With about three weeks to go until the release of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Square Enix has today released a demo for the game on Xbox 360 and will be releasing one on the PS3 tomorrow.

The official Square Enix press release has the following to say on demo.

The demo to the exciting conclusion of the FINAL FANTASY XIII trilogy; puts players in control of Lightning as she traverses the chaos-infested Yusnaan palace of her old ally, Snow. Customise Lightning’s style in both appearance and abilities, with many weapons, outfits and roles based on different jobs from the FINAL FANTASY series. Jump between three different styles in each battle and master the completely overhauled battle system.

By playing the demo and activating the social-networking Outerworld service, players that submit their battle scores of the final fight against Zaltys can unlock the ‘Siegfried’ outfit in the full retail game. Outerworld allows you to swap comments, gift items and post pictures taken in the game via the dedicated online network and through social networking sites.

The Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII demo is available right now on Xbox 360 for Xbox Live Gold members and on January 28th for Xbox Live Silver members. The PS3 demo will be available on January 22nd.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be released across Europe on February 14, 2014 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.