Torneko's Great Adventure 3
Torneko's Great Adventure 3: A turn-based mystery dungeon adventure on PS2 and GBA.
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This title belongs to both the Dragon Quest and Mystery Dungeon franchises, employing turn-based combat within procedurally created dungeons.[1]
Key facts and history
The main character is Torneko, a merchant originally from Dragon Quest IV who was localized as Taloon in North America.[2] The PlayStation 2 version was released exclusively in Japan on October 31, 2002, and the Game Boy Advance version on June 24, 2004.[3] The PlayStation 2 version sold over 513,000 copies as of November 2008, and the Game Boy Advance version sold nearly 117,000 copies as of 2007.[4] An unforeseen problem causes the family to end up on a strange island, where they are assaulted by mysterious forces.[5]
More than 170 monster varieties appear, and the game offers a greater number of items and spells compared to earlier Torneko games.[6]
What the cited sources add
The IGN preview by Smith notes that the game includes multiple towns, villages, castles, and dungeons, with some locations not randomly generated.[7][6] The official Spike Chunsoft product page confirms the PlayStation 2 release date of October 31, 2002, and the publisher as Enix.[8][3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Spike Chunsoft (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gann, Patrick, "RPGFan Soundtracks – Suite Torneko's Great Adventure ~Musical Chemistry~", RPGFan.com; Joseph Witham, "Enix Announces Torneko 3", 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Spike Chunsoft; Spike Chunsoft (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sony PS2 Japanese Ranking", Japan-GameCharts.com; "Nintendo GBA Japanese Ranking", Japan-GameCharts.com; プレイステーション2 – ドラゴンクエスト・キャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険3 ~不思議のダンジョン~. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.81. 30 June 2006.; Derrick, "News – New Famitsu Scores", GamesAreFun.com, October 24, 2002; "IGN: Gaming Life in Japan", IGN.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smith, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3", IGN, 2002-06-28; "トルネコの大冒険3 不思議のダンジョン", Spike Chunsoft (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smith, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3", IGN, 2002-06-28 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Smith, "Torneko's Great Adventure 3", IGN, 2002-06-28. facts only, no text reused. ps2.ign.com
- Spike Chunsoft. facts only, no text reused. spike-chunsoft.co.jp
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- Wikipedia: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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