Back مسعى التنين 8 Arabic دراجون كويسانت ڤي: چورنى اوف ث كورسيد كينج ARZ Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King Catalan Dragon Quest VIII German Dragon Quest VIII: El periplo del Rey Maldito Spanish دراگون کوئست ۸ FA Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Finnish Dragon Quest : L'Odyssée du roi maudit French Dragon Quest VIII: L'odissea del re maledetto Italian ドラゴンクエストVIII 空と海と大地と呪われし姫君 Japanese
| Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | |
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 North American PlayStation 2 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Level-5[a] |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix[b] |
| Director(s) | Akihiro Hino |
| Producer(s) |
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| Designer(s) | Yuji Horii |
| Programmer(s) | Yasuhiro Akasaka |
| Artist(s) |
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| Writer(s) |
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| Composer(s) | Koichi Sugiyama |
| Series | Dragon Quest |
| Engine | Unity (Android/iOS) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[c] is a role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan in 2004, in North America in 2005, and in PAL regions in 2006.[9] It is the eighth installment of the Dragon Quest series and it is the first English version of a Dragon Quest game to drop the Dragon Warrior title.[10] A version of the game for Android and iOS was released in Japan in 2013[4] and worldwide in 2014,[2][3] with a version for Nintendo 3DS releasing later in 2015 in Japan and 2017 globally.
Dragon Quest VIII uses cel shading for the characters and scenery and is the first game in the series to have fully 3D environments and character models.[11] The game retains most of the series' role-playing game elements, such as turn-based combat and the experience level system. Dragon Quest VIII follows the silent protagonist and his party of allies as they journey towards the goal of defeating the wicked Dhoulmagus, who cursed the kingdom of Trodain and its people. Dragon Quest VIII was a critical and commercial success, later being released under the Sony Greatest Hits brand.
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- ^ a b "SQUARE ENIX will release DRAGON QUEST VIII for iOS and Android on December 12, 2013 in Japan (For Japan)" (in Japanese). Square Enix. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^ "The New Year Brings a New World to Save When DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Releases for Nintendo 3DS on Jan. 20". Business Wire (Press release). Nintendo of America, Inc. November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 13, 2015). "Dragon Quest 8 coming to Nintendo 3DS". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ^ "DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King releases for Nintendo 3DS on January 20th 2017". Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "The New Year brings a new (DRAGON) quest, on 21st January 2017!". Nintendo Australia Pty. Ltd. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ Jenkins, David (April 23, 2009). "Square Enix Releases Tomb Raider, Dragon Quest Sales Data". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ Onyett, Charles (May 19, 2005). "E3 2005: Interview with Yuji Horii". IGN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "Dragon Quest VIII at GameRankings.com". 2007. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
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