{"id":11043,"date":"2011-03-01T17:47:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T07:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=11043"},"modified":"2011-03-01T17:47:27","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T07:47:27","slug":"square-enix-announces-the-3rd-birthday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11043","title":{"rendered":"SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES The 3rd Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sydney, Australia (1 March 2011) <\/strong>\u2013 Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX\u00ae interactive entertainment products in PAL territories, today announces The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Birthday\u00ae will be released as a special TWISTED EDITION retail pack featuring a number of exclusive items, available in Australia exclusively for the PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00ae Portable) from <strong>7<sup>th<\/sup> April, 2011<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the game, the TWISTED EDITION retail pack will include a copy of CTI Confidential \u2013 an exclusive 44 page hardback book packed with top secret artwork and concept illustrations; two deluxe Aya Brea Lithograph art prints; an exclusive Lightning in Aya Brea costume for use in the forthcoming PSP release DISSIDIA\u00ae<strong> <\/strong>012[duodecim]\u2122 FINAL FANTASY\u00ae; and a voucher offering the user a 50% saving on the purchase of the forthcoming release of FINAL FANTASY II when downloaded from PlayStation\u00ae Network.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Birthday<\/span><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Birthday is an engrossing new chapter for Aya Brea, the main character in the hugely popular PARASITE EVE\u00ae series. Set in New York in 2012, Aya is mankind\u2019s last hope for survival against the powerful Twisted.<\/p>\n<p>Combining all-action third-person shooter gameplay with rich character development, weapon customisation, awesome missions and a gripping suspense-filled story, The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Birthday delivers incredible visuals unmatched among portable games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information on The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Birthday, please visit <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000242\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.the3rdbirthdaygame.com\/\">www.the3rdbirthdaygame.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Features<\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exciting New Chapter for Aya Brea from <\/strong><strong>the popular PARASITE EVE series<\/strong>: An engaging, all-new tale of survival horror set in a ravaged New York City.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Action-packed fast-paced storyline<\/strong>: Fight back the Twisted\u2019s vicious onslaught in a third-person shooter featuring in-depth character progression and customisation.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic gameplay<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The new Overdive System gives players a tactical advantage when faced with making split-second decisions on the battlefield.<\/li>\n<li>Tailor Aya\u2019s DNA and weaponry to improve her skills in battle\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>All-star production staff<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong>Including character designer Tetsuya Nomura (KINGDOM HEARTS series), producer Yoshinori Kitase (FINAL FANTASY series), director Hajime Tabata (CRISIS CORE\u00ae -FINAL FANTASY VII-), art director Isamu Kamikokuryo (FINAL FANTASY XIII) and music by Yoko Shimomura (KINGDOM HEARTS series).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney, Australia (1 March 2011) \u2013 Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX\u00ae interactive entertainment products in PAL territories, today announces The 3rd Birthday\u00ae will be released as a special TWISTED EDITION retail pack featuring a number of exclusive items, available in Australia exclusively for the PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00ae Portable) from 7th April, 2011.\u00a0 In<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11043\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11043"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11045,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11043\/revisions\/11045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}