Square Enix has today released their popular RPG, Final Fantasy VIII on the PC digital download store, Steam for €12.99/£9.99/$11.99. The Steam version contains a whole host of new Steam features.

The new Steam features include: full steam integration, Magic Booster enabling players to increase their inventory of spells, Steam cloud support, and 45 integrated achievements. Also Chocobo World will be included in the game; this feature was previously unavailable to Western players on the original release.

Final Fantasy VIII was originally released on the PlayStation in 1999. FFVIII quickly became the fastest-selling Final Fantasy title up until Final Fantasy XIII, with more than 8.5 million copies sold worldwide.

Final fantasy VIII Story

When the president of the warlike nation of Galbadia forms an alliance with a shadowy sorceress named Edea, only an elite band of mercenaries (SeeD) led by a young man named Squall can come between these would-be tyrants and world domination.

For more information regarding the Steam version of Final Fantasy VIII, visit http://www.ffviiipc.com/.