Dragon Quest VIII information

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
	North American cover art for PlayStation 2
Developer(s)	Level-5 (PS2); Square Enix (3DS)
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Director(s)	Akihiro Hino
Producer(s)	Ryutaro Ichimura; Yoshiki Watabe
Designer(s)	Yuji Horii
Programmer(s)	Yasuhiro Akasaka
Artist(s)	Akira Toriyama; Takayuki Sameshima; Kazunari Matsuo
Writer(s)	Yuji Horii; Jin Fujisawa; Atsushi Narita
Composer(s)	Koichi Sugiyama
Series	Dragon Quest
Engine	Unity (Android/iOS)
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS
Release	November 27, 2004 PlayStation 2 JP: November 27, 2004; NA: November 15, 2005; AU: April 12, 2006; EU: April 13, 2006; Android, iOS JP: December 12, 2013; WW: May 28, 2014; Nintendo 3DS; JP: August 27, 2015; NA: January 20, 2017; EU: January 20, 2017; AU: January 21, 2017; ;
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King^[b] is a role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan in 2004, in North America in 2005 and PAL regions in 2006, making it the first main series installment released in the PAL region.^[9] It is the eighth installment of the Dragon Quest series and it is the first English version of a Dragon Quest game to drop the Dragon Warrior title.^[10] A version of the game for Android and iOS was released in Japan in December 2013,^[4] and worldwide in May 2014.^[2]^[3]

Dragon Quest VIII uses cel shading for the characters and scenery and is the first game in the series to have fully 3D environments and character models.^[11] The game retains most of the series' role-playing game elements, such as turn-based combat and the experience level system. Dragon Quest VIII follows the silent protagonist and his party of allies as they journey towards the goal of defeating the wicked Dhoulmagus, who cursed the kingdom of Trodain and its people. Dragon Quest VIII was a critical and commercial success, later being released under the Sony Greatest Hits brand.

^ "Dragon Quest VIII (US) - November 2005". LEVEL-5 International America. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "DRAGON QUEST VIII on the App Store on iTunes". Square Enix. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "DRAGON QUEST VIII - Android Apps on Google Play". Square Enix. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "SQUARE ENIX will release DRAGON QUEST VIII for iOS and Android on December 12, 2013 in Japan (For Japan)" (in Japanese). Square Enix. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
^ "The New Year Brings a New World to Save When DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Releases for Nintendo 3DS on Jan. 20". Business Wire (Press release). Nintendo of America, Inc. November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 13, 2015). "Dragon Quest 8 coming to Nintendo 3DS". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ "DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King releases for Nintendo 3DS on January 20th 2017". Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ "The New Year brings a new (DRAGON) quest, on 21st January 2017!". Nintendo Australia Pty. Ltd. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
^ Jenkins, David (April 23, 2009). "Square Enix Releases Tomb Raider, Dragon Quest Sales Data". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
^ Onyett, Charles (May 19, 2005). "E3 2005: Interview with Yuji Horii". IGN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
^ "Dragon Quest VIII at GameRankings.com". 2007. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2007.

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[1] "Dragon Quest VIII (US) - November 2005". LEVEL-5 International America. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2012.

[itunes_release-2] "DRAGON QUEST VIII on the App Store on iTunes". Square Enix. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[google_play_release-3] "DRAGON QUEST VIII - Android Apps on Google Play". Square Enix. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[dq1-8-mobile-4] "SQUARE ENIX will release DRAGON QUEST VIII for iOS and Android on December 12, 2013 in Japan (For Japan)" (in Japanese). Square Enix. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

[5] "The New Year Brings a New World to Save When DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Releases for Nintendo 3DS on Jan. 20". Business Wire (Press release). Nintendo of America, Inc. November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[6] Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 13, 2015). "Dragon Quest 8 coming to Nintendo 3DS". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[7] "DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King releases for Nintendo 3DS on January 20th 2017". Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[8] "The New Year brings a new (DRAGON) quest, on 21st January 2017!". Nintendo Australia Pty. Ltd. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

[jenkins-11] Jenkins, David (April 23, 2009). "Square Enix Releases Tomb Raider, Dragon Quest Sales Data". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2009.

[horii-12] Onyett, Charles (May 19, 2005). "E3 2005: Interview with Yuji Horii". IGN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2009.

[rank-13] "Dragon Quest VIII at GameRankings.com". 2007. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2007.

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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
North American cover art for PlayStation 2
Developer(s)	Level-5 (PS2) Square Enix (3DS)
Publisher(s)	Square Enix^[a]
Director(s)	Akihiro Hino
Producer(s)	Ryutaro Ichimura Yoshiki Watabe
Designer(s)	Yuji Horii
Programmer(s)	Yasuhiro Akasaka
Artist(s)	Akira Toriyama Takayuki Sameshima Kazunari Matsuo
Writer(s)	Yuji Horii Jin Fujisawa Atsushi Narita
Composer(s)	Koichi Sugiyama
Series	Dragon Quest
Engine	Unity (Android/iOS)
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS
Release	November 27, 2004 PlayStation 2 JP: November 27, 2004^[1] NA: November 15, 2005 AU: April 12, 2006 EU: April 13, 2006 Android, iOS JP: December 12, 2013^[4] WW: May 28, 2014^[2]^[3] Nintendo 3DS JP: August 27, 2015^[6] NA: January 20, 2017^[5] EU: January 20, 2017^[7] AU: January 21, 2017^[8]
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player