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Genre: RPG
System(s): PS2
ESRB: T
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Final Fantasy XII (ファイナルファンタジーXII, Fainaru Fantajī Towerubu?) is a console role-playing game produced by Square Enix for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. The game was released on March 16, 2006, in Japan and in North America on October 31, 2006. The European and Australian releases are scheduled for release in early 2007. On November 15, 2005, a playable demo of the game was shipped with the North American release of Dragon Quest VIII.
The story takes place in the world of Ivalice, where the kingdoms of Archadia and Rozarria are waging bitter war; caught in the middle is the kingdom of Dalmasca. When Archadia invades and occupies Dalmasca, the princess Ashe founds a resistance movement. During the struggle, she meets Vaan, a young adventurer who dreams of commanding an airship. They are quickly joined by a band of allies and together rally against the tyranny of the Archadian Empire.
On March 16, 2006, Final Fantasy XII became the sixth game ever to receive a perfect 40/40 score from the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, as well as the first Final Fantasy game and the first PlayStation 2 title to do so. The game has been critically acclaimed in several non-Japanese prerelease reviews such as Gamekult, GamesAreFun, Deeko, Eurogamer, PSM, OPM, IGN, and GameSpot.
To commemorate the release of FFXII, playable demos of the full English version were available at DigitalLife's Gaming Pavilion in New York on October 11, 2006, a day dubbed "Final Fantasy XII Gamer's Day". Also, Square Enix gave fans the chance to cosplay as their favorite character from Final Fantasy XII. Each person was asked to show Square Enix 3 photos of their costume, for a chance to win a trip to New York and participate in the Final Fantasy XII Gamer's Day event.
In early October 2006, the North American version of the game was leaked out onto the Internet less than a month before the planned release date. Square-Enix has apparently taken legal action against the pirates as sites hosting the files and torrents are being removed.
Tofu Records has released an abridged version of the Final Fantasy XII soundtrack. The single disc release will contain 31 songs, including Angela Aki's Kiss Me Goodbye. The 31 songs represent the 31 days of October, which led up to the North American release.
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