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Dissidia: Final Fantasy
(2009, Video Games - Role Playing Games, Rated T, Play it on: PSP)
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Common Sense says
Admirable mix of RPG and fighting creates complex game.
In this game kids can: battle others, be creative, become a hero, kill non-humans (without blood), live vicariously, play in a virtual world, play multiplayer games, play with others
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Dissidia: Final Fantasy was written by Harold Goldberg
Parents needs to know that this game combines role-playing and combat elements to create a complex gaming experience. But there is a thorough tutorial to help newbies out. The violence is mostly magical with some sword play, and it is never bloody. Scantily clad female characters can be seen. And light cussing is part of the dialogue.The message is positive, going beyond the usual save-the-world pablum. If you don't like the RPG element, you can just play the game as a fighter.
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- After playing Dissidia, would you like to play other Final Fantasy games? Would you rather play a new unique game or a sequel involving a familar world?
- Would you like to live in a world of ruled by gods? Why or why not? Which of the godly characters would you like to be?
- Do the opening movie and the cut scenes add or detract from the gameplay? How so?
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What’s the Story?
There may never have been a more powerful battle of the gods for Sony’s PSP. In DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY, goddess of harmony Cosmos and god of destruction Chaos have come to tragic blows. Brutal Chaos seemingly has won over the peaceful Cosmos. In this role-playing game with gigantic, over-the-top battles on earth, in the sky, and in space, you fight so that your character can become stonger or "level-up." You can play as about two dozen characters, who all try to save the universe and restore peace to a very troubled planet.
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Is It Any Good?
Dissidia sports one of the most awesome, most stunning opening movies ever seen. That’s saying a lot since the game’s presented on the smaller PSP screen and made by Square/Enix, a gaming company known for its detailed, film-like sequences.
But once you get into the gameplay, there’s a feeling of repetitiveness as you fight to try to level-up and become more powerful. While there’s no blood, the fighting is tough, glorious, and ego-filled, full of hubris at the end of each battle. The oft thin dialogue is godly, full of talk about ethics and morality, and has you thinking about what’s right and wrong. While the fighting can be banal if you don’t try new moves, the amount of things you can do with powerups and collected treasures is impressive. Overall, this is an admirable, though not perfect, addition to the ever-broadening Final Fantasy series.
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Released on 8/25/2009, price $39.99, online enabled
ESRB rating: T (for Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Partial Nudity)
ESRB rating: T (for Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Partial Nudity)
Our Members Say
Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
hitler is back from the dead
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Long, fun, it's the ultimate Final Fantasy!
Easily one of the most dominant games on the PSP, with literally hundreds of hours of gameplay, as the main story spans ten different Destiny Odysseys and four chapters of a mode called Shade Impulse. Along with the fact that there are twenty characters (and two secret ones) to level all the way to one-hundred...well, the problem here would be tearing ourselves away from the PSP. This game is also far more understandable if one is already a fan of the series. It was made for fans, and there's plenty of fanservice (not the sexual kind!!), but the story is still quite understandable. Being a fan just gives an added bonus of catching all the little details and references. Also--Golbez's English voice rocks.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
ok for teens
love it
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| 100% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 100% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 100% | of parents say it's too violent |
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