sifar 2003-09-10 0 comments
Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy X-2 International and Last Mission for PlayStation 2. Apart from the standard International version treatment a la Final Fantasy X International and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, this new title will feature some entirely new elements: If there is no clear save data of X-2 available, players can only collect items in a bonus dungeon,...
sifar 2003-09-08 0 comments
Square Enix has announced its lineup for this month's Tokyo Game Show 2003 in Chiba's Makuhari Messe. The company will display the following titles, all of which have either already been released or announced in Japan. Final Fantasy XI (PS2/PC) Drag-on Dragoon (PS2) Front Mission 1st (PSOne) Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (GBA) Kenshin Dragon Quest Whether Kingdom Hearts 2 or Final...
sifar 2003-09-05 0 comments
Square Enix has announced Front Mission 4 for PlayStation 2. The game will take place six years after the events of the original Front Mission. It will feature two main characters, Elsa and Daryl. The former yields from the French Army's Vancer unit and has been assigned to the new weapons technology research facility. She also has a very strong...
sifar 2003-09-04 0 comments
The people at Famitsu Magazine set up four reviewers who would each give the game what they thought it deserved. The numbers respectively were 8, 7, 7, 7 which totalled to around 29/40. The score is fairly decent but not the best at that since most Square games tend to get past the 30/40 mark. Nonetheless, the game does look...
sifar 2003-09-03 0 comments
Square Enix USA has announced that the sequel to its 2001 PlayStation 2 blockbuster Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2 will be available in the US in early December, carrying a retail price of $49.99 USD. This contradicts earlier unofficial reports speaking of an early November release date. Furthermore, the company announced that Final Fantasy X has been added to...
sifar 2003-09-03 0 comments
Namco's RPG Tales of Symphonia for GameCube and Square Enix's Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (Sword of Mana) for Game Boy Advance, both of which debuted in Japan on August 29th, sold 166,752 and 165,069 copies respectively so far. Previously, Namco had mentioned it is projecting sales of 500,000 copies for the newest Tales installment in Japan. Tales of Symphonia will be...
sifar 2003-08-29 0 comments
Square Enix's Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (Sword of Mana in the US) will be released in Japan on August 29, 2003 at around 5:00pm. The game's main selling point will be at Shibuya Tsutaya, an electronics retailer in Tokyo. For promotional purposes, Square Enix has set up a 5'7" Cactus doll to attract customers. Not only that, Square will also be...
sifar 2003-08-25 0 comments
The past few months have been fairly frustrating as Square Enix was not able to confirm if Kingdom Hearts 2's was going to be made or not. Yochi Wada, who wanted to make the game into a hit series, said that Disney had to approve of the sequel's production. Disney finally confirmed the production at the Games Convention 2003 which...
sifar 2003-08-24 0 comments
Square Enix announced that its latest PlayStation One title, the remake of the Super Famicom classic Front Mission 1st will be available in Japan on October 23rd. The title will also be on display at next month's Tokyo Game Show.
sifar 2003-08-19 0 comments
Square Enix has announced an event to commemorate the release of its Game Boy Advance RPG Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (Sword of Mana) and its soundtrack in Japan on September 6th. At hand for the event, held in the event hall of Akihabara's Asobi City game store, will be producer Kouichi Ishii, composer Kenji Itou as well as character illustrator and...
sifar 2003-08-17 0 comments
Square Enix has finally released a trailer of Final Fantasy X-2 in English. The video shows several FMV shots and in-game shots of the game. It also features Yuna's voice in English. Apparently, the trailer was released on TechTV and has finally been made online by the folks at Final Fantasy X-2 Online. Thanks to Devine Dark Angel for the...
sifar 2003-08-17 0 comments
Square Enix has updated the official website for its upcoming PlayStation 2 action RPG Drag-on Dragoon (Drakengard). With the recent update, several new characters were unveiled. First is Ynuart, the rider of the Dark Dragon. Originally a childhood friend of both Caim and his sister Furies, he is also the son of the Empire's ruling elites, which invaded Caim's kingdom....
sifar 2003-08-16 0 comments
Square Enix's first GameCube title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles has recorded sales of 193,569 copies in the first four days since its August 8th release in Japan. Other RPGs posted good results as well, with Banpresto's Summon Night 3 selling 148,033 copies, Super Robot Taisen D for GameBoy Advance 133,020 copies and DigiCube's Ys I and II Eternal Story for...
sifar 2003-08-12 0 comments
Square Enix USA has announced the official release date for the PC version of its MMORPG Final Fantasy XI. The game will be available on October 29th, carrying a suggested retail price of $49.99 US. The package will ship with the usual 30-day free play coupon. Afterwards, users will be charged $12.95 US per month. Creating a second character will...
sifar 2003-08-08 0 comments
Today, a possible cover for Final Fantasy X-2 emerged on the net. Unlike the Japanese FFX-2 cover, the US version is more eye catching and colourful. The cover shows all three protagonists. It is not yet known if this is the official cover, however it does seem likely to be the one. If not, the cover will most probably just...