Xenoblade Chronicles

Released June 10, 2010 on Wii and Wii U

About Xenoblade Chronicles

Xenoblade Chronicles is a role-playing game from Monolith Soft, published by Nintendo. It was released on June 10, 2010 for the Wii, and it later came to the Wii U. The game is played in single player mode from a third person view and blends RPG and adventure elements with action combat. Its setting mixes fantasy and science fiction themes, and its open world design encourages wandering and exploration across a large landscape.

The story centers on Shulk, a young man who wields a sword that gives him glimpses of what is to come. He and his friends are drawn into a conflict between two groups of inhabitants living on the bodies of giant world-gods, and the fight against mechanical enemies drives much of the adventure. The game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and PEGI 12 in Europe.

Xenoblade Chronicles is the first entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles series, which sits within the wider Xeno franchise. Later games in that line include Xenoblade Chronicles X and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, both of which expanded on the foundation this title set.