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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Also known as: Dragon Quest VIII [UK]

A timeless role playing adventure truly in the classic vein, yet contemporary enough to be worth your time.

Available on: PS2
Genre: Role Playing
Release date: Nov 15, 2005
Published by: Square Enix
Developed by: Level-5
Designer: Yuji Horii
Features: Widescreen
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Screenshots updated Mar 15, 2006
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It sounds cliché, but the Dragon Quest, however, is actually big in Japan. So big, in fact, that its sales eclipse even those of Square Enix's mighty Final Fantasy series, buoyed by mobs of rabid fans who made Dragon Quest VII the best-selling PlayStation game of all time. So far, in the US, things haven't been quite so rosy. If Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King doesn't break that slump, nothing will. In a series first, it manages to combine genuinely awesome graphics with ...
ESRB Rating
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is rated:
Teen
Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, Language, Simulated Gambling, Suggestive Themes