Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies on Nintendo DS hits shops across Europe today! Create and customise your very own hero and go on an epic journey to save the world. You can customise your character by choosing from over 1,000 items of equipment and clothing, choosing a career, earning stunning new skills by defeating monsters and much more!

You can play and explore with friends and family too – up to four players can take advantage of multiplayer mode to roam exotic lands together using Nintendo DS Wireless Communications. There’s also an online shop called DQVC, where you can download new, and sometimes rare, items every day, as well as new weekly quests. You check out what’s coming up by visiting the Side Quest Calendar at the official website here, where you’ll also find copious detail on every aspect of the game.

The action really is non-stop, even when you’re not actively playing. You can enter “Tag Mode” with a few simple taps of your stylus, close your Nintendo DS system over, and you’ll continue to interact with any other Dragon Quest IX player you pass by who has also entered Tag Mode. This enables you to wirelessly – and automatically – exchange character information, customised greetings and treasure maps. These treasure maps allow players to find otherwise inaccessible dungeons called grottoes featuring special boss monsters and even rare items!

So why wait? Go on a quest you’ll never forget with Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies…

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is available from shops now, only for Nintendo DS