The most recent issue of Famitsu contains quite a few interesting details about the upcoming PSP game Final Fantasy Agito XIII. The title began life as a mobile phone spin-off, but somewhere between the orignal announcement and the recent Square Enix press event, plans changed. According to Famitsu, the developers were unhappy with the current state of mobile gaming and decided instead to build the game for the more popular -- and more capable -- PSP.

The magazine revealed that the game will also use a similar battle system to the one found in Crisis Core. The so-called ATB system allows players to freely move around the battlefield, block and attack at will (even though they must wait for a counter bar to fill before attacking). Agito will use an advanced version of this system, however the developers also revealed that it will be possible to control more than one character in Agito XIII.

The third bit of juicy news to escape the Japanese publication is that Agito will also support online multiplayer for up to 3 players using online Infrastructure, a rarity for Japanese games.
By Kris Erickson on pspworld.com