Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii)
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| Publisher | Square Enix | Studio | Square Enix | Genre | Action |
| Release Dates |  | 02/19/08 |  | 07/12/07 |  | TBA |  | TBA |
Originally scheduled as a launch title for the Wii in Japan, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is the first installment of the Dragon Quest series heading for the Wii in Spring 2007. Dragon Quest is a popular JRPG series in which the player takes the role of a party of heroes who fight monsters using medieval weapons, magic, and other items. The player's characters gain experience points that improve their abilities by defeating opponents. Dragon Quest has been Square Enix's second most popular series.
The Wii installment of the series is a bit different from standard Dragon Quest games (IGN likens it to Kenshin Dragon Quest). You can use the Wii-mote as your sword but the game does not utilize the nunchuck. Instead, your character moves on a set path, allowing you only to go forward or backward. The focus of the game is really on the battle mode, allowing you to take on the role of the hero and beat the enemies in hand-to-hand combat.
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February 2008: 15,000
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IGN Hands-On
IGN.com - May 12, 2007
Submitted by Gaara42 (8) at 3:20PM PST on June 2, 2007
The preview talks about the different ways in which the Wiimote is used in the game and how the game is designed. Dragon Quest Swords is an on-rails type of game, you use the B button to move forward along the path until enemies are encountered. The preview describes the different aspects of combat, such as choosing the angle of attack (up-down, left-right, diagonal) and how blocking works. This quote sums up the previewers mood toward the game: "Overall, the demo offered a good amount of fun...but it's, in its current form, a simple design that's far from a game that's going to reach classic status on the Wii system."
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GameSpot Hands-On "Combat is handled simply,...
GameSpot - May 12, 2007
Submitted by Starless (12) at 5:29PM PST on May 12, 2007
GameSpot Hands-On "Combat is handled simply, you'll just slash the Wii remote to attack. In the demo it looked like there were about three major motions that resulted in different slashes: a simple horizontal cut, a simple vertical cut and diagonal slashes from either corner of the screen." "Holding the B button switches your onscreen cursor into a shield that you'll then use to block attacks by holding it in front of incoming projectiles."
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Official Website open now
Square Enix - January 23, 2008
Submitted by apujanata (14935) at 5:50AM PST on January 25, 2008
Go see this website. See the commercial, video. Probably will have wallpapers or screen shots in the future.
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DQS is shipped to NA Retailers Today
SquareEnix - February 19, 2008
Submitted by apujanata (14935) at 7:23PM PST on February 19, 2008
Square Enix, Inc., announced today that DRAGON QUEST® SWORDS: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors™ has shipped to North American retailers.;;;
This is the first Square Enix RPG to arrive exclusively on Wii™. Slice and slash your way through an epic journey with the Wii Remote™, fully utilizing its motion-sensing capabilities to shield against enemies and execute special attacks.
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1apujanata posted on Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii) at 7:26PM PST on February 19, 2008. RE: DQS is shipped to NA Retailers Today@apujanata,
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Take on the challenges presented by all-new features for the North American release, including a Payback Mode and four hidden bosses![ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
9apujanata posted on Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii) at 7:23PM PST on February 19, 2008. Article: DQS is shipped to NA Retailers TodaySquare Enix, Inc., announced today that DRAGON QUEST® SWORDS: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors™ has shipped to North American retailers.;;; This is the first Square Enix RPG to arrive exclusively on Wii™. Slice and slash your way through an epic journey with the Wii Remote™, fully utilizing its motion-sensing capabilities to shield against enemies and execute special attacks.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
2apujanata posted on Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii) at 6:01PM PST on February 19, 2008.@pilias_simber,
I didn't heard any big flaw from this game. There is some complain about the town part of the adventure, just like there was complain about the overworld part of NMH, but I believe the complain does not decrease the S/W sales. The only reason the sales is not too high is because it was short, so used game sales are readily available one 2 weeks - 4 weeks after release (in Japan). I have high hopes for this games sales. At least it should break 100K sales in Feb 2008.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
2pilias_simber posted on Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii) at 12:26PM PST on February 19, 2008.@arthurlucena,
Historically, the bulk of sales for a Dragon Quest game come from Japan.
Add to that the fact that Dragon Quest Swords came out in a previous version over there and is not your typical RPG, but is rather an action game and has some pretty big flaws from what I've heard and I wouldn't hold my breath on this one. It will probably get a few sales from those who recognize the Dragon Quest name, or are looking for that Sword Fighting game for their Wii, but I wouldn't expect much more than that.[ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 122 ]
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Read a couple of the previews and reviews on the game. Maybe its not a flaw so much as just lacking in content ala FF:Mystic Quest.