Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced that FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS, available exclusively for the Nintendo DS, is shipping to retailers across North America.

“We are extremely excited to see FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS make its debut in North America,” said Director Motomu Toriyama. “We adjusted the overall difficulty level of the game for the North American market and introduced a new dungeon and a new boss from FINAL FANTASY XII. We believe that the US consumers will find the changes very challenging and entertaining.”

Featuring full Touch Screen functionality, FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS allows players to control massive armies, unleash special moves and activate Gambits, all with the use of the stylus. The world of Ivalice comes alive through the respected musical stylings of Hitoshi Sakimoto and the direction of Motomu Toriyama, the director of FINAL FANTASY X-2 and the upcoming FINAL FANTASY XIII.

STORY

One year after the events of FINAL FANTASY XII, the young protagonist Vaan travels the skies of Ivalice with his trusted navigator Penelo at his side. Their treasure hunting adventures take them to the sky continent of Lemurés where they meet Llyud, a member of the aegyl race. These mysterious winged people have been living on the floating continent for centuries, but a disturbance has allowed treasure-seeking sky pirates to breach their once-hidden territory. It falls to Vaan and his band of young sky pirates to stand up against the trespassers, and defend this extraordinary world and its people.

FEATURES

• Experience the next installment in the IVALICE ALLIANCE, a series of titles set in the same fantastical game world as FINAL FANTASY XII and FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS
• Stunning CG movies make full use of the Nintendo DS hardware – lavishly rendered sequences are displayed across both screens, giving users a new way of experiencing cinematic cutscenes
  Intuitive Touch Screen functionality allows players to command, plan and execute attacks with ease – control massive armies, unleash special attacks and activate Gambits with the use of the stylus-driven interface
• The Ring of Pacts enables users to pick and choose from over 50 familiar summons such as cactuars and chocobos
• Reunite with the beloved characters of FINAL FANTASY XII, faithfully translated to the Nintendo DS
   

FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS has been rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and will be available at retailers for a suggested retail price of $39.99. For more information on FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS, please visit http://na.square-enix.com/ffxiirw/. For more information about the ESRB please visit www.esrb.org.