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March 16th, 2006, 09:22 PM
TOKYO (AFP) - The latest version of the legendary video game Final Fantasy was launched in Japan, with its creators comparing the intricate work to great architecture.
The mythological role-playing game -- which has spawned a computer graphics movie, mobile phone ring tones and soft drinks -- has been a flagship product for Sony's PlayStation and for gamemaker SquareEnix.
"The vast, game-world map was designed with extreme care to details. This monumental work was created as if it were grand architecture," Yoichi Wada, president of SquareEnix, told a launch in Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district.
The launch of Final Fantasy XII, played on PlayStation 2, comes four years after the 11th edition of the game.
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The mythological role-playing game -- which has spawned a computer graphics movie, mobile phone ring tones and soft drinks -- has been a flagship product for Sony's PlayStation and for gamemaker SquareEnix.
"The vast, game-world map was designed with extreme care to details. This monumental work was created as if it were grand architecture," Yoichi Wada, president of SquareEnix, told a launch in Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district.
The launch of Final Fantasy XII, played on PlayStation 2, comes four years after the 11th edition of the game.
Read entire story here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060316/tc_afp/afpentertainmentjapangamesquareenixfinalfantasy_06 0316074111).