Beautiful and Addicting - best DQ Monsters to date

User Rating: 9 | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker DS
By speedracer216 | Review Date:
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.

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