Chrono Trigger iOS releases next month

By Tom Phillips Published 21 November, 2011

Classic RPG updated with touch control.

10/10-scoring classic RPG Chrono Trigger releases for iPhone and iPod Touch next month, developer Square Enix has confirmed.

Exact release date and pricing information has yet to be revealed, however.

The seminal SNES role-player has been updated for iOS to support touch screen controls. Otherwise, the game's original graphics remain largely preserved.

In-game text is available in Japanese, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Chinese.

Chrono Trigger has seen release on a variety of formats over the years, including the original PlayStation, DS, PSN and Wii Virtual Console, while an Android release is also on the cards.

Simon Parkin bestowed a rare Eurogamer 10/10 in our Chrono Trigger review of the DS version. "Chrono Trigger is a masterclass in RPG design," he wrote, "its execution so far beyond the quality and poise of contemporary JRPGs it's embarrassing."

First screenshots from the new version lie below.

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Comments (9) Latest comment 6 months ago

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  • jambii267 #1 6 months ago

    One of the best games of all time, if you own an ipod/iphone and haven't played it you have no excuse.

  • sherpa1984 #2 6 months ago

    This will be my first game purchase for the iPad.

  • Softie2k #3 6 months ago

    If you haven't played it, play it.

    I've tried to play many games I missed back 10 years ago, but none have had a same impact as Chrono Trigger. As good as FFVII for anyone wanting to make a comparison.

  • repeater #4 6 months ago

    Android release on the cards? Best news I've heard all day!

  • iago71 #5 6 months ago

    Got this on DS and also had it on SNES. Fantastic game. I must say that the iOS version of Secret Of Mana was not quite what it should be - Controls arent really up to par. Let hope this is as good as it deserves to be. :)

  • rogermellie #6 6 months ago

    I played it for the first time on DS and thought it was good. But I felt the reviews had included a few extra points for nostalgia.

  • Piccadillio #7 6 months ago

    The prices are more than a little inflated for Squaresoft's iOS releases, so I'm going to wait until the inevitable sale. I'd love an iPad version, but Square seem a bit allergic to iPad games.

  • bionutz #8 6 months ago

    omg!!! but please, bring it on ipad, i don't like gaming on the iphone... too small.
    Edited by bionutz at 21/11/11 @ 19:44

  • scottyd #9 6 months ago

    I played this to death on SNES and DS, but I'm not sure about this conversion. Anyone who's emulated 16-bit games will tell you that there are much better ways to blow up a low-res 2d image than just stretching them out with a blur. It's made even worse by having the text rendered at a high resolution (e.g. the second screenshot). God knows how that's going to look on iPad if it gets a release there.

    Even the iPhone 3G's video hardware should be able to handle hq2x I'd imagine?