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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Putting the “J” back in JRPG Dragon Quest returns with an all new instalment exclusively on DS, but has the new multiplayer focus made the game less appealing to the single-player audience?
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85%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:character development, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:story
85% User Score Based on 53 reviews
Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

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About Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Square Enix and was released on July 11, 2009. It received positive reviews from both critics and players.

In Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, players begin their adventure as a city guardian who is sent to retrieve a sacred trees fruits, which have the power to grant wishes. Players travel the world, conquer fearsome monsters and unravel an epic storyline. During their journey, players will encounter mighty opponents in fast-paced battles, and also interact with a colorful cast of chara…

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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is a open world role playing game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies include turn-based.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is available on Nintendo Ds.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies was released on July 11, 2009.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies was developed by Square Enix.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies for its character development but disliked it for its story.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Child of Light, Conquerors of Fate, Tales of Wind Online, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Tales of Berseria and others.