<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
black-and-white	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
;	O
a	O
second	O
printing	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
after	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
itself	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
1+2	O
Hoshi	O
Furi	O
no	O
Yūsha	O
to	O
Bokujō	O
no	O
Nakamatachi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
phone	O
incarnation	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
i	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
characters	O
Terry	O
and	O
Milly	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
when	O
they	O
were	O
children	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
is	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Terry	I-Application
no	I-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
comes	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
i-mode	O
adaptor	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
upload	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
onto	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
days	O
before	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
when	O
Terry	O
and	O
Milly	O
were	O
just	O
children	O
,	O
a	O
strange	O
monster	O
appeared	O
one	O
night	O
and	O
snatched	O
Milly	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
remake	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
by	O
publisher	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
include	O
new	O
monsters	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
monsters	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
2	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
include	O
shifting	O
from	O
day	O
to	O
night	O
,	O
randomized	O
dungeon	O
layouts	O
,	O
combat	O
with	O
four	O
opponents	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
609	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
the	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
2	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
(	O
Rank	O
A	O
and	O
higher	O
only	O
)	O
through	O
a	O
free	O
app	O
upon	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Terry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
+	O
,	O
and	O
+*	O
for	O
every	O
monster	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Joker	O
2/Professional	O
not	O
every	O
monster	O
had	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
StreetPass	B-Device
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
players	O
can	O
fight	O
other	O
players	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
steal	O
their	O
monsters	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
of	O
which	O
1.22	O
million	O
were	O
sold	O
during	O
1998	O
—	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth-highest	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
78.9	O
%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
by	O
critics	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
,	O
many	O
telling	O
fans	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot.com	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
cutesy	O
,	O
over-merchandised	O
appeal	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
rock-solid	O
gameplay	O
makes	O
it	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
endeavor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
features	O
many	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
mechanics	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
better	O
,	O
"	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
monsters	O
and	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
IGN	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
distinction	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
capture	O
any	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
a	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
taming	O
monsters	O
was	O
a	O
better	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming-Age.com	O
similarly	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
breeding	O
aspect	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
monster-catching	O
games	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
monsters	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
quite	O
have	O
the	O
extra	O
'	O
omph	O
 '	O
that	O
the	O
creatures	O
do	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
creatures	O
are	O
so	O
super	O
cutesy	O
that	O
they	O
begin	O
to	O
get	O
on	O
your	O
nerves.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
compilation	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
1+2	O
received	O
a	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
remake	O
sold	O
513,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
sold	O
100,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
promotion	O
,	O
fast	O
food	O
franchise	O
McDonald	O
's	O
gave	O
away	O
a	O
Slanin	O
Purple	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Happy	O
Meals	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
they	O
gave	O
away	O
Lamia	O
,	O
a	O
monster	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Convenience	O
stores	O
and	O
other	O
establishments	O
in	O
Japan	O
also	O
gave	O
away	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
dimension	O
traveling	O
dragon	O
,	O
a	O
Gold	O
Killing	O
Machine	O
,	O
and	O
Tyranoosaura	O
Wrecks	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
