Highly addictive just like the first game, but even better! GO GET IT NOW!
Genre: Fighting
Developer: Squareenix
System: PSP
Total Score: 96/100
Value Score: 9.6/10
• Story: 10/10
o The storyline for this game takes place before the events of the first Final Fantasy Dissidia, and will explain how the characters got to where they were in the first game. It also explains why the newly added characters do not show up in the first game, as they played a role to control the number of manikins which are the basic enemies in the game from outnumbering and overpowering the heroes. Other than that, the game also includes the ENTIRE storyline of the first game, so you might as well play this game and not play the first one if you didn't play the first one.
• Characters: 10/10
o The 22 playable characters from the first game come back along with that you get Kain from FFIV, Gilgamesh from FFV, Tifa from FFVII, Laguna from FFVIII, Yuna from FFX , Lightning from FFXIII and Prishe from FFXI , you also get the chance to play as a different version of Chaos called Desperado Chaos which will total up to about 30 playable characters in the game. Other than those mentioned above and the inclusion of moogles, no other characters have been added not even for storyline purposes. Regardless, storylines and the nostalgic value more than makes up for it.
• GamePlay: 10/10
o Game play system is similar to the first game, with some minor differences such as the ability to choose a "Assist" character which is another character who can be summoned to do bravery attacks or an HP attack if you fully charged your Assist Bar (which can be increased by ongoing attacks). There are a few new summons added, Coliseum mode is renamed, you have the ability to edit your videos while on game, wifi has improved and you can create quests or have party battles rather than 1 on 1 single matches. Party battles allow you to choose from anywhere between 2 to 5 characters to fight against another group of enemies in some sort of tournament fashion. Other than that, all you need to know about the game play, you can get it from my FFDissidia 1 review.
• Graphics: 9/10
o The graphics remain unchanged compared to the first game, which is kind of a letdown. (Read FFDissidia review I made for more detailed).
• Sound: 9/10
o Nothing worth while to note here other than what is mentioned in my first Dissidia game's review.
• Music: 8/10
o Along with the music selection from the first game, you get access to a couple of more new songs, the only downside was you lose the remixes of the last boss battle from the first game.
• Length: 10/10
o You get the chance to play this game's storyline along with the first game's, so ya….do the math, that's a lot of things to do, you'll be clocking 50+ hours for sure just to finish the main storyline.
• Replay Value: 10/10
o Best aspect of this game entirely, you get the same features of the first game along with any new additions which have been added to the game such as the ability to edit videos, etc.
• Player Value: 10/10
o If you havent played the first FF dissidia game, than you havent missed much, you can just get this game as it serves as a prequel and the ACTUAL first game. Even if you played the first game like I did, still worth to get it.