Final Fantasy X-2

by Square Enix

Product Features

• It is a year after the dark deity Sin was beaten, in Final Fantasy X. The people of Spira are at peace and have embraced former enemies. But powerful mystic spheres begin popping up and old rivalries come with them.
• Exciting new gaming enhancements - unique job classes, mission based non-linear gameplay, quicker battle system and stunning graphics
• All-female cast with new abilities, like switching job classes in the middle of a battle
• Dynamic movements and Active Time Battle (ATB) quickens the pace of enemy encounters

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008URUA
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 18, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (657 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #999 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #4 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Action
  • #5 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Role-Playing
  • #8 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > All Games
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Taking place two years after Yuna's fateful journey to defeat Sin the once chaotic world of Spira hasgone through a massive transformation entering a period of "Eternal Calm". The people of Spira now shun the teachings of Yevon and have opened their arms to former foes the Al Bhed and the use of machina. The Machine Faction aims to propagate the use of machina in Spira going as far as renaming "machina" to "machines" to remove the stigma. However even with the peaceful life they now live there is an emptiness in Yuna's heart that is keeping her from moving on as the others have.One day Yuna obtains a mystical sphere that contains imagery of what might be the Blitzball player shethought was gone forever. Although Yuna isn't certain that it is him or if he is even alive she's driven toseek him out. Yuna needs closure to their unexpected parting even if only to find that she will never seehim again. So begins her journey...Format: PS2 Genre: RPG (VG)/ Rating: T - Teen UPC: 662248903057 Manufacturer No: 90305

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147 of 164 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Square/Enix surprised me with such a great sequel, February 12, 2004

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The Gifted One (Charlotte, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Fantasy X-2 (Video Game)

I have to admit that when I first heard that Square was going to make a sequel to one of it's FF games that I was a little skeptical. I had even more doubts when I found out that Tidus was absent from the game and Yuna had taken over as the main character. I bought the game anyway and decided to give it a chance. Here's what I thought:

This game ties in so much with the origanal FFX. Trust me, if you didn't play the original FFX all the way through then you'll be lost in this game. It's amazing how Sqare made the events from FFX tie into this game so much.

Now for the battle system. As you already know, the battle system changes on each Final Fantasy game. On this one the characters use dresspheres (jobs) and they can change jobs during the battle. The combat is non-linear, which means multiple characters can attack all at once to increase damage. There's no more attack-be attacked-attack patterns. Another huge difference is the absence of aeons (remember they were destroyed at the end of FFX). Believe me, once you get into the game you won't mind there not being any aeons. The ATB system has also been brought back to FFX-2.

As for the storyline I have to honestly say that it's incredible. Almost as good as FF8 and FF7. Yuna becomes a sphere hunter and on a journey to find Tidus. The great thing about the story of this game is that so many different things can happen depending on what decisions you make. In Chapter 2 of the game you will make a decision that will determine most of the events to occur in the rest of the game. There's also a completion percentage in the game and you can view various endings depending on how much of the game you completed.

As for the sound, it's slightly above average. It's not as good as FF7-10 but it's not nearly as horrible as FFTA. Some of the tunes are nice while others are annoying.

The replayability of this game is one of its biggest assets. This game is designed so that different events occur depending on the decisions you make. You can play the game more than once to experience different outcomes. This game also lets you start a "New Game Plus". This means that you can carry over the items, gil, accesories, dresspheres, abilities, etc. that you had in your first game. Oh yeah your levels don't carry over to your new game, so don't think you're going to get god-like characters that easily. I've beaten it once and I'm definitely playing it again to get all the things I missed in my first game.

The sidequests/mini-games in FFX-2 are immense. This game has more mini-games than ANY other FF title before. That adds a lot to the overall plot of the game and this game has a challenging 100-floor dungeon called Via Infinito for veteran FF players. Believe me this place IS A REAL CHALLENGE. I still have yet to beat it. There's so many various rewards and great accesories to be acquired by doing the sidequests.

Overall this is a great game. I saw some of the other 1 sentence reviews where people said this game sucks because Tidus isn't here. You can tell that they obviously haven't played the game and show their ignorance with those simple-minded reviews. I recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of RPG games. Also you need to play FFX if you haven't already or else you'll be confused with this game.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Final Fantasy X-2, November 19, 2003

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G. Guberlal - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Fantasy X-2 (Video Game)

Final Fantasy X-2 is a brand new world in the beloved series. While it is based on, and set in, FFX's world of Spira and containing the core characters of Yuna & Rikku, and a plethora of the supporting characters seen previously, it as much different as it is similar.

Some 2 years have passed since Yuna, Wakka, Sir Auron, Rikku, Kimahri & our lost dream (and Yuna's love,) Tidus defeated Sin to bring the eternal calm. For anyone that hasn't played and beaten X, it's a good idea to pick up a copy and play it through first simply because X-2 doesn't give you a lot of backstory, instead alludes to things and moves forward.

Storyline:
Yuna is now a Sphere Hunter with the Gullwings and travels with her cousin Rikku and a brash new character, the Gothic female Paine. Rikku arrived on the Isle of Besaid and gave Yuna a sphere containing a video of someone that looks like Tidus trapped for trying to use some kind of weapon. I can't elaborate more or I would spoil most of the adventure. So, Y. P. R. (as they call themselves) are hunting every sphere in Spira trying to find out just who this is. Along the way, they are constantly hounded by the Leblanc Syndicate (another Sphere Hunter group) and the rise of New Yevon. If X's tagline was "This is my story," (meaning Tidus,) than the tagline for X-2 is appropriate as "This is Yuna's story." In fact, it is a deep story as I have come to find out and far moreso than the brief synopsis by Square-Enix. (This is a good thing.)

Graphics:
The same source code was used for many of different area's seen in FFX, but have been tweaked and updated to bring the world of Spira 2 years forward. Some area's look exactly the same, however, with new people and places to explore. Graphically, FF X-2 is better looking and superior to X because of these added elements.

Graphics II:
The character models are sharp and gorgeous. The speech to mouth movement has been overhauled and plays out smoothly. You'll notice the incredible graphics while in battle and especially while changing dressspheres.

Gameplay:
This is where X-2 differs so much from FFX. Instead of the linear world of moving from place to place, you now have a beautiful airship to roam wherever you want to, when ever you want to. In short, you can play this game any way you want too as there's no preset way to go. The world map has returned and with your airship you pick where you want to go instead of waiting until deep into the game to acquire the ship (as was the case in previous FF titles.) Also, instead of one defined mini-game, like Blitzball & Tetra Master, there are many (sorta like the things you could do at the Gold Saucer in FFVII.)

Gameplay II:
Ah, the battle scheme. It is easy, and it is tough. ATB, "Active Time Battle," seen in Final Fantasy IX has returned and you can change job classes in the middle of battle. Be careful however, changing classes in a tough fight could leave your party vanquished. Gone is the usual fight stance and style where one party stays on one side and the fiend on the other. X-2 presents the battle in a realistic form. You may surround the fiends once, or they may surround you. Also, I can't leave out the mentioning of the "Chain Attack," a cool feature done in other games and now bringing a great strategy to FF's turn-based battle system. (You'll notice in X-2, that it doesn't as heavily rely on turn-based as previous FF's and could be an Action RPG like Summoner 2 if was loosened any further.) Again, a good thing.

Sound:
The voice acting is suberb by the same cast as the original. The music is upbeat and lively and bear's no, and I mean NO, resemblence to Nobuo Uematsu's awesome scores and themes. This may be the games only drawback and is sorely missed, at least by me.

Overall:
X-2 is presented as a game in itself with ties to X. The mission-based gameplay, free roaming world and familiar meetings make the game an incredible RPG. Square-Enix has outdone itself. Don't expect to be replaying FFX, this is a forward-driven, exceptional new chapter as much as a sequel.

Note:
I have left a lot out in this review, simply because to divulge too much would be to give away spoilers. There is something at every turn in the game that is new and connecting the 2 games.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Final Fantasy X-2, a New Reality in Final Fantasy, March 13, 2003

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"squarefan" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Fantasy X-2 (Video Game)

Fans have been asking for this forever. This new reality for the Final Fantasy series has already shipped 1.8 million copies since March 13, 2003 in Japan and counting. This wonderful idea is scheduled to be released here in the United States on October 18, 2003.

After seeing a sphere containing Tidus trapped in some mysterious location, Yuna embarks on a quest to rescue him (hinted at in Final Fantasy X International) along with Rikku while they try to maintain peace in Spira. The new characters in the story include Paine, and Nooj who are leaders of rival factions that sprung up after Sin's demise. Wakka and Lulu are now married and Lulu is pregnant. In addition, details on a new pair of lovers, Lenne (a songstress who looks somewhat like Yuna) and a man looking surprisingly like...Tidus (although his name is currently a mystery) have emerged! Is this relation an alternate reality of Yuna and Tidus?

This new installment in the Final Fantasy series combines the new result plate system (like the job system, the main characters can change their appearance and skills by using dress-up spheres), stellar graphics (as in Final Fantasy X), amazing music (an enchanting single performed by Koda Kumi entitled Real Emotion) and a wonderful story line, an obvious trademark of Squaresoft. New jobs in Final Fantasy X-2 include the Songstress, Trainer, Dark Gunner, Dark Knight, Black Mage, and White Mage all of which have innate abilities which can be used by the main characters (Yuna, Rikku, and Paine).

Square is obviously making a sequel of their most popular game (taking into account unit sales) as a test to see whether it proves profitable or not. We, the fans, must unite and prove that is it quite lucrative. By doing this, we can look forward to multiple sequels of wonderful Square games such as Final Fantasy VI, VII, VIII, and Tactics. Aren't you anxious to see what happened to Terra, Aeris, Cloud, Squall, Rinoa, and Ramza? With the approach of the Square/Enix merger we may soon see crossovers between Final Fantasy games and maybe even with Dragon Quest games! The future of RPGs looks bright with this first installment of hope. It looks like a new tide of masterpieces is on the horizon. Ride the wave with Final Fantasy X-2 and help keep the Final Fantasy sequels a reality!!