Enchanted Arms

Xbox 360's first Japanese RPG makes the move to Sony's new console. Software will bring Enchanted Arms to the PS3, the latest issue of Famitsu reveals. The company is porting over the Xbox 360's first Japanese RPG to Sony's new system for Japanese release some time this Winter.

According to rumors, Enchanted Arms' developer, From Software, gave a hint to Japanese magazine Famitsu about a planned version of the game for the PlayStation 3.

Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that Enchanted Arms has shipped exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and will be available on store shelves this week. Enchanted Arms was created by development studio FromSoftware in Japan and is the first true next-generation Japanese role-playing game (RPG). We are very excited to bring the first classic Japanese RPG game for the Xbox 360 to North America, said Tony Key, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft. Enchanted Arms' fast-action, deep storyline, stunning high-definition graphics, rich and colorful environments, and multitude of controllable creatures make it a must-have for every Xbox 360 owner.

Here are the achivements for the upcoming RPG for the Xbox 360.

Enchanted Arms features what we call the SpeedTactics Battle System, which is a fast yet flexible system allowing both in-depth tactics and fast-paced battles. The dev team's approach was to bring the best RPG features together into one system that offered a wide variety of tactical options for hardcore RPG fans, but could also be used easily by mainstream users. The result is a hybrid system blending grid-based and turn-based elements. Read the full interview by cliking the link below...

Due for release on 29 August, Enchanted Arms is the fully localized version of From Software's more awkwardly named and rather annoyingly capitalized [eM] eNCHANT arM, the first traditional Japanese RPG to emerge on the Xbox 360.

Ubisoft released a new video detailing some of the things we can expect from the Japanese-imported role-playing game Enchanted Arms today. Boasting over 50 hours of gameplay, over 500 characters, and over an hour of cinematic video, Enchanted Arms looks like it's fixin' to take on the 800 pound Final Fantasy gorilla. We also wrangled six new screens featuring all the fancy-lad, latex costumes you can handle, so be sure to smack your left mouse button over the Images tab

Today Ubisoft released the first video in a series of three for the upcoming Japanese RPG Enchanted Arms. Experience one of the first true next-gen RPG adventures. Developed exclusively for the Xbox 360, Enchanted Arms, finally arrives in the U.S. this month.

Here are the Top 20 best selling Xbox 360 titles in Japan, as of June 20, 2006. 144,847 units of Xbox 360 were sold in Japan since its launch in December 2005: 1.Dead or Alive 4 (Tecmo) - 89,255 units 2.Ridge Racer 6 (Bandai Namco) - 59,509 units 3.Ninety Nine Nights (Microsoft) - 34,418 units 4.Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft) - 26,085 units 5.Rumble Roses XX (Konami) - 25,331 units 6.Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft) - 24,704 units 7.Enchanted Arms (From Software) - 20,233 units 8.Need For Speed Most Wanted (EA) - 17,973 units 9.Final Fantasy XI (Square Enix) - 13,865 units 10.Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (Koei) - 10,957 units 11.FIFA 06 Road to the FIFA World Cup (EA) - 7,283 units 12.Battle Field 2 Modern Combat (EA) - 6,581 units 13.Over G (Taito) - 6,265 units 14.Pro Baseball Spirits 3 (Konami) - 5,681 units 15.Wrestle Kingdom (Yuke's) - 5,301 units 16.Tetris the Grand Master Ace (AQ Interactive) - 5,184 units 17.Kameo Elements of Power (Microsoft) - 5,121 units 18.2006 FIFA World Cup Doitsu Taikai (EA) - 5,006 units 19.Tengai Makyo Ziria (Hudson) - 4,944 units 20.Call of Duty 2 (Activision) - 4,773 units

Broadly, there are two kinds of RPGs out there - the ones like Oblivion that offer the player a wealth of freedom, and the Final Fantasy school that concentrate on tight storytelling and addictive battling. Enchanted Arms, coming from Japan, definitely aims toward Final Fantasy's style. The game stars university student Atsuma - whose glossy hair and vacant smirk mark him as true hero material. Actually, it's the fact that he has the power to control golems - mystical entities designed to fight