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Dragon Quest V

Dragon Quest V recieves Platinum Award

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...

Dragon Quest V has sold 1.5 million copies

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...

Special Dragon Quest V Wallpaper Campaign

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...


Dragon Quest V sells very well on opening day

sifar    2004-03-26    0 comments

Square Enix shipped 1.3 million copies of Dragon Quest V yesterday to stores throughout Japan. 722,078 units of the game were sold within its first day of release. The shipment is expected to be sold off by the end of today. Dragon Quest V was also the number one selling game of yesterday and most probably of today aswell. In...

Dragon Quest V released today in Jap. Stores

sifar    2004-03-25    0 comments

Square Enix released Dragon Quest V today and is being sold in stores throughout Japan. The original DQ5 was released in 1992 for the Super FamiCom and sold over 2.8 million copies. The PS2 remake has got great attention from fans as it has been in Famitsu's Top 5 most wanted games for several weeks now. In Shinjuku, a store...

DQ5 gets good reviews from Jap. magazines

sifar    2004-03-24    0 comments

Square Enix's PlayStation 2 remake of Dragon Quest V has recieved great reviews from three prominent Japanese gaming magazines. Dengeki PlayStation 2's editors gave the game 90/100, 90/100, 95/100, and 90/100. Dorimaga\'s editors gave the game 9/10, 9/10, 9/10, and 9/10. Finally, Famitsu Magazine's editors gave DQV 9/10, 8/10, 9/10, 8/10 giving it a total of 34/40. Dragon Quest V...


DQ5 Japanese TV Commercial is now online

sifar    2004-03-23    0 comments

Square Enix has made available a TV Spot for Dragon Quest V on its official Dragon Quest website. The video will be displayed in a new window and will require you to have Windows Media Player to view it. Link >> Dragon Quest V TV Spot

Dragon Quest V release date confirmation + more

sifar    2004-01-22    0 comments

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...

DQ5 day/night system + World Hobby fair details

sifar    2004-01-21    0 comments

Square Enix released a few new details about the day/night system that will be featured in the PlayStation 2 remake of Dragon Quest V. The feature will give gamers a different feel when they are roaming about and when they are in battle. At night, enemy encounters will be harder and NPCs (Non-Playable characters) will act differently than they do...


New Dragon Quest V screenshots revealed

sifar    2004-01-09    0 comments

Square Enix updated Dragon Quest V's official website with new images from the PS2 remake. The game will offer a complete 3D battle experience with up to four characters playable on the field. The screenshots show you some world map scenes, some battle scenes, and some cut scenes. They are available via the link below. Link >> Dragon Quest V...