The DS remake of Japanese roleplaying game Dragon Quest VI will hit the United States on February 14, Nintendo said Monday.
Despite critical and commercial success in Japan, this installment of the popular RPG series has yet to make an appearance in the States. Shortly after Dragon Quest VI's original Super Famicom release in 1995, publisher Enix decided to hold off on North American localizations, closing down its U.S. subsidiary. Now, sixteen years later, we will finally have an American version of every game in the Dragon Quest series.
This remake, given the full title Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie, features several changes, most significant of which is a complete graphical makeover. Also included in the package are some name changes and a brand new mini-game called Slime Curling.
Dragon Quest VI completes the trifecta of remade Super Famicom Dragon Quest games. Dragon Quest IV and Dragon Quest V remakes respectively hit the United States in 2008 and 2009, also for the DS.
With Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together hitting the PSP February 15 and DS game Radiant Historia launching on the 22nd, it seems like February 2011 is the month of the handheld JRPG.
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