RPG MAKER lets you create an original  role-playing game without any specialized knowledge or training. RPG  MAKER© XP has an outstanding level of freedom even compared to the other  titles in the series.

You might think it's hard to make great  games, but it's a breeze when you use RPG MAKER XP. First, make a map that will serve as the stage for your adventure, then  set up your heroes, enemy monsters, items, magic-everything you need for  a good RPG. Finally, create some events and place them around the map,   and your very own RPG is complete. Map making is simple and easy when  you have tiles to work with! You can even use ready-made graphics for  heroes and monsters, so all you have to do is give them stats and a  names.

Townspeople, dungeons, treasure chests, boss  battles - all of the things that help develop an RPG's story can be  created through events. You'll find a wide array of events stored under  Event Commands, from simple text and graphic displays to  variable-wrangling technical tricks. Just select a series of commands  and you've created an event. You can even find clever ways of stringing  together these commands for more sophisticated events-or sneak in a trap  or two.

RPG MAKER XP comes complete with tons of  sample data, including graphics for characters, monsters, map tiles,   magic effects, battles,   and more. You'll never have to draw a single  pixel if you use these ready-made materials to create your RPG  masterpiece. Of course, you can also create your own unique graphics for  games. RPG MAKER XP supports the PNG graphic format as well as MIDI,   WAV, and Ogg Vorbis sound formats, making it easy to include your own  original data.