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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 is a turn-based Action Role-playing game for Nintendo DS in which players seek to become a champion monster scout. As with the original game in the Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker series, players must scout for and collect monster to become part of their team that they will in turn use in battle against other teams. Features include: 300+ available monsters, the ability to level up monster's skills and abilities, the ability to share data with other players within Tag Mode and multiplayer battles both locally and via a Nintendo wireless connection.
Wield the power of monsters as a great monster scout.
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A Monster Scouting Report
To gain strength through monsters is the key to success in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. Playing as Monster Scouts, you can recruit wild monsters to build a team and battle against other players in dynamic turn-based role-playing game action. Each year, monster scouts from around the world gather to compete for the title of world's greatest scout. Players crash-land on a mysterious island after their airship is struck by lightning. They must rescue their missing passengers and crew members by fighting various enemies using their own monster parties. The only way off the island is to solve its many mysteries.
Key Game Features
- Become the world's greatest Monster Scout in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, a spinoff of the fan-favorite Dragon Quest core series. Players scout and collect monsters in order to build a team to battle enemies.
- When a player's party encounters other monsters in a battle, they can try to recruit those monsters with their scouting skills. A meter on the top screen indicates the chance that players can scout a monster. The higher the number, the higher the chance the monster will join a player’s party.
- More than 300 different monsters are available to scout and synthesize. By synthesizing two different monsters, players can create new, more powerful monsters. These monsters can be customized using more than 240 skill trees. Some monsters return from previous Dragon Quest games, while others are new.
- In battles, monsters level up to learn new skills and become more powerful.
- Players can battle their monster teams against one another using a local wireless connection. Or, using a broadband Internet connection, they can connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to battle against other players.
- The Wi-Fi World Tournament lets players battle against other monster teams around the world.
- The game supports a variety of Tag Mode options that let players connect and share data with others:
- Players who connect via Tag Mode with owners of Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation or Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies can scout monsters from those games.
- Players who connect via Tag Mode with other Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 players can battle against them and have a chance to scout their monsters without affecting their games.
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Product Description
Prepare yourself for the first official championship tournament, Great Masters' GP! With the regionals wrapped up, it is time to decide who stands at the very top and deserves to be crowned champ! This is the sequel to Square Enix's blockbuster spin-off in the Dragon Quest realm. The follow-up promises over 300 monsters available to collect, raise and combine. To go along with this massive number of creatures to collect and train, players can also go online for multiplayer combat in addition to exploring the world via the single player quest.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The original DQM: Joker was a fun monster hunting game, but a bit a flawed. The sequel addresses virtually every problem of its predecessor and adds several new features that really make this an impressive game. The only real complaint I had was the graphics. While they were a step up from DQM: Joker they still felt a big step backwards from Dragon Quest IX. The pacing also feels a little slow at time too, though not as bad as it was in DQM: Joker. Those are minor gripes though and any Dragon Quest fan will be happy with this game.
As far as what's new, the biggest change in the game is in regards to your party of monsters. Traditionally monsters parties consisted of three different monsters. Now you have 3 available slots that can be taken up by 3 regular sized monsters, or a combination of larger sized monsters. These larger monsters can take up 2 or all 3 slot, and usually are significantly stronger than other monsters available to the player at that time. It changes up a player's strategy, since the team is now smaller, but they provides extra tactical advantages and are almost always a benefit.
But what really makes DQM: Joker 2 shine is all of the small changes to the game. Many monsters now have special passive attributes. A poisonous Bubble Slime may poison an attack simply by being attacked. Others might automatical heal or increase a teammate's tension/psyche level. Outside of combat the environments/hunting grounds got an extra level of realism. In addition to the day/night cycle there is also a chance of inclement weather that usually brings out stronger monsters and can also allow players to enter areas that were previously unavailable. Also, monsters don't just aimlessly wander; sometimes you'll see a couple monsters fighting one another, a frustrated Golem will punch at a wall, a Great Sabrecat and her cubs will be seen sitting around a dead snack. None of these things change the core experience, but it's a nice switch from monsters that just walk in circles until they decide to close in on you.
Overall, it's a great game and will provide at least 30 hours for the player who wants to just breeze straight through. For those who want to spend more time in online combat with friends or try to hunt down as many monster as possible it's easily to play for dozens of hours more.
As far as what's new, the biggest change in the game is in regards to your party of monsters. Traditionally monsters parties consisted of three different monsters. Now you have 3 available slots that can be taken up by 3 regular sized monsters, or a combination of larger sized monsters. These larger monsters can take up 2 or all 3 slot, and usually are significantly stronger than other monsters available to the player at that time. It changes up a player's strategy, since the team is now smaller, but they provides extra tactical advantages and are almost always a benefit.
But what really makes DQM: Joker 2 shine is all of the small changes to the game. Many monsters now have special passive attributes. A poisonous Bubble Slime may poison an attack simply by being attacked. Others might automatical heal or increase a teammate's tension/psyche level. Outside of combat the environments/hunting grounds got an extra level of realism. In addition to the day/night cycle there is also a chance of inclement weather that usually brings out stronger monsters and can also allow players to enter areas that were previously unavailable. Also, monsters don't just aimlessly wander; sometimes you'll see a couple monsters fighting one another, a frustrated Golem will punch at a wall, a Great Sabrecat and her cubs will be seen sitting around a dead snack. None of these things change the core experience, but it's a nice switch from monsters that just walk in circles until they decide to close in on you.
Overall, it's a great game and will provide at least 30 hours for the player who wants to just breeze straight through. For those who want to spend more time in online combat with friends or try to hunt down as many monster as possible it's easily to play for dozens of hours more.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
To call DQMJ2 short isn't correct. But the ending of the game leaves much to be desired. You feel like you spend time building up your team in preparation to become a champion and explore the world. The reality is not exactly that.
I felt let down by the world and the overall story of the game. Without getting spoilers involved I'll end there and say the reason DQMJ2 gets a 3 star is in fun and mechanics of the game itself. Once you start the game you really can't put it down, you always want to tweak and synthesize your team and constantly seek out newer and more powerful monsters.
If you come from a pokemon background and collecting is your goal, the game will not disappoint. If you come from a JRPG background than the story and world will.
I felt let down by the world and the overall story of the game. Without getting spoilers involved I'll end there and say the reason DQMJ2 gets a 3 star is in fun and mechanics of the game itself. Once you start the game you really can't put it down, you always want to tweak and synthesize your team and constantly seek out newer and more powerful monsters.
If you come from a pokemon background and collecting is your goal, the game will not disappoint. If you come from a JRPG background than the story and world will.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Brandon L
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Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's hard to make a review for this game being my expectations were much different than what was delivered. In some ways I feel the game designers did an excellent job, and in others I wish they would have thrown whatever plans they had and made a DQM 1.7 release copying the format of the previous title.
Why? Because DQM Joker 2 just doesn't have the laid back feel of the previous title. Without giving away too much of the story line, you are relatively stranded and unlock regions to search as you go. Some areas feel much less creative, and going to regions feels "game-like" if you understand what I mean. Rather than having an intuitive reason behind travel, a menu like screen with a map pops up and asks you to click which area you would like to travel to, instead of having certain docks that bring you to certain regions as in the last game.
Edit: Even traveling inside of a map feels very game-like which aids to remove the player from having an emotional response to the game play. This is done by creating small areas with warp like exits that seem clearly navigable. The gameplay generally goes according to the paradigm: Walk around in small area, warp through a clearly navigable area, reappear in new area and repeat. There are some new things like climbing up extensively high walls and slowly walking across a narrow ridge against a cliff wall, both of which the designers tediously overuse. ***This paragraph is to contrast with relative inclusion of an actual island that is completely and entirely explorable and which uses warps only when traveling into a cave. This game uses warps excessively to the point that you no longer feel like an explorer, or an adventurer, but rather just a dude who must go through an island that is connected through strange and arbitrary lines of imagination. I may be going completely out on my own limb here, but I consider that a complete downgrade in comparison to the previous title. Oh, sorry, I have to stop rambling and warp, because we couldn't just connect our island. . .
The music is really great and enjoyable in some areas, and in others it just seems annoying and not very enjoyable to listen to. (This, of course, is slightly preferential)
The graphics are improved only slightly. But the graphics of the previous title were good enough for me.
The challenges that each place presents is less strategic and more based upon weather. Rather than lowering that bridge by going through a maze of monsters and various challenges in order to access a faster route inside the specific region, weather conditions will do this for you, such as rain breaking a branch down that will allow you to pass.
There are giant monsters in this game, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are extremely strong towards the end game, some of them may be only rank D, while others can be much higher. This changes how many monsters can be on a team at once because giants can take up to 2 or 3 slots.
The environments are semi-realistic. You will find birds protecting their eggs, lion-like monsters protecting lion-like cubs and so on, but in the end, you will still see some birds that fly into the wall as their heads go right through, or the occasional monster that you walk straight into and somehow dodge.
Are you a DQM Joker fan looking for the sequel? Don't expect the same game type as the last.
DQMJ2 Graphics 8/10 These are pretty good, but don't expect too much.
Presentation 7/10 A selection menu for travel? Really? I had hoped for something a little more intuitive. . .
Lasting appeal 7/10 Some sections you may want to revisit, while others are headache inducing and completely annoying
Music 6-7/10 Most of the music is fitting to the area, which means I very much dislike quite a few of the areas.
Customization 10/10 I don't think anyone will be disappointed with the sheer amount of customization this game has to offer, and if you can do/figure it out without a guide book, all the better for you.
Overall, this game does not seem like a nostalgic release with upgrades to the previous title, but a completely different style of game with much less overall, and much more annoying storyline.
I personally recommend the previous title, but if you have to have the best, newest version, then I suppose you should try this one out too.
Why? Because DQM Joker 2 just doesn't have the laid back feel of the previous title. Without giving away too much of the story line, you are relatively stranded and unlock regions to search as you go. Some areas feel much less creative, and going to regions feels "game-like" if you understand what I mean. Rather than having an intuitive reason behind travel, a menu like screen with a map pops up and asks you to click which area you would like to travel to, instead of having certain docks that bring you to certain regions as in the last game.
Edit: Even traveling inside of a map feels very game-like which aids to remove the player from having an emotional response to the game play. This is done by creating small areas with warp like exits that seem clearly navigable. The gameplay generally goes according to the paradigm: Walk around in small area, warp through a clearly navigable area, reappear in new area and repeat. There are some new things like climbing up extensively high walls and slowly walking across a narrow ridge against a cliff wall, both of which the designers tediously overuse. ***This paragraph is to contrast with relative inclusion of an actual island that is completely and entirely explorable and which uses warps only when traveling into a cave. This game uses warps excessively to the point that you no longer feel like an explorer, or an adventurer, but rather just a dude who must go through an island that is connected through strange and arbitrary lines of imagination. I may be going completely out on my own limb here, but I consider that a complete downgrade in comparison to the previous title. Oh, sorry, I have to stop rambling and warp, because we couldn't just connect our island. . .
The music is really great and enjoyable in some areas, and in others it just seems annoying and not very enjoyable to listen to. (This, of course, is slightly preferential)
The graphics are improved only slightly. But the graphics of the previous title were good enough for me.
The challenges that each place presents is less strategic and more based upon weather. Rather than lowering that bridge by going through a maze of monsters and various challenges in order to access a faster route inside the specific region, weather conditions will do this for you, such as rain breaking a branch down that will allow you to pass.
There are giant monsters in this game, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are extremely strong towards the end game, some of them may be only rank D, while others can be much higher. This changes how many monsters can be on a team at once because giants can take up to 2 or 3 slots.
The environments are semi-realistic. You will find birds protecting their eggs, lion-like monsters protecting lion-like cubs and so on, but in the end, you will still see some birds that fly into the wall as their heads go right through, or the occasional monster that you walk straight into and somehow dodge.
Are you a DQM Joker fan looking for the sequel? Don't expect the same game type as the last.
DQMJ2 Graphics 8/10 These are pretty good, but don't expect too much.
Presentation 7/10 A selection menu for travel? Really? I had hoped for something a little more intuitive. . .
Lasting appeal 7/10 Some sections you may want to revisit, while others are headache inducing and completely annoying
Music 6-7/10 Most of the music is fitting to the area, which means I very much dislike quite a few of the areas.
Customization 10/10 I don't think anyone will be disappointed with the sheer amount of customization this game has to offer, and if you can do/figure it out without a guide book, all the better for you.
Overall, this game does not seem like a nostalgic release with upgrades to the previous title, but a completely different style of game with much less overall, and much more annoying storyline.
I personally recommend the previous title, but if you have to have the best, newest version, then I suppose you should try this one out too.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game
Pros: you get to synthesize creatures, gain experience when you beat the game.
Cons: very easy bosses, little time to beat the game and 2-3 spots used for bug monsters. Read more
Cons: very easy bosses, little time to beat the game and 2-3 spots used for bug monsters. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Douglas Quaid
3.0 out of 5 stars
1 was better
DQM2 is kind of cheap. In order to access the other areas and get more monsters you have to beat the game twice. Not only that there are size restrictions. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Brian E. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
I play this more than any of my 3DS games
This game impressed me. I looked at reviews, I looked at gameplay videos, I did my research, and still, I was not ready for this game to absorb so much time from me. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Justin
5.0 out of 5 stars
excelent
came well ahead of Christmas, so order was received very quickly and was well packaged. gave it to my son, who was very well pleased with it, so I,as his mother, was likewise very... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Celia Knutson
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best DS RPGs this side of the globe
This game takes everyone's(that is, everyone who's played a Dragon Quest game and liked it) favorite monsters and allows you to catch, fuse, and fight them. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Chris Rios
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Game
This game is a fantastic alternative to monster catching games like Pokemon. It has real connection to Joker 1, so feel free to jump in without playing that one. Read more
Published 5 months ago by frank
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Satisfied
I bought this for my 15 year old son, and ever since he got it, he can't seem to put it down. Need I say more?
Published 5 months ago by Richard Hugo Stephens
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic game
Fantastic game. Bigger and better than the first. You'll get 20-40 hours out of the storyline, and hundreds of hours if you want to capture / breed / fight all monsters. Read more
Published 7 months ago by munyuk
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of monsters to catch
This game is not Pokemon but it doesn't need to be! Graphics are very nice on this game. Very addicting.
Published 10 months ago by Japorean
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good graphics, entertaining.
Graphics are good, entertaining plot, keeps my daughter engaged. Increasingly difficult levels are just right for young players. Have not detected any flaws. Good buy!
Published 11 months ago by Claudio B. Isasi
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