Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

1. ChrisS.

   Jun 1, 2008

   10

   This is a game that keeps you excited to pick it up and is impossible to put down. You control the characters, their traits and their This is a game that keeps you excited to pick it up and is impossible to put down. You control the characters, their traits and their success. This is the first Dragon Quest game that I have ever played, I just completed it, and my next game will def be a DQ one.… Expand

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2. MattM.

   Dec 6, 2007

   10

   This is the best RPG on the DS to date, everything from the original with stunnign graphics.

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4. DavidTheBaka

   Feb 10, 2008

   10

   DQM:J was a great game! The graphics are nice, and if you think that they are a Dragon Ball Z rip-off, it may surprise you to learn that the DQM:J was a great game! The graphics are nice, and if you think that they are a Dragon Ball Z rip-off, it may surprise you to learn that the same guy who drew DBZ also drew this game. The sound is alright, considering there have only been a handful of games (all of them final fantasy) that I consider to have good sound (IE, Final Fantasy VI Advance has some pretty awesome music. You rock Nobuo Uematsu!) The story is short but sweet, and enjoyable. The battle system is one of the best non-Final Fantasy battle systems I have experienced. The fact that you can attack AND use items in the same turn is very nice, compared to some OTHER games. The out of battle movement system is very awkward, and there is a lot of moving around (Seed of Skill hunting...). There is a huge amount of level grinding required, and the only game that REQUIRES you to level grind more than this game is Final Fantasy X (And I have the US version. I pity the guys who have the International version. Dark Aeons.) The wi-fi feature is nice, but beware: you will probably end up fighting all level 99 monsters. The most annoying part of level grinding is that in order to get 2.5 minutes in the metel menagarie, which contains the highest exp monsters available is that you have to do the Madame Rummy Challenge each time; kill (from 15-24, it increases each time you attempt the challenge) slimes in 5 minutes. Really frustrating, that is. Synthesizing is about the worst thing you can do to a game. Honestly, it's okay to change synthesizing to breeding, and make it teen rating, it's only a three year difference in audience... Anyway, some monsters are + rating, some are - rating, and some are ± rating (o.O). You can synthesize a + with a -, a + with a ±, and a - with a ±. When you synthesize, you lose the two original monsters. the amount of skill points both monsters have in one skill category are averaged and the new monster has the averaged amount. if a monster has the skill slimer with 90 points in it, and the other monster doesn't have the skill slimer, then new monster will/might have slimer with 45 points in it. after the monsters synthesize, the new monster can have up to three skill sets. it can choose from any that the parents have, any from that monster species usually has, and any upgraded skills. upgraded skill rock. Attack Boost III is awesome. Monsters also have some "odd" (that's the polite way of saying it) ranking system which ranges from F,E,D,C,B,A,S, and X. There are 15 X monsters.… Expand

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5. ChrisR.

   Nov 8, 2007

   8

   Along the years, many games have tried to mimic the simple game play of the Pokemon series. While Most downright sucked DQM has always stood Along the years, many games have tried to mimic the simple game play of the Pokemon series. While Most downright sucked DQM has always stood strong against the juggernaut. As you start the game you find out you need to battle in a tournament & are given a choice of 3 monsters to carry out tasks on islands while getting a crew of stronger monsters to join you. This is as close to Pokemon as it gets folks. You start breeding/synthesizing monsters, because unlike the giant these monsters do not evolve. The game graphically is one of the best on the DS, Only second to Dementium: The Ward. The problem here is sound quality... It kinda sucks. The sound effects are kinda blah and the music is catchy but a tad generic. The story is great but short. most of your time will be spent gathering new monsters to destroy the competition and synthing new monsters to get the most out of your time.Another con is the game is on the expensive side. It should have only cost 30-35 dollars but SEI thought they could get 40 out of it which is I guess the norm for SE games. But when your game is short dont try to steal my money k SEI? All & all it is a new Monsters game, and if you are reading this you most likely know what you are in for and will love it. Just dont go in to it expecting it to be as long as Pokemon & we'll be ok. 8/10.… Expand

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6. Johnny_evil2101

   Jul 13, 2018

   8

   DQM Joker is a game where you catch and fuse monsters to make up your team.
   The story is relatively interesting but the true fun lives in theDQM Joker is a game where you catch and fuse monsters to make up your team.
   The story is relatively interesting but the true fun lives in the gameplay.
   You make a party of 3 monsters which you can scout (catch) or make yourself by synthesising 2 other monsters you controlled.
   There are about 200 obtainable monsters divided in 8 ranks, (F-A; S and X) not counting those that were obtained by wifi reward, of which many can be caught in the wild provided you have a bit of luck or a powerfull party.
   This is partly a problem in DQM, you catch monsters by impressing them with the strength of your monsters, which makes a Percentage, making it a bit luck based from time to time.
   The combat is turn based like pokémon but unlike pokémon your monster can learn almost 50 moves using the a skill tree system like in the regular DQ series. These skill trees and parts of the skill points invested in them can be given on from a parent to a child monster aswell as their stats, making it a lot of fun to synthesize over and over to get stronger monsters with better skills to tackle the challenges the game puts in front of you.
   
   The story is quite lineair. The game consists of 7 islands and a few random encounter islands, but you can always go back to islands where you have completed the story for additional content like powerfull monsters you couldn't take on before. There's also a night/day cycle which changes the roaming monsters and their behaviour.
   
   All in all a solid, heavily underrated game that you should definetly pick up if you like games in the style of pokémon.… Expand

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7. [Anonymous]

   Jan 6, 2008

   8

   It's deffinetely much better than Pokemon. This game is original, gives a lot of new features to the monster trainer genre. And Pokemon? It's deffinetely much better than Pokemon. This game is original, gives a lot of new features to the monster trainer genre. And Pokemon? Nearly nothing new, just the same catch-them-all-win-the-duels-and-the-league. And Monsters has full 3D graphics, more interesting story, better solution of receiving stronger monsters.… Expand

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8. DinoBeam

   Mar 26, 2022

   5

   This has a cool concept and monster-combining mechanic, but your walking speed and battles are super super slow, with long fades to black, andThis has a cool concept and monster-combining mechanic, but your walking speed and battles are super super slow, with long fades to black, and you cannot change the speed at all! The art design of the characters is also very cheap.… Expand

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