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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
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''Dragon Quest IX'' was primarily designed around the idea of attracting a wider overseas market by "giving the game a more action-oriented premise than previous games in the series. In mid-2006, ''Dragon Quest'' series composer Koichi Sugiyama confirmed that ''Dragon Quest IX'' was in development. He is quoted by Japanese video game magazine Famitsu as saying, "I'm not sure when ''Dragon Quest IX'' will be released, but it seems that progress is continually being made. I'm personally excited." On December 12, 2006, during a press conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ''Dragon Quest'' franchise, Square Enix announced that ''Dragon Quest IX'' will be released exclusively for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console making it the first numbered ''Dragon Quest'' title to debut on a handheld. | ''Dragon Quest IX'' was primarily designed around the idea of attracting a wider overseas market by "giving the game a more action-oriented premise than previous games in the series. In mid-2006, ''Dragon Quest'' series composer Koichi Sugiyama confirmed that ''Dragon Quest IX'' was in development. He is quoted by Japanese video game magazine Famitsu as saying, "I'm not sure when ''Dragon Quest IX'' will be released, but it seems that progress is continually being made. I'm personally excited." On December 12, 2006, during a press conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ''Dragon Quest'' franchise, Square Enix announced that ''Dragon Quest IX'' will be released exclusively for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console making it the first numbered ''Dragon Quest'' title to debut on a handheld. | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
===Japan=== | ===Japan=== | ||
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Famitsu has scored the game with 40/40, the tenth game to achieve a perfect score. After its international release, it received better reviews, including an 87% on Metacritic.com and a user score of 9.0. | Famitsu has scored the game with 40/40, the tenth game to achieve a perfect score. After its international release, it received better reviews, including an 87% on Metacritic.com and a user score of 9.0. | ||
===Europe=== | ===Europe=== | ||
In the spanish magazine Hobby Consolas the game was scored | In the spanish magazine ''Hobby Consolas'' the game was scored on two occasions: the first time it received 96/100 and was reviewed by a journalist of the Nintendo department, the second time it received 93/100 and it was a mix of all the reviews made by the users of the game in the website of the magazine. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<center><gallery> | <center><gallery> | ||
File:DQIXDS_box_art.jpg|North American box art | File:DQIXDS_box_art.jpg|North American box art | ||
File:DQIX Michikusa adventure guide.png|Michikusa guide | |||
Image:DQIX_soundtrack.png|Soundtrack | Image:DQIX_soundtrack.png|Soundtrack | ||
File:DQIX Piano Album.png|Piano Album | File:DQIX Piano Album.png|Piano Album | ||
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File:DQIX Alltrades Abbey scene.png| | File:DQIX Alltrades Abbey scene.png| | ||
File:DQIX Atlas battle.png| | File:DQIX Atlas battle.png| | ||
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</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
