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Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon

Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon is a prequel and spin-off to Dragon Quest VIII, developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix,which was released in Japan in 2006.

20 April 2006

Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Armor Project, released 20 April 2006 on PlayStation 2.

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What Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon is

Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Armor Project and released in 2006. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game centers around the character Yangus, who is a main character in Dragon Quest VIII, as a child. Described as a "plump bandit", he becomes involved with his father Yampa's gang of thieves when a mysterious jug is brought home.Though instructed not to touch the jug, Yangus does, and is sucked inside the bottle into another world called "Bottle Land". Gelda, a female bandit from Dragon Quest VIII also appears in this new world, as well as Red, Morrie, Toruneko, and a new character named Poppy, and each begins to explore the dungeons of this new land.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Dragon Quest series

Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon is the 35th of 122 entries we hold in the Dragon Quest series. The next entry was Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable in 2006.

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What it launched against

Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon launched on 20 April 2006, within three weeks of Ōkami, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

Released around the same time: Ōkami, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

Official trailer

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When did Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon come out?
Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon was released on 20 April 2006 for PlayStation 2.

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