Dragon Warrior Monsters (known as Dragon Quest Monsters in Japan) is the first game in the Dragon Quest Monsters series. It was released in Japan by Enix Corporation on September 25, 1998^[1][2] and by Eidos Interactive in North America on December 31, 1999^[1]. It was released for the Game Boy Colour before the console itself was released, however the cartridge is backwards compatible with the older Game Boy console in black-and-white colour. Video games are generally categorized into genres. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Role-playing game (video games). ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Multiplayer is a mode of play for computer and video games in which multiple people can play the same game at the same time. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (or ELSPA) is an organisation set up in 1989 by British software publishers. ... The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) was Nintendos successor to the Game Boy. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) was Nintendos successor to the Game Boy. ... In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... Dragon Quest Monsters ) or Dragon Warrior Monsters as its known in North America is a spin off series of the Dragon Quest games. ... Enix, or more formally Enix Co. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and computer games based in the United Kingdom. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) was Nintendos successor to the Game Boy. ... In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ...

Story

In the days before Dragon Quest VI, when Terry and Milayou were just children, a strange monster appeared one night and snatched Milayou away. Soon after, another monster, similar to the kidnapper, appeared and told Terry his sister was kidnapped by the evil Warubou. He informs Terry that his name is Watabou and must accompany him to the Kingdom of Greattree. After his arrival, Terry met the King and received his first monster to train. If Terry wins the Monster Trainer's Starry Night Tournament, he will be granted a wish. So Terry sets out with his team to explore the many monster dungeons to win the tournament and rescue his sister. Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi, the final original Super Famicom Dragon Quest game, was released in 1995 in Japan. ...

Information

The first Dragon Warrior Monsters game to be released for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The game features the characters Terry and Milayou from Dragon Quest VI when they were children. When first released in North America a lot of gamers saw the game as just a Pokemon clone, but upon playing the game they saw differently because unlike Pokemon the player can use and battle up to three monsters at once; this leads to a lot more strategy. Another thing that made the game stand out was the breeding system that allowed the player to breed two monsters to create a new more powerful type, the cost of this would be the loss of the original monsters. For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) is Nintendos successor to the Game Boy and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan and in November of 1998 in the United States. ... Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi, the final original Super Famicom Dragon Quest game, was released in 1995 in Japan. ... “Pokemon” redirects here. ... “Pokemon” redirects here. ...

Features

• Breeding: After beating Class F, you are able to breed your monsters if they are at level 10 or above at the Shrine of Starry Night, which is taken care of by the current Master Monster Tamer. Breeding requires one male and one female monster. The result of the breeding will be an egg, containing a level 1 monster which has characteristics of both parents, including skills and stats. The egg can then be left in the monster farm or hatched, which costs a small fee. The monster born will have a plus number next to it, the number generally signifying the greatness of the monster's stats, the higher being the better.

• Genders: Once the Egg Evaluator is available for use, eggs can have the gender of the monster they're containing checked and changed. Both requires a small fee which is paid to the Egg Evaluator.

• Monster Farm: A storage place for your monsters, where they can be picked up or dropped off. There is an option to put monsters at the farm to sleep, which allows them to maintain their wilderness level but not grow in level. There can be 19 awake and 19 asleep monsters at any one time.

• Leveling up: Just like in most RPGs, monsters are able to gain EXP (Experience Points) and level up. Each monsters' requirements for EXP to level up varies. When they level up, they gain stats and sometimes skills.

• Warp Gates: You move around to other worlds through warp gates which are located underneath the throne room. To access these gates, you need to defeat a class ranking. There are a certain number of areas in a world and at the last one, you need to defeat a boss. Other gates are hidden throughout Great Tree, such as one in the library that is only accessible after befriending over 100 different monsters.

• Bosses: Players of other games in the Dragon Warrior series will recognize many of the bosses and boss levels. Examples include the Golem guarding the town and the Dragon with the princess. (Both from Dragon Warrior 1) Some bosses in the game offer to join your party automatically, some have to be won over with meat, and some will not join you at all.

• Arena Battles : In this game you go through ranks that consists of three different battles who you have to defeat before you can advance to the next ranking. Each rank provides harder challenges: the higher the rank, the harder the monsters. The battles you able to start at are from Rank G and go to Rank D and later in the game you are able to go from Rank C to Rank S. These battles open up gates for the character to explore and are necessary to progress through the story.

• Tiny Medals:these metals are scattered throughout different worlds and are randomly picked up. In the game, there is a man who collects these medals and will give you certain items for how many you give to him. One such item is an egg of a Darck, which is one of the boss(???) monster.

• Traveler Battles: While in other worlds, you can encounter other trainers that you can battle with. There are different types that will give or do something for you if you beat them:
  • Priest - Will heal you
  • Bard - Will give you medicine that will raise certain stats
  • Merchant - Will give you assorted items (such as Sirloins)
  • Soldier- Will give you random items
  • Wizard -Will transport you to the last portal in the gate
  • Traveler of Greatlog-will give you two random items, just like the soldier

Screenshots

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} GameFAQs. Dragon Quest Monsters release date. Retrieved on 04/09/2007.
2. ^ ^{a b} MobyGames. Dragon Quest Monsters Japan release date information. Retrieved on 04/09/2007.