Rogue Galaxy IPO Announced

Sony Corp's Rogue Galaxy for the PS2 will debut on the simExchange on Thursday, January 18, 2007. It will be categorized under the Role-playing genre. Shares will open for purchase at 100 DKP (forecasts one million copies sold worldwide over lifetime). The release for this game is scheduled for January 30, 2007. The listing was submitted by XivGNP. The game's page is found here. The summary of the game is:

Rogue Galaxy is an original IP developed by Level-5, the same studio that made Dragon Quest VIII. The player takes the role of Jaster Rogue, a young man with dreams to explore the galaxy. However, his world, Rosa, has been invaded by the Longadia Commonwealth for the planet's resources. Jaster joins a gang of space pirates and his adventures in the galaxy begin.

The game features graphics similar to Dragon Quest VIII. Like Final Fantasy XII, the game's overworld and combat are seamless. The player can see enemies and attempt to avoid them. The player controls three party members who can team up for combo abilities similar to those in Chrono Trigger. A unique feature of the game is that weapons, like characters, can improve through experience--with enough experience they will "synthesize" into improved weapons.

Rogue Galaxy was released in Japan on December 8, 2005 and has sold nearly 400,000 copies. It will be released in North America on January 30, 2007 and in Europe in June 2007.