<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
spin-off	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
does	O
not	O
do	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
in	O
battles	O
;	O
instead	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
capturing	O
,	O
breeding	O
and	O
raising	O
monsters	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
fighting	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
originated	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
North	O
American	O
name	O
being	O
changed	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
trademark	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
role-playing	O
game	O
DragonQuest	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Simulation	O
Publications	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
until	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
1982	O
and	O
purchase	O
by	O
TSR	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
published	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
line	O
to	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
until	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
registered	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
trademark	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
name	O
obsolete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
compatibility	O
despite	O
coming	O
to	O
market	O
before	O
the	O
console	O
itself	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
backward-compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
Monsters	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
also	O
a	O
cross-system	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
1+2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
these	O
two	O
games	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
an	O
interface	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
i-Mode	O
adapter	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
upload	O
monsters	O
to	O
the	O
i-Mode	O
cellular	O
phone	O
version	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
i	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
remade	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
2012	O
and	O
2014	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Monsters	I-Device
:	I-Device
Caravan	I-Device
Heart	I-Device
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
TOSE	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
Enix	O
published	O
before	O
merging	O
with	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Keifer	O
,	O
a	O
prince	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
VII	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
revealed	O
through	O
the	O
publication	O
Shonen	O
Jump	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
around	O
a	O
tournament	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Joker	B-Application
GP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
Wi-Fi	O
multiplayer	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
service	O
and	O
full	O
3D	O
movement	O
and	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Monsters	I-Device
:	I-Device
Joker	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
cell	O
phone	O
games	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	O
Wanted	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	O
Super	O
Light	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
distinct	O
differences	O
,	O
they	O
all	O
have	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
does	O
not	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caught	O
or	O
bred	O
monsters	O
participate	O
in	O
battles	O
instead	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
changes	O
slightly	O
in	O
Caravan	B-Device
Heart	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monsters	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
gain	O
experience	O
points	O
just	O
like	O
humans	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
would	O
and	O
can	O
learn	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
skills	O
straight	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
until	O
Joker	B-Application
,	O
battles	O
were	O
fought	O
against	O
randomly	O
encountered	O
monsters	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joker	B-Application
changed	O
this	O
by	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
see	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
making	O
battles	O
three-dimensional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
monsters	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
HP	O
and	O
MP	B-Application
are	O
displayed	O
onscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Joker	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
certain	O
monsters	O
who	O
do	O
take	O
up	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
spaces	O
on	O
party	O
,	O
to	O
fit	O
their	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Terry	O
's	O
Wonderland	O
3D	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
spaces	O
in	O
the	O
party	O
instead	O
of	O
three	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
more	O
monsters	O
at	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	O
suggests	O
to	O
monsters	O
to	O
use	O
support	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
shields	O
,	O
stat	O
enhancements	O
,	O
or	O
summons	O
and	O
Cautious	O
tells	O
monsters	O
to	O
use	O
defensive	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
healing	O
and	O
reviving	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
abilities	O
that	O
remove	O
harmful	O
stat	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
items	O
during	O
battle	O
,	O
many	O
which	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
actively	O
scout	O
for	O
monsters	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caravan	B-Device
Heart	I-Device
changed	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
instead	O
using	O
Monster	O
Hearts	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joker	B-Application
returned	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
system	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Synthesizing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
series	O
has	O
met	O
praise	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Joker	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
,	O
these	O
comparisons	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
focus	O
in	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
existed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com,	O
when	O
reviewing	O
Joker	B-Application
,	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Monsters	O
series	O
has	O
always	O
felt	O
like	O
it	O
belongs	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
universe	O
first	O
and	O
foremost	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
bastardized	O
Pokéclones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
subseries	O
–	O
Joker	B-Application
–	O
is	O
a	O
perfect	O
example.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
has	O
gained	O
immense	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
sold	O
2.35	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
1+2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
38th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
with	O
292,275	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caravan	B-Device
Heart	I-Device
was	O
a	O
top-seller	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
538,000	O
units	O
sold	O
within	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
593,000	O
units	O
sold	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
sold	O
593,994	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
days	O
after	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
