Square Enix has stated that Dragon Quest V, the PlayStation 2 remake, will be released in Japan on March 25, 2004 for 7,800 JPY. The original Dragon Quest V was released in 1992 for the Super FamiCom (Japan). It allowed gamers to have monsters as their allies, and the story spanned over three generations. The title's success in Japan was one of the reasons why Square Enix decided to publish a remake of it for the PlayStation 2. Dragon Quest V will contain complete 3D environments, houses, and monsters. Gamers will also get the opportunity to use a 360 degree camera within houses. The camera will enable them to look at the whole house from top to bottom. The roof and ceilings of each house will become transparent so that gamers can see each floor without having to visit them. In addition, Dragon Quest V will have music from a full orchestra lead by the NHK symphony. This game is sure to fill the gap of Final Fantasy XII whose release date was postponed in Japan to this Summer.
On a final note, GameOnline was able to obtain a few new images from the upcoming PS2 title. To view them, visit the link down below.
Link >> Four new DQ5 images
sifar 2004-07-13 0 comments
At this year's Sony PlayStation Awards, Dragon Quest V obtained the Platinum award for selling between 1 to 2 million units during 2004. The remake was very well recieved in Japan and sold over 700,000 copies in its first day of release. The title sold over 1.5 million copies within its first two weeks and has been the most successful...
sifar 2004-04-08 0 comments
Square Enix announced that it has shipped 1.5 million copies of Dragon Quest V to retailers throughout Japan. Media Create has stated that 1,341,400 of those 1.5 million have been sold so far making the PlayStation 2 remake a very successful title. Previous Dragon Quest remakes have not generated as much in sales numbers. The list below gives you the...
sifar 2004-03-31 0 comments
Square Enix released Dragon Quest V in Japan on March 25, 2004 and has just started a wallpaper present campaign for the title on its official site. Since December 10th of last year, 10 letters were made available at the top of the official site. It is necessary that you rearrange those letters to figure out the password required to...
