Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Nintendo
Release date: 2011-09-19 | Platforms: NINTENDO_DS.

As Monster Scouts, players can recruit wild monsters to build a team and battle against other players in this turn-based role-playing game. Each year, monster scouts from around the world gather to compete for the title of world’s greatest scout. Players crash-land on a mysterious island after their airship is struck by lightning. They must rescue their missing passengers and crew members by fighting various enemies using their own monster parties. The only way off the island is to solve its many mysteries.

  • Become the world’s greatest Monster Scout in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker™ 2, a spinoff of the fan-favorite DRAGON QUEST core series. Players scout and collect monsters in order to build a team to battle enemies.

  • When a player’s party encounters other monsters in a battle, they can try to recruit those monsters with their scouting skills. A meter on the top screen indicates the chance that players can scout a monster. The higher the number, the higher the chance the monster will join a player’s party.

  • More than 300 different monsters are available to scout and synthesize. By synthesizing two different monsters, players can create new, more powerful monsters. These monsters can be customized using more than 240 skill trees. Some monsters return from previous DRAGON QUEST games, while others are new.

  • In battles, monsters level up to learn new skills and become more powerful.

  • Players can battle their monster teams against one another using a local wireless connection. Or, using a broadband Internet connection, they can connect to Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to battle against other players.

  • •The Wi-Fi World Tournament lets players battle against other monster teams around the world.

  • The game supports a variety of Tag Mode options that let players connect and share data with others:

- Players who connect via Tag Mode with owners of DRAGON QUEST VI®: Realms of Revelation™ or DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™ can scout monsters from those games.

- Players who connect via Tag Mode with other Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 players can battle against them and have a chance to scout their monsters without affecting their games.

As of May 20, 2014, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for Nintendo DSi and Wii systems has been retired. Online features of this game are no longer available after this date but this game still provides an entertaining experience in offline mode.

To learn more about this service change, please visit To learn more about this service change, please visit support.nintendo.com/servicesupdate.

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DRAGON QUEST HEROES II
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DRAGON QUEST HEROES II
Dragon Quest Builders 2
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DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
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Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
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DRAGON QUEST HEROES: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi
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Dragon Quest X
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
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Dragon Quest VI: Realms Of Revelation
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Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory
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Dragon Quest Wars
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
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Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
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Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart
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Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3
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Dragon Quest 7
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Torneko: The Last Hope
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Dragon Quest 6: Realms of Revelation
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Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon
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Dragon Quest III (1988)
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DEVELOPERS

Background for Toshimichi Wada
Toshimichi Wada

Toshimichi Wada

director

Toshimichi Wada is a games director. Wada has been working with Square Enix and Tose. Wada's first published game was Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker released in 2007. Next, Toshimichi Wada worked on Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional taking on the role of director. Most lately, Toshimichi Wada worked on Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2.

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Takeshi Uchikawa

Takeshi Uchikawa

writer

Takeshi Uchikawa is a games writer and director. Uchikawa has been working with Square Enix, Level 5, Tose and Armor Project. Uchikawa's first published game was Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies released in 2009. Next, Takeshi Uchikawa worked on Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional taking on the role of writer. Later, Uchikawa also was part of the team who developed Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 published by Nintendo for Nintendo DS. Most lately, Takeshi Uchikawa worked on DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

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Taichi Inuzuka

Taichi Inuzuka

producer

Taichi Inuzuka is a games producer. Inuzuka has been working with Square Enix, Tose, Tose Co. and ArtePiazza. Inuzuka's first published game was Dragon Quest 7 released in 2000. After that, Taichi Inuzuka took part as the producer of Dragon Warrior Monsters 2. Afterwards, Taichi Inuzuka worked on Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional developed by Tose in 2011. Most lately, Taichi Inuzuka worked on Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.

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Yuji Horii

Yuji Horii

designer

Yuji Horii is a games writer, director, producer and designer. Horii has been working with Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square and Spike Chunsoft. Horii's first published game was Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken released in 1985. After that, Yuji Horii took part as the designer of Dragon Quest (1986). Later, Horii also was part of the team who developed Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride published by Square Enix for Nintendo DS. Most recently, Yuji Horii was involved in the development of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined. At the moment, Horii is working on Dragon Quest I & II.

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Koichi Sugiyama

Koichi Sugiyama

composer

Koichi Sugiyama is a games composer who started the games industry career in 1900. Since then, Sugiyama has been working with Square Enix, Koei Tecmo, Square and Spike Chunsoft. Sugiyama started as the composer of Monopoly 2. Then, Koichi Sugiyama went on to work on Dragon Quest (1986) as the composer. Later, Sugiyama also was part of the team who developed Torneko: The Last Hope published by Enix for PlayStation and Game Boy Advance. Most recently, Koichi Sugiyama was involved in the development of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined. Now, Sugiyama has joined the team of Dragon Quest I & II as the composer.

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Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama

artist

Akira Toriyama is a games writer, artist and designer. Toriyama has been working with Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America and QLOC. Toriyama's first published game was Dragon Quest (1986) released in 1986. Next, Akira Toriyama worked on Dragon Quest II (1987) taking on the role of artist. Toriyama also worked on DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age developed by Square Enix for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Most recently, Akira Toriyama was involved in the development of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined. Now, Toriyama has joined the team of Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon as the artist.