Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XII
	Japanese and European box art for Final Fantasy XII, designed by Yoshitaka Amano
Developer	Square Enix
Publisher	Square Enix
Directors	Hiroyuki Ito; Hiroshi Minagawa;
Designer	Hiroyuki Ito
Programmer	Takashi Katano
Artists	Akihiko Yoshida; Hideo Minaba; Isamu Kamikokuryo;
Writers	Daisuke Watanabe; Miwa Shoda; Yasumi Matsuno;
Composers	Hitoshi Sakimoto; Hayato Matsuo; Masaharu Iwata;
Series	Final Fantasy; Ivalice Alliance;
Platforms	PlayStation 2; PlayStation 4; Windows; Nintendo Switch; Xbox One;
Release	March 16, 2006 PlayStation 2 JP: March 16, 2006; NA: October 31, 2006; AU: February 22, 2007; EU: February 23, 2007; International Zodiac Job System; PlayStation 2 JP: August 9, 2007; The Zodiac Age; PlayStation 4 WW: July 11, 2017; JP: July 13, 2017; Windows WW: February 1, 2018; Switch, Xbox One JP: April 25, 2019; WW: April 30, 2019; ; ;
Genre	Role-playing
Mode	Single-player

Final Fantasy XII is a 2006 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 in March 2006. It added elements including an open world; a seamless battle system; a controllable camera; a customizable "gambit" system, which lets the player control the artificial intelligence of characters in battle; a "license" system, which determines what abilities and equipment can be used by characters; and hunting side quests, which allows the player to find and defeat increasingly difficult monsters. Final Fantasy XII also includes elements from previous Final Fantasy games, such as Chocobos and Moogles.

The game takes place in Ivalice, where the empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. The small kingdom of Dalmasca is caught between the warring nations. When it is annexed by Archadia, princess Ashelia creates a resistance movement. During the struggle she meets Vaan, a young adventurer who dreams of becoming a sky pirate in command of an airship. They are joined by a band of allies and rally against the tyranny of the Archadian Empire.

Final Fantasy XII earned several Game of the Year awards and sold over six million copies on the PlayStation 2 by November 2009. In 2007, a sequel, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, was released for the Nintendo DS. An expanded version, Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System, was released that year on the PlayStation 2 in Japan. A high-definition remaster of International Zodiac Job System, The Zodiac Age, was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 in July 2017, for Windows in February 2018, and for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in April 2019.