Final Fantasy VII Crisis CORE for PSP

PROS:
Crisis Core itself is a wonderful game, whether you've played the games in the series, like the original FFVII, or not, I hadn't, and still got a masterful experience out of this game. I got a little lost in the game, but parts were eventually explained later on in the game as to the rest of the story. Crisis Core works great as a stand alone game, and it also is an awesome game, to fill in the rest of the Final Fantasy Story.

Overall, Crisis Core has got many things going for it, from the great noticeable things, like the awesome graphics and great battle system, to the small things to most, like the music and plot. Most people don't seem to truly enjoy a game's plot, as much as long as it has the basics, of great gameplay. But me, I surely do enjoy a great storyline to go along with the gameplay, and Crisis Core has both. I really think that anyone should have a chance to experience this game that owns a PSP. And if you don't, but are thinking about getting one, this is one more reason to buy one.

CONS:
There really isn't too much wrong with this game, the only thing I had trouble with was certain parts of the story, but eventually those parts were explained through out the game, so I don't really have anything to complain about. It also was a little shorter then I would've liked, but the varying modes of difficulty definitely add some replay value. Overall, the cons seemed to get worked by more pros that Square Enix always seem to have with there games.

SUMMARY:
The Story

Basically, this game sets us before Final Fantasy 7, to tell what happened before the story in that game. So that means this can basically be a stand alone game, where you don't have to play anything beforehand. There is a prequel, but it's only on Japanese cell phones. The game is called Before Crisis. Hmm, I wonder why...

Anyway, I'm going to try to give you as much detail into the story as I can, without giving you any spoilers. You start out as a low class fighter, who is basically trying to work his way up to the top by completing quests for his company. He comes through many hardships, such as losing friends, and making enemies. Really, I can't get much more into detail, the story is so elaborate, but I really don't want to ruin the story for anyone.

Gameplay and Battle System

I grouped these two together for some pretty obvious reasons, mainly because they are pretty much the same thing. Since this game really has little interactive gameplay that is enjoyable other then the battling, I don't think it's that major. It's basically go from point A to point B without much thinking what so ever. But the battle system is definitely what attracted to me to this game. I was in my local game store, and they were showing gaming reviews, and I saw the gameplay vids for this game, and I was in awe. I asked the cashier if they had that game, they sold it to me, and I was playing it instantly. The way you only target one person for attack, rather then running around hacking and slashing, adds a certain feel that other PSP games don't deliver on. Really, it's a unique offering in the way that you can target, switch to other attacks, and heal on the fly. It may take a while to get used to it though.