Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon

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Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon
Developer(s)	Cavia
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Designer(s)	Yūji Horii
Artist(s)	Akira Toriyama
Composer(s)	Kōichi Sugiyama
Series	Mystery Dungeon, Dragon Quest
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release date(s)	JP April 20, 2006
Genre(s)	Action role-playing game, roguelike
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	CERO: All ages
Media	DVD-ROM

Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon (ドラゴンクェスト　少年ヤンガスと不思議のダンジョン, Doragon Kuesto Shōnen Yangasu to Fushigi no Danjon^?, lit. "Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon") is a prequel/spin-off to Dragon Quest VIII, starring the character Yangus as a child.

It is part of the Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. This game is another Dragon Quest spin-off game in the Mysterious Dungeon series.

Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Characters 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Gameplay

This section requires expansion.

[edit] Characters

• Yangus, the protagonist. He is a 12 year old boy who would become the ex-thief character from Dragon Quest VIII.
• Gerda, known in America as Red. In Dragon Quest VIII it is stated that she and Yangus had a relationship, which is explored in this game.
• Poppy, a young kid who helps Yangus in his adventure, taking care of captured monsters. He is local to Pottal Land, the world where the story is developed.
• Morrie, the monster master from Dragon Quest VIII. He introduces Yangus to monster breeding.
• Torneko, the merchant from Dragon Warrior IV. He trains Yangus at the beginning of the game, and then opens a shop in Pottal Land.
• Yanpa, Yangus's father and leader of a group of thieves. He owns the magic pot that is home to the world of Pottal Land.

[edit] Reception

The game has sold 301,755 copies in Japan to date.^[1] Famitsu magazine scored the game a high 35 out of 40.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon website (Japanese)
• Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon at GameFAQs

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