Star Ocean: The Last Hope Released for Xbox 360
Square Enix has shipped Star Ocean: The Last Hope to retailers in North America today, releasing yet another next-gen Japanese RPG for the Xbox 360. This release follows the Japanese release of February 19, 2009 a week later.
Star Ocean: The Last Hope is a prequel to the series, showing the events of World War III and the first step onto new planets with the Space Reconnaissance Force. You’ll play as the hero, Edge Maverick, who will travel alongside his childhood friend, Reimi Saionji, as they serve as humanity’s last hope for survival.
The game features an exhilarating real-time combat system, adding in blindsides allowing players to quickly move behind their enemies, item creation and private actions, four character parties, the ability to pilot the Calnus spaceship, and breathtaking CG movies from Visual Works.