Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory has a monstrous controller

by JC Fletcher on May 11th 2010 12:00AM

Let us lay it out for you: in 2008, Square Enix released Dragon Quest Swords for Wii, a game based entirely around using the Wii Remote to simulate a sword. It used the normal Wii Remote/Nunchuk setup. Now, Square Enix is preparing a Wii port of Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory, an arcade game based on collectible cards. For that, peripheral company Hori is producing a controller shaped like a sword.

The optional controller, first shown off on VJump magazine's staff blog, features an exact replica of the arcade machine's layout, including two giant buttons and a replica sword hilt, which players push down to activate special attacks. The controller will retail for ¥12,800 ($137) and will be out in Japan this summer. Keep an eye on your favorite import retailer if you've been waiting for a controller with part of a sword sticking out of it.

[Via Andriasang]

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Tags: classic-controller, controller, dragon-quest, dragon-quest-monsters-battle-road, dragon-quest-monsters-battle-road-victory, hori, Nintendo, rpg, square-enix, Wii

Reader Comments (32)

I guess it's cool that it's a replica of the arcade machine.

At the same time however, WTF?

"WTF"

My thoughts exactly

It's all pretty logical, really. Someone said, "you know, i'd really like to be more immersed in my game world by having a sword controller, but at the same time, I'd also like to replicate the motions I use to unclog my toilet with a plunger. What to do...?"

By the gods...

I don't the gods can explain this.

WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN--

if the gods, then i'm not sure i wont probably.

It isn't the gods, its the Japanese. They're a little weird over there . . .

Wouldn't it be ideal to simply create a slot in the top of the arcade base for the Wii remote to sit in?

I would totally buy this. Not for $140. But still.

some otaku in japan is getting ready to drop ¥12,800 on a new mantle piece.

wtf. If was gonna drop that many bones for a peripheral it would be for a fight stick, so I can stop getting owned in street fighter

Prepare to suck more than you've ever sucked before. Skill does not transfer from controller to stick. You must relearn everything and start from square 1.

Sounds like a great sales tagline, Morisato.

Morisato:

That first sentence is just ripe for being made fun of, when being taken in a completely different context....Let's just leave it at that....

LOL