Update: November 27, 2007
«©NCSX» The fusion of the board game and the traditional RPG is complete with Sting's new Dokapon Kingdom which features elements from both genres. Players flick a spinner to determine movement range and then trudge the corresponding number of spaces on an expansive play board where a castle serves as centerpiece. Each space contains a treasure chest, an item icon, a monster encounter, or another event that is triggered upon landing on it. Treasure chests invariably contain varying amounts of gold pieces while Item spaces unveil crystals, weapons, spell books, or other objects which are useful to the enterprising adventurer. Enemy encounters are simple affairs where two combatants stand facing each other and dole out attacks or magic with single button presses. Since RPGs commonly use the mechanic of leveling up and character attributes to determine the abilities of a hero, Dokapon Kingdom stays true to convention and utilizes experience points to serve as the basis for a character's level and capabilities. In addition to contending against the monsters on the board, the other players in the game also serve as opposition by casting deleterious spells against each other. Jan Code: 4933438001171 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
NCS Game Notes
» The intro introduces the king, a princess, and the four heroes of the game along with enemies, supporting characters, and a muscle man. There's also a battle against a green dragon that ends in folly. » Press START and the following options appear: NEW GAME / Begin a new board game with adventure elements
LOAD GAME / Resume a game from memory card data
OPTIONS / Toggle Dual Shock, select Stereo output, etc » Begin a NEW GAME and a little green-haired angel floats on the bottom of the screen and serves as the host of sorts. Game play options for the number of players are as follows: 2P
3P
4P
1P vs COM1
2P vs COM1
1P vs COM2 » After making your selection, you'll get to enter the hero's name in Katakana, Hiragana, or English. We named him Turkey!! (yes, we used all 8 spaces) in honor of the holiday yesterday. Next, choose a male or female redheaded character, select job, color scheme, eye shape, and continue doing the same thing for the next two characters in the game. Once finished, press the button to randomly set the order of the players and the game loads up. » In the next scene, a castle appears in the center of the screen when an earthquake rumbles, sending the king inside into a fright with flailing arms and knocking knees. Monsters appears outside and emerge from the circular board game spots. Inside, the Princess and King decide that heroes are needed to quell the disturbance and the three characters from earlier drops into the playfield. » We tested a 1P vs COM2 game and depending on the order randomizer, the COM will take control of the two characters and move them. When its your turn, the method is movement is by spinning a dial on a wheel which determines the number of spaces that you may move. Press the "O" button on the arrow icon and again to stop it. We hit "5" on our first spin and got to move five spaces to the left where we spun a randomizer again to win 500G. The COM2 followed in our footsteps and spun the randomizer to win 300G. On our next turn, we spun a "6" and headed northwards where the hero landed on a weapon icon and got to spin for a sword. As the players make their way around the playboard, every landing spot features a spin where elixirs, shields, spellbooks, crystals, and other items may be won. » On some circles, you'll get to fight creatures in simple one-move attack sequences per turn. That is, you can only make 1 move per turn the bout will take up your turns until it is concluded. Creatures have the option of giving up upon which time, your hero wins automatically. Defeating creatures will garner experience points which are used to level up attributes. Battles are shown in » At the end of every round, the players winnings are tallied up and ranked. You can also save your progress to memory card after each round. » When you reach the castle, the king hands out 6 attribute points which may be allocated per your discretion. » Shops on the playboard may be entered to purchase items and upgrade weaponry. » Spells may be used to weaken opponents in the game. » Whenever a character levels up, all HP is regained. » When a character is defeated, two angels circle downwards and escort the cadaver from the screen. Your character is then replaced by a coffin on the playboard. The other characters will then continue playing even if they're controlled entirely by the COM. Within 2 turns however, your character will be resurrected. This document is ©NCSX 2007. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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