Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is the eighth installment in the Dragon Quest series, developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was also later released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2015. It is a traditional Japanese-style role-playing game with random enemy encounters, simple turn-based combat mechanics, and management of a party consisting of four characters, each belonging to a clearly defined class. Unlike its
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- Developer
- LEVEL-5 · Square Enix Product Development Division 9
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release · PlayStation 2
- Worldwide — Apr 12, 2006
- Worldwide — Apr 13, 2006
- Worldwide — Nov 15, 2005
- Worldwide — Nov 27, 2004
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