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Final Fantasy X-2

FFX-2 International sells well on opening day

sifar    2004-02-21    0 comments

The Japanese sales figures for February 19, 2004 were released on the internet today. Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission came in third selling 127,671 units. The total was approx. 49.4% of its entire shipment which was around 260,000. No other Square Enix game made the top 10 on that day.

New dress sphere + boss images from FFX-2 Int.

sifar    2004-01-24    0 comments

Gpara.com has finally obtained images of the second new dress sphere from Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission. In the link below, you will find Rikku, Yuna, and Paine in their Psychier dress sphere. Scroll down a little more to find an image of Yuna in her Omatsurishi dress sphere. There are also a few battle screens of Yuna...

FFX-2 sells over 1 million copies in North America

sifar    2004-01-21    0 comments

Square Enix has confirmed that more than a million copies of Final Fantasy X-2 have been sold in North America. The title sold over 2 million copies in Japan thus raising the total to over 3 million worldwide. That number is to increase even further when the title is released in Europe (February 2004) and Asia. "Hitting this milestone reinforces...


New FFX-2 dress sphere, boss, and other details

sifar    2004-01-21    0 comments

Through magazine scans, Square Enix has revealed both a new boss and the 2nd new dress sphere for Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission. The new boss is said to be the toughest of the entire game and will require a whole lot of skill to defeat. No mention has been made of the boss' name, however, it is...

Media Create tests how old games sell today

sifar    2004-01-13    0 comments

Media Create did a little investigation into how old games (that were released nine to ten months ago) are doing on the market today. The testing took 13 days, but preliminary data from December 29, 2003 till January 4, 2004 were used to form the results below. In this time, approximately three tenths of the games sold were at least...

FFX-2 European release date confirmed

sifar    2004-01-12    0 comments

Electronic Arts has stated that the release date of Final Fantasy X-2 in Europe will be on February 20, 2004. This is the confirmed date, however, if anything unexpected were to happen, the release date could be postponed for a little longer. The first Final Fantasy sequel will offer English voice overs with subtitles from the different languages of Europe....


Three FFX-2 North American TV Spot downloads

sifar    2004-01-08    0 comments

Square Enix has aired a number of commercials for its first FF sequel, Final Fantasy X-2. The TV spots reveal the English versions of the tracks "real emotion" and "1000 words" sung by Jade from Sweetbox. Three of them have been made available for download via the links below. Download >> FFX-2 TV Spot #1 Download >> FFX-2 TV Spot...

FFX-2 Wins 2nd In Yahoo! Entertainment Awards

Ikuzo    2004-01-04    0 comments

Final Fantasy X-2 took home the second place in the Game division of the Yahoo! Entertainment Awards 2003! Suprisingly, it was the only RPG to be in the top 5, which makes it a lot more appreciating for anyone who is a fan of FFX-2. Yahoo! Entertainment Awards is spreaded throughout 6 categories. Starting from Music to Movie, TV, Game,...

New details on FFX-2 Int.'s Last Mission

sifar    2004-01-01    0 comments

Famitsu shed some light on the details of Final Fantasy X-2 International's Last Mission. It mentioned how the mission would last 20 hours long, consist of 80 floors, have a new battle system, and be the closing chapter of the Final Fantasy X series. It was also mentioned that there would be a new dress sphere hidden somewhere in the...


FFX-2 International + Last Mission OST

kula shakerz    2003-12-14    0 comments

One day before the game's February 19th release, a Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission original soundtrack CD will be released in Japan. The soundtrack will include the North American versions of real Emotion and 1000 Words (both the Final Fantasy X-2 mix and the orchestra version) performed by Jade from sweetbox. The CD will also contain the song...

Final Fantasy X-2 US Advertising Campaign

sifar    2003-11-04    0 comments

Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy X-2 will ship to North American retailers on November 18, 2003. This is weeks earlier than the previously estimated release in December. Square Enix has also mentioned that Final Fantasy X-2 will be supported by one of the largest television advertising campaigns to date for the series. The TV spots will begin December...

Official FFX-2 US site opens

kula shakerz    2003-11-01    0 comments

Square Enix USA has opened up the official website for its upcoming PlayStation 2 RPG Final Fantasy X-2. Apart from information on the game's characters, story and gameplay, the company is offering a download section as well as information on Jade. The second front woman of the popular band Sweetbox will perform the English versions of Final Fantasy X-2's two...


New feature for Final Fantasy X-2 announced

kula shakerz    2003-10-26    0 comments

The US version of Final Fantasy X-2 as well as the Japanese release of Final Fantasy X-2 International and Last Mission will feature a new element not found in the original game.The new feature, "The Creature Create System" allows the player to change the AI and fighting techniques of captured monsters. Furthermore, monsters can be captured by laying out so-called...

FFX-2 demo in US OPSM

kula shakerz    2003-10-19    0 comments

This months issue of Official US PlayStation Magazine has an English trailer of Final Fantasy X-2 and an interview with Square Enix USA's Product Co-ordinator from E3. Not much new is shown in both videos but is nice to see FFX-2 on the TV set. In related news, OPM has promised to have several FFX-2 goodies in next month's issue...

EA To Publish Final Fantasy X-2 in Europe

sifar    2003-09-24    0 comments

Electronic Arts will publish Square Enix's PlayStation 2 title Final Fantasy X-2 in Europe sometime early next year. Previously, EA had already published Final Fantasy X International in the Asia - Pacific region. Until now, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has acted as publisher of all PlayStation and PlayStation 2 Final Fantasy titles in Europe. Final Fantasy X-2 will be available...