Reception
| Dragon Quest IX | |
|---|---|
| Sentinels of the Starry Skies | |
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 87.86% |
| Metacritic | 87/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 8/10 |
| IGN | 8/10 |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 90% |
| Famitsū | 40 / 40 |
On January 1, 2009, Dragon Quest IX was the most anticipated game in Japan according to a monthly poll conducted by Famitsu magazine. It displaced Final Fantasy XIII from the top spot after 15 months.
Days after the game's release, Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave the game a score of 40/40, making Dragon Quest IX the tenth game to achieve a perfect score. The game was also voted as the best game of 2009 in Dengeki online's reader poll. Jeremy Parish, editor for 1UP, gave the game an overall positive preview. He noted the game's design toward the local multi-player aspect, though had yet to try it. Instead his preview focused on the single-player gameplay. While he enjoyed it and felt it still stayed true to the heart of a Dragon Quest game, he noted that hardcore fans may still not like the amount and type of changes, though he did not give specifics. Parish also noted that while the graphics quality was not up to the same level as the previous title it still was quality work.
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