- Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon
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Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon 
Developer(s) Cavia Publisher(s) Square Enix Designer(s) Yūji Horii Artist(s) Akira Toriyama Composer(s) Koichi Sugiyama Series Mystery Dungeon, Dragon Quest Platform(s) PlayStation 2 Release date(s) - JP April 20, 2006
Genre(s) Action role-playing game,
RoguelikeMode(s) Single-player Rating(s) - CERO: All ages
Media/distribution DVD-ROM Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon (ドラゴンクェスト 少年ヤンガスと不思議のダンジョン lit. "Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon") is a prequel/spin-off to Dragon Quest VIII, starring the character Yangus as a child.
It is part of the Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. This game is another Dragon Quest spin-off game in the Mysterious Dungeon series.
Contents
Gameplay
Characters
- Yangus, the protagonist. He is a 12 year old boy who would become the ex-thief character from Dragon Quest VIII.
- Gerda, known in non-Japanese language versions as Red. In Dragon Quest VIII it is stated that she and Yangus had a relationship, which is explored in this game.
- Poppy, a young kid who helps Yangus in his adventure, taking care of captured monsters. He is local to Pottal Land, the world where the story is developed.
- Morrie, the monster master from Dragon Quest VIII. He introduces Yangus to monster breeding.
- Torneko, the merchant from Dragon Warrior IV. He trains Yangus at the beginning of the game, and then opens a shop in Pottal Land.
- Yanpa, Yangus's father and leader of a group of thieves. He owns the magic pot that is home to the world of Pottal Land.
Reception
The game has sold 301,755 copies in Japan to date.[1] Famitsu magazine scored the game a high 35 out of 40.[2]
References
- ^ "Famitsu PS2 software sales through week 464 Week of 2009-01-12". Garaph.com. http://garaph.info/software.php?platform=PS2. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ Brownell, Richard (April 27, 2006). "News - Latest Famitsu review scores (week of April 19th)". GamesAreFun.com. http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=6259. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
External links
- Official Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon website (Japanese)
- Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon at GameFAQs
Dragon Quest / Dragon Warrior series Main series Spinoff titles Kenshin • Swords • Monster Battle RoadSlime titlesShōgeki no Shippo Dan • Rocket SlimeTorneko no Daibōken • The Last Hope • Torneko 3 • Shōnen YangusAnime and manga Characters Creators Yuji Horii • Koichi Sugiyama • Akira ToriyamaRelated companies Media • Gameplay (Character classes)Mystery Dungeon series Torneko no Daibōken Shiren the Wanderer Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer • Fūrai no Shiren 2 • Shiren the WandererChocobo's Dungeon Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Other The Nightmare of Druaga • Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no DungeonCategories:- 2006 video games
- Cavia (company) games
- Dragon Quest games
- Japan-exclusive video games
- PlayStation 2 games
- PlayStation 2-only games
- Video game prequels
- Role-playing video game stubs
- Square Enix stubs
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