Dissidia Final Fantasy - Reception

Reception

Dissidia was well received by the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu with individual scores of 9/9/10/8, the game received an overall rating of 36/40 points, earning the game a place in its "Best Picks of This Week" feature as well as its "Platinum Hall of Fame." The game's battle system was described as fast paced and exhilarating, with simple controls capable of producing battles like those found in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, though it was noted that the action can become difficult to follow when things get hectic and that some of the more technical aspects of the game can be hard to grasp. The game was also praised for its story and cutscenes, with one reviewer noting that the history was "exacting". The game scored 90/95/85/85 on Dengeki PlayStation.

The game also enjoyed positive reviews by English critics. 1UP.com and GameSpot praised the fighting system and visuals with the latter commenting on the mix of RPG and action gameplay. The story resulted in mixed reactions as GameSpot stated that it would only interest fans from the franchise while 1UP noted it included multiple references from previous games. RandomNPC called the game "one of the few must-have games for the PSP." In contrast to most reviewers, Game Informer was more critical citing issues with the gameplay and story similar to the original Final Fantasy titles, which made it more suitable to longtime followers of the franchise. In the Best of E3 2009, Dissidia was awarded "Best Fighting Game" by IGN. Dissidia also received awards from Famitsu and in the Japan Game Awards 2008.

Despite concerns regarding piracy with PlayStation Portable games, Takeshi Arakawa noted that the game was well received in terms of sales. As of August 17, 2009, Dissidia Final Fantasy has sold 910,000 copies in Japan, making it the fourth best-selling game for the PSP in Japan. It was the 12th best-selling game in Japan in 2008, selling 660,262 copies. In the United States, Dissidia debuted at the 7th place of the August 2009 charts with 130,000 copies, despite only four days of availability. Figures from the NPD Group list Dissidia Final Fantasy as the best-selling PSP game of 2009.