Dragon Warrior II is a turn-based role-playing game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix for the NES, the second series entry and part of the Erdrick trilogy. Set a century after the original, the Prince of Midenhall gathers two descendant companions and sails a greatly expanded overworld to stop the sorcerer Hargon. It introduced multi-character parties and ship travel to the series.
How To Play Dragon Warrior II
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move the party on the map; move the cursor in menus
A Button
Confirm; talk, search, and open the command menu in battle
B Button
Cancel / close menu
Select
Secondary options
Start
Menu / status
About Dragon Warrior II
Release date
Famicom (JP): January 26, 1987 · NES (NA): September 1990
Developer
Chunsoft
Publisher
Enix
Platform
NES / Famicom; later Super Famicom, Game Boy Color, mobile, and modern platforms
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