Enchanted Arms is a science fiction

Science fiction

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/fantasy-based role-playing game for the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

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 and PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

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. Although the game was intended to be an Xbox 360 launch title

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 for the Japanese market

Economy of Japan

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, its release date was pushed back to , by the developer, From Software

From Software

is a Japanese video game company founded in November 1986 known primarily for being the developers of the Armored Core, Demon's Souls, King's Field, Otogi and Tenchu series.-Games:...

. Ubisoft

Ubisoft

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 published the game in August 2006 in North America

North America

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, and in September 2006 in Europe

Europe

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. The game retitled as Enchant Arm for its Japanese PlayStation 3 release. At the time of its PS3 release, it was a launch title for the European market.

Since its release, it has been confirmed that the game uses only a single DVD, in contrast to earlier multi-disc reports.