Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

Overview

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is a 2007 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable. The game serves as a prequel to the 1997 title Final Fantasy VII and is part of the metaseries Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, which includes other products related to the original game.

The game primarily focuses on Zack Fair, a young member of the special forces organization SOLDIER, who is assigned to look for the missing SOLDIER Genesis Rhapsodos. As he searches for Genesis, Zack discovers Genesis' origin, Project G, and its connection to the high-ranking SOLDIERs, Sephiroth and Angeal Hewley. The game's storyline spans the war between the megacorporation Shinra and the people of Wutai to the events in Nibelheim, ending just before the beginning of Final Fantasy VII.

The game was directed by Hajime Tabata, with Tetsuya Nomura serving as creative producer and character designer. Before development, the Square Enix staff initially planned to make a PlayStation Portable port of the mobile phone game Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII, but after discussion, they decided to create a new game instead. The plot is based on a scenario Kazushige Nojima had in mind when working on Final Fantasy VII.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

Square Enix Product Development Division 1

Publisher

Square Enix

Series

Compilation of Final Fantasy VII

Platforms

PlayStation Portable

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ACB

M

ESRB

T

PEGI

16

CERO

B

Release dates

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

Square Enix

Developer

Square Enix Product Development Division 1

Released

2008-03-24

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 18.9 hours