<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chapters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
IV	I-Application
when	O
initially	O
localized	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Zenithian	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
North	O
American	O
NES	O
version	O
followed	O
in	O
October	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
localized	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
's	O
Enix	O
America	O
Corporation	O
subsidiary	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
closure	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
in	O
December	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
by	O
Heartbeat	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
remake	O
developed	O
by	O
ArtePiazza	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
November	O
2007	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
breaking	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
five	O
distinct	O
chapters	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
protagonist	O
or	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
remake	O
adds	O
a	O
sixth	O
chapter	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
retained	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
offered	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
titles	O
,	O
while	O
carrying	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Hero	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
party	O
at	O
all	O
once	O
the	O
wagon	O
becomes	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
chapter-based	O
storylines	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
called	O
"	O
Tactics	O
"	O
was	O
implemented	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
provide	O
strategies	O
to	O
the	O
party	O
members	O
(	O
who	O
become	O
NPCs	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
prioritizing	O
damage	O
,	O
healing	O
or	O
MP	O
conservation	O
,	O
while	O
maintaining	O
full	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hand	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heavenly	I-Application
Bride	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Realms	I-Application
of	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
and	O
the	O
remakes	O
of	O
IV	O
allow	O
tactics	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
for	O
characters	O
individually	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
one	O
tactics	O
mode	O
for	O
all	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Follow	O
Orders	O
"	O
Tactics	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
other	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
controlled	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
Tactics	O
"	O
system	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
"	O
Gambits	O
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wagon	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
casino	O
appears	O
in	O
this	O
installment	O
as	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
play	O
several	O
mini-games	O
(	O
slot	O
machine	O
,	O
poker	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Monster	O
Betting	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
using	O
tokens	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
traded	O
for	O
special	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
save	O
(	O
"	O
Confession	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
)	O
and	O
EXP	O
point	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level-up	O
(	O
"	O
Divination	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
)	O
are	O
now	O
separate	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
North	O
American	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
programmers	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
door	O
using	O
a	O
command	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
menu	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
through	O
various	O
characters	O
 '	O
inventories	O
for	O
the	O
key	O
as	O
in	O
some	O
previous	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
a	O
deep	O
hatred	O
of	O
humanity	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
elven	B-Application
girlfriend	O
,	O
Rose	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
Psaro	O
plans	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
Ruler	O
of	O
Evil	O
using	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
evolution	O
he	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Armlet	O
of	O
Transmutation	B-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
remakes	O
include	O
a	O
sixth	O
chapter	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
something	O
the	O
player	O
went	O
around	O
collecting	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
had	O
crests	O
and	O
orbs	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Heartbeat	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
's	O
3D	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
sprites	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
original	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Manual	O
and	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
features	O
were	O
a	O
new	O
chapter	O
in	O
which	O
Psaro	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
party	O
member	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
prologue	O
chapter	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
intra-party	O
talk	O
command	O
similar	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
off	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
for	O
party	O
members	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
direct	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
attacks	O
(	O
except	O
UC	O
Party	O
Members	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enix	O
America	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
remake	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
had	O
even	O
advertised	O
this	O
upcoming	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
cover	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
instruction	O
manual	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
VII	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
Heartbeat	B-Application
closing	O
its	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
operations	O
before	O
the	O
localization	O
and	O
translation	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
cost	O
and	O
time	O
that	O
a	O
different	O
company	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
invest	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
translation	O
prevented	O
Enix	O
from	O
passing	O
this	O
to	O
another	O
developer	O
,	O
as	O
Heartbeat	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
familiar	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
remade	O
into	O
a	O
2D/3D	O
hybrid	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
has	O
kept	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
enhancements	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
slightly	O
altered	O
immigrant	O
town	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
received	O
enhanced	O
upgrades	O
to	O
smooth	O
the	O
graphics	O
further	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
trademark	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Chapters	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
speculation	O
began	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
new	O
subtitle	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
for	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chapters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
was	O
found	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
E10+	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
,	O
for	O
Alcohol	O
Reference	O
,	O
Animated	O
Blood	O
,	O
Mild	O
Fantasy	O
Violence	O
,	O
Mild	O
Language	O
,	O
Simulated	O
Gambling	O
,	O
and	O
Suggestive	O
Themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chapters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
,	O
omitting	O
the	O
number	O
IV	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
claimed	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
that	O
the	O
new	O
translation	O
has	O
changed	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
towns	O
to	O
be	O
closer	O
to	O
,	O
or	O
include	O
their	O
original	O
Japanese	O
names	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
several	O
new	O
localizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
new	O
spell	O
naming	O
convention	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
spell	O
Beat	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
IV	I-Application
becoming	O
Whack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
English	O
translation	O
includes	O
13	O
regional	O
dialects	O
for	O
the	O
various	O
areas	O
,	O
including	O
Burland	O
now	O
being	O
Scottish	O
,	O
and	O
Zamoksva	O
being	O
Russian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
cloud	O
saving	O
,	O
autosaves	O
,	O
a	O
quick	O
save	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pause	O
feature	O
for	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
reintroduces	O
the	O
party	O
talk	O
feature	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
international	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
releases	O
,	O
being	O
translated	O
into	O
the	O
appropriate	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
synthesized	O
music	O
is	O
entirely	O
remastered	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
synthesized	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
five	O
volume	O
manga	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
Princess	O
Alena	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
every	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
directed	O
all	O
the	O
associated	O
spinoffs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
NES	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
crescendo	B-Application
during	O
the	O
battle	O
music	O
,	O
a	O
gradual	O
increase	O
in	O
volume	O
from	O
soft	O
to	O
loud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
crescendo	B-Application
in	O
the	O
battle	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
2014	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
~	O
The	O
People	O
Are	O
Shown	O
the	O
Way	O
~	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
units	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
below	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2001	O
with	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
nearly	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
has	O
sold	O
1.15	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
1.46	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
's	O
1990	O
Best	O
Hit	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Challenge	O
"	O
and	O
2nd	O
place	O
"	O
Best	O
Overall	O
Game	O
"	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
editors	O
ranked	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
IV	I-Application
the	O
58th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
RPG	O
ever	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
-	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
or	O
Japan.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
the	O
18th	O
best	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
 '	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
and	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
five-act	O
story	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
favourite	O
old-school	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chapters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Best	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
feel	O
outdated	O
,	O
especially	O
to	O
players	O
not	O
accustomed	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ragnar	O
,	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
stand	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
recent	O
JRPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
spawn	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
are	O
the	O
Torneko	O
no	O
Daibouken	O
sub-series	O
(	O
translated	O
as	O
Torneko	O
's	O
Great	O
Adventure	O
)	O
,	O
roguelike	O
and	O
random	B-Algorithm
dungeon	I-Algorithm
games	O
produced	O
by	O
Enix	O
(	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
)	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnar	O
,	O
Healie	O
,	O
and	O
Torneko	O
all	O
later	O
appear	O
as	O
cameos	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
King	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Monster	O
Arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torneko	O
later	O
cameos	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Yangus	I-Application
as	O
a	O
merchant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
spin-off	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tree	I-Application
's	I-Application
Woe	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blight	I-Application
Below	I-Application
,	O
Alena	O
,	O
Kiryl	O
,	O
Maya	O
,	O
and	O
Psaro	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
Torneko	O
and	O
Meena	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
compilation	O
port	O
Dragon	O
Quest	O
Heroes	O
I·II	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
also	O
includes	O
Ragnar	O
as	O
a	O
console-exclusive	O
character	O
for	O
Heroes	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
male	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
