New combat-focused Final Fantasy game launches on iOS devices

<p>A new 2D <em>Final Fantasy<&sol;em> game titled <em>Final Fantasy&colon; All The Bravest<&sol;em> is set to launch on iOS devices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The spin-off game is developed by Square Enix and is set to launch tomorrow&comma; 17th January&comma; although it has already been spotted for purchase on the New Zealand App Store&comma; priced at NZ &dollar;4&period;19&period; The acronym of the game&&num;8217&semi;s subtitle &&num;8211&semi; <em>ATB<&sol;em> &&num;8211&semi; would seem to come from the series&&num;8217&semi; &&num;8220&semi;Active Time Battle&&num;8221&semi; system&comma; and this seems fitting given that the focus of <em>All The Bravest<&sol;em> is on combat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The App Store description for the game states&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Every character possesses an ATB gauge that displays the time remaining until that character can execute an action&period; When the gauge is full&comma; simply tap or drag your finger over the character to attack&period; Touch multiple characters in quick succession to experience exhilarating and fast-paced battle unlike anything you&&num;8217&semi;ve ever played before&excl;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Once every three hours&comma; the Fever option will appear&period; Once activated&comma; you will be able to attack without waiting for ATB gauges to refill as long as the chocobo-themed music is playing&period; Deal as much damage as you can before the battle fever ends&excl;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Familiar characters and enemies from previous games in the <em>Final Fantasy<&sol;em> series will make appearances&comma; as will some classic musical tracks&period; More characters will also be available as in-app purchases&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Via&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;eurogamer&period;net&sol;articles&sol;2013-01-16-2d-battler-final-fantasy-all-the-bravest-launches-tomorrow" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Eurogamer<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;261491c6-f495-48ae-a431-003847fee4f8" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;