Square Amps up mobile Final Fantasy

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Jun 1, 2006 3:32 pm PT

Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode -Final Fantasy VII- rings up Amp'd Mobile phones before other cellies.

Final Fantasy fans dusted off their cell phones when news broke about the latest Square Enix mobile game set in the role-playing franchise's universe. Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode -Final Fantasy VII- will pit gamers as Vincent Valentine against the Deepground Soldiers.

The game will be released this summer, but there's a catch. Square today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Amp'd Mobile to feature the game on its service before any other carriers. The game will be released this summer on Amp'd Mobile, and after the exclusive deal ends, it will head to other mobile companies.

The game takes place three years after Meteorfall (when FFVII ended) and will combine action and role-playing. A multiplayer function will be released at a later date, allowing gamers to go head-to-head over the network.

[UPDATE]: Square Enix originally announced a three-month exclusivity window for the game, but has since stated that its original release was mistaken. The actual length of the exclusivity is not yet confirmed, according to Square Enix.

42 Comments

  • animemog

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 2:49 am PT

    Final Fantasy VII was a good game. It's too bad it couldn't be left at that. It's like making more sequels to Donnie Darko. It ended fine.

  • DEATH775

    Posted Jun 5, 2006 1:05 am PT

    Great news for the ff fans.

  • bunty_007

    Posted Jun 3, 2006 10:05 pm PT

    In my city Final Fantasy had been lanched for two months

  • BlowOffJerk

    Posted Jun 3, 2006 4:44 pm PT

    When has there been a good cell phone game...

    hopefully this won't tarnish the FF series anymore then FFX-2 did..

  • mobb463

    Posted Jun 3, 2006 3:32 pm PT

    the reason everybody loves ff7 is because u have more freedom for instance one thing u can do that u can do in this game instead of other ff games is u can snowboard bet on chocobo races and more personaly i cant wait 2 get this game but it sucks cause i have cingular

  • sabru8

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 8:35 pm PT

    sweetness

  • japanesegoth

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 6:27 pm PT

    wow...let's see how much more square can milk out of the final fantasy 7 series...
    and now it looks like they're gonna make a habit out of it with 3 different final fantasy 13 games. and being on the ps3 doesn't help either. you'll be spending thousands for video games.

  • maxpowers156

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 5:00 pm PT

    DC Mobile will be an awesome addition to the FFVII universe!! I can't wait ot buy an Ampd phone, buy the game, and play for hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours on a small screen. It will rocks!!!

  • LordGamer0001

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 3:31 pm PT

    i dont like the idea of a game on the cellphone.

  • LordGamer0001

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 3:28 pm PT

    i dont like the idea of a game on the cellphone.

  • j_cain341

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 2:00 pm PT

    Well, although many people are open to their opinions. I have to say that I absolutely love the Final Fantasy VII series. In fact, I like that game better than any of the others (to date). Final Fantasy VII had it all but I admit that it does seem a bit over done. However, I think this Final Fantasy VII series is only going to last this year and then Square-Enix will open their eyes to other Final Fantasy Series after this year. I remember Square-Enix saying that this year is the year of " Compilations of Final Fantasy VII ". Now it seems very clear that is the case. The movie, the games and everything else. Although, I have to admit, I am eager to see Crisis Core on PSP. Looks to be similar to its PSOne counterpart but better looking.

  • Disgaeamad

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 10:21 am PT

    Final Fantasy VII has been milked too much, Square-Enix has to stop it now.

  • gogeta85

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 8:49 am PT

    all these pricks had to do was put FFVII on ps3 the remake and let us get on with our lives so cloud and his team can rest once and for all.their gonna milk it so much we won't care for the remake man sheesh

  • StillWingless

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 6:49 am PT

    if i play it, i'll wait to play it. i can wait three months to see how it does on amp'd first. i might be a square junkie, but not so much that i'm going to change my cell phone service (or decide to change services when i renew) just for them.

  • fearlex

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 6:20 am PT

    I'm ashamed of Square-Enix

  • shizwill03

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 6:07 am PT


    Ooh.

    I might just get that.

    The last game that I got on my cellie [Gas Station Tycoon] was not worth the 6 bucks charged to my bill.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 5:55 am PT

    not so final (fantasy).

  • ubj007

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 4:26 am PT

    Yes.

  • faridmon

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 2:47 am PT

    so if we pay like 50 $ for Dirge of Cerbirus, w'll still have an epesode that supose to be with in the game but get transported into a mobile game, so why in the hell am i buying an unfinished product?

  • zero_simoleans

    Posted Jun 2, 2006 1:31 am PT

    vaejas
    Sony should really offer a $400 More-Than-Just-A-Phone to go with this.

    another PC killer?

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