Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Spinoff games
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
	; North American box art
Developer(s)	TOSE
Publisher(s)	Enix
Series	Dragon Quest Monsters
Platform(s)	Game Boy Color
Release date(s)	JP March 9, 2001; NA September 15, 2001;
Genre(s)	Console role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	ESRB: E;
Media	32-megabit cartridge

Dragon Quest Monsters 2 is a spinoff game in the Dragon Quest series, and the second game in the Dragon Quest Monsters sub-series.

Like its predecessor, Dragon Quest Monsters 2 features young children and the monsters they have recruited and trained to fight for them. Breeding makes a return as well.

In a similar fashion to the Pokemon series of games, Dragon Quest Monsters 2 was released in two versions, called Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey and Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure in the North American localization. In addition to minor aesthetic differences, each version offers a handful of creatures that cannot be obtained in the other version of the game, necessitating monster trading, and also features a different protagonist depending on the game.

The Nintendo 3DS version of both games were remade in 2014, called Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key and released only in Japan.

Story

Cobi and Tara are siblings. Their family came to the kingdom of GreatLog to make a living as monster breeders. Shortly after they arrive, their mother tells them to pick up a Nut Pie from the town Vault. As they are heading towards the Vault, they run into Prince Kameha and his companion Warubou, who are known for making trouble for the townspeople. Unfortunately, after the siblings get the pie, it is taken by the Prince and Warabou. Cobi and Tara follow them to the inside of the tree underneath the kingdom, where the two are arguing about who should get the goods. Cobi and Tara try to get the pie back but, in the process, knock a big plug out of a hole. The Prince leaves frantically and Warabou uses himself to plug up the hole. He tells Cobi and Tara that the plug allows the island of GreatLog to stay afloat and without it, it will sink. He tells them to get a monster master and ask for his or her assistance. But when they cannot find anyone who will believe or help them, Warabou says that they will have to do it. A quest to save the kingdom has now begun.