Product Description

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen And The Tower Of Mirrors, available exclusively on Wii, is an action-packed Virtual Experience where the player becomes the hero of the story. As the hero, the player must use the Wii controller to control their legendary sword, and fight off horde after horde of monsters. Slice at enemies, parry with your shield and block attacks to launch powerful counter-combos!

In the town at the foot of Avalonia Castle, a young man enjoys a peaceful life with his father. That young man is you. It is your sixteenth birthday at last, and time to take the Walk of the Worthy, the trial of strength which all young Avalonian males must undergo upon coming of age. You will need to put all of your training in the ways of the sword into practice if you are to pass the test, and take your rightful place amongst Avalonia's warriors. Should you succeed - who knows what adventures await you!

• The first Dragon Quest title to be developed exclusively for Wii
• Use the Wii Remote as your legendary sword! Immerse yourself fully in the action as you slice at the enemy!
• Explore a rich, vibrant 3D world in first-person perspective
• Engage a variety of diverse and colourful enemies, who are brought to life with detailed animation and graphic
• Series creator Yuji Horii, legendary manga artist Akira Toriyama and renowned composer Koichi Sugiyama, team up once again to create an unforgettable gaming experience
• Become the hero in a dramatic storyline that is suitable for all
• Beautiful audio score fully immerses you into the world of Dragon Quest
• New international version includes revised gameplay offering a more intense and challenging experience

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1827 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Square Enix
• Released on: 2008-05-09
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Dimensions: .36 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

DRAGON QUEST SWORDS: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, available exclusively on Wii, is an action-packed Virtual Experience where the player becomes the hero of the story. As the hero, the player must use the Wii controller to control their legendary sword, and fight off horde after horde of monsters. Slice at enemies, parry with your shield and block attacks to launch powerful counter-combos!

In the town at the foot of Avalonia Castle, a young man enjoys a peaceful life with his father. That young man is you. It is your sixteenth birthday at last, and time to take the Walk of the Worthy, the trial of strength which all young Avalonian males must undergo upon coming of age.

You will need to put all of your training in the ways of the sword into practice if you are to pass the test, and take your rightful place amongst Avalonia's warriors. Should you succeed - who knows what adventures await you!

Customer Reviews

Mixed feelings. Does what it says on the tin but SHALLOW.
It feels like a game which attempted to take advantage of Wii controls, and in doing so the production time went past and they had to release it. It's very shallow.

The game itself works. The game is on rail and story advances linearly, with monsters popping up here and there. Slashing is fun and especially if you like the world of Dragon Quest and its monsters, you will likely cry in joy seeing the monsters move around with vigor. There is something beautiful about that. The world also feels cosy and being in the middle of it is enjoyable.

The trouble is, that's where it stops. It's too much of an arcade game considering it's Dragon Quest.

It being a "Dragon Quest" franchise might draw you in, but it lacks depth, so don't expect too much. I think very young kids might enjoy it as the slashing in battles is fun and Wii remove is very functional, but that alone doesn't have enough appeal to hold you for long enough if you are a mature player. Also the game is pretty short - I spent only around 9 to 10 hours completing it.

Overall, I'm giving this 4 stars because I've read a lot about what devs went through to invent this for Wii and how much effort they made to program it. It is a good arcade game in its own right and it does what it says on the tin. It's just a shame that they ruthlessly slapped the "dragon quest" brand on it. Not only it's misleading, it dilutes the prestigious "Dragon Quest" brand. If I didn't know about the development process, I would likely have given it 3 stars, so bear that in mind - I'm rating this in context.

The battle engine is good, so I'm hoping that they will keep it and reuse the code to make a more full scale adventure game with deep story. Nice try devs, try again!

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors 3/5
Plot: Not really a plot that makes you want to keep playing to find out what comes next but still not terrible enough that its not worth playing. I think the story would of been fine it they had of just made the characters a bit more likeable.

Graphics: Basic. Looks a bit like a DS game but i dont really think great graphics are needed to play this.

Sound: Not much to say on this other then sometimes when you kill something the things your companion says does get a bit annoying after they have said that same comment for the past 10 times.

Controls: For me what gave this game a decent amount of stars were the controls. Basic but fun none the less. I thought it was good they brought in all the wii controller had to offer. However, i would of liked to of seen the nunchuk used for the moving around of the character rather then the arrows on thw wii controller as this sometimes made it a bit awkward to move.

Overall: Nothing amazing but still worth playing. It has enough to make you want to play it but could still do with a couple of things having a bit more depth.

Wii fun
This is one of my first Wii games. I love the hack'n'slash nature of it, it uses the Wii remote to full advantage.

It's good fun but I admit it can get a bit tedious. The most I can stand is about an hour at a time, then my arm starts to hurt from the exertion.

I thought my children would like this, but so far they've not tried to play it.

One for dad's rather than lads perhaps?