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The 20th Anniversary of FF : "Dissidia: Final Fantasy" PSP
A PSP game "Dissidia: Final Fantasy" came out from Square Enix.
"Dissidia: Final Fantasy" the 20th anniversary edition of the popular RPG game series Final Fantasy, which is famous for its movie-esque story telling, beautiful graphics and its unique game system. The game features characters from different Final Fantasy games.
In Dissidia, there is an ongoing conflict between two gods: Chaos, the god of discord, and Cosmos, the goddess of harmony. The two gods have battled for eons, until Chaos summoned a number of villains from other universes to serve him. These villains built an army and decimated the forces of good, and the balance of power tipped in Chaos' favor. The few survivors of the forces of good have banded together to strike back at Chaos and his forces and return order to the universes. The player selects a character and builds the story by winning a 3 dimensional action game. The characters to choose from are as follows.
| Cosmos (voiced by Sumi Shimamoto) | Chaos (voiced by Norio Wakamoto) | |
| FFI | Warrior of Light (voiced by Toshihiko Seki) | Garland (voiced by Kenji Utsumi) |
| FFII | Firion (voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa) | Emperor (voiced by Kenyuu Horiuchi) |
| FFIII | Onion Knight (voiced by Jun Fukuyama) | Cloud of Darkness (voiced by Masako Ikeda) |
| FFIV | Cecil Harvey (voiced by Shizuma Hodoshima) | Golbez (voiced by Takeshi Kaga) |
| FFV | Bartz Klauser (voiced by Sōichirō Hoshi) | Exdeath (voiced by Tarō Ishida) |
| FFVI | Terra Branford (voiced by Yukari Fukui) | Kefka Palazzo (voiced by Shigeru Chiba) |
| FFVII | Cloud Strife (voiced by Takahiro Sakurai) | Sephiroth (voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa) |
| FFVIII | Squall Leonhart (voiced by Hideo Ishikawa) | Ultimecia (voiced by Atsuko Tanaka) |
| FFIX | Zidane Tribal (voiced by Romi Paku) | Kuja (voiced by Akira Ishida) |
| FFX | Tidus (voiced by Masakazu Morita) | Jecht (voiced by Masuo Amada) |
| FFXI/FFXII | Shantotto (voiced by Megumi Hayashibara) | Gabranth (voiced by Akio Ohtsuka) |
Its graphics are in 3D. It has wireless one-on-one multiplayer and fights revolving around the use of individual special skills of characters to do damage to opponents.
A character's offensive (and, to a lesser extent, defensive) power is shown in numerical form called BP or "Brave Points". Both characters start out with equal BP, and each must steal BP from their opponent by attacking them. Character movement is fully functional within the three-dimensional field map with a simple button operation.
Characters are able to perform special combinational maneuvers using the environment. One main feature of the combat system is the "EX Gauge", which can be filled in a variety of ways, such as inflicting damage on opponents, taking damage from opponents, and obtaining items scattered around the field of play. Once the EX Gauge is filled, the character can enter their "EX Mode", significantly increasing their power and enabling new attacks, including the "EX Burst", an unavoidable special attack similar to the Limit Break mechanic seen in many games in the series. Players who has experienced the original series might be able to enjoy this feature.
As a RPG approach, players can also customize their characters with equipments. The longer the play, the stronger the character gets and the equipments and abilities can be used against an one-on-one wireless play. (supports Adhoc party via PS3)
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| Screen shot of the story and battle scenes | ||
The special limited set with a original designed PSP "Dissidia: Final Fantasy-FINAL FANTASY 20th Anniversary Limited-" also went on sale but there were not much in stock, even in Akihabara. Asobit Game city's share were sold out only from reservations, and Sofmap Akihabara Honkan told us "It will be gone by the end of the day."
Shops in Akihabara had posters with the characters for the game. While the the popular characters like Cloud Strife and Sephiroth were more seen, there were people stopping to catch a glimpse of Onion Knight and Firion.
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| PSP game "Dissidia: Final Fantasy" | "Dissidia: Final Fantasy-FINAL FANTASY 20th Anniversary Limited-" | ||
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| Strategy guide also went on sale | Asobit Game city Sold out only from resrvations | ||
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| Sofmap amusement store "Harmony (Cosmos) or Chaos?" | Posters showing the characters available for play | ||
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| Sofmap Akihabara main store "Crossover of the FF characters from the past!!" "I just had to come when I heard Shantotto is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara" | AKIHABARA GAMERS main store Big ad telling customers that the special limited edition still available | ||
You also might want to check out the special page on Kakaku.com's game catagory.
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【Related article】(Japanese)
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□http://akiba.kakaku.com/gourmet/0812/09/200000.php
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□http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dissidia/
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