My, Square Enix has been busy with its European announcements today. In the third of the day, the firm has announced that following its Japanese and North American releases, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings will swoop onto the Nintendo DS in Europe on February 15 2008, just a day after Valentine’s day.

Set a year after the events of Final Fantasy XII, Revenant Wings’ goal is to answer of the mysteries players want answering in relation to the likes of Vaan, Penelo, Fran and Balthier, heroes in the original title. The new journey will see gamers returning to the land of Ivalice to encounter new enemies, locations and characters.

Revenant sees the evolution of the innovative Gambit system that allows automated commands to be issued during real-time combat. Smart Touch Screen controls provide complete power over your actions and allow you to play solely using the Nintendo DS stylus - which is nice.

John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. commented, “I am delighted that we are providing fans with another opportunity to enjoy the beautiful world of Ivalice. With the same high-production values including movies and music, FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS is a stunning sequel that expands upon the original game and that makes full use of the Nintendo DS hardware.”

Features

• Experience a tale that takes you beyond the amazing events of the PlayStation®2 smash FINAL FANTASY XII
• Stunning 3D graphics, music and video bring the land of Ivalice to life and push the capabilities of the Nintendo DS
• Take control of your favourite characters using the intuitive stylus and Nintendo DS Touch Screen
• Experience real-time battles using the innovative Gambit system
• Collect and synthesise items and treasures to create new rare items
• More summons than in any other FINAL FANTASY game
• Epic soundtrack from the composer of FINAL FANTASY XII
• Fully localised for Europe with French, Italian, German and Spanish translations and adjusted difficulty levels

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings has scored favourably with reviewers and fans of the franchise alike. It shifted a massive 421,000 units during its first week on sale, which we’re sure we don’t need to tell you is a lot.