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YEAR 2006
GENRE RPG
PLATFORM Xbox 360
ABOUT THE GAME

Blue Dragon is a role-playing video game developed by Mistwalker and Artoon in collaboration with Microsoft Game Studios Japan and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is based on a design by Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, who also supervised development and wrote the plot. It is both Mistwalker's debut title and the first title to be helmed by Sakaguchi outside of Square Enix. Taking place in a fictional open-world environment, the story focuses on five friends empowered by mysterious shadow creatures as they travel across the world to confront an evil king who seeks global conquest. The game follows a traditional role-playing design, based around exploration and turn-based combat. Blue Dragon was the first Xbox 360 title to make use of multiple discs, spanning three discs in total. The game was released in Japan in December 2006, where it was sold both as a standalone title and as part of a bundle with the Xbox 360. Other regions received only the game itself, with a release in August 2007. Overall, the game received a generally positive reception, being both applauded and criticized for its adaptation of the traditional elements of role-playing games. The game later received separate animation and comic adaptations, as well as two sequels for the Nintendo DS.

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RECORD FACTS
Developer
Mistwalker
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
First release
December 7, 2006
Series
Not recorded
Cover
Official thumbnail
Record ID
Q1471287

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