Japan Game Awards 2008 ::: AWARDED GAMES - Games of the Year Division ::: Details
General Description
| Title | DRAGON QUEST IV The Chapters of the Chosen |
|---|---|
| Release | Nov 22, 2007 |
| Price | 5,490 yen (tax included) |
| Platform | NintendoDS, NintendoDS lite |
| Distributor | SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. |
| Publisher | SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. |
| Developer | ArtePiazza |
| URL | http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest/4to6/ |
| Copyright | (C)2007 ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/ARTEPIAZZA/SQUARE ENIX All
Rights Reserved. (C)KOICHI SUGIYAMA |
A Reason to be selected
Skillfully remade a popular work by plentiful story development and one and only game system of DS.
This prize had been received because of the evaluation of high completeness as RPG.
Work Introduction
[Dragon Quest IV The Chapters of the Chosen] which became the first "the sky" series that appears in Nintendo DS. The original work of Family Computer version has been released in 1990, and the magnificent story spun in an omnibus style consisting of all 5 chapters added a new page to the history of "Dragon Quest" in the series.
Individual fellows who develop exciting adventures in each chapter, the horse carriage system that travel with them, and to fight with self-will AI battle were very popular, so Play Station version has released in 2001.
This product which has been released last year, you can have an adventure at top and bottom of two screens in the 3D world spreading out and it's able to turn 360 degrees viewpoint in a town and the dungeon. Like coping with [passing each other communication], the element only by Nintendo DS version has been added as well.
The story of a brave man and 7 fellows moves the stage of the adventure to Nintendo DS, and it is composed newly after time of ten several years by an original edition.
Comment of the game producer
Thank you very much for choosing me as an excellent prize of Japan Game Grand Prix 2008. Even it's been already 18 years since the first Family Computer version, I am glad that it is still played by a lot of people by Nintendo DS today.
At the time when Family Computer version was released, there were arguments both for and against the measure in the story that the scenario of the omnibus style and an individual character played an active part as a chief character, but the personality of the character came to be demanded from a game, and I think now it adversely became the work which all could enjoy.
This year, a sequel of [Dragon Quest V] by Nintendo DS has released, this is one of my favorite works. I hope all of you can enjoy this as [Dragon Quest IV].
Scenario & Game Design : Yuji Horii
