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Vodafone and Square Enix team up to offer mobile content on Vodafone live! |
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Saturday, 10 July 2004 |
08 July, 2004:
Vodafone and Square EnixTM today announce their joint collaboration for
the launch of new mobile content on Vodafone live!. Best known for the
world-renowned FINAL FANTASY(R) video game series, and marking its
entry into the mobile gaming market in Europe, Square Enix is committed
to bringing new and exciting games to the growing mobile gaming
audience and is doing so first with Vodafone. The initial titles
available for download on Vodafone live! will be Aleste and Actraiser,
both of which will debut in Vodafone Germany in July. The games will
then be rolled out across other Vodafone live! European regions over
the Summer, including UK, Spain, and Italy. A mobile version of
Drakengard, released this May on PlayStation 2, is also planned for
release during the summer.
"The
addition of Square Enix's quality games titles to the Vodafone live!
portfolio is a real win for our European customers. This agreement
marks just the start of an exciting new relationship with Square Enix,
with more classic titles to come", said Tim Harrison, Head of Games,
Vodafone Group Services Limited.
"Our
relationship with Vodafone in Europe allows us to offer mobile gamers
the highest-quality original content Square Enix is famous for", said
Yoichi Wada, president of Square Enix Co., Ltd. "Going forward, we will
work hard to continue releasing ground-breaking entertainment through
the industry-leading Vodafone live! multimedia offering."
In
Aleste, the mobile version of the 80s home console classic, you become
the pilot of an ultra-advanced attack craft, codenamed Aleste. Your
mission sees you fearlessly flying through enemy-packed stages,
collecting weapon power-ups on your way to the explosive end-of-level
boss battles. Each level ramps up the challenge and will keep you
coming back for more adrenaline-soaked arcade action!
Actraiser
challenges you to fight your way past centaurs, goblins, trolls and a
menagerie of other mythical creatures in this side-scrolling action
game. Armed with your mighty blade and plenty of determination, you
must cleanse the landscape of hordes of evil monsters! Based on the
classic Super Nintendo game of the same name, Actraiser brings classic
console gaming to your mobile phone.
Drakengard,
Square Enix's new Action-RPG, was launched In Europe on the PlayStation
2 on 21 May, 2004. The mobile version of this brilliant console game
sees you battling across four different locations, fighting Empire
forces on the ground and in the air! Each level combines fantastic
sword-slashing action and dragon-riding combat; the fight-back against
the Empire starts here!
www.vodafone.com
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