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Ubisoft announce that it has entered a distribution agreement with Square Enix Ltd. to bring DRAGON QUEST®: The Chapters of the Chosen™, to Australia and New Zealand. DRAGON QUEST: The Chapters of the Chosen will be released exclusively on the Nintendo DS™ system this September.

Get ready to journey through the lands, seas and skies of the vibrant DRAGON QUEST world with DRAGON QUEST: The Chapters of the Chosen exclusively to Nintendo DS. With 3D graphics, newly animated monsters and dual screen presentation, the series that has shipped over 43 million units to date promises to captivate an entirely new generation of players, as well as treat long-time fans to three beloved adventures.

DRAGON QUEST: The Chapters of the Chosen is an exciting new update of the classic NES title DRAGON QUEST IV. The forthcoming game, not only represents an opportunity to now play the title on the Nintendo DS, but it is the first time this classic title has been released in PAL territories.

About DRAGON QUEST: The Chapters of the Chosen

Enjoy a unique storyline split between five distinct chapters as you accompany a host of heroes in a colourful world filled with memorable monsters and secret treasure. DRAGON QUEST: The Chapters of the Chosen receives a complete audio/visual overhaul that breathes new life into this classic adventure with advanced 3D graphics and DS Wireless Communications.

Story

DRAGON QUEST: The Chapters of the Chosen is made up of five chapters, each chapter introducing new and unique characters to the tale. As the player, you will experience the story along with these characters, unfolding a vast and epic adventure as you go.

Chapter 1: Ragnar McRyan and the Case of the Missing Children
Once upon a time, in the far away kingdom of Burland, the Royal Knight Ragnar Mc Ryan was ordered by the King to investigate kidnappings that had been troubling the kingdom. Did he manage to solve the mystery? There's only one way to find out...

Chapter 2: Alena and the Journey to the Tourney
Alena, precocious Tsarevna of Zamoksva, was a curious child whose skill in combat marked her as something of a tomboy. She was forever causing trouble for her father, the Tsar, and his retainers. But one day, she finally managed to escape the confines of the castle...

Chapter 3: Torneko and the Extravagant Excavation
Torneko Taloon was an apprentice merchant who was blessed with a lovely wife and son. He passed his days in peaceful obscurity--until he decided to set off and fulfil his dream of becoming the greatest merchant in the world...

Chapter 4: Meena and Maya and the Mahabala Mystery
Maya, a beautiful dancer, and Meena, her fortune-teller sister, set out on their travels to exact revenge on the murderer of their father, a world-renowned alchemist who was killed several years earlier. Did the sisters ever locate their father's mysterious assassin? Play on to find out...

Chapter 5: The Chosen
Once there was a small village that stood quietly in the deepest corner of the mountains. You, the hero, lived there with your doting parents, and passed endless happy days with your best friend Eliza. But one day everything changed, and your fate was altered forever...

Features

- The first appearance of a classic DRAGON QUEST adventure in PAL territories!
- Unique storyline of five main chapters each introducing new characters. Continue the story to unfold an epic and vast adventure!
- A vast, beautiful and colourful world to explore - with even more colourful characters to meet, monsters to battle and secret treasures to find!
- A complete audio/visual overhaul breathes new life into a classic with advanced 3D graphics and an arranged orchestral score.
- Use DS Wireless Communications to welcome pioneers met through chance encounters in the real world, transforming a tiny town into a metropolis!

Ubisoft was on the roll! Tenchu IV now this... What Ubi will publish next time?

Might have to look into this...........

Now Im thinking, did DragonQuest IV on the DS already released on america? If not then Ubi will publish DQIV in america too? Im thinking why Squeenix themselves didnt publish  this?

As long as they can't turn it into Dragonquestz, it'll be safe.

Omfg, they better advertise it. I hate ubisoft. It's like they want games that are good to sell bad on the ds and wii, and the bad games that they make to sell good. Why isn't square publishing it? Anyway I ho[ they don't publish the other remakes and I know they aren't publishing IX, unless they actually make this one sell..

Here's hoping they treat the game decently as a publisher should. That would go a long way to appease Wii owners.

PS: I don't advocate harming developers like Square-Enix even if they are unfortunate enough to get involved with this joke of a Wii publisher. Buy this game if it's good.

YES!!! Thank god for Ubisoft. We never get DQ down here.

They do the same thing for the ds. They just want more people to buy their 5 minute  developed junk that runs at 3 fps, and looks like n64 games, in the case for the ds,snes games.  Anyway if this game doesn't sell well we know square enix doesn't like to play when they could get money, especially when they need it(FFXIII/Versus developement costs).

Edit: @ Okeydokey Square Enix already said it will be going to all regions before this.

Are you sure that Ubisoft will publish it? Because in Europe SE publishes its games and Ubisoft distributes them. And its SE that decides which of their games they will bring to PAL territories, not Ubisoft. Besides, the article talks about a distribution agreement, not a publishing agreement. This sort of agreement is taking place in Europe for years, btw.

Are there any members from New Zealand/Australia doing the Ubi boycott? :P