Set six years before the 1997 PSX game Final Fantasy VII, the prequel Crisis Core follows the adventures of Zack Fair as he discovers the truth of the organisation he works for, Shin-Ra. At the time, Cloud Strife is still a Shinra Guard and Aerith Gainsborough also makes an appearance. Other prominent figures are Sephiroth, Tifa, Yuffie, Cait Sith, members of the Turks gang and also characters from Dirge of Cerberus.

The game is played as an action RPG and the events are mainly set around the city of Nibelheim. The turn-based battle system, DMV or Digital Mind Wave, is entirely new. It is based on reels with the portraits of the characters spinning in the top left corner. Lining up the same character in all reels is awarded with a power-up (Power Surge). Attacks are both physical and spell-based, and materia also makes a return. There are different varieties, both defensive and offensive, and different materia can also be fused together.

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Alternate Titles

"クライシスコア -ファイナルファンタジーVII" -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	PSP	$3.50
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User Reviews

“Gift of the Goddess”	DreinIX (9427)
You Are My Living Legacy....	Guy Chapman (1747)

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The Press Says

Common Sense Media	2008		100
RPGFan	Apr 02, 2008	94 out of 100	94
Worth Playing	Apr 17, 2008	9.3 out of 10	93
USA Today	Apr 04, 2008		90
UOL Jogos	Apr 11, 2008		90
GamingTrend	May, 2008	531 out of 600	88
Gameplanet	Jul 21, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
Eurogamer.pt	Jun 19, 2008	8 out of 10	80
DarkZero	May 29, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Game Informer Magazine	Apr, 2008	7 out of 10	70