The latest work in the Dokapon series, features a orthodox board game style turn roulette in the field, you move according to the points in the roulette and battle the monsters when you stop at monster hideouts. The game uses a turn based battle system, you can use assign four attacks and special skills to the four buttons, and execute the moves by pressing the buttons.

Dokapon the World is a board game for up to four players based on the Japanese roleplaying franchise, Dokapon. Gameplay mixes traditional board game style movement with turn-based RPG battles. Players spin roulettes, then move according to the number they get. If a player lands on a monster field, he has to battle enemies via the game's turn-based RPG battle system.

The popular Dokapon board game hits the PS2 in an updated version where players choose an onscreen avatar from possible archetypes such as soldier, magician, cleric, and thief (45 different occupations). One is not relegated to a single profession however and jobs may be changed as the game progresses. Character mobility is decided by spinning a roulette which determines the range of your next move. As one roams the board, monster encounters prevail where one fights in order to progress further.

Other board spaces open up other events and locations such as shops, bonuses, mini-games, and other random happenings. Special encounters where the outcome is decided by rock-scissors-paper matches also pop up from time to time. Special items which are not available through other means may be won from such chance battles. There are three possibilities for every battle - a win where the spoils go to the victor, a surrender where items and coins are lost, and death where the character wakes up in a church sans possessions but ready for another go.

Characters are presented in a unique paper cutout style, with thick white frames around the outline. Two primary modes of play are included: a single player mode in which you work through a story as one particular character and a multiplayer mode playable by up to four players simultaneously.