Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors an upcoming role-playing game by Square Enix for Nintendo's Wii game console. The game is a spin-off to the Dragon Quest series, one of Square Enix's most popular franchises.
Development
Originally reported to be a launch game for the Wii, the release date of Dragon Quest Swords has been pushed back to Spring 2007. Under the spotlight of E3 2006 and in an unprecedented show of software support for a Nintendo console, Square Enix revealed that Dragon Quest Swords and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers would be exclusive Wii titles. In a company press release, executive producer Yuu Miyake stated:
"Since 1986 the Dragon Quest series has gained acceptance around the world, and has been a staple of the videogame industry. We believe its appeal lies in simplicity that anyone can enjoy, and the excitement of becoming a hero in an epic adventure. With the Nintendo Wii, we believe that these aspects of the Dragon Quest experience can be taken to a whole new level of fun and interaction."
The Dragon Quest Swords development team includes many of the original designers of Enix's flagship series. Creator Yuuji Horii was one of the first game designers Nintendo president Satoru Iwata approached with the prototype Wii controller. Horii contributed a video interview to Nintendo's Tokyo Game Show 2005 Wii press conference. In it, he talked about making games accessible to a greater market, and cutting to the essence of "fun." When asked about Nintendo's Wii Remote, Horii stated "I agree that many interesting games can be created using this controller, but I still think that Nintendo would probably make the best games. Horii is joined by famed Dragon Ball Z artist and character designer Akira Toriyama and "the father of video game music" composer Koichi Sugiyama.
According to video game website IGN, Square Enix representatives have branded Dragon Quest Swords a sequel to Kenshin Dragon Quest, a motion-activated plug-and-play TV game. In a detailed preview of Dragon Quest Swords, IGN speculated that the game mechanics will be similar to those featured in Kenshin. A short teaser video of a first-person perspective battle sequence appeared to confirm IGN's speculation as the onscreen protagonist mimicked the swordfighting antics of the Wii Remote wielder. Furthermore, Square Enix stated in a press release that the game "is being developed with every aspect of the unique Wii hardware in mind."
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