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|title=Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | |title=Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | ||
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|developer=[[Genius Sonority]], [[Eighting|8ing]] | |developer=[[Genius Sonority]], [[Eighting|8ing]] | ||
|publisher=[[Square Enix]] | |publisher=[[Square Enix]] | ||
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|input=[[Wikipedia:Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] | |input=[[Wikipedia:Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] | ||
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'''''Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors''''' (ドラゴンクエストソード 仮面の女王と鏡の塔 ''Doragon Kuesto Soudo: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou'') is a Dragon Quest spinoff game for the [[Nintendo Wii]]. | '''''Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors''''' (ドラゴンクエストソード 仮面の女王と鏡の塔 ''Doragon Kuesto Soudo: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou'') is a ''Dragon Quest'' spinoff game for the [[Nintendo Wii]]. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[Image:Dqswordsgameplay.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A typical battle in ''Dragon Quest Swords''. Fleurette is about to cast Squelch on the Hero to cure his Poison status.]] | [[Image:Dqswordsgameplay.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A typical battle in ''Dragon Quest Swords''. Fleurette is about to cast Squelch on the Hero to cure his Poison status.]] | ||
Unlike most games in the series, which are turn-based | Unlike most games in the series, which are turn-based role-playing games, ''Dragon Quest Swords'' is first-person action game in which the player uses the Wii remote to fight with a sword and shield. On all levels except for the first or those in which he might elect to fight alone, he is accompanied by three non-playable characters who appear from time to time to aid him with spells. | ||
The most important part of gameplay is sword combat. Using the Wii' remote's internal motion sensor, the player makes gestures intended to emulate the strikes of a real-world sword, which the game then interprets as one of a few preset possible moves and executes on-screen. Sword strokes can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal, and all of them can be done in any direction (regardless of the laterality chosen at the beginning of the game.) Better swords deal more damage. Since attacks are not one-to-one with the Wii remote, which would leave massive blank spots in attack arcs, the player may freely move a cursor and click any point on the screen using the A button, which sets a focal point for the attacks that follow. The focal point expires after a few seconds of no attacks inputted, automatically returning to the centre of the television screen. | The most important part of gameplay is sword combat. Using the Wii' remote's internal motion sensor, the player makes gestures intended to emulate the strikes of a real-world sword, which the game then interprets as one of a few preset possible moves and executes on-screen. Sword strokes can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal, and all of them can be done in any direction (regardless of the laterality chosen at the beginning of the game.) Better swords deal more damage. Since attacks are not one-to-one with the Wii remote, which would leave massive blank spots in attack arcs, the player may freely move a cursor and click any point on the screen using the A button, which sets a focal point for the attacks that follow. The focal point expires after a few seconds of no attacks inputted, automatically returning to the centre of the television screen. | ||
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Whichever character is currently with the Hero will cast spells from time to time of their own volition (for example, attacking when the duo is confronted with many enemies at once, or healing when either character's HP becomes low), and can also be directly commanded to use them from the pause menu. | Whichever character is currently with the Hero will cast spells from time to time of their own volition (for example, attacking when the duo is confronted with many enemies at once, or healing when either character's HP becomes low), and can also be directly commanded to use them from the pause menu. | ||
Outside of combat, the player walks with the B button or Control Pad, gradually progressing through the level he is currently playing. As he walks, he encounters scripted points where groups of enemies attack; they must all be defeated in order to move on. He may also find rocks, shrubbery and other objects that can be investigated for possible minor rewards such as [[gold | Outside of combat, the player walks with the B button or Control Pad, gradually progressing through the level he is currently playing. As he walks, he encounters scripted points where groups of enemies attack; they must all be defeated in order to move on. He may also find rocks, shrubbery and other objects that can be investigated for possible minor rewards such as [[gold]] coins and [[Mini Medal]]s. | ||
After each level, the player returns to town, where he may buy items and equipment, exchange Mini Medals for prizes and speak with the local population. | After each level, the player returns to town, where he may buy items and equipment, exchange Mini Medals for prizes and speak with the local population. | ||
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===Level scoring=== | ===Level scoring=== | ||
:''See main article: [[Level scoring in Dragon Quest Swords]]'' | :''See main article: [[Level scoring in Dragon Quest Swords]]'' | ||
After completing each level, a score is tallied depending on how well the hero completed the level. | After completing each level, a score is tallied depending on how well the hero completed the level. This score determines what rank the player receives, which determines the type and number of reward items. Bonuses are awarded if the player some specific criteria while completing the level. See [[List of level bonuses in Dragon Quest Swords|List of level bonuses in ''Dragon Quest Swords'']] for full information regarding bonuses. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*One of the tanks in ''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]]'' is called | *One of the tanks in ''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]]'' is called DQ: Swordz, and the info caption for it reads "The Revolution is coming!" This is a reference to ''Dragon Quest Swords'', which hadn't yet come out when ''Rocket Slime'' was released, and to the Wii, originally code-named the "Revolution." | ||
*The game is a spiritual sequel to ''[[Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken]]''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <center><gallery> | ||
File:Dqs01 | Image:DQS_Japan.png|JP | ||
</gallery> | File:Dqs.jpg|NA | ||
File:DQS soundtrack.png|Soundtrack | |||
File:Dqs01 wallpaper.png| | |||
File:Dqs02 wallpaper.png| | |||
File:Dqs03 wallpaper.png| | |||
File:Dqs04 wallpaper.png| | |||
File:DQS Hero pose.png| | |||
File:DQHRS DQ Swordz.png|DQ Swordz tank from ''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime|Rocket Slime]]'' | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{Dragon Quest series}} | {{Dragon Quest series}} | ||
[[Category:Spinoff games]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest Swords]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest Swords]] | ||
[[Category:Wii games]] | |||
