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Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King is a video game developed for the WiiWare service of the Wii console. Square Enix decided to make a game for the service that would be high profile, and it…

80 25 March 2008

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King is an adventure developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 2, released 25 March 2008 on Wii. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King is

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 2 and released in 2008. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Wii only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

According to legend, a deserted town now serves as the lifeless reminder of a once-powerful kingdom. The young son of a missing king reaches this land after a long journey, finding only an abandoned castle-and a magic crystal. Though tarnished by years of neglect, the crystal has maintained its luminous glow and bestows upon the boy the power of architek, the ability to manifest memories into reality. With the help of his loyal servants and courageous adventurers, the new king dutifully prepares to rebuild his people's homeland in this new realm.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King is the 100th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Collector's Edition in 2008. Its critic score of 80 is 3 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.

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How it was received

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King launched on 25 March 2008, within three weeks of God of War: Chains of Olympus, Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition, Mario Kart Wii and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: God of War: Chains of Olympus, Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition, Mario Kart Wii, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2.

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Quick answers

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King — frequently asked questions

When did Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King come out?
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King was released on 25 March 2008 for Wii.
How long does it take to beat Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King?
The main story of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King takes around 12 hrs, or 20 hrs for 100% completion.

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