Nintendo kicked off its promised WiiWare demo program in Europe yesterday. The program has now come to Japan through a downloadable demo of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord.

Available starting today, the demo has been labeled by publisher Square Enix as a "special version," as it contains an episode that you won't see in the main game itself. The company suggests that even those who bought the game give it a try.

Screens from the FFCC demo.

My Life as a Darklord was released on June 30. It's now available at 1,000 WiiPoints.