Dragon Quest Monsters 2 - Maruta no Fushigi na Kagi - Ruka no Tabidachi (Japan / SGB Enhanced / GB Compatible)
Game Boy Color
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Reviewed in 2001
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✪ Reviewed on October 31, 2023
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The boys' counterpart to the Maruta adventure, this time with young Ruka in charge. Same islands to explore, same deep catch and fuse system, same staggering depth. Perfect if a male lead suits your style better.
Your verdict
Category
RPG1 player7+
Description
Young Ruka explores magical islands connected by the Maruta keys and collects monsters in this Dragon Quest Monsters entry. Published by Enix, released in Japan in March 2001. Wild monster collection, fusion to create more powerful creatures, interconnected islands with varied environments. Japanese Ruka edition.
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 - Maruta no Fushigi na Kagi - Ruka no Tabidachi review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Still fed by Koichi Sugiyama's themes, the sequel unfurls warm melodies across the islands linked by the Maruta keys. Rousing refrains and dynamic battle themes pace the gathering of creatures. This melodic generosity, joyful and polished, wonderfully extends the pleasure of the first game.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Raising your monsters, scouring generated worlds and fusing two beasts to reveal a stronger one endlessly extends the quest for the perfect team. Each exploration yields new companions and each crossbreeding holds its surprise, enough to relaunch an expedition the moment the last one ends. The dungeons look alike, but the breeding obsession keeps a stubborn hold.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Exploring magical islands linked by the keys of Maruta draws you into a long hunt for monsters to tame and crossbreed. Synthesising rare creatures and building the ideal team demands patient investment over many hours. That wealth of collecting and combination, true to the series, offers a lifespan dear to Dragon Quest Monsters fans.
Technical info
💾1,2 MB📅09/03/2001
Published by Enix
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 - Maruta no Fushigi na Kagi - Ruka no Tabidachi (GBC) price, value & rarity
The Ruka version of Dragon Quest Monsters 2 on GBC, the male counterpart to the Iru entry, an untranslated Japan-only Enix release. Its complete values often exceed the Iru version, signaling a market preference for this protagonist and a print run perceived as more contested. The appeal rests on a capture and fusion system of rare depth and the double purchase encouraged by the two-cartridge format. A centerpiece for Japanese collectors of the pre-Pokémon monster series.
A questionable morality
Here you don't fight the monsters, you recruit them: you coax them mid-dungeon, breed them together for finer specimens and send them to brawl in your stead. Sold as tender domestication, the breeding really amounts to engineering a stable of creatures bred for combat, which raises a smile the moment you stop to think about it.
