Dragon Quest II

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Developer(s)	Enix {{#if:{{{publisher|}}}|<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff;">Publisher(s)<td>{{{publisher|}}}
Release date(s)	January 26, 1987 (JP) December, 1990 (NA)
Genre(s)	Role-playing game
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Platform(s)	Famicom NES MSX {{#if:{{{media|}}}|<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff;">Media<td>{{{media|}}}

'Dragon Quest II is also known as Dragon Warrior II in North America.

Dragon Quest II: Akuryo no Kamigami (Japanese: 悪霊の神々, lit. Pantheon of Evil Spirits) is a role-playing game that was initially released for the Famicom in Japan on January 26, 1987. It is the second installment of the Dragon Quest series. Dragon Quest II was remade, integrated into Dragon Quest, and released as Dragon Quest I & II.

Contents 1 Game information 1.1 Plot 1.2 Cast 1.2.1 The prince of Midenhall/Lorasia 1.2.2 The prince of Cannock/Samantoria 1.2.3 The princess of Moonbrooke 1.2.4 Hargon 1.3 Gameplay 1.4 History 2 Other releases 2.1 Official ports 2.2 Sequels/Prequels 2.3 Fan projects 3 Trivia 4 Soundtrack 5 See also 6 External links

Game information

Plot

Dragon Quest II is set 100 years after Dragon Quest. A century of peace is suddenly ended when the evil wizard Hargon destroys the country of Moonbrooke. One lone guard, an injured surviver of the attack, makes his way towards the kingdom of Midenhall. There with his dying breath he informs the king of the dire circumstances. The king then commands his son, the prince of Mindenhall and a descendant of Erdrick (also known as Loto is later versions), to defeat Hargon.

The prince is not alone on his quest. He has two cousins, the prince of Cannock and the princess of Moonbrooke. However, he must find them first. The prince of Cannock already left on a similar journey, and the princess of Moonbrooke was in the castle of Moonbrooke when it was attacked. It is up to the prince of Midenhall to find them, join together, and defeat Hargon.

Cast

The prince of Midenhall/Lorasia

This is the classic warrior of the three heroes. He can use almost any armor and weapon in the game. He has no magic ability, but his physical attack and defense are the greatest of the three. This is the character the player starts out with in the castle of Midenhall.

The prince of Cannock/Samantoria

This is the classic cleric of the three heroes. He can use some of the armor and weapons in the game. He has the ability to use healing spells, improve the other heroes, or afflict the enemies with disadvantages. This character is hard to track down, but is a great ally.

The princess of Moonbrooke

This is the classic wizard of the three heroes. She can use few types of armor and weapons in the game. She shares some of the prince of Cannock's magic, but in addition has several powerful damage spells. This character has been cursed and needs to be freed before she will be able to join her cousins.

Hargon

This is the evil wizard that attacked Moonbrooke, cursed the princess of Moonbrooke, and threatened to destroy the world. His defeat is the goal of the three heroes. Only after Hargon's defeat, can peace return to the world. Template:Endspoiler

Gameplay

Image:DragonWarrior2Start.jpg Dragon Quest II is a role-playing game. The player controls his characters as they move in the game world. They can search treasure chests, talk and trade with villagers, equips weapons and armor, and cast spells. However, if the player wanders far in the wilderness he can get attacked and go into battle mode.

In the battle mode, the player must give orders to his characters on how to fight these monsters. When all monsters are defeated, the player's characters gain experience points and gold coins. The experience points can give a character an experience level which improves a characters attributes and they may also learn a new spell.

To win, the player must fight many monsters to improve their character's experience level and get coins to buy better weapons and armor. Eventually, the player's characters become strong enough to make it to the next town or dungeon. This repeats until the player reaches the end boss, Hargon, and defeats him.

The game offers three spots to save the game. It also allows deletion and the moving of saved games. To save, find a king or minister and talk to them.

Dragon Quest II is noted for greatly expanding the gameplay from the previous game, Dragon Quest. Dragon Quest II is the first game in the series to feature multiple heroes and enemies in a battle, as well as a sailing ship. It was also the first to have weapons which cast spells when used in battles. In addition, Dragon Quest II offers a wider array of spells and items and a much larger world.

History

Other releases

Official ports

• Dragon Quest II had a port for the MSX platform in Japan.
• Dragon Quest II was released in North America, under the name Dragon Warrior II, on the Nintendo Entertainment System in December of 1990.
• Dragon Quest II was remade and combined into Dragon Quest. It is now called Dragon Quest I & II.

Sequels/Prequels

Dragon Quest II is the second installment of the Dragon Quest series. Dragon Quest III is the prequel to Dragon Quest II, and Dragon Quest is its previous game.

Fan projects

There are no fan-projects for Dragon Quest II.

Trivia

• The entire game world of Dragon Quest is included on the world map in Dragon Quest II.
• Dragon Quest II was the first Dragon Quest game to include a game of chance.
• Dragon Quest II was also the first Dragon Quest game to use multiple key types.

Soundtrack

As with every Dragon Quest, Koichi Sugiyama composed the music and directed all the associated spinoffs. Dragon Quest II's symphonic suite was bundled with Dragon Quest I's symphonic suite and a disc of original compositions as Dragon Quest in Concert. Here is the tracklisting of the Dragon Quest II portion of that release: Image:DragonQuestI&IISymphonicSuiteOST.jpg

1. Dragon Quest March (1:39)
2. Only Lonely Boy (2:42)
3. Pastoral ~ Catastrophe (3:21)
4. Château (3:03)
5. Town (3:30)
6. Fright in Dungeon ~ Devil's Town (4:02)
7. Requiem (2:09)
8. Endless World (5:43)
9. Beyond the Waves (2:13)
10. Deathfight ~ Dead or Alive (3:56)
11. My Road, My Journey (4:10)

See also

• Dragon Quest the series
• Dragon Quest the previous game
• Dragon Quest III the prequel
• Dragon Quest I & II the remake
• List of other NES games
• List of other MSX games

External links

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