Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road (ドラゴンクエスト モンスターバトルロード, Doragon Kuesutō Monsutā Batoru Rōdo) is a series of Japanese arcade games based on Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. Players battle monsters and can win real-life cards with monster data imprinted on them.[1] The first game, also titled Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road, was released in 2007 only in Japan, using the Taito Type X2 system. A sequel, Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II Legends, was announced at the 2009 Jump Fiesta in Tokyo,[2] and a third game in the series, Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory, a port of the Legends game, was announced for the Wii in 2010. Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Scanner was scheduled for release in the arcade in 2016.[3]
The games are based around battles with monsters and heroes from the Dragon Quest games. The battles take place in a coliseum and the monsters can be chosen from either the game or cards the player can insert into the machine. The combat is very simple and only uses a two-button system.[4] The machine gives the player a free card at the beginning of a match. These cards can then be used in battle and if the player has one of the rarer cards, a special attack becomes available to be used in battle.
In the Victory game, players must take a photo of their Legends cards with the DSiWare camera or their cell phones, and send it to a virtual album using a separately sold scanning utility. Then, those cards can be used in the Victory game. Cards can also be collected through the game itself. The game added the ability for players to player one-on-one or two-on-two battles, either on the same console or over the internet.[5]
Developmentedit
The original Battle Road was developed by Rocket Studio and released in June 2007, while Legends was released in September 2009. Victory was developed by Eighting and released in July 2010.[5] The series has been described as being inspired by the success of Sega's Love 'N Berry card-driven arcade game, and as being aimed towards young children.[6] For Victory, Square Enix released a special Wii controller to tie in with the game.[7] The controller cost ¥12,800 upon release, or around US$150.[8]
Receptionedit
As of March 2008, Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road had earned ¥4.5 billion.[9] In the following six months, from April to September 2008, the series had contributed additional earnings between ¥1.6 billion and ¥1.7 billion for Square Enix.[10] This is equivalent to a total of $78.2 million in United States dollars,[11] as of September 2008.
As of May 2010, Square Enix had shipped over 200 million player cards for the first two games.[5]Victory sold 136,000 units in its first week, the second-most sold after Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū.[12] By the middle of August, the last week it was in the top ten games sold in Japan, it had sold over 220,000 copies.[13]
Referencesedit
^"Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road". 2007. from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
^Ashcraft, Brian (2008-12-01). "Dragon Quest IX Playable This Month In Tokyo". Kotaku.com. from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
^ENIX, ARMOR PROJECT /BIRD STUDIO / SQUARE. "『ドラゴンクエスト モンスターバトルスキャナー』開発決定のお知らせ | ドラクエ・パラダイス（ドラパラ）". www.dragonquest.jp. from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
^Ricardo Torres (2007). "Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road First Look". from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
^ abcGantayat, Anoop (2010-05-05). "First Look: Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory". IGN. from the original on 2011-02-06. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
^Parish, Jeremy (2008-09-02). . 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
^Turi, Tim (2010-05-12). "Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory Controller More Ridiculous Than Game's Name". Game Informer. from the original on 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
^Gantayat, Anoop (2010-05-11). . IGN. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
^"Outline of Results Briefing" (PDF). Square Enix. May 23, 2008. p. 4. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
^"Outline of Results Briefing by SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS held on November 7, 2008" (PDF). Square-Enix.com. (PDF) from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
^"Currency Conversion". XE.com. from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
^Gantayat, Anoop (2010-07-23). . IGN. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
^Gantayat, Anoop (2010-08-18). . IGN. Archived from the original on 2010-08-22. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
External linksedit
Official website (in Japanese)
November 27, 2023
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Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road ドラゴンクエスト モンスターバトルロード Doragon Kuesutō Monsuta Batoru Rōdo is a series of Japanese arcade games based on Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King Players battle monsters and can win real life cards with monster data imprinted on them 1 The first game also titled Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road was released in 2007 only in Japan using the Taito Type X2 system A sequel Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road II Legends was announced at the 2009 Jump Fiesta in Tokyo 2 and a third game in the series Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road Victory a port of the Legends game was announced for the Wii in 2010 Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road Scanner was scheduled for release in the arcade in 2016 3 Dragon Quest Monster Battle RoadDragon Quest Monster Battle Road logoGenre s Card battle gameDeveloper s Rocket Studio EightingPublisher s Square EnixArtist s Akira ToriyamaComposer s Koichi SugiyamaPlatform s Arcade game WiiOriginal releaseJP June 2007 Battle Road JP September 11 2009 Legends JP July 15 2010 Victory Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay editThe games are based around battles with monsters and heroes from the Dragon Quest games The battles take place in a coliseum and the monsters can be chosen from either the game or cards the player can insert into the machine The combat is very simple and only uses a two button system 4 The machine gives the player a free card at the beginning of a match These cards can then be used in battle and if the player has one of the rarer cards a special attack becomes available to be used in battle In the Victory game players must take a photo of their Legends cards with the DSiWare camera or their cell phones and send it to a virtual album using a separately sold scanning utility Then those cards can be used in the Victory game Cards can also be collected through the game itself The game added the ability for players to player one on one or two on two battles either on the same console or over the internet 5 Development editThe original Battle Road was developed by Rocket Studio and released in June 2007 while Legends was released in September 2009 Victory was developed by Eighting and released in July 2010 5 The series has been described as being inspired by the success of Sega s Love N Berry card driven arcade game and as being aimed towards young children 6 For Victory Square Enix released a special Wii controller to tie in with the game 7 The controller cost 12 800 upon release or around US 150 8 Reception editAs of March 2008 Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road had earned 4 5 billion 9 In the following six months from April to September 2008 the series had contributed additional earnings between 1 6 billion and 1 7 billion for Square Enix 10 This is equivalent to a total of 78 2 million in United States dollars 11 as of September 2008 As of May 2010 Square Enix had shipped over 200 million player cards for the first two games 5 Victory sold 136 000 units in its first week the second most sold after Fire Emblem Shin Monshō no Nazo Hikari to Kage no Eiyu 12 By the middle of August the last week it was in the top ten games sold in Japan it had sold over 220 000 copies 13 References edit Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road 2007 Archived from the original on May 25 2011 Retrieved February 26 2008 Ashcraft Brian 2008 12 01 Dragon Quest IX Playable This Month In Tokyo Kotaku com Archived from the original on 2008 12 10 Retrieved 2009 01 16 ENIX ARMOR PROJECT BIRD STUDIO SQUARE ドラゴンクエスト モンスターバトルスキャナー 開発決定のお知らせ ドラクエ パラダイス ドラパラ www dragonquest jp Archived from the original on 2018 08 16 Retrieved 2015 07 28 Ricardo Torres 2007 Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road First Look Archived from the original on March 6 2009 Retrieved February 27 2008 a b c Gantayat Anoop 2010 05 05 First Look Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory IGN Archived from the original on 2011 02 06 Retrieved 2011 03 11 Parish Jeremy 2008 09 02 Dragon Quest Ye Complete Dragonography 1UP com Archived from the original on 2011 06 29 Retrieved 2011 03 11 Turi Tim 2010 05 12 Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory Controller More Ridiculous Than Game s Name Game Informer Archived from the original on 2019 08 30 Retrieved 2011 03 11 Gantayat Anoop 2010 05 11 The Wii Controller You ll Never Get IGN Archived from the original on 2010 05 14 Retrieved 2011 03 11 Outline of Results Briefing PDF Square Enix May 23 2008 p 4 Retrieved 18 May 2012 Outline of Results Briefing by SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS held on November 7 2008 PDF Square Enix com Archived PDF from the original on 2015 03 21 Retrieved 2008 12 20 Currency Conversion XE com Archived from the original on 12 April 2021 Retrieved 13 April 2012 Gantayat Anoop 2010 07 23 Fire Emblem DS Top the Charts in Japan IGN Archived from the original on 2010 07 27 Retrieved 2011 03 11 Gantayat Anoop 2010 08 18 Wii Party Sees Summer Sales Surge in Japan IGN Archived from the original on 2010 08 22 Retrieved 2011 03 11 External links editOfficial website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road amp oldid 1160344313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
