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Infinite Undiscovery (インフィニット アンディスカバリー Infinitto Andisukabarī) is an action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix exclusively for the Xbox 360. The game was released during September 2008 in Europe, Japan, and North America.

Infinite Undiscovery was announced in September 2006 by Famitsu.[7] Initially it was believed that Microsoft would publish the game,[8] however at TGS 2007, Hajime Kojima and Hiroshi Ogawa stated that Square Enix took over publishing duties because they have more ”know-how” with RPGs.[9] However, since Microsoft was the original publisher, it holds the trademark for the game[10] and shares the copyright with Square Enix.[11]

According to tri-Ace co-founder and R&D programmer Yoshiharu Gotanda, this game is set to contain 10 years worth of ideas that can finally be realized by the power of the Xbox 360 and that with it, ”RPGs will undergo a true evolution.”[12] tri-Ace wishes to achieve this by putting the player through ”situational battles” that will lead to ”unknown discoveries” and cause permanent changes to the world.

The game was directed by Hiroshi Ogawa and produced by Hajime Kojima, both of which are credited in the tri-Ace titles Star Ocean: Till the End of Time and Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth. tri-Ace president Yoshiharu Gotanda signed on as the game’s lead programmer. Scenario was handled by ORG Ltd., including Ryo Mizuno and Shoji Gatoh. The game’s characters were designed by Yukihiro Kajimoto.
In Japan, Famitsu gave Infinite Undiscovery a total score of 32 out of 40 from four reviewers (9, 8, 8, 7). Abroad, Infinite Undiscovery has received mixed reviews from the critics, with an average of 68 on Metacritic and 69 on GameRankings. IGN gave it a 7.1 saying ”This isn’t a game marred with horrendous bugs or unplayable combat. And it’s not boring. It’s just misguided. The story is intriguing enough that RPG fanatics should at least give this a rental.” 1UP.com gave it a B saying ”Undiscovery is absolutely worth playing through at least once, with the regrettable caveat that it really could’ve been so much more.” GamePro gave it a 3 out of 5 saying ”In the end, Undiscovery isn’t a bad game but it is seriously flawed. I’d recommend renting it before you invest your hard earned cash on a purchase, especially if you’re new to the RPG genre.” GameSpot awarded the score of 6.5 (”Fair”) but felt it was too flawed to reach its potential. GamesRadar gave it a 7 out of 10 saying ”When it’s acting like a run-of-the-mill JRPG, it feels clichéd, but reasonably enjoyable. When it tries to be innovative, however, its unsatisfying combat, superfluous subsystems and wasted ensemble cast make the whole experience feel half-hearted.” X-Play gave the game a 4 out of 5, praising its addictive and fast paced action and multi-party battles, while criticizing its ”ridiculous” name, its annoying protagonist, and slow story line. X-Play explained that while the story is slow at the start of the game, once you push through for a few hours, the game and story are actually very entertaining.

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