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Dokapon
Dokapon is a role-playing video game franchise created by Asmik Ace Entertainment and currently developed by Sting Entertainment. The Dokapon franchise is primarily composed of multiplayer games with role-playing video game and board game elements. Since its debut in 1993, the series has sold more than one million copies.[1] GamesThe first entry in the series, Kessen! Dokapon Oukoku IV: Densetsu no Yuusha Tachi, was developed and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment for the Super Famicom in 1993. A remake, Dokapon Journey, was developed by Suzak Inc. for Nintendo DS in 2008. A sequel, Dokapon 3・2・1 – Arashi o Yobu Yuujou, was developed and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment for the Super Famicom in 1994. A remake, Dokapon Kingdom, was developed by Sting Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 in 2007, and for Wii in 2008. A spin-off, Dokapon Gaiden: Honoo no Audition, was developed by Earthly Soft and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment for the Super Famicom and Satellaview in 1995. The third main game, Dokapon Ikari no Tetsuken, was developed and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1998. An action role-playing spin-off, Dokapon?! Millennium Quest, was developed and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment for the Game Boy Color in 2000. The first game in the series to be released outside Japan was the 2001 action role-playing spin-off Dokapon: Monster Hunter, developed and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment for the Game Boy Advance. The fourth main entry, Dokapon DX: Wataru Sekai wa Oni Darake, was developed and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003, and for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. The fifth main entry, Dokapon the World, was co-developed by Asmik Ace Entertainment and Sting Entertainment, and published by Asmik Ace Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. A mobile game, Dokapon Quest!, was released in 2011 by Silicon Studio for the service Mobage. After 9 years of dormancy, Sting Entertainment revived the series with a collaboration with Aquaplus’ visual novel Utawarerumono, Dokapon Up! Mugen no Roulette; it was released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in Japan in 2020.[2] A remaster of Dokapon Kingdom titled Dokapon Kingdom: Connect, was released on Nintendo Switch and Windows in 2023.[3] It featured a new multiplayer mode and several new job classes.[4] A remaster of Dokapon Ikari no Tetsuken, was released for Nintendo Switch in Japan in 2024, with a worldwide release for Windows under the title Dokapon! Sword of Fury scheduled for 2025.[5] Main series
Spin-offs
Gameplay
Players take on the role of adventurers with the goal of earning the most money at the end of each board, done by spinning a roulette to determine the number of spaces the player will move. This is done not only by saving towns from monsters, in the style of turn-based RPG battles, but also by gathering valuables after becoming the leader of said towns. The character with the most valuables by the end of the game wins. The player has the option to use items before spinning, the effects of which range from recovering health to causing damage to other characters. When in the actual battle, the player chooses from one of four commands. After winning the battle, the player then receives money and experience points, leveling up after enough have been gained, like in a standard RPG.[6][7][8][9][10] References
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