Square Enix has released some new screenshots for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS port of their PS2 classic Dragon Quest VIII.

Only one of the screens shows the top and bottom screens of the console at the same time and we can see that the bottom screen shows a map while the game-play happens on the top screen. There's some combat and dialogue shown plus just a bit of running around, and I must say the game seems to hold up pretty well on the 3DS. I'm hoping for some interesting uses of the touch screen.

View the screenshots below.