Aksys Games announced its first SRPG, with Record of Agarest War for the Xbox 360 to coincide with the previously announced PlayStation Network version. Record of Agarest War is developed by Compiled Heart, RED Entertainment, and Idea Factory and will feature hundred hours of gameplay.

Ben Bateman, Aksys Games Editor:

“In truth, we had Record of Agarest War ready to go up on the PlayStation Network months ago (That’s a lie). But when a haggard man emerged from a ball of crackling energy that materialized outside our office with dire warnings from a dark future, we decided to reconsider. As it turns out, a PlayStation Network-exclusive release of Agarest was—or rather, would have been—the catalyst for World War III. The gaming community was torn apart—literally—by this apparent favoritism, and from that schism poured the infinite minions of Satan himself, the Lord of Lies. The man told us, his eyes blank with the 1000-yard stare, of the horrors of this future war. He had been sent back in time, the last hope of a desperate human resistance, to prevent what the people of this desolate future Earth called, simply, ‘The Breaking.’ As the last spark of life passed from his body, broken and battered by his journey through the time vortex, we swore to honor his final wish. This is why Record of Agarest War has been delayed. So that we may release it on both consoles, and in doing so, save the world.”