14 DAY TRIAL // Reading magazines, looking at videos over the internet or talking to friends - these were the only ways Europeans were able to have some sort of contact with Square Enix's Chrono Trigger. But things are going to change very, very soon, since the developers have announced that, for the first time ever, fans from Europe and other PAL territories will get the chance to play the game exclusively on their Nintendo DS handhelds, starting in early 2009.
The original game was released back in 1995 and it's still enjoying a solid fanbase today, which is why we are 100% sure that everybody is happy to hear that Chrono Trigger is finally coming to Europe! And it will do it with style - dual-screen presentation, touch-screen functionality and, most important, portability. This way, Square Enix is making sure that you will never ever be separated from the game.
John Yamamoto, president and CEO of Square Enix said: "It gives me great pleasure to see Chrono Trigger being released in Europe and the PAL territories. With its ground breaking story and gameplay, this epic RPG with multiple endings has already won the hearts of many fans and I hope it delights a whole new audience of players into revisiting the Chrono Trigger world time and again."
The game brings us the adventures of young Chrono, an adventurer forced to travel through time to rescue his misfortunate companion, who has been swallowed by a malfunction of a teleportation machine. Of course, as it usually happens in such situations, our hero will find out that evil is planning to destroy the world, and that he is the only one who can do something to right the wrongs.
The Nintendo DS version of Chrono Trigger brings us a complex battle system that mixes the Active Time Battle with the Tech skills, a brand new dungeon to explore, and a DS Wireless Play mode to enjoy together with friends. In other words, even though Square Enix can't travel through time like Chrono and change the past (distribute the game in Europe, that is), it's planning to fix things now. And we're happy with that.