Square Enix, Ltd. announced today that Imaginary Range™, a new type of entertainment app that lets users play games as they read through a digital comic, is now available to download for free from the Apple® Store for iPhone®, iPod touch®, and iPad® platforms.
Imaginary Range is a full-color comic that includes a selection of mini-games inserted within the flow of the plot, immersing gamers alongside the cast as they proceed through the story. The project was overseen by Motomu Toriyama, director of FINAL FANTASY® XIII, with Souki Tsukishima, author of the novel Emeth: Ningyo-tsukai no Shima, who wrote the story. The art was handled by Toshiyuki Itahana, character designer for the FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES® series.
Set in France as it is attacked by an enigmatic menace, the comic features a cast that can freely jump between reality and the world of dreams.
Imaginary Range is a free app available now for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. A future version for Android-compatible devices is slated for release later this year.
Story
The nation of France remains in a state of complete chaos after a sudden attack by a giant creature known only as Omega. Cid, a technician and psychotherapy specialist, travels into France and works alongside his friend Ciela to put a stop to the menace. What is Omega after? Why are Cid and Ciela talking about the end of the world as they fight? At the end of a battle that transcends dreams and reality, the world will come closer and closer to the truth…
Product Summary
Title Imaginary Range
Platform iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
Genre Game-Comic Hybrid
Release Date May 5, 2011
Price Free (available worldwide via App Store™)
Languages English, Japanese
Copyright © 2011 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Developed by h.a.n.d.
ILLUSTRATION:Toshiyuki Itahana
For more information about Imaginary Range, please visit the official website: dlgames.square-enix.com/imr/en