6. Ehrgeiz (PlayStation)

Ehrgeiz might not be a tried and true Final Fantasy game, but it has everything that's good about Final Fantasy games without all of that excess grinding-RPG nonsense. With insight into a future laden with game crossovers, merchandise, and movies based on the games, Squaresoft lent some of their biggest names to this underappreciated fighter. What they got in return was one of the best experiences that the Final Fantasy characters had to offer and an entirely novel way to do it.

In Ehrgeiz, you're able to combat against Final Fantasy characters in a number of arena environments. Though the characters have been stripped of their natural surroundings, Ehrgeiz lets you engage in a pretty Final Fantasy-rich storyline for a fighting game. In fact, it can possibly be said that it does a better job with the Final Fantasy-type story than many of the full-blown console games. Set in a dystopic future, players aim to seek control of the Ehrgeiz, a materia-infused enchanted sword. Using combat elements that combine the best aspects of wrestling games and PlayStation blockbuster Tobal, Ehrgeiz is one of the best fighting games on any system to date.

Sephiroth never had it so good.

But the best thing about Final Fantasy Fighter, or Ehrgeiz, is the character roster. Making appearances in this game are Cloud, Tifa, Yuffie, Zack, Vincent, and Sephiroth, and quite frankly, it is their implementation in Ehrgeiz that makes them so memorable. Characters such as Sephiroth clearly wouldn't have remained so iconic, even now, if it weren't for Ehrgeiz. The fighter Sephiroth is one you've never seen before, and you're able to get down and dirty with him, a luxury of interaction that can't be outmatched by his appearances in any other game or property. Combining great fighting mechanics and what might be considered the best use of Final Fantasy characters ever seen, Ehrgeiz is a masterful blend of Final Fantasy personality and gameplay that is actually fun, unlike so many other Final Fantasy games.