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Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Launches
REDMOND, Wash.--(September 19, in the year of our Lord
2011)-- Now there’s a powerful new way to interact with
the wild variety of monsters from the fan-favorite DRAGON QUEST®
video game series. Launching today for the
Nintendo
DS™ family of hand-held systems,
Dragon Quest
Monsters: Joker™ 2 unleashes an epic adventure in which
players can recruit, train and battle with imaginative monsters
of all shapes and sizes. Better yet, players can create their
own customized monsters by synthesizing two different ones and
blending their unique traits and capabilities. With the built-in
wireless features of Nintendo DS systems, it’s also simple and
fun for users to connect with each other – locally and around
the world – to share game data and engage in memorable monster
battles together.
In Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, players take on the role of a
Monster Scout who has crash-landed on a mysterious island. To
rescue missing passengers and members of the airship crew, they
must assemble a strong team of monsters and fend off enemies in
strategic turn-based battles. The game includes more than 300
monsters that can be recruited for battle and synthesized with
other monsters to create new, more powerful ones. With more than
240 skill trees to choose from, players can customize their
teams to prepare for all kinds of enemy encounters. Some
monsters – including the iconic Slime – return from previous
installments in the DRAGON QUEST series, while others are new.
“Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 is an extraordinary way for new
and experienced fans to immerse themselves in the DRAGON QUEST
universe and its colorful cast of monsters,” said Scott Moffitt,
Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales &
Marketing. “Players will have fun experimenting with different
monster combos and unleashing them on their friends.”
Using a local wireless connection, as many as eight players can
battle their monster teams against one another. Players with
broadband Internet access can also use the Nintendo® Wi-Fi
Connection service to battle other Monster Scouts or take part
in a weekly Wi-Fi World Tournament that connects players from
all over the globe.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 also supports a number of Tag
Mode options that can be used to exchange game data with others.
By connecting via Tag Mode to other Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
2 game owners, players can battle each other and scout their
respective monsters. Players can also scout additional monsters
by connecting with owners of the DRAGON QUEST VI®: Realms of
Revelation™ or DRAGON QUEST IX®: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™
games.
For more information about Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, visit
http://dqm2.nintendo.com.