Dissidia - Final Fantasy
Dissidia - Final Fantasy is a PSP fighting game released in 2008 developed by Square Enix. It centers on combat encounters, move inputs, and offense-defense reads, with controls and information arranged around the directional pad, single analog nub, shoulder and face buttons, with a camera or another accessory only where required.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.2 / 10
About this game
Dissidia - Final Fantasy is a PSP fighting game centered on combat encounters, move inputs, and offense-defense reads. Short bouts use character differences and rising difficulty for variety, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hit feedback, and readable arenas create match tension, while the portable widescreen, UMD streaming, compressed audio, and handheld-scale interface need to preserve targets, text, and action readability. The genre-specific limitation is that button mapping, move recognition, multiplayer accessories, and cpu behavior can affect balance. Platform conditions also include single-nub camera control, UMD loading and noise, Memory Stick saves, battery life, regional language, ad hoc requirements, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Final Fantasy is a role-playing series created by Square in 1987, built around fantastical journeys, memorable characters and growing stronger together. Most numbered entries introduce their own world and cast. From crystals and magic to cities where machinery meets fantasy, each adventure offers a different view.
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AI review
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Distinctive arena combat demands patience with controls and teaching.
The original PSP Dissidia turns Final Fantasy heroes and villains into one-on-one arena fighters. Bravery attacks establish an advantage before HP attacks convert it into damage; wall running, dodges and EX Core moves reward practice. A loose feeling in the air and many contextual inputs make early fights harder to read. Character campaigns move across action-point boards, and arcade play, equipment, unlockables and local ad-hoc battles provide breadth. That breadth is not taught elegantly: crafting and tutorial pop-ups can be opaque, and the individual stories are weaker than the character spectacle. The direct PSP review finds the buttons responsive but the learning burden real. Fans willing to study an unusual combat system have plenty to pursue. Anyone expecting a traditional long Final Fantasy role-playing journey should adjust expectations. This is the original Dissidia, not the later Duodecim expansion.
Strengths
- Bravery and HP interplay with a broad familiar cast.
Weaknesses
- Weak stories, opaque gear and floaty aerial control.
Who it is for: Final Fantasy fans willing to practice action fights.
Play notes: Original PSP release; Duodecim content is excluded.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Breadth is substantial but not smoothly taught. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A distinctive resource loop rewards practice despite loose motion. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Franchise spectacle exceeds the storytelling. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Usable input is burdened by a steep learning and interface cost. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release date
- 2008
- Platforms
- PlayStation Portable
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Fighting · Primary genreRole-Playing
- Tags
- Player versus PlayerShort SessionsReal-time CombatFantasyReplayableThird PersonLevel ProgressionFast-pacedClass Builds3D GraphicsArcade StyleCombosEquipment-driven ProgressionMelee CombatSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation PortableWorldwide2008
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