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Final Fantasy IX |  | From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  748 reviews
Sales Rank: 214
Platform: PlayStation
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
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Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 5.8 x 1
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MPN: 9782
Model: 9782
UPC: 662248900100
EAN: 0662248900100
ASIN: B00004Y57G
Release Date: June 30, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Dark times have spread over the world of Gaia. Four separate governing nations, some blinded by their short-sighted greed, some persevering in the name of justice, are battling on and off in a deadly game for power. One kingdom, that of Lindblum, headed by the honorable and trustworthy Regent Cid, finally decides to take a stand against the unspeakable massacres by the troops of Alexandria. Enl |
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Product Description
Dark times have spread over the world of Gaia. Four separate governing nations, some blinded by their short-sighted greed, some persevering in the name of justice, are battling on and off in a deadly game for power. One kingdom, that of Lindblum, headed by the honorable and trustworthy Regent Cid, finally decides to take a stand against the unspeakable massacres by the troops of Alexandria. Enlisting the aid of mere bandits to kidnap Princess Garnet of the Alexandria Empire, for information and interrogation, Garnet and her bodyguard actually join Cid's cause, knowing full well the outlandish recklessness of the governing Queen, who counterattacks with an onslaught of warriors. Thus begins a crossfire that would engulf the world in something far worse than political standoffs. Out of the band of thieves, one boy along with his entourage must battle his way through several awe-inspiring challenges to restore order and peace. Format: PLAYSTATION
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 2nd Fav. Final Fantasy game behind number 8 July 24, 2010
MrBubbles
Another great game from Squaresoft. Great gameplay and thousands of side-quests to keep you amused for months. The storyline in itself is sometime so absorbing that when your up at 3am playing instead of studying for your Government final, you forget its a game.
it is back for PSP and PS3 July 6, 2010
matt.mingkee (Brooklyn, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have the original version (PSX), but I halted on CD3 because the official guide sucks!!! (now I even can't retrieve codes from Square Enix or [...]!).
Recently I checked PS Online and found this game and now it's for PSP! It is fun to carry it everywhere to fill up an hour of train ride.
The only down side is: it's too addictive. You don't realize you spent a few hours a day just for playing the game!
If you want a strategy guide, search it on internet for text-only version. Stay away from official guide!
 amazing June 12, 2010
Ethan Mann
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
quite possibly the best game in the franchise. worth playing before any of the other games out in my opinion.
if you wanna get into the final fantasy games, start here.
It's A Final Fantasy, What's Not To Like April 14, 2010
Ryan R. Deskins
Final Fantasy IX was a great title for the last installment of the series for the first PlayStation. The people at Square took the fantasy elements of the earlier titles and incorporated the fighting systems of its predecessors (VII and VIII). Its story was a nice balance of Medieval politics and a romance between a thief and a princess with great character development from said main characters and the support players and their sub-stories that rarely lacks in depth and richness with great replay value. In short, Final Fantasy IX was the best installment of the series after Final Fantasy VII and a fitting end chapter for the first PlayStation era and a perfect beginning chapter for the millennium. Bravo, Square! *Claps*
"I want mail kupo!" April 13, 2010
Joy (Fairfax, VA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Final Fantasy IX is my favorite Final Fantasy game of all time! It's also my favorite video game of all time. When I played Final Fantasy X, I thought that it was the best Final Fantasy. For a few months, I believed that Final Fantasy X was the best because of how good the graphics, storyline and voice acting was. Then I played Final Fantasy VII and loved it more than any game ever. I always thought I'd love Final Fantasy VII the most. Then I played Final Fantasy VIII and it was then my second favorite Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy VII was still my favorite Final Fantasy. Then I wanted to try out Final Fantasy IX and heard mixed thoughts about it. I decided to try out my friend's game and from the opening FMV I really liked it. Then I decided to buy my own copy. It wasn't until my third game of Final Fantasy IX that I realized that I love Final Fantasy IX more than anything. Even Final Fantasy VII, which is now almost tied with Final Fantasy IX. After playing my third game of IX, I did start a fourth game and more and have played just about every Final Fantasy I THROUGH X-2, Final Fantasy XII-XIII, Tactics, Crystal Chronicles but IX will always be my favorite. Well here is why it's my favorite game of all time.
Gameplay: 10/10
The gameplay for Final Fantasy IX is my favorite out of all the Final Fantasy games I've played. It's a very cool system that I think is the best in the series. Every character is unique because not one character can learn the same ability. Everyone is different and that's one reason Final Fantasy IX is my favorite. There are basic abilities like auto-haste that everyone can learn but everyone has their own special abilities. Zidane is a thief and he can only have the steal and master thief ability. Garnet and Eiko are summoners and white mages but the summons are completely different and only a few of the white magic spells are different. Vivi is a black mage and he is the only one who can learn black magic. Quina is the only one who can learn blue magic, Amarant is the only one who can throw items and weapons, Freya is a dragon knight and has these cool dragon knight skills, Steiner is a Knight and he has a very unique and cool purpose when in the party with Vivi. Steiner can use magic sword. That means that when you command Steiner to use something like Fire Sword, Vivi will cast Fire on Steiner's sword so when Steiner goes to attack the enemy not only will he deal great damage with the sword, but also will deal fire damage. Steiner also has very unique sword abilities. In Final Fantasy IX, the characters learn abilities through equipment. You equip up to five different pieces of equipment and they have abilities that the characters can learn. In battle you gain experience points and Ability Points. Once a character has learned an ability, you can change their equipment to learn another ability and you'll keep the previous ability regardless what equipment you have on. The way you equip abilities is you get these blue stones which is limited by the characters level and every character has a different number of stones. This makes it so that you can't have every single ability equiped at once. As the characters' levels go up so does the number of stones which makes it possible to have more abilities equiped.
Also, the number of characters in battle has been brought back up to four. In battle, there is a wait bar that fills up and when it is filled, that character can take a turn. There is also a limit break system called Trance. A bar under the characters' wait bar fills up a little more each time the character gets hit. Every character has a different trance ability. Trance is a characters' devastating attack. There is also an ability to make the character go into Trance faster.
Another part of the gameplay is there is a ! symbol that pops above the characters' head whenever you find some treasure. You can have a curser appear whenever you enter a place but that can be turned off in the config menu.
Something that not alot of people know about is that two people can actually play this game. In the config menu, there is an option to having which characters' are controlled by which player. Two player is only used in battle. If controller one is set for a certain character then controller two is set for another character, only the person who is using that certain controller can use that character. There is no way one person can level up and the other person visit towns at the same time but it's still a unique feature of Final Fantasy IX that I didn't know about until my third game.
One more thing about the gameplay that's different from most Final Fantasy's. When Garnet or Eiko summons for the first time, you will see the full summon animation. After the first time only the full animation will be at random times. The only way to see a full animation all the time is to use the boost ability. But I usually have boost because I like watching the whole animation. Also, the shorter animation deals less damage.
Story: 10/10
The main reason Final Fantasy IX is my favorite. The story is most interesting story i've ever seen in a video game. From the very beginning FMV to the end credits, the whole story is incredible. Never once was I bored with the storyline or leveling up. I have spent 13 or 14 hours at a time playing Final Fantasy IX because the story is so amazing and interesting. You have Zidane who is a thief and he's the main character of the game. Then you have Garnet who is a princess and she is also a summoner. Eiko is a young summoner. Vivi is a young black mage. Steiner is a Knight. Quina is a blue mage. Amarant is this fighter. Freya is a dragon knight. I'm not going to say a whole lot about the story because I don't want to ruin the game for anyone but I will say that this is most deepest, in-depth, engrossing game i've ever played. There are castles. There are dragons. There are Kings and Queens. There are chocobos. There are tons and tons of moogles that say Kupo! There is no voice acting in this game but Zidane, the main character, has more character depth, personality and character development than any other Final Fantasy's main character. I have seen so many different emotions throughout Final Fantasy IX than any other Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy IX is the most humorous game that i've ever played. I find myself laughing throughout at least 70 or 80 percent of the game. The characters in the party and even the NPC's are the most interesting and most funny that i've ever seen. People that say you need voice acting for more depth is wrong. Because I have played Final Fantasy IX four times now and have actually seen more in IX than any of the other Final Fantasy's. The story keeps you hooked from beginning to end. There were times where I just didn't sleep because I couldn't put down the controller. I totally love the story and it will always be my favorite of all time!
Sound: 10/10
The sound and music of the game is also the best i've ever heard in a Final Fantasy game. When a character attacks, you can hear the attack. Also magic and summons are very well done. I love the sound effects of the water, wind, lava, just everything you can think of has sound and it's amazing. This music in this game is the best music i've ever heard because not one track is ever out of place. You never go to an area and feel the music shouldn't be there. In fact, just about every area, cut scene, FMV has a different piece of music that some tracks you only once in the game. There were so many musical tracks for this game that they had to make five discs instead of just a four disc soundtrack. Because the four just has the basic music in the game but the fifth disc the FMV music. Nobuo Uematsu really put alot of effort into the music of Final Fantasy IX and it shows greatly. I love every piece of music in Final Fantasy IX and never get bored of it. The music totally fits the game perfectly. My favorite piece is "You're Not Alone" which is played near the end of the game and it's a powerful track when Zidane is feeling completely worthless. "Rose Of May" is another favorite, it's so beautiful. They even have a bunch of different chocobo songs. The same song just the tempo is different for each one. Even the music in Black Mage Village is a variant of the chocobo theme. Awesome soundtrack! Also the moogles make a really cute sound.
Graphics: 10/10
The graphics for Final Fantasy IX is the best i've ever seen in a playstation game. The environments are so realistic looking that it's incredible. There are many places where you see water flowing and it's so smooth looking. The characters are also done awesome graphically. You can see alot of detail in the characters such as eyes blinking, the moogles pom-pom thing on their heads moving effortlessly, the way the camera will change to focus on a single character when it's their turn and of course the FMV's. The FMV's are the best FMV's i've ever seen. The way Vivi looks in the FMV's, you'd think he was real. You'd also think the moogles are real because if you really pay close attention you can see fur. I love the graphics of Final Fantasy IX.
One other thing about the graphics: The world map is the most incredible looking world map. There are castles which of course look cool from the inside but when you go out on the world map, you can see the castles perfectly. The castles look amazing from the world map. There is also a couple places with waterfalls and to just take a second to watch the waterfalls, the views are breathtaking. I'm not kidding. The world map is more than just a place to walk on, travel, ride chocobos. It's pure beauty. I love going out on the world map. The forests and mountains are also amazing. You can definitely tell that Squaresoft put tons and tons of effort into this game.
Side Quests: 10/10
Final Fantasy IX has got to be the game with the best side quests. I have found myself spending over 50 hours just doing sidequests and they are so fun and addicting. My all time personal favorite sidequest is the Chocobo Hot and Cold game. Not only do you get to ride a chocobo all over the world map but you get to play a treasure hunting game. There are a few different locations where you search in an area for treasure. Also you get to find treasure on the actual world map. And don't worry, you get pictures and hints so you're not running all over the world map trying to find a specific treasure for hours on end. There are tons of treasures including ultimate weapons to find in this amazing sidequest. AND, in this amazing game, the chocobos can get to actually fly!! Yes, you get a flying ability and it really makes this game so unique because of this alone, let alone everything else. There is also a really cool frog catching game, a jumprope game for Vivi and Eiko, a really fun and cool card game called Tetra Master which is alot more fun and easier to get the hang of than the card game of Final Fantasy VIII. There is also a coin sidequest which you get some cool items which one of them is needed to get an item for Final Fantasy IX's second ending. Yes Final Fantasy IX has two different endings. I love the sidequests. There are more than I listed but those are the best. Another reason Final Fantasy IX is my favorite.
Good points:
Awesome, funny, deep, very in-depth storyline
Awesome Graphics
Incredible music and sound
Fun sidequests
amazing, most developing characters
Very cool gameplay
Bad Points:
Nothing
Overall: 10/10
I know what you're thinking. You're wondering what is bad about the game. To be totally honest, I find nothing bad about the game at all. To me, it's perfection. To me, it's what Final Fantasy is supposed to be and whenever I think of Final Fantasy, I think of Final Fantasy IX. If I had to pick one Final Fantasy that was a true Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy IX would be it. Final Fantasy IX has everything I could possibly want out of a game. The way I feel about this game is like no other game. It's like Squaresoft made Final Fantasy IX just for me because there's not one thing in the game that I don't like. I love everything about it. To me, it's the perfect game.
Rent/Buy: Buy
Buy this game right away if you don't have it and play it if you do have it and just haven't played it yet. Trust me, you will not regret it. This game is a must have for any Final Fantasy fan. If you love the old-school Final Fantasy's then you'll love this and if you are not really into old-school, this game is sure to change your mind. Please go out and buy this game. It will be the best buy you've ever made!
Replay Value: Very High
What I am about to tell you is very important so please, please take my advice. I have played Final Fantasy IX four times now and have realized a very important element that's not really been used before in Final Fantasy. I decided to use different characters for different party's, situations in my third game and seen something very exciting. The dialog changed. For instance, when I used a character the guide suggested, certain dialog came up. When on my third game, I decided to use different characters for the situations and found that I got more story than just using the same characters for some of the situations. And you'll know in the game when they ask you to pick a certain party. Also since this game has two endings it's definitely worth replaying.
The number one reason I am stressing to play this game multiple times is I didn't find out alot of a characters' past until I replayed the game and I was on my third game. Trust me people, play this game at least four or five times. You always find out more in a replay game. And you understand more and more each time you play. I know this from experience. The only way to fully experience everything and get the most story is to play Final Fantasy IX multiple times and for me I love the game so i'll probably end up playing it as long as I can for years to come. Bottom Line: Best Game Ever!!! Thank you Squaresoft!! You've outdone yourselves.
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