Square recently announced a number of new details for their upcoming Final Fantasy X sequel. Final Fantasy X-2. The game is set for a March 2003 release in Japan. The first new piece of information covers a new character, Nooj. A fighter and leader of the Young Allies, an organization rivaling the New Yevon Order in power.

Before that, he fought within the Suppression Corps, where earned the nickname "Die-hard." Known as a reckless man, he is known to say things like "It's my life; I'll do as I want to."

Square also hinted at the possibility of a Dark Bahamut, located under Bevelle Shrine. This creature would be similar to the Dark Aeons found in the Japanese and European versions of FFX International.

Chocobos can now board airships, and players will have the ability to breed Chocobos like in Final Fantasy VII. Screenshots revealed options for breeding that included Feed, Buy food, Breed, Info, Recover, Restock Food, Exchange, Release, and Discover.

FFX-2 is also inspiring a unique peripheral, dual guns named the "Tiny Bee" in honor of Yuna's weapons. The guns are not Guncon 2 compatible and do not make FFX-2 into a light gun game, but they do have buttons matching the functions on a Dual Shock 2. They will retail for 12,800 yen. The company behind the guns, Hori, is also releasing PS2 memory cards for each of the main female characters. The cards are purple, yellow, and grey, and will cost 3,200 yen each. If that wasn't enough, a special FFX-2 vertical stand for the PS2 is also being made.

FFX-2 varies many of these abilities by what your character decides to wear. Ability Points earned in battles will power these up, and the game's menus will show a completion percentage next to each individual's dresses and jobs. You can even earn abilities during battle. Unlike many games, the main characters will change in appearance based on their job, at least in battle.

Here is sample of the abilities that each class learns:

Gunner: - Fight: Basic starting ability. - Power Shot: Hits an enemy every time. - Magic Shot - Burst Shot - Hard Shot - Reverse Shot - Blind Guard: Guards against the Blind ailment - Gunplay - Quick Trigger: Mastered in advance, allows you to attack the number of times you press the R1 button within a limited time, creating chain combos. It can be raised to Level 2 variety.

Gambler: - Double Dice: The character rolls two dice and deals the the sum in damage. If the same two numbers are rolled again, the player deals double damage.

Dark Knight: - Darkness: Leeches HP from a character but deals it in damage to target. - Demonic Craft - Take Down

White Mage: - Cure: Unlike FFX, cure can now be cast on your entire party or a single member. - Pray

Thief: - Steal Will Power: Makes the target enemy lose the will/courage to fight and forces them to flee the battle.

Black Mage: - Black Magic - Concentrate

Warrior: - Gravity Sword: A regular strike bound with the element of Gravity. - Flame Tan: The same as Gravity Sword, Flame Tan retains the power of fire. - Armor Break: Lowers the target opponent's defense.