you have your trusty sword and shield. The direction of the sword slash depends on which way the player decides to swing the Wii Remote. In order to defend yourself, the player also has to use the Wii Remote while pressing the A button while blocking the exact location of an enemy's attack on the screen. Once the special attack gauge is filled, the player may choose to unleash a devastating attack. In order to fill this gauge, the player must defeat enemies with their sword.
Slash that monster
In Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, only your allies can cast magic. Your allies are Claymore, Fleurette, and Anlance and the player can also set how frequently they use magic or if they want them to use magic manually.
Some of the problems with Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is that the inaccuracies in motion recognition can become irritating. The sword fighting can also get a bit tedious after a fight. Also, the game can be completed in under 10 hours. However, the prologue of the main storyline is over 30 minutes long.
As I mentioned earlier, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors plays on a fixed path. However, this is only in dungeons and field areas. In towns, you have full control over your character. Unfortunately, the game feels like a slow moving first person shooter in towns. You move forward with B, and rotate your character with left and right on the d-pad. The control aren't that good either and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors doesn't support the Nunchuk.
A common enemy
Fortunately, the game has multiplayer. The multiplayer aspects of the game revolve around minigames that are accessible from a shop in the town. One of the minigames requires you to defeat 100 enemies as fast as possible whereas another requires you to catch objects that are being thrown at you. Both of these minigames help improve your sword and shield skills.
Despite the game not being a typical RPG, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is quite evidently a hit in Japan. The game showcases some wonderful music and some mind-blowing graphics. Also, the game has voice acting. Oh, did I mention that the North American version of Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors has some exclusive content that the Japanese version doesn't have.
Basic Information
1.Platform: Wii
2.Publisher: Square Enix
3.Developer: Square Enix
4.ESRB Rating: T for Teen
5.North American Release Date(US): February 26th, 2008
6.Genre: RPG
7.Multiplayer Yes
It has always seemed like Playstation 2 was the best home console in the world, especially Japan. After the failure of Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo decided to try to attract a wider audience of gamers with there latest home console, Wii, and hopefully regain there title as the best console maker in the world. Since the launch of Wii in Japan, Wii has become one of the fastest selling home consoles in the world. With the sucsess of so many first party games, it seems that third party games haven't been too successful in Japan. However, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is the first successful and major third party game in Japan.
After a week of being released in Japan, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors sold over 305,000 and by December 2007, the game had sold over 477,000. Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is also the fastest selling game of the seventh generation of home consoles in Japan to date and is best selling third party game of this generation in Japan to date.
In case your unaware of the popularity of Dragon Quest of in Japan, Dragon Quest is the most popular RPG series in Japan. However, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors isn't like a normal RPG. For starters, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is reminiscent to a first person rail shooter. However, instead of using a handgun, you have your trusty sword and shield. The direction of the sword slash depends on which way the player decides to swing the Wii Remote. In order to defend yourself, the player also has to use the Wii Remote while pressing the A button while blocking the exact location of an enemy's attack on the screen. Once the special attack gauge is filled, the player may choose to unleash a devastating attack. In order to fill this gauge, the player must defeat enemies with their sword.
Slash that monster
In Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, only your allies can cast magic. Your allies are Claymore, Fleurette, and Anlance and the player can also set how frequently they use magic or if they want them to use magic manually.
Some of the problems with Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is that the inaccuracies in motion recognition can become irritating. The sword fighting can also get a bit tedious after a fight. Also, the game can be completed in under 10 hours. However, the prologue of the main storyline is over 30 minutes long.
As I mentioned earlier, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors plays on a fixed path. However, this is only in dungeons and field areas. In towns, you have full control over your character. Unfortunately, the game feels like a slow moving first person shooter in towns. You move forward with B, and rotate your character with left and right on the d-pad. The control aren't that good either and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors doesn't support the Nunchuk.
A common enemy
Fortunately, the game has multiplayer. The multiplayer aspects of the game revolve around minigames that are accessible from a shop in the town. One of the minigames requires you to defeat 100 enemies as fast as possible whereas another requires you to catch objects that are being thrown at you. Both of these minigames help improve your sword and shield skills.
Despite the game not being a typical RPG, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is quite evidently a hit in Japan. The game showcases some wonderful music and some mind-blowing graphics. Also, the game has voice acting. Oh, did I mention that the North American version of Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors has some exclusive content that the Japanese version doesn't have.
IGN.com and Electronic Gaming Monthly has been talking negatively about the game for a while as well.
