Hajime Tabata JP Games Announces Paralympic RPG The Pegasus Dream Tour

JP Games, the studio created by Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata, announced The Pegasus Dream Tour, the first official video game of the International Paralympic Committee. It was created under the concept of "bringing role-playing games to the next level and creating a game-rich future" and will be launched around the world in 2020 for "various platforms, including smartphones".

The game is created to increase the popularity of Paralympic sports with the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in 500 days.

Here is a preview of the game via JP Games:

The Pegasus Dream Tour, which marks the first title released by JP Games, is a brand new role playing game in which players participate in virtual Paralympic Games taking place in a fantastic metropolis called Pegasus City. Here, players awaken their special abilities or "Xtra Power" in an alternative world of the Paralympic Games, dynamically rendered so that only video games can reach. Manufacturers expect the Pegasus Dream Tour to be available on a variety of platforms, including smartphones.

"Prior to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, we look forward to exploring innovative ways to reach new and younger audiences," International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said in a news release. "We are confident that this game will help stimulate interest in the Paralympic Games and make it easier for people around the world to enjoy the warm atmosphere, passion and excitement of the Olympic Games. 39; event. "

Parsons added, "Paralympic sport is exceptional and helps transform attitudes toward people with disabilities like no other event. I'm really excited to see and play this game and to see how the exceptional abilities of Para athletes are represented. "

Hajime Tabata commented, "It's not just an ordinary video game about sports. JP Games will fully represent the marvels of Paralympic sports in this all-new role-playing game – a genre in which we excel. With this video game, we want to contribute to the future growth of the Paralympic Games, not just as a sporting event, but also as entertainment, with content that we hope will have lasting value in the future. "

Visit the official website here.