Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that their latest iPhone/iPod touch game, CRYSTAL DEFENDERS VANGUARD STORM, is now available for download in 77 countries worldwide via App Store.

The second original title in the CRYSTAL DEFENDERS series, VANGUARD STORM marks the return of exciting handheld “defensive simulation” to the iPhone/iPod touch. To protect their armies’ crystals from the ever-advancing monster hordes, players must master the simple, yet innovative new control system made possible by the iPhone/iPod touch’s hands-on interface.

About CRYSTAL DEFENDERS VANGUARD STORM

• Platform iPhone/iPod touch
• Genre Defensive Simulation
• Release Date May 13, 2009
• Price iPhone/iPod touch €3.99/£2.99 available worldwide via App Store

*The free trial version, CRYSTAL DEFENDERS VANGUARD STORM Lite, is also available for download

In VANGUARD STORM, players must scramble to strategically position units into various formations in order to prevent encroaching monster hordes from breaking through the front lines and stealing the army’s crystals. This high-paced defensive simulation (tower defence) game employs a real-time turn system in which reading the battlefield and determining optimal locations for each allied unit before the turn counter is spent are crucial for victory.

As with CRYSTAL DEFENDERS, VANGUARD STORM also features jobs from the popular FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: Grimoire of the Rift. Whether engaging in a concentrated attack or a gradual, widespread assault, players must constantly adjust battle formations in order to best take advantage of their units’ individual abilities. In addition to jobs geared towards offensive manoeuvres, there are also jobs which support or enhance other units. White Mages can restore an injured ally’s HP, while Bishops can increase a nearby unit’s attack power.

So it’s a clone of a tower defense clone...