Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (Nintendo DS)

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Description

In Monsters: Joker, you play an aspiring monster tournament competitor. The goal is to recruit and train a team of monsters powerful enough to win the Monster Tournament of the Granpool Archipelago.

The game uses the same combat engine as Dragon Quest VIII, turn-based where commands are issued, and then the game shows the results in 3D.

There are many monsters spread over 8 families so it is up to the player to find a combination that takes into account the strengths and weaknesses of the monsters. The player's character also doesn't fight directly in the battles, but aids the monster team with potions and other power ups.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is also used to fight a battle vs AI opponents ranked similar to the players monsters, however this can only be done once per day so the daily rewards aren't over collected.

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Alternate Titles

• "DQM: Dragon Quest Monsters Joker" -- European DS title
• "ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ ジョーカー" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Dragon Warrior / Dragon Quest universe
• Gameplay feature: Creature breeding / fusion
• Gameplay feature: Monster capture / training

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Critic Reviews

Game Informer Magazine	Dec, 2007	8.25 out of 10	82
RPG Kingdom	Apr 09, 2007	16 out of 20	80
GameSpy	Nov 09, 2007		80
IGN	Nov 06, 2007	7.9 out of 10	79
1UP	Nov 06, 2007	B	75
GameSpot	Nov 16, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
Jeuxvideo.com	Mar 18, 2008	14 out of 20	70
Legendra	Nov 30, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Pixel-Heroes.de	Jan 18, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Mar 12, 2008	7 out of 10	70

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