Players engage in battles against powerful creatures of all forms and sizes using the deep battle system that builds on the triumphs of Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii.

In Xenoblade Chronicles X, Earth is destroyed and humanity faces annihilation from an intergalactic war between two alien races. Players must fight for their survival and explore a new planet full of exotic and hostile life-forms.

To traverse the planet with ease, players can pilot customizable mechs called “Skells,” which give them powerful weapons. Players can also customize a lethal skill set of combat and defensive skills called Arts to strengthen their strategies and defeat enemies efficiently.

Players who purchase the Special Edition ($89.99) will get a beautifully designed package that contains:

• The Xenoblade Chronicles X game
• A gorgeous book of concept art with more than 100 pages, featuring select art for the very first time
• A unique USB drive modeled after the game’s “Lifehold Unit,” pre-loaded with a selection of 10 music tracks from the game’s memorable soundtrack
• A limited-edition matted 5x7 art card of a painting done for the game by illustrator Takashi Kojo

Key Features:

• Riding and controlling a weaponized mech, players can explore every inch of the massive open world displayed in gorgeous high-definition graphics. The world is filled with strange and imaginative creatures, from small bugs to giant dinosaurs.
• As characters improve in different classes, they will learn new combat and defensive skills, or Arts. Players can customize the Arts palette as their characters learn new Arts. All Arts have a “recast” time – once cast, the player must wait out a “cooldown” period before that Art can be used again.
• Players can customize everything about the main character’s appearance, including gender, shapes, height, skin color, voice and tattoos.

Xenoblade Chronicles X will be available for $59.99.