Blue Dragon
Developer(s)	Mistwalker, Artoon
Publisher(s)	Microsoft Game Studios
Designer(s)	Hironobu Sakaguchi (game producer, scenario writer) Akira Toriyama (character designer) Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Release date	JP December 7, 2006 TW May 22, 2007 EU August 24, 2007 NA August 28, 2007 AU August 30, 2007[1]
Genre(s)	Turn-Based Role-Playing Game
Mode(s)	Single player, Xbox Live
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (13+)[citation needed] CERO: A PEGI: 12+ OFLC (AU): PG
Media	3 × DVD-DL

Blue Dragon (ブルードラゴン, Burū Doragon^?) is a console role-playing game for the Xbox 360 video game console. It was released in Japan on December 7, 2006, in the EU on August 24, 2007 and in the US on August 28, 2007. Developed by Mistwalker and Artoon and published by Microsoft Game Studios, it is based on a design by Final Fantasy series originator Hironobu Sakaguchi, who also supervised development and wrote the scenario. The game is the first Xbox 360 title to ship on 3 DVDs and was the longest Xbox 360 game, until Lost Odyssey came out with 4 DVDs. Blue Dragon is a 2006 video game for for the Xbox 360. ... Image File history File links Blue_Dragon. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Mistwalker ) is a Japanese video game development studio started by Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of the popular Final Fantasy series) in 2004 with the financial backing of Microsoft. ... 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Plot

Every 2 years for the past ten years, purple clouds have mysteriously appeared in the sky, signalling misfortune and disaster for people across the world.

After years of torment at the hands of a "land shark" which ravages their village each time the clouds appear, youths Shu, Kluke, and Jiro hatch a plan to fight back against the monstrous fiend. However, in the course of attempting to stop it, they discover it is not a creature at all, but rather a strange machine. After scuffling with the trio, it leaves the village and eventually takes flight, returning to a mother ship high in the purple clouds, taking the three heroes with it. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

At the mother ship, they are subjected to constant attacks from metal soldiers. Exploring further, they encounter the ship's captain, an ancient man named Nene. Revealing that he has been behind the yearly attacks on the village, Nene apparently delights in the anguish he causes. Shu and the others are outraged and attempt to defeat him in combat, but he easily defeats them. After barely escaping to a nearby hangar, the three discover a smaller ship docked within, but lack the necessary skills to pilot it. At this point, three small spheres of light appear, and a disembodied female voice instructs them to swallow the spheres in order to gain both power and the ability to pilot the craft. The three youngsters do so, and immediately find that their shadows have grown into monsters; Kluke's becomes a blue phoenix, Jiro's a blue minotaur, and Shu's a blue dragon. They then hastily make their escape aboard the smaller ship, exercising sufficient flying ability to get them down to the ground before it crashes. For other mythic firebirds, see Fire bird (mythology). ... This article is about the mythological monster. ... For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation). ...

Following their escape from Nene's air fortress, the heroes (and several others who join with them) gradually traverse and explore the continent. In the process of doing so, they encounter other people from others towns that have also fallen victim to the purple clouds in one form or another. Struck by the injustice and harm that has been inflicted, they decide that they must stop Nene from continuing to bring ruin upon their world.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Blue Dragon is somewhat more traditional than many modern console role-playing games, and the feel of the game compliments it by being relatively lighthearted. The game world consists of a relatively standard mix of towns and dungeon-like areas, with the former having places to rest and purchase items, while the latter contain numerous foes to be defeated. Shortly after the beginning sections of the game, players gain the ability to "warp" to locations which they have previously visited, greatly reducing the amount of time spent wandering on foot. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Shadows

The core mechanic in Blue Dragon is the use of magical blue shadows, with each player character having a distinct shadow modeled after a creature. The shadows are what empower the characters, allowing them to attack with great strength and to use magic. Each shadow can be assigned to a single character class (from a number of such classes) at a time, taking on the attributes and abilities of that class. Class levels or "ranks" are earned only for the active class, but players are free to change classes at any time except in combat, so shadows can be customized to achieve the desired combination. Shadows on pavement A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. ... This article is about a concept in role-playing games. ...

As shadows increase in rank in a given class, they learn new skills, which can then be assigned to a limited number of skills slots. Shadows can assign learned skills regardless of current class, so if, for example, a shadow is currently set to be an "Assassin", but has previously learned the ability to cast "Barrier Magic" while acting as a member of that class, the "Barrier Magic" skill can be set as an active skill. This allows mixing or hybridization, with the player able to pick and choose from among the skills known to a given shadow.

Exploration

During exploration both on the world map and within locations, the game doesn't rely on random encounters, but instead allows one to see (and potentially avoid) enemies in advance. In some cases, specific foes will block a path or desired treasure chest and must be defeated to proceed. Other foes will pursue the player characters once spotted, but can be lost if one flees far enough away. Frequently, a single enemy or monster displayed on the screen actually represents a number of different foes (of potentially different types).

Combat begins somewhat differently depending on how the player avatar makes contact with the monster. If the avatar strikes an enemy from behind, a "Back Attack" is initiated. Similarly, if the avatar is struck from behind, an unfavorable "Surprise Attack" occurs. Players can also choose to fight several groups of monsters at once, with each combat taking place immediately after the previous one. This is encouraged by awarding bonuses to the player after successfully defeating groups of monsters. In rare cases, two groups of monsters may be bitter enemies, in which case a "Monster Fight" will occur, with both monster groups appearing at once in a battle against each other.

Combat

Although combat in the game follows a strictly turn-based formula, it does make use of an initiative system, requiring careful planning in order to maximize the effectiveness of one's actions. Turn order is calculated based on speed (agility), but characters are allowed to take multiple turns before enemies can act if they are sufficiently quick. Different actions take different periods of time, so the turn order is not fixed even within a given combat.

One gameplay addition which adds to combat strategy is the "Charge Meter", which allows players to "charge up" spells or attacks by spending additional time preparing them. This meter is always used for spell casting, as well as when using the "Charge Attack" skill of the "Monk" class. Although players can choose to act immediately, charged abilities do more damage or have a greater area of effect (depending on the ability). Players charge actions by holding down the "A" button, with a longer press corresponding to a greater charge period.

However, the greater the amount of time one charges, the greater the time before the next turn. Additionally, it is possible for a character to be killed or disabled during the charge time, causing the ability to fail to trigger at all. As the charge bar appears, an icon for character and enemy is displayed on the bar, indicating when the next action for that individual will be. As a result of this, players can choose to charge up an ability so that the ability triggers shortly before an enemy acts, or can instead aim for a special "red area" on the bar indicating an ideal charge. Overall, deciding on the correct amount of charge (and letting go of the button at precisely that time) can greater influence the effectiveness of characters during combat.

Designers

Blue Dragon's designers include Hironobu Sakaguchi, Akira Toriyama, and Nobuo Uematsu, respectively producer and scenario writer, character designer, and composer. The game's original story was created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the game director of the first five Final Fantasy video games. The game features art from Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball and visual, character and monster designer and illustrator of both Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest. The producers of the game also hit a snag when the model designer became hospitalized. Wanting to keep the game on schedule they hired a 3rd party model designer to finish an already in progress model for them. Hironobu Sakaguchi ) (born November 25, 1962) is a Japanese game designer, game director and game producer. ... In this Japanese name, the family name is Toriyama Akira Toriyama ) born on April 5, 1955, in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan,[2] is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of the Dragon Ball manga, as well as the media franchise of the same name... Nobuo Uematsu , born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese composer of video game music, and one of the most well-known, prolific, and versatile in the field. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chrono Trigger ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. ... Dragon Quest logo Dragon Quest ), published as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, is a series of role-playing games produced by Enix (now Square Enix). ...

Blue Dragon's soundtrack is produced and composed by Nobuo Uematsu, a composer responsible for much of the music in the popular Final Fantasy game series. The music was performed live at the PLAY! A Video Game Symphony concerts in 2006. One of the boss themes, Eternity, was written by Sakaguchi, composed by Uematsu, and includes vocals by English singer Ian Gillan.^[3] PLAY! concert series logo PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is billed as the first symphony world-tour featuring music from video games. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945 in Hounslow, London), is an English rock music vocalist best known as the lead singer for Deep Purple. ...

Characters

Heroes

Shu  

Shu is plucky, daring, and willing to run headfirst into just about any situation. His Shadow is the eponymous Blue Dragon. He starts off with sword-based abilities.

Kluke 

Kluke views joining Shu and Jiro as a way to prevent suffering around the world. Her deceased parents formerly worked in a hospital, giving her some medical knowledge. Kluke has a good heart, and behaves like an adult despite her young age. She's caring, but she knows how to stick up for herself, which is reflected in her fighting style. She has a Phoenix Shadow.

Jiro 

Jiro is an intelligent young man focused on details who has a gift for planning. This is excellent when his plans work, but he tends to get depressed when they do not. Although logical and great at keeping his temper under fan, he understands when force is necessary, plotting together with Shu at the start of the game to capture the "land shark" which was ravaging their home. He also has a cowardly side. His Shadow is Minotaur, which by default uses healing magics in the game.

Zola 

A calm and collected Mercenary armed with a fencing sword, Zola is cool and distant. You meet her on the road to Jibral. She is helpful, and uses her knowledge to assist Shu, but also remains somewhat detached. Her shadow is Killer Bat, who never speaks and has no visible weakness.

Marumaro 

This little guy shouts and dances a lot, providing some comic relief. Marumaro is a member of the Devee Tribe - tiny yellow humanoids that wear pots for hats. Marumaro has six brothers and sisters. In the anime series, Marumaro is a bit perverted at times with a thing for cute girls. His Shadow is Saber Tiger.

Bouquet 

Bouquet is a very sweet, but very troublesome, waitress the others meet in a restaurant. Bouquet suffers harassment from two rude men until Shu and Zola step in and scare them away. Bouquet declares that she wishes to show her appreciation, by sucking their dicks. Losing her job as a result. Since then, she becomes a unoffical traveling companion. In spite of clumsy and airheaded nature, Bouquet has many redeeming factors such as her clan's ability to turn herself invisible, though she need to strip to be completely unseen. She also has her own Shadow named Hippopotamus, though not a fighter, who can cover himself over Bouquet to provide her with a disguise. She considers herself as Shu's girlfriend. Bouquet only appears in the Blue Dragon anime.

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Villains

Nene 

Nene is an old man who flies around the world causing destruction and despair in a ship surrounded by purple clouds. Like Shu, Nene wields a Dragon Shadow, but its power is far beyond anything Shu's is capable of. Of course, the goal is to destroy him and his shadow.

Deathroy 

This creature appears to find great joy in his master's malevolence. He sits dutifully on Nene's shoulder, attached by a small cable. He is also known for repeating anything Nene says.

General Szabo 

General Szabo is a mechanical warrior that terrorizes the world alongside Nene. An imperious and formidable figure, anyone wishing to get to Nene has to go through Szabo first... Also known as "Mr. Scary moustache face"

Cast

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Reception

With a total of 80,348 units sold on the first four days of release in Japan, Blue Dragon became the fastest selling Xbox 360 game in the region.^[4] Many gamers in Japan purchased an Xbox 360 specifically to play the title; of the units sold in the first week, approximately 30,000 of those copies were included with the Xbox 360 system in a bundle.^[3] By October 19, 2006, all 10,000 Blue Dragon pre-orders bundled with a limited edition Xbox 360 Core system were sold-out in Japan.^[5] is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Microsoft and Mistwalker initially hoped to sell over 200,000 copies,^[6] breaking their record for sales of an Xbox 360 game in Japan to date, and the game did manage that goal, having sold pretty much exactly 200,000 to date in Japan. ^[7]

Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has indicated that he was pleased that the game had sold as well as it did.^[8]

Review Scores

Reviews for Blue Dragon have been somewhat mixed, although generally favorable. On the review aggregator Game Rankings, the game had an average score of 77% based on 60 reviews.^[9] While many of the reviewers praised the game for its traditional approach, a few reviewers criticized it for that very reason. The story also came under scrutiny from some reviewers for being too generic and too similar to existing Japanese RPGs, with slow pacing during the beginning of the game.^[10] Despite this, the graphics and soundtrack received high marks, and the game was pronounced relatively solid. Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ...

• Gamepro.com: 4.4 out of 5 ^[11]
• Famitsu: 37 out of 40 ^[12]
• GameSpy.com: 4 out of 5 ^[13]
• Game Informer: 9 out of 10 ^[14]
• IGN.com: 7.9 out of 10 ^[15]
• Electronic Gaming Monthly: 6.83 out of 10
• 1up: C+ ^[16]
• Eurogamer: 5 out of 10 ^[17]
• Gamespot: 6.0 out of 10 ^[18]
• GameTrailers: 7.5 out of 10 ^[19]
• X-Play: 3 out of 5
• Hyper: 88 out of 100
• Xbox World Australia: 81 out of 100 ^[20]
• Xbox 360 Achievements: 90 out of 100 ^[21]

Sequels

In an interview on IGN, Hironobu Sakaguchi confirmed that Blue Dragon 2 was in the planning stages^[22] and will start development presumably soon. Later in an issue of Shonen Jump, it was announced that Blue Dragon Plus is in the works for the Nintendo DS.^[23] This game will be a Real time Simulation RPG and feature 2D sprite graphics. IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Hironobu Sakaguchi ) (born November 25, 1962) is a Japanese game designer, game director and game producer. ... Blue Dragon 2 ) is the sequel to the console role-playing game Blue Dragon released in 2006 to Japan and 2007 to North America by Mistwalker for the Microsoft Xbox 360. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version) Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ Shūkan Shōnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ... The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or more commonly DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. ...

Manga and anime

On November 12, 2006, Shueisha announced that a manga adaptation of Blue Dragon would be produced. Blue Dragon: Secret Trick is drawn by Shibata Ami and was scheduled to premiere in Monthly Shonen Jump in January 2007.^[24] Takeshi Obata, the illustrator of Death Note is handling Blue Dragon Ral Grad, which began serialization in Issue 1 2007 of Weekly Shonen Jump.^[25] Viz Media later released the first volume of the manga as simply "Ral Grad" in February 2008.^[26] is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Monthly Shonen Jump ) was a monthly manga magazine published in Japan by Shueisha since February 6, 1970. ... Takeshi Obata , born February 11, 1969 in Niigata, Niigata) is a Japanese mangaka. ... Death note redirects here. ... Blue Dragon RalΩGrad ) is a manga by Tsuneo Takano and Takeshi Obata. ... Viz Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a major American anime, manga and Japanese entertainment company formed by the merger of Viz, LLC, and ShoPro Entertainment. ...

An anime adaptation directed by Yukihiro Matsushita, animated by Studio Pierrot and co-produced by SKY Perfect Wellthink, TV Tokyo and Pierrot was announced in November 2006.^[27] The anime began airing April 7, 2007, featuring a different vocal cast than that used for the game. It also ignored most of the game's plot. It airs on TV Tokyo, and ran for 51 episodes. A second season of Blue Dragon Blue Dragon: The Seven Sky Dragons (BLUE DRAGON 天空の七竜, Burū Doragon: Tenkai no Shichiryū^?) premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2008. Founded in 1979, Studio Pierrot (スタジオぴえろ) is a Japanese animation company. ... SKY Perfect Well Think, Co. ... The logo of TV Tokyo. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 16, 2007, Viz Media secured the license for the anime adaptation^[28] and was originally set be released in both North America and Europe later on in the year, but that did not happen.^[29] The anime "officially" premiered in the United States, on Cartoon Network, on April 5, 2008. However, the first episode was shown on March 28 at 11:30 AM EDT as a "sneak preview", which was repeated on the channel's Toonami block at 10:00 PM EDT on March 29. is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... For the former television channel in the United Kingdom of the same name, see Toonami (UK). ...

It should be noted that the anime takes a different course from the game. New characters such as Bouquet are only in the anime. For this reason watching the anime or playing the game would not spoil anything to the others story.

Characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Blue Dragon episodes

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Anime theme songs

BLUE DRAGON

Opening themes

1. "Friend" by Keita Tachibana
2. "Hope in My Heart" (ムネニキボウヲ, Mune ni Kibō o^?) by Haruka

Ending themes

1. "Fly So High" by Yu Yamada
2. "Kokoro" by SS501
3. "Hana" by Mitsuoka Masami
4. "Sepia" (セピア, Sepia^?) by D-51

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BLUE DRAGON 天界の七竜

Opening theme

• "Pointing Toward the Light" (光の指す方へ, Hikari no Sasu Hō e^?) by JiLL-Decoy association

Ending theme

• "Flower Bud" (蕾, Tsubomi^?) by JiLL-Decoy association

Anime Cast

Keiko Nemoto ) is a seiyū who was born on December 10, 1979 in Chiba, Japan. ... Erino Hazuki (葉月 絵理乃 Hazuki Erino, born August 3, 1975) is a seiyū who works for Aksent. ... Daisuke Namikawa , born April 2, 1976 in Tokyo) is a seiyū who is affiliated with Haikyo. ... Korean name Romi Paku or Park Romi (born January 22, 1972) is a Japanese actress and seiyū of Korean descent. ... Jin Horikawa ) (December 16, 1962 - ) is a male seiyū from Hyōgo Prefecture. ... Saki Nakajima ) is a Japanese seiyū. She was born on November 1st, 1978 in Saitama, Japan. ... Yuri Lowenthal (born on March 5, 1971 in Alliance, Ohio) is a voice actor that has voiced several anime and video game characters. ... Lex Lang is an American producer, director, voice actor, celebrity voice match specialist, songwriter, music producer and philanthropist. ... Michelle Suzanne Ruff (Born September 22, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. ... Steve Staley (b. ... Kirk Thornton (Born Sean Thornton on May 13, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is a prolific American voice actor. ... Cindy Robinson is a Broadway, film, television and voice actor who is also known as Cindy Alexander. ... R. Martin Klein is a voice actor who is known to play characters who are rude, mean, crazy, deranged, and/or adorable. ... Neil Kaplan (born March 9th, 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) is an American voice actor and comedian. ... Melissa Fahn (born April 28, 1973) is an American voice and stage actress known for her work in anime dubs and other mainstream animated television series, as well as her work in Broadway and Los Angeles Theatre. ... Michael John Sorich (born on March 23, 1958) is a voice actor who is also a screen actor, writer, director and voice director. ... Kyle H. Hebert (born June 14, 1969 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is an American voice actor best known for his roles as adult Gohan and the narrator in the FUNimation English dub of the Japanese anime Dragon Ball Z. Hebert got his start in the mid 1990s as a disc... David Lodge is a voice actor who is not to be confused with the British actor of the same name. ... David Vincent is an American musician, singer and bassist for the seminal death metal band Morbid Angel. ... Karen Strassman is an American voice actress. ... This article is about the American voice actor. ... Steve Staley (b. ... Skip Stellrecht is a voice actor who is also known as Henry Douglas Grey. ...

References

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Blue Dragon

• Official Game Overview Blue Dragon Manga website
• Xbox.com | Blue Dragon - Game Detail Page
• Official Japanese Blue Dragon website
• Blue Dragon Reviews at Metacritic
• Interview with Producer Hironobu Sakaguchi