Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)

Unreleased

Dissidia -Final Fantasy- is an action game currently in development by Square Enix for the Playstation Portable as part of the campaign of the Final Fantasy series 20th anniversary. Complete information on the game is set to be released during the Square Enix Party event of May 2007. It is unknown if the game will be released outside of Japan, although the trademark Dissidia was registered by Square Enix in North America on April 6, 2007.

Dissidia's genre has been described as "dramatic progressive action" and its graphics will be three dimensions with the ability to level up characters like in RPGs. The game will reunite characters from other installments of the Final Fantasy series. Chaos will make an appearance as the god of darkness, while a new character, Cosmos, will appear as the goddess of light. Character designs will be handled by Tetsuya Nomura.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy will make its playable debut at Jump Fiesta 2008, December 22nd 2007.

Story
This is a story long steeped in Final Fantasy, a history of conflicting opinions. Originally, the god of order, Cosmos and the god of chaos, Chaos, were both equal in power.

However, the hands of evil have threatened to wrap the world in chaos.

To avoid this predicament, Cosmos summons and guides 10 warriors to restore order back into the world.

Now, a new battle begins...

Final Fantasy

 * Warrior of Light: A warrior bears a crystal to give him the means to protect a world shrouded in darkness. Carries a sword and shield. Can Class Change into a Knight.
 * Garland (Final Fantasy): An evil fallen knight who is master of magic, wielding a massive segmented sword into battle, which can split into two blades.

Final Fantasy II

 * Firion: A young warrior from Fynn. He fights by using his sword, and his appearance is is heavily based upon his oringal character artwork.
 * The Emperor: A dark ruler in the world of Final Fantasy II. He uses a septer, and his appearance is heavily based upon his original character artwork.

Final Fantasy VII

 * Sephiroth: A once great Soldier, now driven mad. He fights using his long sword, the Masamune.

Final Fantasy VIII

 * Squall Leonhart: A mercenary SeeD with a mighty gunblade. Any details about his Dissidia appearance are unknown.

Final Fantasy IX

 * Zidane Tribal: An optimistic young thief with a weakness for girls, with great speed and dexterous use of his twin knives. Can use Dyne techniques.
 * Kuja: A young man whose soft face belies his brutal demeanor. Though he has no weapons, his powerful magic makes up for it. Can transform into Trance Kuja.