The world is on the brink of war over its reserves of crystals, the planet’s chief source of power. Players must band together to form an elite squad of Explorers on an island rich in crystals, braving hordes of monsters in hopes of conquering a newly discovered Grand Crystal – every Explorer’s dream.

Final Fantasy Explorers focuses on cooperative play with up to three other friends and utilizes a refined party system allowing Explorers to master over 20 new and familiar jobs—including Knight, Monk, Black Mage and White Mage—to defeat the realm’s mightiest monsters and even recruit them for battle. Players will have the ability to call upon the powers of eidolons like Ifrit and Bahamut, as well as transform into other legendary characters from the Final Fantasy series via the Trance feature.

The multiplayer functionality is enabled through the 3DS’s wireless communication functions, allowing adventurers to fly solo or band together with up to three friends to gather the crystals scattered throughout the world.

Players will be able to transform into 11 classic Final Fantasy characters featured in the upcoming multiplayer action role-playing adventure Final Fantasy Explorers.

During battle, while in Trance Mode, players can harness the incredible power of legendary Final Fantasy characters and utilize their ultimate attacks. Clever use of the Trance system is one of the keys to defeating foes.

Fans will recognize the popular moves of their favorite characters, including Cloud’s Omnislash (Final Fantasy VII), Terra’s Riot Blade (Final Fantasy VI) and Tidus’ Blitz Ace (Final Fantasy X). Players can unlock the characters by speaking to the local town moogles for rare quests that reward special character magicites, which you can equip at the town’s central crystal.