You can also change their name-our thief was renamed to "I is teh suk." The newly renamed thief also had the benefit of getting a sore on his foot, which limited his movement to one step for several turns. It doesn't benefit you to play a prank, but it is amusing to see your opponents with graffiti on their face or poo in their hair. When you give up or die, the winner can take your items, play pranks on you, give you negative status effects, or pass along a cursed item. With only one shot, you will want to take them out quickly, or if you'd rather not take the chance, it's wiser to just give up. But if you block your opponents' magic when they decide to attack, chances are you will lose the battle. If you happen to block your opponents' magic spell, you'll take less damage. It boils down to guessing what your opponents might do. For example, triangle may be an offensive spell, and the defending player will have triangle as the corresponding magic defense command. Depending on who goes first, one player attacks, the other defends, and then they switch.
In a fight against a monster or another player, you have four commands at your disposal. A day goes by after each player takes a turn, and at the end of the week, the gold is tallied up to see who is in the lead.įight friends and foes, but mostly friends.īattles are turn-based, and you get only one turn each round, so the game feels like it moves relatively quickly. There are enemy encounters when you land on a yellow spot and special items to receive if you land on a specifically marked area. After you spin, you can zoom out to scan the area, and arrows will indicate where you may go. Beginning from the castle, it was a race to see who could make it to Rico Jr. We had a chance to play for about an hour, and our goal was to defeat Rico Jr., who had stolen the princess's piggy bank. The kingdom is spread out into seven continents, so there is quite a bit of land to cover on this continuous map. Thieves in particular can come in handy because they have the ability to steal from other players by simply running past them on the board. Each class has its own special abilities, so depending on where you are in the game, you may want to swap. There are 12 classes to choose from and two that are hidden, and you can change your class whenever you want. Magicians, for example, can cast spells before they move to cripple an enemy or another player. Depending on your class, you can perform special abilities before you take your spin.
Each player begins by spinning a wheel with the numbers zero through six to determine how many steps to take on the map. Liberating towns is the most lucrative way, but there are plenty of other fun and sneaky ways to get loot.
The primary goal of the game is to make off with the most money. Up to four players can play using the multitap or hotseat mode otherwise the computer can step in. The kingdom of Dokapon is ruled by a wealthy king, who has called adventurers from far and wide to help get rid of monsters that have been pilfering his gold.
However, the role-playing game elements let you level, collect items, upgrade equipment, and customize your character as you advance through the story mode. Dokapon Kingdom has some similarities to games like Mario Party, where the world is set up like a giant board game and players take turns to advance and earn money. Such was the case when members of the Atlus team came in to play with us gauntlets were thrown and battles were fought. Atlus claims that this cut-throat experience can tear friendships apart. In Dokapon Kingdom, players are pit against one another in hopes of winning the crown and the hand of the lovely Princess Penny.