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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker is the latest installment in the premiere RPG franchise that has sold over 43 million units worldwide. Combining ingenious gameplay elements from series creator Yuji Horii, character designs from famed artist Akira Toriyama and music from renowned composer Koichi Sugiyama, the "big three" of game creators delivers the newest entry in a timeless franchise that continues to reinvent itself in new and exciting ways.

Capture, train and synthesise a powerful team from a selection of over 200 classic DRAGON QUEST creatures! Already achieving sales of more than 1.4 million units in Japan, DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker is a breakout title that combines the depth of a classic DRAGON QUEST RPG with the addictiveness of a monster-catching adventure.

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Enter the world of DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker as the young hero, locked in a prison by your own father, the leader of a mysterious organization known as CELL. Released under orders to enter the Monster Scout Challenge, you will embark on a journey starting with a single monster and a scout ring, unaware of the dark and mysterious intentions that surround the competition.

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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.com for more information about ratings. DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker will be available at North American retailers for the suggested retail price of $39.99 (USD). The official website can be found at http://na.square-enix.com/dqmj/.

© 2006, 2007 ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. DRAGON QUEST, DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS, DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: JOKER, FINAL FANTASY, JOURNEY OF THE CURSED KING, SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection are trademarks of Nintendo.

"We are extremely excited to see FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS make its debut in North America," said Director Motomu Toriyama. "We adjusted the overall difficulty level of the game for the North American market and introduced a new dungeon and a new boss from FINAL FANTASY XII. We believe that the US consumers will find the changes very challenging and entertaining."

Featuring full Touch Screen functionality, FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS allows players to control massive armies, unleash special moves and activate Gambits, all with the use of the stylus. The world of Ivalice comes alive through the respected musical stylings of Hitoshi Sakimoto and the direction of Motomu Toriyama, the director of FINAL FANTASY X-2 and the upcoming FINAL FANTASY XIII.

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One year after the events of FINAL FANTASY XII, the young protagonist Vaan travels the skies of Ivalice with his trusted navigator Penelo at his side. Their treasure hunting adventures take them to the sky continent of Lemurés where they meet Llyud, a member of the aegyl race. These mysterious winged people have been living on the floating continent for centuries, but a disturbance has allowed treasure-seeking sky pirates to breach their once-hidden territory. It falls to Vaan and his band of young sky pirates to stand up against the trespassers, and defend this extraordinary world and its people.

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FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS has been rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and will be available at retailers for a suggested retail price of $39.99. For more information on FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS, please visit http://na.square-enix.com/ffxiirw/. For more information about the ESRB please visit www.esrb.org.

© 2007 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. FINAL FANTASY, FINAL FANTASY TACTICS, THE WAR OF THE LIONS, IVALICE ALLIANCE, REVENANT WINGS, the FINAL FANTASY XII REVENANT WINGS logo, SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo.

WINGS OF THE GODDESS is available in five different SKUs:

FINAL FANTASY XI Vana'diel Collection 2008 (Stand-alone product including all expansions)
Platforms: PlayStation 2 system, Xbox 360
MSRP: $39.99 and $49.99 respectively

FINAL FANTASY XI: WINGS OF THE GODDESS (Expansion pack only)
Platforms: PlayStation 2 system, Windows PC, Xbox 360
MSRP: $29.99 each

Experience the next chapter in the immersive and ever expanding world of Vana'diel in FINAL FANTASY XI: WINGS OF THE GODDESS, a content-rich expansion pack that brings exciting new features to the world of FINAL FANTASY XI. Delve into new quests, meet new players, view new sights and experience the fourth chapter in the award-winning MMORPG that has a community of more than 500,000 active subscribers and more than 1.7 million characters from around the world.

Whether they are in North America, Europe or Japan, FINAL FANTASY XI is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game capable of simultaneous multiplayer across three different platforms, allowing players to take up arms together on the PlayStation 2 system, Windows PC or Xbox 360.

STORY
There was once a war that shook the very foundations of Vana'diel.

It was a dark and dreadful age.
The lives of many were lost.
The futures of many were destroyed.
The joys of many were extinguished.

However, there are those from that age who remember...

They remember the hope that burned in the darkness.
The companions that banded together.
The heroes that strove onwards.
The rivals that joined forces.

And now history is reborn, as we return to that age of strife...

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