Square Enix previously announced both Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] for the US, but failed to provide a release date for either. Today, both titles have received western release dates, and both are coming in July. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy kicks the month off with a July 3 release date and Kingdom Hearts 3D closes it out, releasing on July 31. For those who can't wait, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy will be playable at PAX East at the Square Enix booth (#850).

 

 

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (Japanese box art shown) for the 3DS offers a blend of the RPG and rhythm genres. It will feature fights against various villians from previous Final Fantasy games, as well as over 70 songs from Final Fantasy's 25 years worth of titles. The plot is similar to Dissidia Final Fantasy, as it is centered around the gods Chaos and Cosmos.

Kingdom Hearts 3D (European box art shown) will let players control Sora and Riku, who can be switched between using the Drop Gauge. The game will utilize the Command Deck system from previous Kingdom Heart titles, Birth by Sleep and Re:coded, and continues the storyline from those two titles.

SQUARE ENIX SETS NORTH AMERICAN LAUNCH DATE FOR

THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY

Commemorative Title for FINAL FANTASY Franchise’s 25th Anniversary Widely Available on July 3;

PAX East 2012 Attendees Invited to Play at Square Enix Booth #850

LOS ANGELES (April 5, 2012) – Square Enix, Inc., the publishers of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced that THEATRHYTHM™ FINAL FANTASY® will be available on July 3. Exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system, the game blends role-playing and music genres. For those attending Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East, THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY will be playable at the Square Enix booth (#850).

Adorably redesigned heroes from the catalogue of FINAL FANTASY titles set out on an adventure to combat memorable villains with the rhythmic taps of the player’s stylus. THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASYfeatures over 70 musical scores spanning 25 years of the FINAL FANTASY franchise, and features music from key events, lush field themes and decisive battle arrangements.

THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.

Related Links

THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY Official website: http://www.theatrhythm.com/

THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY Official Facebook® Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatrhythm

Greetings!

SQUARE ENIX is pleased to announce that KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] will be available on the Nintendo 3DS™ system in North America on July 31, 2012.

About the character art:

Sora and Riku, two of the most popular characters of the KINGDOM HEARTS franchise, are the playable protagonists in the latest title for the Nintendo 3DS system. Players can switch between them, using the Drop Gauge in order to battle strategically.

There is no embargo for this information. Please feel free to post at your earliest convenience.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

-The Square Enix America team