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=== Nintendo DS === On July 2, 2008, Square Enix announced that they were planning to bring ''Chrono Trigger'' to the [[Nintendo DS]] handheld platform.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://na.square-enix.com/ctds/ |title=Chrono Trigger for Nintendo DS |publisher=Square Enix |access-date=February 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510035803/http://na.square-enix.com/ctds/ |archive-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> Composer [[Yasunori Mitsuda]] was pleased with the project, exclaiming "finally!" after receiving the news from Square Enix and maintaining, "it's still a very deep, very high-quality game even when you play it today. I'm very interested in seeing what kids today think about it when they play it."<ref name="famitsujuly2008" /> Square retained Masato Kato to oversee the port, and [[Tose (company)|Tose]] to program it.<ref name="dsultimania" /> Kato explained, "I wanted it to be based on the original Super NES release rather than the PlayStation version. I thought we should look at the additional elements from the PlayStation version, re-examine and re-work them to make it a complete edition. That's how it struck me and I told the staff so later on."<ref name="dsultimania" /> Square Enix touted the game by displaying Akira Toriyama's original art at the 2008 [[Tokyo Game Show]].<ref name="famitsutgs">{{cite web |title=【ブースリポート】スクウェア・エニックスブースでは『FFXIII』ほかの最新映像を上映 |publisher=Famitsu |date=October 9, 2008 |url=http://www.famitsu.com/event/tgs/2008/1218697_1829.html |access-date=October 13, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012051722/http://www.famitsu.com/event/tgs/2008/1218697_1829.html |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |language=ja}}</ref> The DS re-release contains all of the bonus material from the PlayStation port, as well as other enhancements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/chronotriggerds/news.html?sid=6194298 |title=E3 2008: Chrono Trigger DS Hands-On |website=[[GameSpot]] |first=Sophia |last=Tong |date=July 16, 2008 |access-date=October 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202035742/http://www.gamespot.com/chrono-trigger/previews/e3-2008-chrono-trigger-ds-hands-on-6194298/ |archive-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref> The added features include a more accurate and revised translation by Tom Slattery, a dual-screen mode which clears the top screen of all menus, a self-completing map screen, and a default "run" option.<ref name="test">{{Cite magazine |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |volume=233 |page=62 |date=October 2008 |title=The Big 15: Chrono Trigger |first=Justin |last=Cheng |publisher=[[Future US]]}}</ref> It also features the option to choose between two control schemes: one mirroring the original SNES controls, and the other making use of the DS's touch screen.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Chrono Trigger DS |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=November 25, 2008 |platform=Nintendo DS}}</ref> Masato Kato participated in development, overseeing the addition of the monster-battling Arena,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegamingvault.com/2008/09/exclusive-chrono-trigger-ds-receives-monster-battling-addition/ |title=Chrono Trigger DS receives Monster Battling addition |publisher=The Gaming Vault |first=Michael |last=O'Connor |date=September 21, 2008 |access-date=October 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924051624/http://www.thegamingvault.com/2008/09/exclusive-chrono-trigger-ds-receives-monster-battling-addition/ |archive-date=September 24, 2008}}</ref><ref name="multiplayer">{{cite web |year=2008 |title=Chrono Trigger Multiplayer Hands-on |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/924/924699p1.html |access-date=May 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626122243/http://ds.ign.com/articles/924/924699p1.html |archive-date=June 26, 2011}}</ref> two new areas, the Lost Sanctum and the Dimensional Vortex, and a new ending that further foreshadows the events of ''[[Chrono Cross]]''.<ref name="famitsuadditions">{{cite web |title=ニンテンドーDS版の追加要素が判明 『クロノ・トリガー』 |publisher=Famitsu |date=October 7, 2008 |url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1218561_1407.html |access-date=October 13, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009234221/http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1218561_1407.html |archive-date=October 9, 2008}}</ref> One of the areas within the Vortex uses the "Singing Mountain" song that was featured on the original ''Chrono Trigger'' soundtrack. Additionally, one of the dungeons absent from the original game was remade within the Vortex. These new dungeons met with mixed reviews; [[GameSpot]] called them "frustrating" and "repetitive", while ''[[IGN]]'' noted that "the extra quests in the game connect extremely well."<ref name=ctdsreview>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Lark |title=Chrono Trigger Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chrono-trigger-review/1900-6201545/ |work=Gamespot.com |access-date=April 26, 2014 |date=November 21, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326114510/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/chrono-trigger-review/1900-6201545/ |archive-date=March 26, 2014}}</ref><ref name="bozon1">{{cite web |last=Bozon |first=Mark |date=November 20, 2008 |title=Chrono Trigger for DS review |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/932/932438p1.html |website=IGN |access-date=December 8, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205110745/http://ds.ign.com/articles/932/932438p1.html |archive-date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> It was a nominee for "Best RPG for the Nintendo DS" in ''IGN''{{'}}s 2008 video game awards.<ref name="ignrpg">{{cite web |title=IGN DS: Best RPG 2008 |url=http://bestof.ign.com/2008/ds/7.html |website=IGN |access-date=April 26, 2014 |date=December 15, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219041632/http://bestof.ign.com/2008/ds/7.html|archive-date=December 19, 2008}}</ref> The Nintendo DS version of ''Chrono Trigger'' was the 22nd best-selling game of 2008 in Japan.<ref name="famitsu2008">{{cite magazine |title=JAPANESE 2008 MARKET REPORT |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/interviews/403/JAPANESE-2008-MARKET-REPORT |magazine=[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]] |access-date=January 9, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122135649/http://www.mcvuk.com/interviews/403/JAPANESE-2008-MARKET-REPORT |archive-date=January 22, 2009}}</ref>
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