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   Blue Dragon popped in my mind just the other day, while playing a bit of Dragon Quest VIII (and seeing a certain barmaid who looked exactly like Zora from Blue Dragon). I couldn't help but wonder how "original" were the rest of the characters designed by Akira Toriyama for Mistwalker's Xbox 360 RPG, just as I couldn't help but wonder when would Blue Dragon be released around here too... Well, I still don't know about that first part, but at least today we finally got word from Microsoft that they will unleash Blue Dragon upon Europe on August 24.

   The game has been available for more than half a year in Japan, where it's been one of the main driving forces behind the Xbox 360's still puny sales. With a cast of developers ranging from Hironobu Sakaguchi (creator of the Final Fantasy series), to Nobuo Uematsu (composer for the same series), and the aforementioned Akira Toriyam (designer for Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Quest), it's easy to see why even the Westerners have been keeping their hopes up for Mistwalker's anime-styled role-playing game - very briefly described below.
"Gamers will find themselves exploring and discovering the vast world of "Blue Dragon" as they assume the role of Shu, a young boy who along with his band of four friends, embarks on a quest to combat the evil forces that have come to their world. These unlikely heroes possess miraculous strength and the magical power to control their phantom shadow creatures that range from a Minotaur to a phoenix to a dragon and more."    With a PEGI rating of 12+, Blue Dragon will be priced at £44.99 in the UK.