Square Enix Presents The First RPG For iPods - Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes

by Emily Balistrieri on July 7, 2008 at 5:34 pm

Those equipped with an iPod nano with video, iPod classic, or fifth generation iPod can do more than just listen to their iTunes– they can wage tactical battles with them in Square Enix’s new RPG, Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes.

The protagonist, Ziggy, is on a quest to save his brother, Zero, from the Mechanical Militia. Luckily, he is a Conductor, and can turn your music into “Tune Troopers.” It’s most beneficial to pick your favorite songs, since even listening to them outside of the game powers them up.

Click Wheel controls keep the turn-based combat system simple, but it sounds like there is some strategy to do with interactive environments. Maybe traps or terrain bonuses? Song Summoner is now available in English and Japanese for $4.99 on iTunes. Check the jump for more screens and a story overview.

From the days of old, Melodica was a land of music, a land of freedom. The people sang, played and danced to the music they so cherished. Until one day, they came — the Mechanoids, who enhanced their bodies with machinery. Those who were tempted by greed and power willingly gave away their souls for bodies of steel, forsaking their humanity to become cold, emotionless automatons. Now, they seek to destroy all that do not embrace their way of life.

But there is hope on the horizon. There are those who are fated to stand against the tyranny of the machines — the Superstars, who can turn sound into lethal weapons, and the Conductor, also known as the Song Summoner, who can summon powerful warriors born of music.