Many games have fallen in the footsteps of the Final Fantasy games, but not many have left quite the legacy. From the same designers that made the Seventh installment of the series comes a fantastic RPG for all ages.

The game features a cast of seven playable characters that are lead by the overly intelligent (but mischievious) thief Zindane. They are as follows: Steiner, Vivi, Amarant, Princess Garnet (aka Dagger), Eiko, Quina, and Freya. Each character has a well-designed personality and background.

The FMV sequences within the game are spectacular, and the gameplay is much like Final Fantasy 7. Instead of materia crystals, magic jewels are incorporated into the magic scheme of things. Skills are earned from different weapons and accessories, and certain weapons are interchangeable among the characters, so different skills can be acquired by all of them.

There is an interesting addition to the game that was featured in Final Fantasy 8: A much better playing card game. Your character collects cards by playing against minor characters that you encounter throughout the game.

Some of the same Eidolons from before remain in the character's bounty. Levithan, Bahamut, Ifrit, Ramuh, and Sheeva are a few of them. These are trademark items that are found in most of the Final Fantasy Series.

Though it might not be the highest-ranking game of the Final Fantasy series, it will be a certainly memorable one. Though it does not take the same path as its predecessors (7 and 8 had post-apocalyptic future themes), 9 does take the same medieval theme that was before them. Overall, it is a great gaming experience.

Name: Spider Monkey
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In response to Dr. Steve Mutt, I hope Mega Man takes a Mega Blaster to your ass and then finishes off the crappy Red Sox with Toad Man's rain shot! Oh yeah, if Mario is around, I hope he adds in a fireball to boot. GOOMBA!

Name: Dr. Steve Dawg
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typo-- Red Sox

Name: Dr. Steve Dawg
Year: 6 maybe 8 more
Major: Pornographic studies
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All of you can kiss my ass. Old games are old news. They are primitive and inferior, a lot like the New York Mets. A long time ago they were the greatest thing, but now we should just retire such a poorly performing team. Go Red Socks.

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Excitebike? Sounds generic. I'll stick with my Super Metroid and Mario Bros. thankyouverymuch.

Name: Spider Monkey
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You both are dorks. Excitebike for the NES was hands down the greatest video game ever produced. With state of the art graphics and awesome 3d camera rotations as you go off the jumps, who the hell needs to play anything else?

Name: Blitzkrieg!!
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I'm allowed to express my feelings, pal. You gotta remember that 41% of the population DOESN'T have a PS2 because of a certain miscount in the U.S. market. Geez... the game came out last year I know, but it's not like I'm doing a review of "Pong" or something... It's one of my last articles for whim, so back off, k?

Name: Dr. Steve Dawg
Year: 6 maybe 8 more
Major: Pornographic studies
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Grant buddy, quit living in the past!!! The PS1 is dead. Repost this on a new section, like history or really really old shit news.