Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels Of The Starry Skies / JAP

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is an epic role-playing game for the Nintendo DS that combines classic series elements with new ideas. In Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, you take on the role of a so-called Celestial - a sentinel being that watches over humanity from the sky. But after a mysterious attack on the World Tree, you are hurled to earth and lose your divine powers. From now on, you travel as a simple adventurer through a colorful, huge fantasy world to restore the balance between heaven and earth.

The plot of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies unfolds through many small, emotional stories in villages, towns and dungeons. The focus is not only on major threats, but also on touching individual fates that you experience on your journey.

Particularly exciting in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is the flexible job system, which allows you to customize your hero and party members. Whether warrior, mage, priest, paladin or thief - each class has its own skills and strategies. In addition, in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies you can not only change equipment and clothing, but they also visibly influence the appearance of your characters - an unusual feature on the DS at the time.

The combat system in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is also impressive: turn-based, clearly laid out and with visible opponents on the map - no more random battles. You decide for yourself when to go into battle. You can also combine items, craft new equipment and discover countless side quests.

A real highlight of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is the local multiplayer mode: you can travel the world together with up to three other players, explore dungeons and fight together - each with their own, individually created character.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies impresses graphically with its charming anime style, drawn by Akira Toriyama, known for Dragon Ball. The atmospheric soundtrack by Koichi Sugiyama also contributes to the fairytale atmosphere.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is a role-playing game full of discovery, charm and adventure. With its in-depth job system, emotional story and unique co-op experience, it is one of the best role-playing games on the Nintendo DS - and remains a real insider tip for fans of classic RPGs.