"Final Fantasy IX" tells the story of Zidane, the member of a team of theater actors who also happen to be a gang of thieves, and Garnet, the princess of Alexandria. Zidane and his buddies first plan to kidnap Garnet from her mother's palace. But shortly after the kidnapping, they realize the queen of Alexandria is up to something evil. Zidane, the princess, and other characters they encounter on their journey decide to join forces and to find out what can possibly drive the queen to commit her cruel deeds.

"Final Fantasy IX" is set in a medieval environment and generally looks more similar to the first games of the series than to its two predecessors. It utilizes the classic ATB (active time battle) combat system, and revives the class-based gameplay of earlier Final Fantasies - each character belongs to a certain class and uses his/her own unique attacks. Weapons, armor, and accessories allow you to choose and to gradually learn various abilities (magic spells, immunity to certain status changes, etc.) by participating in battles while equipping them.

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Alternate Titles

"最终幻想9" -- Chinese title (traditional & simplified)
"Финальная Фантазия 9" -- Russian spelling
"Zui Zhong Huanxiang 9" -- Chinese title
"Finalnaja Fantazija 9" -- Russian title
"FFIX" -- Informal name
"FF9" -- Informal title
"フアイナルファンタジーＩＸ" -- Japanese title

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User Reviews

Roll for initiative, monkey boy!	Little Yoda (168)
A wonderful tale full of nostalgia	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164)
Putting The Fantasy Back Into Final Fantasy	MasterMegid (801)
An Unforgettable Epic Adventure!	Ocram (8)
this game is simply FANTASTIC really.....!!!	glenn gräslund (2)	unrated
A fair game.	Mike Wazoski (8)
Simply Unforgettable for all Reasons.	Rey Mysterio (24)	unrated
Not really improved over the prequels, but still a great game	Xa4 (257)	unrated

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The Press Says

The Next Level	2000	A+	100
Mygamer.com	Sep 01, 2004	9.2 out of 10	92
Power Unlimited	Feb, 2001	9 out of 10	90
Cincinnati Enquirer	Jan 03, 2001		90
Thunderbolt Games	Nov 03, 2007	9 out of 10	90
GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	Apr 26, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Game Revolution	Nov, 2000	B+	83
Christ Centered Game Reviews	Jun 01, 2005	41 out of 50	82
RPGamer	2008	4 out of 5	80
RPGamer	2000	7 out of 10	70