Remember back to January when Dokapon Kingdom: Connect, a remake of the 2008 Wii game (which in turn was a port of the 2007 PS2 title), was announced? We didn't expect the friendship-ruining party game to be making a comeback. But it is, and not only that, it's got an official release date — 9th May.
That's just enough time to end any friendships before Tears of the Kingdom launches, right? Kidding aside, Idea Factory International has confirmed that the game, developed by Sting, will be launching both physically and digitally in the west. It launches just under a month after the rerelease hits Japan. Both online and local multiplayer will be available.
Pre-orders for the physical version are open now for $49.99 USD / £37.99 GBP on the official Idea Factory website. Plus, there's a brand-new trailer and a rundown of what to expect in this surprise rerelease:
System: Learn about the original rules and new features added in Dokapon Kingdom: Connect.
Let's play online!: Use the online feature to play with your friends! Create a room and gather everyone for a game!
- Convenient Auto-Save Function - Auto-save will save your progress automatically every week! Play to your hearts content!
-Reassemble after a disconnect - If anyone in your party disconnect from a match, all remaining players will automatically be regrouped into a new lobby for all participants!
- Swap to COM - If you're ever in a situation where you have to leave, but the others wish to remain, you can tap out and pass the controls to a COM to finish your game for your! Once you exit, the COM will automatically play as youEndless ways to play!: Dokapon Kingdom: Connect has three main game modes to enjoy:
- Story Mode - In this mode, you will travel around Dokapon Kingdom, clearing various challenges along the way!
- Normal Mode - In this mode, you choose how many weeks you'd like to play, and whoever has the most money at the end wins!
- Battle Royale - In Battle Royale, you choose from three types of races.
• Town Race: First to liberate a certain town is the winner! The town to be liberated is different every time!
• Kill Race: Whoever defeats the other players a certain number of times wins!
• Shopping Race: Whoever is first to bring the specified item back to Dokapon Castle wins the match!
Dokapon Kingdom: Connect launches on 9th May on Switch. Switch eShop pre-orders open up on 2nd May, so keep your eyes peeled for some dramatic Switch party action.
Let us know whether you're planning some Dokapon Kingdom: Connect destruction this May.
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I might pick this up if the physical ever goes on sale does anyone know if this game is worth owning
"Ruin friendships" is an understatement - this game makes Mario Party feel as non-volatile as Animal Crossing. I recommend the playthroughs by TheRunawayGuys and WoolieVS to get a feel of this madness.
Already pre-ordered mine on Amazon a couple months back. Can't wait! 🤩
@edgedino Absolutely! If you're fan of RPGs and party games, and have couple good friends then this is a must-buy.
Is it a remake? Looks like the Wii version...
Is it like boom street/fortune street? I have a craving for something like that
@ComfyAko no, I think it’s better, it is more like an RPG
I bought a Wii U to play this and return to dreamland again. lol then they went ahead a made a switch port of both. maybe nes remix and rhythm heaven can get ports. 😉
@stevep oh ok thanks, I'll keep that on my watchlist then
@edgedino I've the original on Wii ever since it first came out. As long as you have friends or family to play with (I'd say at least two other folks, but it supports up to four), you will have a blast.
Even though Normal Mode and Battle Royale are there, the Story Mode is the only real way to play. Normal Mode is the most like Mario Party, where you have a set number of turns, but Dokapon is best enjoyed over a LONG run... I'm talking days or weeks over multiple sittings. Don't let that daunt you, it makes sense. The game really is just as much an RPG as it is a party game, meaning you have a ton of growth and customization of your character, able to choose their stat growth, weapons, and skills.
And "Story" is pretty light, there is practically no lore, worldbuilding or characters to learn, just objectives. But it's like D&D in that you and your friends make your own from the template it gives you.
Now, being a port of a 16 year-old game (no, it's not a remake, them's some PS2 level graphics with a widescreen hack) with added online functionality makes it a bit overpriced, but if you go look at prices of the game on Wii and around the Internet, a whole lot of people would be glad to pay "only" $50 for this game, lol
Heha, nice. Looking forward to playing this game again. ^^
I’ll definitely keep an eye on this since I love RPG’s and party games.
@burninmylight ..I vaguely remember it being playable with up to 6-8 in dokapon. Are you sure it's just 4??
@Travisemo007 Nope, just four. Can't imagine the zaniness of eight people playing all at once.
The best party game ever made. A real shame Dokapon UP sucked so much
I'm looking forward to this and hoping I can get some people to play online with me. I played a copy of the Japanese version of this on Wii when it came out and still had a blast with it(I don't know Japanese). I didn't even know there was a release outside of Japan until I saw it for sale at a used store recently for around $400.
@Travisemo007
It's just 4 unfortunately
@burninmylight
No characters??
Cash and Weber erasure
@Arminillo I said "no characters to learn", not "no characters"
What can be said about Cash and Weber that can't be summed up in the length of a tweet?
Do they have character? Sure they do. So does Uncle Pennybags from Monopoly.
@burninmylight
Just trying to have fun here
I’ve never heard of it, but it actually looks really fun.
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