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Dissidia Final Fantasy

Dissidia Final Fantasy is a 3D-arena fighting game with RPG elements featuring 20 characters, heroes and villains, from the first 10 final fantasy games summed by the god of discord and the goddess of harmony…

86 18 December 2008

Dissidia Final Fantasy is an adventure developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 1, released 18 December 2008 on PlayStation Portable. The main story takes about 25 hrs to finish.

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What Dissidia Final Fantasy is

Dissidia Final Fantasy is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 1 and released in 2008. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Two opposing gods wage an endless war across a fractured world: Cosmos, goddess of harmony, and Chaos, god of discord, each summoning champions to fight in their name through cycle after cycle of conflict. As the balance tips dangerously toward Chaos, the weakened Cosmos calls upon ten heroes drawn from across the Final Fantasy series and charges them with recovering the ten crystals that hold the strength to face despair. Guided by their own personal journeys, the warriors set out across the realm, clashing with the villains bound to their pasts and confronting doubts about themselves along the way. Together they must gather the crystals and stand against Chaos and his minions before all…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Dissidia Final Fantasy is the 104th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Crystal Defenders R1 in 2009. Its critic score of 86 is 9 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.

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How it was received

Dissidia Final Fantasy holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 21 points above the year average. Players rate it 80, 6 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 25 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 60 hrs, roughly 2.4 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Dissidia Final Fantasy launched on 18 December 2008, within three weeks of Prince of Persia (2008), Prince of Persia, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future and Spelunky Classic. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Prince of Persia (2008), Prince of Persia, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, Spelunky Classic.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dissidia Final Fantasy — frequently asked questions

When did Dissidia Final Fantasy come out?
Dissidia Final Fantasy was released on 18 December 2008 for PlayStation Portable.
How long does it take to beat Dissidia Final Fantasy?
The main story of Dissidia Final Fantasy takes around 25 hrs, or 60 hrs for 100% completion.

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