So ancient, it should be left to history.
With its uninspiring storyline acted out with bland graphics and reinforced by tired gameplay, there really isn't much to write home about here. Based in a war-torn world, you begin by helping a sorcerer seal a bunch of monsters into a dungeon with magical doors. But – and this will surprise you – the seal gets broken! What a shock.
Character creation is restricted to three bizarrely named races: Izarks (humans), Ists (elves) and Olffs (lizard things). Character classes are equally limited, being Fighters, Hunters, Monks, Thieves, Shamans, and Bishops.
Battles are fought in real-time. Hit X to perform a basic attack or Square for a stronger attack based on your weapon (this is cunningly named Weapons Art). For an even powerful attack, hit R1 to bring up a circular cursor. Place the cursor over the intended victim and hit Square to unleash an almighty magical spell. Better still, if you line up the cursor with that of one or more team members, you'll create a Big Bang Art, which does a very big bang. But ultimately, if you just hit X enough times, you'll clear through everything.
The action is split mostly into two areas: the Adventurer's Guild and the dungeons. When you're not taking on various quests, all of which ultimately revolve around killing stuff, you'll be sent on story-progressing missions by the local government. These involve trawling through the Dungeon to…kill stuff.
Dungeon Explorer really is an RPG by numbers. There's nothing unique here, and only hardened grind veterans will find any sense of enjoyment in crushing through waves of enemies. There is a multiplayer mode, but it relies on you and your mates each having your own copies of the game. And that, honestly, isn't likely.