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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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

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Developer
LEVEL-5 · Square Enix Product Development Division 9
Publisher
Square Enix
Release · PlayStation 2
  • WorldwideApr 12, 2006
  • WorldwideApr 13, 2006
  • WorldwideNov 15, 2005
  • WorldwideNov 27, 2004

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