

The arcade cabinet remained a customized ( Taito Type X2) with four large buttons, two per player, and a joystick device in the middle where players can inserts the desired cards to use, like the first game. The game also introduced the Book of Adventure (冒険の書), a special IC card that can be inserted to save data from the game. Eleven type of jobs are available, which can be selected when scanning cards. The hero can use equipment through these cards, which can also affect the gameplay depending on the type of job the hero has, such as warrior and wizard. Monster Battle Road II introduced item cards. New sets of cards are also made available, including the addition of character finishers, in which protagonists of previous Dragon Quest games can be summoned to deliver a special final attack. The gameplay is still based around a team of three monsters battle against another team, but this time the hero can now participate in battles. Instead of eight chapters in the single player mode, like the first game, mostly based around Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II, Monster Battle Road II has six completely different ones with elements from Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest V and Dragon Quest VI. With gameplay mechanics derived from those found in the mini game in Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II iterates in what was done by the first entry and adds some refinements.

While a sequel, the game uses the same arcade hardware as the previous one, with changes in the external appearance. 5 Monster Battle Road II Legend chapters.3 Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II Legend.
