Dungeon Maker is a nice little game package which will suit younger gamers - ideally those who haven't had too much experience of other role playing, turn based battle games with constant monster battling and grinding. It will no doubt be good training, and stand them in good stead for the future with its 30+ hours of gameplay.
An ambitious but novice dungeon maker arrives in a small town known to suffer periodic attacks from violent monsters. He buys a vast plot of land at the outskirts of the town to create a grand dungeon in hopes of luring in various enemy monsters which to hunt to collect gold and items. He envisions his complete dungeon to be one so appealing as to lure the legendary Wandering Demon. Defeating this menacing monster would free the townspeople from the fear he casts upon them, while winning acclaim as a true dungeon maker for the "Architect."
Although being the idea of being a dungeon master is oddly appealing at first, it doesn't take long for tedium to settle in. Rising Star would have been better off bringing the Rune Factory games over here instead.
Vooks writes: "With the advent of high definition gaming, a lot of consoles these days don't have "sleeper hits" or titles that you've never heard of that may be good. With the Nintendo DS though, several developers have been able to take advantage of the relative financial ease that Nintendo DS games can be developed with. Dungeon Maker is one of those games that, although it will never get much recognition compared to much more larger budget titles, is still worth trying out."
