Cobi's Journey
In the box
- Game Boy Color cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy Color
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, known in Japan as Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ, Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu Tsū), is a role-playing video game published by Enix for the Game Boy Color. It is the second Dragon Warrior Monsters game for the Game Boy Color and features two different versions of the same game, Cobi's Journey (released as Dragon Quest Monsters 2 - Maruta No Fushigi Na Kagi - Ruka no Tabidachi in Japan) and Tara's Adventure (released as Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Maruta No Fushigi Na Kagi - Iru no Bouken in Japan).
Role-playing (RPG)Adventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, known in Japan as Dragon Quest Monsters 2, is a role-playing video game published by Enix for the Game Boy Color. It is the second Dragon Warrior Monsters game for the Game Boy Color and features two different versions of the same game, Cobi's Journey (released as Dragon Quest Monsters 2, Maruta No Fushigi Na Kagi, Ruka no Tabidachi in Japan) and Tara's Adventure (released as Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Maruta No Fushigi Na Kagi, Iru no Bouken in Japan). Both games were remade in 2002 for the PlayStation in a compilation game called Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2 and released only in Japan.
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 allows the player to form a team of monsters to train and use in combat. Depending on which version of the game players buy, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey or Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure, they control either Cobi or Tara, but the titles are nearly identical in gameplay and story. Both games, however, possess unique collections of monsters and magic keys. Instead of the original games focus on randomized dungeons, this title focuses on static ones with tasks to complete, though randomized dungeons are still available for exploration.
Cobi and Tara are both in a family of monster breeders who have come to the island of Greatlog to make a living by opening a monster ranch. However, there is soon conflict with the island's prince Kameha and a character from the original Dragon Warrior Monsters named Warubou who is his assistant. Because of this duo's bad behavior, the island begins to sink, and Cobi or Tara must explore five different worlds to find magic keys, and the plug, to save the island.
The games used the largest cartridge available for the Game Boy Color game system, which was four megabytes. Enix developer John Lawrence stated that Enix wanted to give players options in Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 where they could play the game as a solo RPG, but created two parts of the game to encourage players to have a social experience of playing together like an enhanced version of the original Dragon Warrior Monsters or like Pokemon.
Dragon Warriors Monsters 2 was released in Japan on March 9, 2001. The week it was released, the game was the number one selling game in Japan and sold 501,081 copies. As reported by Famitsu, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 has sold 1,592,728 copies in Japan, and was the number three best selling game in Japan in 2001.
Gameplay
🔴Dragon Warrior Monsters 2🔴 | Gameplay | Longplay | GBC Part 1 [1080p 60FPS] - No Commentary, NiBisWOG. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Developer
- Tose
- Publisher
- Eidos Interactive, Enix
- Series
- Dragon Quest Monsters
- Platforms
- Game Boy Color
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Color | Japan | 2001-03-09 |
| Game Boy Color | North America | 2001-09-25 |
Editions
Tara's Adventure
In the box
- Game Boy Color cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy Color games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features; every mode works today on any Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance. Battles and trades need a second copy and a link cable.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy Color cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | No Never sold digitally in North America. |
| In the store to buy today | No Never sold digitally in North America. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Does not exist Never sold digitally in North America. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Two players battle each other, team up against the computer or trade monsters by link cable, with either version. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings Game Boy Color 81 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale IGN 9 10 Famitsu 34 40 Nintendo Power 3.5 5 RPGFan 79 100
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Tose Publisher Enix Producer Taichi Inuzuka Designers Yuji Horii, Fuminori Ishikawa Programmers Kouji Umeda, Ganjyuroh Igarashi Artist Akira Toriyama Writers Yuji Horii, Fuminori Ishikawa Composer Koichi Sugiyama
Notes for collectors
- Sold in two versions, Cobi's Journey and Tara's Adventure, each with its own monsters.
- Over three hundred monsters from eleven families, some from Dragon Quest VII.
- Number one in Japan in its launch week with 501,081 copies, and 1.59 million there in all.
- Link battles can steal a monster from the other player.
Credits
- Publisher
- Eidos Interactive, Enix
- Developer
- Tose
- Released
- 2001-09-25
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
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