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{{Game

|title=The Tower of Druaga

|japanese=ドルアーガの塔 (Druaga no Tō)

|developer=[[Namco]]

|publisher=[[Namco]]

|genre=[[Action RPG]]

|players=1-2

|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]

|followed by=[[The Return of Ishtar]]

|series=Babylonian Castle Saga

}}

{{game disambig||the enhanced [[PC Engine]] remake|[[The Tower of Druaga (PC Engine)]]}}

It's hard to find another game that is as embraced by Japanese players, and as panned by American players, as '''The Tower of Druaga'''. When this game was released in Japan by [[Namco]] in [[1984]], players flocked to it, then traded information about how to uncover its secrets. When the game was tested in American arcades, it was a complete flop. It runs on Namco [[Super Pac-Man]] hardware (two Motorola M6809 microprocessors running at 1.536 MHz), but with a video system like a one that was previously used in [[Mappy]] (modified to support horizontal scrolling).

From some players' perspective, the amount of knowledge required to play this game correctly is beyond what they are willing to remember to make it enjoyable. But for some other players, particularly the Japanese, that is precisely what attracts them to the game so much: those little nuances that you must know, and perfect, and retain throughout all sixty floors in order to rescue the princess. As a result, the game saw no home conversions in the United States (until it was included in [[Namco Museum Vol. 3]]) but has had a plethora of releases on Japanese systems, including the [[Famicom]], [[Game Boy]], [[MSX]], [[Sharp X68000]], and a few others. An [[The Tower of Druaga (PC Engine)|enhanced version]] was released for the [[PC Engine]] featuring improved isometric graphics and numerous changes. The game has spawned no less than five sequels: [[The Return of Ishtar]] ([[1986]]), [[The Quest of Ki]] ([[NES]], [[1988]]), [[The Blue Crystal Rod]] ([[SNES]], [[1994]]), and [[The Nightmare of Druaga]] ([[Sony PlayStation]], [[2004]]).

==Story==

==Box artwork==

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File:Tower of Druaga PCE case.jpg|[[The Tower of Druaga (PC Engine)|PC-Engine remake]] cover art.

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* ''[[Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3]]'': also contains a variation of the dungeon. The game also contains costumes for Gilgamesh, Ki and Druaga which allows the heroes to become them in battle, and wearing the Gilgamesh costume is necessary to access the dungeon in the first place.

* ''[[Tales of Legendia]]'': one of the "Rare Monsters" that you can find and battle is the Quox, the dragon enemies from the Druaga games.

* ''[[Mr. Driller: Drill Land]]'': contains 5 worlds, one of which is called ''Hole of Druaga'' featuring a Mr. Driller game with RPG elements.

* ''[[Mr. Driller Ace]]'': featured two levels named after Druaga characters: the "Druaga Ruins" and the "Quox Ruins".

* ''[[Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean]]'': the Tower of Druaga makes an appearance as a puzzle in Mira, complete with slimes and tools. Baten Kaitos also contains some of Gilgamesh's equipment as obtainable items.

* ''[[Soul Calibur II]]'': one of Sophitia's alternate costumes was based on Ki's design. In addition, one of her weapon sets was the Blue Crystal Rod and Blue Line Shield, equipment formerly used by Gilgamesh and Ki. The Red Crystal Rod and Red Line Shield are also available as bonus weapons for Cassandra.

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