File this one under “weird stuff that I was never sure would get made” – in fact I might go even further and say “who saw this coming?” Dragon Quest is a series familiar to many; a traditional Japanese role playing game – perhaps the most traditional of them all – where you and a band of intrepid adventurers travel the world and conquer evil in a light hearted way – in typically gorgeous environments with a wonderful soundtrack to boot.

Dragon Quest Heroes, though, is a game with only a few things in common with that. It has the graphics, has the music but the gameplay is totally different. The game has more in common with Dynasty Warriors than anything else as you hack and slash your way through hundreds of monsters from the Dragon Quest universe and… not much else? Still – the game is enormous fun and complete nonsense – the perfect match.