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Instruction booklet · August 1995

Chrono Trigger

Role-playing (RPG)1 playerNot rated

The story

In this turn-based Japanese RPG, young Crono must travel through time through a misfunctioning teleporter to rescue his misfortunate companion and take part in an intricate web of past and present perils. The adventure that ensues soon unveils an evil force set to destroy the world, triggering Crono's race against time to change the course of history and bring about a brighter future.

Specifications

Released
August 1995
Developer
Square
Publisher
Square
Players
1
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)
Rating
Not rated
Series
Chrono
Themes
Fantasy · Science fiction · Open world
View
Bird view / Isometric

What the magazines said

9
9.5
9.5
9
EGM · four reviewers
8
9
8
9
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
93/100 (1393 ratings)
GameRankings
96%
Edge
7/10
Game Informer
9.25/10
GamePro
20/20
Next Generation
4/5
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Week of August 4, 1995
Aug. 6

Hundreds in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo mark the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.

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