ɪt wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪn dʒəpˈæn ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, fɔːɹ nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə baɪ sˈoʊni kəmpjˈuːɾɚɹ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt æz ɐn ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl lˈɑːntʃ tˈaɪɾəl ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ænd ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp baɪ ˈoʊʃən sˈɔftwɛɹ ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛlv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
It was released in Japan on January 27, 1995, for North America by Sony Computer Entertainment as an original launch title on September 9, 1995, and in Europe by Ocean Software in November 12, 1995.