Dokapon Journey

Dokapon Journey (ドカポンジャーニー! ~なかよくケンカしてっ♪~) is a game in the Dokapon series released for the Nintendo DS. The game was developed by Suzak Inc. and was released by Sting in Japan and Atlus in North America. It was released in Japan on July 31, 2008, and in North America on April 14, 2009. It is a remake of the Super Famicom title Kessen! Dokapon Oukoku IV: Densetsu no Yuusha Tachi.
==Story==
During Story Mode, the game takes place over the course of 8 chapters. Each chapter's mission will appear after a number of big monsters are defeated, and finishing it will end the chapter.
===Chapter 1: Reservoir Clogs===
Upon starting the chapter, the town that's currently occupied by a big monster will require water from the springs. The player characters need to get the Wellwish Water item and deliver it to that town. Note that the adventurer cannot enter the town that requires the Wellwish Water if they don't have the item.
===Chapter 2: The Runaway Princess===
The King informs the player characters that Princess Penny has run away. The player characters have to find her on the map and escort her back to Dokapon Castle, during which teleportation items cannot be used. If the player character escorting Penny dies or gives up, Penny will stay at where the character is until another player (or the same player if they're quick enough) picks her up.
===Chapter 3: Gown with the Win===
Princess Penny will request the player characters to find a dress for her. An option to purchase a dress will appear in the towns, and the object is to find and deliver a dress that Penny likes, and the player who successfully does this will be rewarded with money.
===Chapter 4: The Doppelgangsters===
Evil clones of the player characters will start to appear around their occupied towns (or around Dokapon Castle if they don't have a town) and occasionally steal money from the towns. The player characters are tasked to defeat them, and once they defeat all of them, the King will give cash to those who defeated them.
===Chapter 5: The Sexy Burglar Strikes!===
The King tasks the players to defeat Lisa. She moves with three spinners every turn and has a stat that has the potential to disable every movement of the player. The player who is able to defeat Lisa will be rewarded with money.
===Chapter 6: Plunder the Sea===
The King tasks the players to find a treasure named SeaTiara in the Sunken Shrine. The player who can find the treasure and deliver it to the King will be rewarded with money.
===Chapter 7: One Ring to Rule the Mall===
The King tasks the players to find some resources around the world (it can be anywhere except on the island with Tower of Rabbles or in dungeons). The resources can be found in white chests that replaces some of the regular chests or tiles on the map, which will be reverted upon being found. The King gives out cash every time a resource is found and delivered to him.
===Chapter 8: Mighty Orb 'n Tower Dangers===
The King tasks the players to find the Doka Orb at the top of Tower of Rabbles. There, the players will find Wallace, who plans to destroy the orb, and he serves as the final boss of the game. Upon defeating him, the Story Mode ends, and the King will give out rewards based on who defeats Wallace, who owns the most towns, who slays the most big monsters and who is Princess Penny's favorite before giving out the rankings.
==Gameplay==
===Jobs===
Jobs in Dokapon Journey are more similar to the character system of older Dokapon games than that of the Job system in Dokapon the World and Dokapon Kingdom. Each adventurer chooses one of the available jobs at the beginning of the game and sticks with that job all the way until the end. The jobs are as follows:
*Fighter
*Amazon
*Bandit
*Spy
*Mage
*Witch
*Paladin
*Valkyrie
Additionally, the player can become a Darkling after having a Dark Mark by traveling to the Dark Space, either by going there directly or using a Contract.
===NPCs===
The NPCs can occasionally appear when the player lands on an empty tile.
*Roche: Challenges the player into a rock-paper-scissors game. If the player loses, he takes away half of their cash. If they get a draw or wins, he does nothing.
*Happy: Challenges the player into a card matching game. The player has three attempts to match 8 cards, and every time the player fails to match a pair of cards, Happy will take some of their cash. If the player succeeds, Happy will give them a rare item.
*Fats McGee: Challenges all players into a minigame where they'll have to spin the wheel in a limited amount of time. The players have to make at least 50 spins, or they'll lose some cash. If they succeed, they instead get some cash.
*Miss Lotto: The player can pay 300gc for an entry and try to scratch and get three of the same icons to get a reward.
*Mitch: The player can pay some cash for an attempt at upgrading a town through a number minigame.
*Gutz: The player can pay him to create a weapon.
*Beggar: He'll ask the player for cash. Occasionally, he'll reveal himself to be a magician, who'll reward the player with a rare item if they give money, or punish them if they don't.
*Leane: She'll give the player a package to deliver to a town in two weeks for cash. The player can reject her or accept it.
*Mr. Green: Invites all players into the arena, where they face off each other as well as Sunshine, who will have each of their stat being the highest stat among all players. The character who wins will be rewarded with cash. Afterwards, all players will come out from the arena near Dokapon Castle.
==Differences from Kessen==
* The game uses a character system similar to earlier Dokapon games, where different character/jobs have different stat growths and abilities.
* The game has a new Story Mode revolving around the King and Princess Penny giving various tasks to the adventurers, as well as a Battle Royale.
* The player can now rob shops. This plays the same number minigame used in Mitch's event or when robbing a town.
* The player starts with Burst and M Guard, rather than no Battle Magic. Battle Magic are also no longer tied to weapons or shields.
==Strategies==
==Gallery==
==Videos==
Atlus USA Trailer Dokapon Journey
ドカポンジャーニー！プロモーションビデオ（高画質版）
==External links==
*Official English site
*Official Japanese site
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