

Soukaigi is a game that attempts to create its own genre. Mouths watered at the thought of playing a game with an apocalyptic premise along the lines of the anime classic, Akira. Take Soukaigi for example - an ambitious project announced by Square last fall.

Perhaps Square is spreading itself too thin. It was up to her and four of her friends to save Japan from the forces that would invade. That day, Mizuho Mikanagi, a high school girl from Noborito, realized she was waiting for this to happen. Fourteen percent of Japan's population dies as a result of these explosions. At that moment, the same thing happens in other parts of Japan, causing large balls of fire to rise in the sky and converge in a pillar of fire 150km high and 10km wide. It's December 1998, and a huge explosion has ripped Mt.
