Product Description

Prepare for the fighting game on PSP that only the makers of the legendary Final Fantasy series could deliver, in a special celebration of the renowned series that has sold over 85 million units! Dissidia: Final Fantasy brings together the largest collection of Final Fantasy characters ever in a fighting-styled game where players can choose their allegiance between Cosmos, the goddess of harmony, and Chaos, the god of discord. Fighting gameplay and character customisation now moves to another level on PSP, presented with truly blockbuster quality visuals and audio.

• Exhilarating 3D battles. An exciting system lets your character run up walls, fly across the sky and unleash hardware-defying attacks all with intuitive operation.
• Genre-defining customisation. As your character grows, a vast range of actions, abilities and equipment become more available. Customised characters can be taken online for a wide variety of play experiences.
• Dramatic story contents Why have the warriors been gathered? A sumptuous tale awaits, presented with stunning event scenes and voice acting.
• User community. Challenge other players via ad hoc or online play. Trade Friend Cards, create items and share AI characters with other players and even engage in virtual AI battles made possible by the PSP system Ad-Hoc Mode.
• New features not in the Japanese version. New features include an additional Arcade Mode, improved gameplay balancing, new play tutorials, additional event scenes and more.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #476 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Square Enix
• Released on: 2009-09-04
• ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
• Platform: Sony PSP
• Format: Unknown format
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review

Celebrating the 20th year of the renowned franchise, Dissidia Final Fantasy for PlayStation Portable brings together the largest collection of Final Fantasy characters ever in a fighting-styled game where players must choose their allegiance between good and evil, as they utilize the more than twenty playable characters available.

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A wealth of playable characters. View larger.

Wield special weapons and items. View larger.

Story
Players, prepare to profess your allegiance to either Cosmos or Chaos...Cosmos is the goddess of harmony, while Chaos is the god of discord. Reigning from distant realms, the two gods had gathered warriors from all lands to lead them in savage war. At one time Cosmos and Chaos were of equal in strength. It was believed that their conflict would last forever. However, the balance is now broken. Those who answered Chaos' call created an inexhaustible force. And under vicious attack without relent, the warriors fighting for Cosmos started to fall one by one. The conflict that has continued for eons is now about to end in Chaos' favor...The world has been torn asunder, sinking into a vortex of disorder. As for the few surviving warriors… their fates have yet to be determined.

Gameplay
Featuring action very similar to other games in the Final Fantasy series, Dissidia Final Fantasy consists of one-on-one combat either against a human or AI opponent where the goal is to reduces your opponent's hit points to zero. This is done through a series of attacks and battle features which must be balanced against the player's status and that of the opponent faced. In addition, the game also features "EX Mode" which increases the power of existing attacks. This mode can be activated in a variety of ways, both related to combat and chance.

Characters
Dissidia Final Fantasy features characters from both sides of the struggle from each of the games in the Final Fantasy series. Although favorites will soon be found, the storyline of game's main campaign requires players to assume the role of each of these characters at one point or another in order to attain ultimate success. All told the game contains twenty-two total playable characters from Final Fantasy through Final Fantasy X; evenly split between heroes and villains. In addition, players can also look forward to playing as a few secret characters unlockable in the game. Regardless of the character, players will find that each will become more powerful as they gain experience in battle, have access to different costumes and in most cases are able to transform into different physical forms in specific modes. The equipment each wields is also fully customizable.

Key Features:

• Legacy - Experience the high-quality world and gameplay mechanics of Final Fantasy presented in an action-packed environment where players can glide through the air and dash along walls.
• All-new battle system - Action-based battle system combines all-out brawling alongside RPG-based character development in an original system developed by the creators of the Kingdom Hearts series.
• Ultimate cast of characters - Fan-favorite heroes and villains from the entire Final Fantasy series come together in one game for the first time in a remarkable new tale with fully-voiced CG movies and real-time events.
• Fantasy match - Players select their favorite Final Fantasy characters, sided with either Cosmos or Chaos, to set the stage for their fantasy match.
• Series Staple Battle Features - Accessible through "EX Burst", players can experience gameplay faithful to the originals through memorable battle features such as "Limit Break" and "Overdrive". In addition, longtime fans of the series can enjoy the ability to summon Aeons and options such as the "command battle" system.
• Community - Continue the experience by trading Friend Cards, creating items and sharing AI characters with other players and even engage in virtual AI battles made possible by the PSP system ad hoc mode.

Product Description
Cosmos, the goddess of harmony. Chaos, the god of discord. Reigning from distant realms, the two gods had gathered warriors from all lands to lead them in savage war. Cosmos and Chaos were of equal strength. It was believed the conflict would last forever. However, the balance is now broken. Those who answered Chaos's call created an inexhaustible force. And under vicious attack without relent, the warriors fighting for Cosmos started to fall one by one. The conflict that has continued for eons is now about to end in Chaos's favor. The world has been torn asunder, sinking into a vortex of disorder. As for the few surviving warriors… their fates have yet to be determined.

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Customer Reviews

Dissidia Final Fantasy Review
This game is awesome. The battle system takes a little getting used to intially but once you get to grips with it you are battling like the fight scenes in Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. This game is an absolute must have for Final Fantasy fans regardless of which title they prefer. The cutscenes are very good and the the fueds between the characters in the original games are carried over to this. Each hero persues their adversary from their orginal instalment and the stories are linked into Dissidia nicely. This is a game that all can appreciate, FF fans and non fans alike will enjoy hours of fun at their consoles with this game. Gamers can also enjoy extensive battles with one another using the ad hoc capability. I believe this game will provide a stepping stone for people who may have previously disliked the FF series to perhaps relinquish their sceptism of previous titles and give them a chance as cutscenes may not be entirely understood due to their relation to the their original titles. Hopefully this will also lead to them trying out future titles such as Final Fantasy XIII or whatever else SquareEnix have up their sleeves. The hardcore fans of the series have seen the battle system change so much since the very first Final Fantasy. Turn based battle systems have been so evolved over the last few titles that it is difficult for 'haters' of the games not to fall in love with them. The introduction of Crisis Core and now Dissidia have and will further more increase the fan base of the Final Fantasy series. Although personally I miss the turn based battles from VII through IX im glad to see more and more people being converted to the cause. SquareEnix (originally Squaresoft) have produced some truly legendary games over the decades and Dissidia Final Fantasy is great addition to this legacy.

A refreshing take on the series
Dissidia is unique and quite unlike any other final fantasy game before it (including Ehrgeiz) simply because it is not just an RPG and it is not just a fighting game. The game follows the heroes from Final Fantasy 1 to 10 and the villains as they battle on the sides of Chaos (evil) and Cosmos (good). Chaos is winning and all that remain are the ten heroes including Cloud (FF7), Tidus (FF10), Squall (FF7) and others who are battling desperately against evil and its minions (Ultimicia, FF8, Jecht FF10) etc in hope of retrieving crystals. Whilst the plot is relative to the character you play, there are a number of scenes which further the plot along.

The main game sees you take on the role of the ten heroes, battling your way through five stages which are a bit like a chess board and give you the option of which route to take and who to fight. The buttons map either a bravery attack (which is a weak attack, but damages your opponents bravery making them more easy to damage) and standard attacks. Using direction and circle you can also map other abilities such as magic (fire, ice etc) and other special attacks. It is not like a standard fighting game as arenas are huge and open grounds and attacks can be launched from pretty much anywhere. Special attacks such as EX are especially sweet to look at. Depending on who you play as will depend on the final boss at the end of the five rounds, but there are plenty of enemies to fight. As you fight you gain experience which results in more life, more attacks and more special abilities. There are also weapons, armour and accessories which can be bought or found and will give the user benefits ranging from increased health/defence to extra experience.

Thankfully, there are a number of other modes to choose from including a versus mode where you can fight against a human opponent, a straight arcade sort of mode where you just simply fight your way through a number of opponents and other modes. There is also shop where you can buy characters, costumes and other items. Generally, the biggest problem is loading between fights, it takes a while and tries to cover this up by showing you your opponenets equipment, but really, it's just trying to make it seem faster than it is and the story can be a bit wishy washy for the characters.

Generally, this is a great game, with a lot of depth to it, but I think those who are after the typical turn based RPG fun that they've come to expect with the series should look elsewhere.

good game...very hard!
this game was really fun at first and i would advise any final fantasy fan to get it. however be very prepared for anger! this game is incredibly hard at times and has annoying buttons. some movements are static and unless you block at the right time the computer will hit you. overall i would say it was a very fun game just gotta have patience to play