Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 release dated confirmed

Nintendo will release Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 on DS in UK and Europe on October 7, it confirmed today.

Joker 2 is a turn-based RPG spin-off of the blob-starring Dragon Quest series that Japan goes mental for with each new game. This one sees the player working to scout out a team of fighters to battle their way to safety on a mysterious island.

As Nintendo explains: "After the Albatross airship crash lands on a faraway island, you must capture and train the wild monsters you hunt down - building a team to help you battle other monster scouts in the annual race to become the world's greatest monster scout."

It adds: "Rescue your fellow airship passengers and crew members who've gone missing and solve mysteries on the island to escape for good. With over 250 monsters on the island, including final and secret bosses from previous titles in the series, there is plenty to get your monster teeth into. You can also synthesise new monsters - allowing you to create and breed even more powerful monsters with exactly the right skill points for your needs."

Online monster battles and trading features are in, and it even lets you "connect with owners of Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies via Tag Mode to scout out monsters from even more faraway lands".

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