Blue Dragon takes its first flight in Japanese skies

Posted Dec 7, 2006 at 4:34PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Akira Toriyama, faceplate, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japan, Mistwalker, Nobuo Uematsu
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Blue Dragon Japanese Xbox 360 bundle


And so with December 7 having finally arrived, the highly-anticipated RPG title from Mistwalker for the Xbox 360 has finally roared to life in time for its Japanese release. With that thought in mind, one also has to remember that Blue Dragon is Microsoft's attempt to woo the Japanese market, and so they had to make it extra-special by offering the Blue Dragon Core System Premium Pack for a mere 29,800 yen, or only about US$ 259.

So what makes this bundle such a sweet deal? Well, besides getting yourself a game title that involves the Holy Trinity of Japanese RPGs who are, namely, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Akira Toriyama, and Nobuo Uematsu, the lovely box which the guys at 1up have managed to obtain contains the following goodies:
  • an Xbox 360 core system
  • a Blue Dragon faceplate
  • a set of five miniature figures of the Blue Dragon lead characters
  • a Blue Dragon mini-calendar
  • a copy of Blue Dragon with a reversible foil cover
At this moment, we are once again finding ourselves wishing that we lived in Japan instead. Those lucky, lucky people...

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Blue Dragon faceplate



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Comments

by - 2006-12-07 19:04:46
serious ass kissing

is the japanese market really dat important..i dont really care if they dont buy xbox as long as i still get my shooting games and gta...they get all of that for 269 while i had to sweat just to ...................
by - 2006-12-07 19:44:00
US release?

when is Blue Dragon releasing in the US?
by - 2006-12-07 19:45:40
UMMMM....yeah

The Japanese market is that important. Are you going to cry about that they get that deal? We get deals too. Gears of War early, Halo3 Beta early...it is all relevant. Quit yer *****in
by - 2006-12-07 19:48:03
Nice

Ah this is good. I may consider a 360 over a ps3 if more RPG companies start jumping in on this system. the 360 needs some crazy ass japanese games... microsoft is getting there i guess.... (Yea i know squeenix is, but they are making a shooter for the 360.... yea, like the 360 doesn't have those already...) I cant wait for bluedragon to hit US shores so i can learn more about it.
by - 2006-12-08 01:44:12
better than that crappy enchanted arms

wow enchanted arms was crap, well imo that gay guy in that game makes the game corny. they thought replacing a metrosexual character with a homosexual one will make the game stand out. Yea, it stand out as the worst JRPG I have ever seen, not only that the dialogue is corny too. Man i love those Akira Toriyama character design, Chrono Trigger is my favorite game of all time after all. I grew up watching dragon ball series except for that crappy gt, so I love it too. I really want this game.
by - 2006-12-08 01:54:12
better than that crappy enchanted arms

wow enchanted arms was crap, well imo that gay guy in that game makes the game corny. they thought replacing a metrosexual character with a homosexual one will make the game stand out. Yea, it stand out as the worst JRPG I have ever seen, not only that the dialogue is corny too. Man i love those Akira Toriyama character design, Chrono Trigger is my favorite game of all time after all. I grew up watching dragon ball series except for that crappy gt, so I love it too. I really want this game.
by - 2006-12-08 07:30:24
wow

does any1 know why there are 3discs - i'm guessing additional backstage content (but 2 8GB discs worth) - thats a lot if it is the case. btw: the faceplate looks awesome :D
by Vecha - 2006-12-08 10:44:27
there are a few.

Blue Dragon(duh), Lost odyssey, Enchanted Arms(either hate it or love it), then there another two JRPGS coming out...something bells...and another one.

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