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Final Fantasy VII G-Bike won't be heading west after all as it's being shut down

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Final Fantasy VII G-Bike won't be heading west after all as it's being shut down

Square Enix has announced that it'll be shutting down Final Fantasy VII G-Bike this December.

The game was launched in Japan for iOS and Android back in October 2014. It was supposed to be heading west but, well, now it'll never get a chance.

It's based on the combat biking mini-game in Final Fantasy VII (which, incidentally, is available on iOS now).

The idea is to take out enemies with Cloud's huge Buster Sword as he rides on his motorbike. Sometimes other characters from the RPG appear to help you out.

It had a Materia-based system (the energy source in FFVII) that is expended when attacking. It could also be used to buy and customise bikes.

If you are playing the Japanese version of the game you'll want to know that you won't be able to buy Gems after October 13th.

The rest of us will just have to dream about it as we continue playing Final Fantasy VII.

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