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PS3 Enchanted Arms coming to North America

Ubisoft confirms domestic release for port of Xbox 360, announces motion-sensitive controller features.

Last September, From Software announced the Japanese PlayStation 3 release of its Enchanted Arms role-playing game. Today, French publisher Ubisoft confirmed that it will be bringing the game to North America, just as it did with the original Xbox 360 version of the game. The game's official Web site hasn't been updated with information on the PS3 edition yet, but Ubisoft has said it will take advantage of the Sixaxis controller's motion-sensing abilities for a number of gameplay features, from gaining access to better attacks to solving puzzles. It will also include the option to play with the original Japanese language track or all-new English dialogue.

144 Comments

  • xenogearsownz

    Posted Jul 6, 2007 10:54 pm GMT

    The only D&D based rpgs I would reccoment are Baldur's gate 2 (maybe 1 also) and Planescape: Torment. Then again, those are REALLY good games.

  • RogueShadow0618

    Posted Mar 11, 2007 7:18 pm GMT

    Ok, first off...
    William, you don't appear to have played many RPGs. FF is not the only one out there, try D&D (or something similar) if you want to know what an RPG is supposed to be. How this got turned to Oblivion when this is supposed to be about Enchanted Arms I will never know but figured I would point that out.
    Aerialstrike- We have had 22 FF titles come out? I think you meant XII (12).

  • aerialstrike

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 7:10 pm GMT

    well williammu1985 is really pissed. final fantasy XXII rules so dont worry about it, one of the best games ever released on the ps2 but i disagree with you on oblivion. well for the rpg part its not all about getting stronger and leveling its about playing the part, if youre a thief play like a thief , use stealth, steal etc thus its called ROLE PLAYING. oblivion pointed that part out and everything about that game is just brilliant. give it a try again but this time play it with an open mind. anyway i love rpgs from old school to present, a good game is a good game either japanese or american doesnt matter.

  • williamwu1985

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 10:39 pm GMT

    shut up, all american players understand nothing about RPG, they even call oblivion the best RPG, what a joke, it will not even count as a RPG. do you have any idea what a RPG look like and how it played? it all about leveling up and geting stronger. when i play oblivion for 10 min, i feel that again this is another crap. end up returned the game, some website like gametrailer even say FF12 is one the the worth RPG of 2006. WTF!!! if you dont play 1 RPG every two game, you have no right to say this is sucks.

  • boo_dat

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:31 pm GMT

    enchanted arms my arse

  • furqan2006

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:48 am GMT

    how was the xbox 360 version

  • YEPEE00

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 8:45 pm GMT

    ewww. why?

  • 4esth

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 7:23 pm GMT

    I don't know if it was supposed to be a joke, but I laughed when I played it!

  • PixyMisao

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 2:00 pm GMT

    They were making mediocre games at best, then some fool let them get ahold of Tenchu and they ruined it... no thanks. And... I'd advise all gamers to stay far far away from anything made or published by From Software.

  • ricsuave

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 9:58 am GMT

    I had to return this thing back to gamefly. If I had to listen to that princess yell "Atsuma" one more time in that awful valley-girl voice I was gonna lose it. And no, the Japanese audio wasn't much better.

  • hemakm3

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 9:15 am GMT

    nice

  • llc012

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 5:28 am GMT

    it's an okay game.

  • STARS_Splinter

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 11:50 pm GMT

    Wow. Great.

    Don't get me wrong, the game wasn't bad- I got quite into it by the end- but it was nothing special, just a very run-of-the-mill RPG with some neat ideas that weren't executed terribly well.

  • jasonharris48

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 11:13 pm GMT

    HyperMetaDragon
    Enchanted Arms = another bad title for PS3. I agree with you this is one of the wrost RPG's game I'd seen before

  • kajtrooper

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 9:40 pm GMT

    The 360 version sucked. Hope this version is better.

  • been09

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 7:08 pm GMT

    Meh...don't really care for this game so it doesn't matter.

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 5:04 pm GMT

    why's the ps3 got so much garbage on the system, they need to get some good games if it wants to win the battle for best system

  • ricsuave

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 2:47 pm GMT

    "ebgamesnake112
    See there goes that Blu-ray going into use with the dual languages. Sure it was done in pre-gen games but still"

    LOL!! if this is how the "technological wonder" that is bluray pays off, letting you play mediocre games in 2 languages, then sign me up! :rollseyes:

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 1:36 pm GMT

    Enchanted Arms = another bad title for PS3.

  • Sirpapaya007

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 10:39 am GMT

    mediocrity is the best way to describe this title.

  • SicsStringFreak

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 2:55 am GMT

    yeah this game on the 360 was pretty cool, it was different. but cool not your usual rpg. has some twists to it.

  • beldugo

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 1:16 am GMT

    ebgamesnake112
    See there goes that Blu-ray going into use with the dual languages. Sure it was done in pre-gen games but still
    ----------------
    the 360 ver had dual languages also.. and regarding the game its an ok rpg not a ff killer but an ok rpg... if you like rpg games you will enjoy this one.

  • ObiKKa

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 9:50 pm GMT

    ryanwh
    "But you see often enough those terrible shooters do rather well. As do the terrible party games, budget considered. Attach a liscence to it like Jaws or Godfather or Scarface and it can be groingrabbingly bad..."

    Another one: The so-called "Happy Feet" = "Unhappy, Gut-wrenchingly Feet!"

    But Other reviewers have rated Scarface well. Probably you're just focusing on Gamespot's rather harsh nature...

  • Ederreu

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 6:05 pm GMT

    How funny.... some months ago xbox360 fanboys were saying; "we even have more jrpg's than ps3" and now they're saying that the game sucks !!!!???
    obviously they can't keep up their words

  • ebgamesnake112

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 5:42 pm GMT

    See there goes that Blu-ray going into use with the dual languages. Sure it was done in pre-gen games but still

  • assassinX01

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 11:51 am GMT

    didn't this game suck on 360?

    Why should we be the least bit excited about a mediocre game?

  • ryanwh

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 1:46 am GMT

    "It's like trying to release a mediocre FPS on the 360, or a shoddy party-game on the Wii..."

    But you see often enough those terrible shooters do rather well. As do the terrible party games, budget considered. Attach a liscence to it like Jaws or Godfather or Scarface and it can be groingrabbingly bad, but if its for the right console(the console with gamers who 'love' specific genres) it'll sell well. Certainly better than a fresh idea would. So this game will do rather well. It looks good and, as an N64 owner back in the day, I can attest to the fact that when a system has barely any games on it, you're more willing to try the stuff you'd normally pass on. This is sort of the "Quest" or "Glover" of PS3, a peice of **** that everyone will buy cus there's nothing else.

  • GSVale

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 10:36 pm GMT

    "who cares about achievement points? and that stupid market place points i hate that...stupid system in my opinion"

    I figured that's what the "Enchant Arm" thing that's been in the listings was. And I think it's actually kind of smart. Nobody is going to see 1000 microsoft points and do the math to figure out how much that is in real terms. They're just trying to trick people into spending more money than they otherwise would have for a very limited license.

  • Cube_of_MooN

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 8:38 pm GMT

    Don't get too exited folks.

  • Quezakolt

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 5:59 pm GMT

    cool, the option to play in JP will not be removed.

  • Hinduce

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 4:45 pm GMT

    Its good to hear that its not going to be a straight port. I realy dont like it when they do that.

  • Eagles5

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 12:30 pm GMT

    wait i take that back it will launch jut xbox 360 and pc at the begining but 7-8 months down the line its drpping on ps3 kinda like the Gta seris on xbox v1. But its still going ot be a PS3 VErsion!

  • Eagles5

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 12:28 pm GMT

    red47

    Not turue yes it was annoiced at x06 but that was back in what August? Alot has changed since then. IT is now launching with a PS3 VERSION!

  • red47

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 12:23 pm GMT

    Bioshock is a pc and 360 only. It was announced an exclusive at x06.

  • isoplus

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 12:08 pm GMT

    Rent it first...
    Can't say I'm satified with its purchase on 360.

  • blazinpuertoroc

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 11:49 am GMT

    the game was really bad

  • Berserker_2

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 11:41 am GMT

    bigdawg1124:
    Bioshock is Xbox 360/PC only. The official website only shows 360/PC logos.
    http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/enter.html

  • Berserker_2

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 11:33 am GMT

    Enchanted Arms is not a bad game. It is a solid 7. For those that like JRPGs, it is a decent game. The main problem is that the vast majority of cutscenes look like placeholders. However, the character design and graphics are excellent. The clothing physics is pretty cool. Finally, the battle system is great.

  • poisonrocks

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 11:29 am GMT

    I purchased this game for the 360 the day it came out and it was a huge mistake. The game is not even worth $20. A message for all you PS3 owners: Don't even rent this game.

  • Cronaroth

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 11:28 am GMT

    Ugh,..that game...just...ugh...one of the worse RPGs ive played in awhile...why must it go to PS3-land???

  • BranKetra

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 11:07 am GMT

    Isn't this that average role player for the 360? I guess they think that an rpg=big money if it's on a Sony console.

  • bigdawg1124

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 10:56 am GMT

    @ lotr_2003 hmm maybe you should rethink what you said about bioshock?
    last time i checked it is coming out for the PS3 but the others will be really good on the 360 i cant wait for the legendary edition of halo 3.

  • subrosian

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 10:41 am GMT

    "We're releasing a mediocre game on a platform that is *known* for solid RPGs... we're optimistic like that"

    no... seriously - when you release Enchanted Arms on the 360 it's like "alright a JRPG" - when you release it on the PS3 it's like "umm... you know we've got Final Fantasy right?"

    It's like trying to release a mediocre FPS on the 360, or a shoddy party-game on the Wii...

  • NukeAOL

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 10:35 am GMT

    @mechakucha

    the 360 version also had both english and Japanese voiceovers on the disc

  • lotr_2003

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 10:30 am GMT

    deadkingdg

    I dont see Bioshock, Halo 3, Lost Planet, Crackdown, Alan Wake, Blue Dragon, Lost Odessy on the PS3 list.

  • humptygrumpty

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 10:29 am GMT

    is there going to be any good news for ps3 owners anytime soon? also, deadkingdg, fear came from pc, not x360

  • vampiredust99

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 9:58 am GMT

    meh...

    what next?

    enchanted hands, enchanted legs....

    dumb title for a so-so game

  • Mechakucha

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 9:47 am GMT

    "original Japanese language track or all-new English dialogue."

    Gotta love those BDs. 360 couldn't do that.

  • VyseN1

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 9:22 am GMT

    Bad game, who cares.

  • Cloud737

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 9:10 am GMT

    Awesome!
    I really wanted to see how this game is, liking all Japanese RPGs and action games. Hope it`s not the total rubish everyone claims...though who am I kidding?
    Well, there`s only one way to find out.

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