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Star Ocean anamnesis Smartphone Game's Animated Trailer Previews Theme Song
posted on by Karen Ressler
Square Enix began streaming an animated trailer for its upcoming Star Ocean anamnesis iOS and Android game on Monday. The video features the theme song "Dakara Boku wa Fukō ni Sugatteimashita" (So I was clinging to misfortune), the major debut song of the rock band "Kamisama, Boku wa Kizuiteshimatta" (God, I couldn't help but notice you).
The action battle game will allow players to control characters from other installments in the Star Ocean franchise. It will be the first game in the franchise to offer a four-player mulitplayer option. The staff wrapped up its closed beta test for the game on Monday, and the game is slated to launch this year.
tri-Ace and Enix released the first Star Ocean game for the Super Famicom in 1996. The latest game in the franchise, Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness, shipped in Japan on March 31 for the PlayStation 4 and for the PlayStation 3 on April 28. Square Enix released the game in the U.S. for the PS4 only on June 28.
The video game series inspired Mayumi Azuma's Star Ocean: The Second Story manga in 1998 and its 2001 television anime Star Ocean EX. Geneon released the anime in North America. Aoi Mizuki's Star Ocean: Blue Sphere manga launched in 2002, and Akira Kanda debuted the Star Ocean: Till the End of Time manga in 2003.
[Via Siliconera]
