After revealing last October that Final Fantasy: Ring of Fates for the Nintendo DS would arrive in Europe this spring, Square Enix has now confirmed that the exact that it will arrive in all PAL regions is March 21. Meanwhile, the North American launch date remains as March 11.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is the sequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the Nintendo GameCube. Ring of Fates takes place in a time when “The red moon shone, and people feared the crystal, beginning with a pair of fraternal twins, Yuri and Cherinka, as the heroes in a tale of family bonds.

Most of the gameplay takes place on the top screen. The touch screen shows maps, as well as stylus access for different weapon attacks. Special attacks have also been confirmed in the game. By pressing the right shoulder button, the screens will swap allowing enemies to be attacked just by touching them with the stylus. If done correctly, chained attacks can be performed.

Features

• Unique action-based gameplay – with 3D levels, exploration and puzzle solving
• Action-based control system lets you experience the adventure your way
• Experience exhilarating real-time battles with intuitive controls
• Gorgeous 3D graphics and an emotional audio score creates a beautiful world to explore
• Co-operate with up to four players to explore via Nintendo DS Wireless Communication
• Realise the tale of two heroic yet innocent twins in a unique story of fate, adventure and fraternal love.
• Hundreds of different item and costume combinations add to the fun. Changes to costume and equipment are directly visible on your character in the game
• Trade with friends using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection functions
• Additional content over the original Japanese version, with four new quests
• Can be played in English, French, German and Spanish. The multiplayer mode allows friends to play together regardless of their selected language.

Ring of Fates scored extremely favourably with Japanese gaming bible Famitsu on its release last August, so we’re very much looking forward to its arrival on our shores.