Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

This product is also called Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi in Japan.

Background

Poor King Trode has been turned into a troll, his daughter Princess Medea into a horse and his subjects into brambles. His kingdom, Trodain, is frozen in time.

The story begins as you, the hero (one of the King's guards), and your eccentric band King Trode, the Princess and a reformed bandit named Yangus arrive at the town of Farebury in search of an evil jester named Dhoulmagus. He is the madman responsible for stealing a forbidden sceptre from King Trode's castle and cursing the whole kingdom. Now he roams the land killing innocent victims.

United by a common goal, characters Jessica and Angelo join the party on a quest to bring the devilish Dhoulmagus to justice.

Features

• Intuitive game balance makes this title easy to pick up, allowing rapid engagement with the story and environment.
  
  
• Freedom to go anywhere the eye can see in a huge, seamless and colorful world.
  
  
• Battle against a wide variety of weird and wonderful monsters.
  
  
• Party members deploy spectacular attacks and spells in stunning 3D.
  
  
• Individual party members' behavior can be customized for optimal battle performance.
  
  
• Time passes from day to night revealing an entirely different side to towns and dungeons.
  
  
• All of your attacks are selected in battle, before anyone does anything.

Hardware Requirements

1 player maximum
8MB PS2 Memory Card required to save
Saves; 178 KB minimum
Analog Control Compatible: analog sticks only
Vibration Function Compatible

International release dates:
Europe: Apr 13, 06
Japan: Nov 27, 04
Australia: Mar 12, 06

Official URL

Official Site