Reception and Sales
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 80% |
| Metacritic | 80 out of 100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B+ (DS) |
| Allgame | 3 out of 5 (NES) 4 out of 5 (DS) |
| Computer and Video Games | 8.1 out of 10 (DS) |
| Eurogamer | 8 out of 10 (DS) |
| Famitsu | 37 out of 40 (NES) 32 out of 40 (PS1) 34 out of 40 (DS) |
| Game Informer | 7 out of 10 (DS) |
| GamePro | 4 out of 5 (DS) |
| GameSpot | 8 out of 10 (DS) |
| GameSpy | 4 out of 5 (DS) |
| GamesRadar | 9 out of 10 (DS) |
| GameZone | 8.3 out of 10 (DS) |
| IGN | 8 out of 10 (DS) |
| Nintendo Power | 7.5 out of 10 (DS) |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 78% (DS) |
Dragon Warrior IV was awarded "Best Challenge" and 2nd place "Best Overall Game" in 1993 by Nintendo Power, runner-up "Best Role Playing Game of 1992" by GamePro, "Best Role Playing Game of 1992" by Game Informer and "Best NES Adventure/RPG of 1992" by Game Players. In August 2008, Nintendo Power ranked Dragon Warrior IV the 18th best Nintendo Entertainment System video game, describing it as the peak of the NES' Dragon Quest trilogy and praising it for its innovative five-act story that made it one of their favourite old-school role-playing games. Readers of Famitsu magazine voted the game the 14th best game of all time in a 2006 poll. In particular, critics noticed with interest that the game's third chapter, Torneko's, departed largely from standard RPGs by making the only goal to collect money and by allowing players to have Torneko simply working in an in-game store.
The PlayStation version of Dragon Quest IV was the 4th best-selling game in Japan in 2001, and has sold nearly 1.2 million copies as of December 26, 2004.
As of August 8, 2008, the DS remake has sold 1.15 million units in Japan. Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen was a nominee for Best RPG on the Nintendo DS in IGN's 2008 video game awards. The game has sold 1.46 million copies worldwide as of May 31, 2009. Critics pointed out that the game may feel outdated, especially to players not accustomed to Dragon Quest games, but that some of the characters, such as Ragnar, make the game stand out of the recent JRPGs. "Ragnar McRyan is in no way a character designed off the back of some intense Japanese schoolgirl demographic focus testing", wrote Eurogamer.net's Simon Parkin, pleased.
Read more about this topic: Dragon Quest IV: Chapters Of The Chosen
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