Final Fantasy XII is a
consolerole-playing video game developed and published by
Square Enix for the
PlayStation 2. Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the Final Fantasy series. The game takes place in the
fictional location of
Ivalice, where the
empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. Dalmasca, a small kingdom, is caught between the warring nations. When Dalmasca becomes annexed by Archadia, its princess, Ashe, creates a resistance movement. During the struggle, she meets Vaan, a young adventurer who dreams of commanding an airship. They are quickly joined by a band of allies; together, they rally against the tyranny of the Archadian Empire. In reviews, Final Fantasy XII received universally high scores, and earned numerous awards in various categories from noted
video game publications. Selling more than two million copies in Japan, it became the fourth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of 2006 worldwide. By March 2007, 5.2 million copies had been sold worldwide. A sequel, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, was released for the
Nintendo DS in 2007. (more...)
... that the rare
Floridian flowers Robin's mint and Garrett's mint used to be in the same species as the scrub balm(pictured) until they were re-classified as separate species in 1981 and 1989, respectively?
1978 – The
oil tankerAmoco Cadiz(pictured) split in two after running aground on Portsall Rocks, about 3 miles (5 km) off the coast of
Brittany,
France, resulting in one of the largest
oil spills ever.
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