November 29, 2007
XSEED Games Announces Wild ARMs
XF
Journey Through the World of
Filgaia With Strategic Hex Battle System
Are you ready to carry around the
fate of a dying planet in your hands? XSEED Games today announced that it has
acquired North American publishing rights for Wild ARMs XF, a deep and
challenging turn-based strategy RPG for the PSP system, scheduled for release in
Spring 2008.
Wild ARMs XF (pronounced
“Crossfire”) is the newest installment in the long-running role-playing series
which marks a couple firsts for the franchise; the first one containing tactical
strategy gameplay, as well as the first Wild ARMs game to appear on a handheld
system. Wild ARMs XF offers a unique strategy role-playing experience with a
hex-based grid system producing more tactical positioning options, a large
number of job classes allowing vast party customization, and a wide range of
mission objectives making it one of the deepest strategy games on the PSP®
system. Wild ARMs XF features an all-new cast in an epic story of death,
betrayal and redemption played out against the backdrop of the dying world of
Filgaia.
The Story
The once vibrant world of Filgaia is
slowly dying, a result of some cataclysmic event lost in the dim, misty reaches
of the past. The few pathetic remnants of once mighty nations are caught up in
an endless cycle of war, fighting over Filgaia’s ever-dwindling natural
resources. Amidst the carnage and slow decay, there is one kingdom that has
until recently managed to avoid the chaos and suffering plaguing its neighbors;
the kingdom of Elesius.
However, the kingdom is slowly
descending into anarchy with the king inflicted with a mysterious illness that
has kept him bed-ridden, intensifying the future uncertainty as the
heir-apparent disappeared a year earlier and is presumed dead. An opportunistic
senate has formed its own police force and is gradually usurping power from the
royal family.
It is against this backdrop of
political intrigue and social decay that the main character Clarissa Arwin,
accompanied by her half-brother and protector, Felius, enter Elesius hot on the
trail of Rupert Dandridge, the man who murdered her mother. What started out as
a personal vendetta soon turns into an epic battle to not only keep a kingdom
from falling, but to save the world of Filgaia from being turned into an
uninhabitable wasteland.
Key Features
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Innovative hex-based battle grid
system allows more tactical positioning options, such as Formation Arts and
Combination Arts, as opposed to the traditional square-based battle grid.
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One of the deepest strategy games
on the PSP system with over 60 stages containing a wide array of mission
objectives, as well as numerous optional battles. -
Almost endless party customization
with over 20 unique job classes to choose from such as Berserker, Elementalist,
Grappler, Geomancer and Sacred Slayer. -
Extensive material creation
options to create more powerful weapons, spell books and armor by combining
rare materials obtained by sending out hired mercenaries to scavenge
throughout the world of Filgaia. -
US-exclusive inclusion of a Music
Library containing 20 select tracks from the game accessible any time from the
game menu.
The ESRB rating and suggested retail
price will be announced at a later date.
