Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 demo hits Xbox Live, later today on PSN in North America

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 has received a demo on Xbox Live. It comes ahead of the JRPG's launch on PS3 and Xbox 360 next month.

You'll find the demo page over on Xbox.com. It weighs in at 1.14GB.

DualShockers reports that the demo gives a taster of the game's battle mechanics and social features, which enables players to post fight scores to Twitter and Facebook.

Those posting scores will receive a Siegfried costume for Lightning as a reward.

Here it is:

I recently posted my hands-on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 preview, and found that it's got a few problems. Hit the link to see what I thought.

The demo will be made available later today for PS3 on PlayStation Network in North America, and tomorrow in Europe. Downloading the demo through PSN will also net you the Utsusemi Samurai garb.