<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Luminaries	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Line	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
II	I-Application
when	O
initially	O
localized	B-General_Concept
to	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enix	O
's	O
U.S.	O
subsidiary	O
published	O
the	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
one	O
hundred	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
having	O
a	O
larger	O
party	O
,	O
more	O
areas	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
multiple	O
heroes	O
and	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sailing	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
successor	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
the	O
ancestor	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
legendary	O
hero	O
Erdrick	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
are	O
collectively	O
called	O
"	O
Erdrick	O
Saga	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
began	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
goal	O
was	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
exciting	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
similar	O
multi-character	O
party	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
found	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
had	O
many	O
ideas	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
discarded	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
system	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
were	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
subsequent	O
remakes	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version	O
shipped	O
over	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
in	O
a	O
release	O
entitled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Luminaries	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Line	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
known	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
its	O
late	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
retained	O
that	O
reputation	O
even	O
in	O
later	O
ports	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
somewhat	O
more	O
forgiving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
character	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
characteristics	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
mode	O
introduces	O
groups	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
upgrade	O
from	O
the	O
one-on-one	O
battles	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
noted	O
for	O
greatly	O
expanding	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
II	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
wider	O
array	O
of	O
spells	O
and	O
items	O
and	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Luminaries	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Line	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
chance	O
(	O
played	O
with	O
Lottery	O
Tickets	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
finds	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
to	O
use	O
multiple	O
key	O
types	O
and	O
to	O
include	O
travel	O
doors	O
(	O
warp	O
gates	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
one	O
hundred	O
years	O
after	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
trio	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
defeat	O
Hargon	O
,	O
they	O
secure	O
a	O
ship	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
travel	O
across	O
oceans	O
to	O
reach	O
new	O
continents	O
,	O
including	O
Alefgard	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
where	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
took	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
wrote	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
did	O
the	O
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
in	O
April	O
1986	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
memory	B-General_Concept
map	I-General_Concept
decided	O
,	O
they	O
started	O
development	O
in	O
early	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
believed	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
one-vs-one	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
"	O
tedious	O
"	O
and	O
too	O
simple	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
leveling	O
system	O
was	O
"	O
boring	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
have	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
use	O
a	O
party	O
system	O
with	O
players	O
controlling	O
multiple	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
entitled	O
Wizardry	B-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
characters	O
directly	O
;	O
Nakamura	O
saw	O
this	O
,	O
liked	O
the	O
idea	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuji	O
Horii	O
believed	O
many	O
players	O
would	O
play	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
without	O
first	O
playing	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
thus	O
had	O
players	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
elements	O
were	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
remakes	O
or	O
sequels	O
:	O
a	O
subplot	O
about	O
the	O
Prince	O
of	O
Cannock	O
being	O
cursed	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
and	O
later	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
Promontory	O
of	O
Olivia	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Enix	O
themselves	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
introduction	O
in	O
Moonbrooke	O
is	O
presented	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
censored	O
in	O
some	O
aspects	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
a	O
ghost-like	O
sprite	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
defeated	O
character	O
's	O
coffin	O
with	O
cross	O
sprite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
album	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
~	O
Gods	O
of	O
the	O
Evil	O
Spirits	O
~	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
concert	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
music	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Strings	O
Ensemble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
October	O
1987	O
,	O
the	O
concert	O
recording	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
symphonic	O
suite	O
CD	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
in	O
Concert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
piano	O
CD	O
,	O
a	O
Drama	O
CD	O
and	O
several	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
musics	O
were	O
also	O
collected	O
in	O
music	O
compilations	O
,	O
like	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Best	O
Selection	O
Vol.1	O
~	O
Roto	O
~	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Game	O
Music	O
Super	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
–	O
3	O
(	O
2001	O
–	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Complete	O
CD-Box	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
and	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Scene-Separated	O
I	O
~	O
IX	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Only	B-Application
Lonely	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
password	O
input	O
interface	O
,	O
was	O
arranged	O
as	O
a	O
vocal	O
promotional	O
song	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
by	O
Anna	O
Makino	O
named	O
“	O
Love	O
Song	O
Sagashite	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
sequel	O
takes	O
place	O
100	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Sugiyama	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
pop	O
music	O
to	O
suggest	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
place	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
time	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
when	O
wandering	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Unknown	O
World	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
played	O
when	O
the	O
Hero	O
is	O
in	O
that	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
theme	O
"	O
My	B-Application
Road	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
"	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
ending	O
song	O
of	O
related	O
anime	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
Dai	O
's	O
Great	O
Adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
computers	O
in	O
February	O
1988	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
ported	O
version	O
had	O
many	O
issues	O
like	O
choppy	O
scrolling	O
,	O
black-surround	O
characters	O
titles	O
,	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
sluggish	O
combat	O
and	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX2-ported	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
1988	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
and	O
combined	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	O
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
features	O
an	O
improved	O
enemy	O
targeting	O
system	O
:	O
if	O
an	O
enemy	O
is	O
defeated	O
before	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
attack	O
can	O
perform	O
its	O
attack	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
will	O
attack	O
another	O
enemy	O
rather	O
than	O
do	O
nothing	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
;	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
localized	B-General_Concept
in	O
America	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remake	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
8-bit	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
also	O
provided	O
a	O
quick-save	O
function	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
save	O
and	O
load	O
game	O
anywhere	O
unless	O
they	O
reset	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
localization	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
and	O
towns	O
 '	O
names	O
were	O
retranslated	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
names	O
:	O
legendary	O
hero	O
"	O
Erdrick	O
"	O
was	O
retranslated	O
as	O
"	O
Loto	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
castle	O
name	O
"	O
Midenhall	O
"	O
was	O
re-dubbed	O
"	O
Lorasia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
Japanese	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
brand	O
cell	O
phones	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remakes	O
size	O
was	O
four	O
times	O
bigger	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
port	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
phone	O
capacity	O
was	O
limited	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
companies	O
BREW	B-Application
and	O
SoftBank	O
also	O
started	O
selling	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
were	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
compilation	O
featured	O
interruptive	O
save	O
functions	O
for	O
each	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
eight	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
cell	O
phone	O
version	O
while	O
optimized	O
for	O
smartphones	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2014	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Luminaries	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Line	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
early	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
novelized	O
and	O
adapted	O
to	O
game	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
Novel	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Takayashiki	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1989	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
reprinted	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
Game	O
Book	O
series	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
both	O
critical	O
and	O
financial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
remakes	O
together	O
shipped	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
1.92	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
2011	O
compilation	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
sold	O
403,953	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
generally	O
known	O
for	O
fixing	O
problems	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
including	O
improvements	O
such	O
as	O
allowing	O
parties	O
of	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
larger	O
world	O
,	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
carry	O
more	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
reviews	O
highlighted	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
stemming	O
from	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
many	O
traps	O
in	O
the	O
Cave	O
of	O
Rhone	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
cast	O
a	O
"	O
Healall	O
"	O
spell	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
some	O
critics	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
director	O
Koichi	O
Nakamura	O
said	O
"	O
In	O
result	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
from	O
everybody	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
myself	O
on	O
the	O
creator	O
's	O
side	O
,	O
I	O
feel	O
that	O
I	O
did	O
about	O
only	O
half	O
what	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Remakes	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
also	O
successful	O
and	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
awarded	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
a	O
35/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
remake	O
got	O
a	O
30/40	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
version	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
,	O
received	O
fairly	O
high	O
marks	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
a	O
9.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
RPGamer	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Award	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
promoted	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
became	O
a	O
Japanese	O
cultural	O
phenomenon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Seeds	I-Application
of	I-Application
Salvation	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
remake	O
,	O
Enix	O
released	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
update	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
later	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Monsters	I-Device
:	I-Device
Caravan	I-Device
Heart	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
