The GameDaily One-Minute Review

Square Enix's attempt to make a distinctive role-playing experience for the Wii, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, just doesn't cut it. It has moderately good graphics and some happy nostalgia packed into it, but just can't fulfill its gigantic promises. The quest is too easy, over in a matter of hours with little reason to return. Most of the gameplay consists of weak slashing attacks, some of which don't read clearly in the heat of combat. The lack of exploration and a solid storyline hurt as well. These Swords dull way too quickly.