<s>
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
as	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2011	O
fighting	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
prequel	O
and	O
remake	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
revealing	O
what	O
occurred	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
ending	O
the	O
twelfth	O
cycle	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
remakes	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
war	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
adds	O
multiple	O
sidestories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fights	O
in	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
were	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
counteract	O
enemies	O
 '	O
strongest	O
attacks	O
by	O
using	O
assisting	O
characters	O
,	O
while	O
navigation	O
is	O
now	O
done	O
through	O
a	O
traditional-styled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
world	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
publications	O
calling	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
along	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
addition	O
is	O
within	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
traditional-styled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
world	O
map	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
experience	O
a	O
story	O
while	O
exploring	O
a	O
world	O
with	O
scenarios	O
and	O
events	O
taking	O
place	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
is	O
also	O
party	O
based	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
progression	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Lightning	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
soldier	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
;	O
Vaan	O
,	O
a	O
sky	O
pirate	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
XII	B-Application
;	O
Laguna	O
Loire	O
,	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
appears	O
in	O
Squall	O
's	O
dreams	O
and	O
the	O
secondary	O
protagonist	O
of	O
VIII	B-Application
;	O
Yuna	O
,	O
Tidus	O
's	O
love	O
interest	O
and	O
female	O
protagonist	O
of	O
X	O
;	O
Kain	O
Highwind	O
,	O
Cecil	O
Harvey	O
's	O
childhood	O
friend	O
and	O
rival	O
from	O
IV	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Tifa	O
Lockhart	O
,	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
's	O
childhood	O
friend	O
from	O
VII	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
through	O
various	O
means	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
are	O
Prishe	O
,	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
from	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
;	O
Gilgamesh	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
villain	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
V	I-Application
;	O
and	O
an	O
alternate	O
form	O
of	O
Chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIIs	I-Application
Aerith	O
Gainsborough	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
assist-only	O
character	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
not	O
fully	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
through	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Prologus	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
retells	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
where	O
returning	O
warriors	O
for	O
Cosmos	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
cycle	O
that	O
ends	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ideas	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
were	O
already	O
conceived	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
creative	O
producer	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
wishing	O
to	O
feature	O
Kain	O
Highwind	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Universal	O
Tuning	O
,	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
from	O
the	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
system	O
director	O
Takeo	O
Kujiraoka	O
made	O
contact	O
with	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ito	O
regarding	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
design	O
and	O
moves	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
appearances	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designed	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
,	O
various	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
alternative	O
outfits	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
given	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
artworks	O
by	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
,	O
another	O
designer	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
other	O
Square	O
Enix	O
games	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Trading	O
Card	O
Game	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Birth	I-Application
by	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
,	O
give	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
downloadable	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
alternate	O
outfits	O
for	O
Vaan	O
,	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
,	O
and	O
Lightning	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
has	O
featured	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
including	O
character	O
costumes	O
,	O
avatars	O
,	O
and	O
BGM	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Takeharu	O
Ishimoto	O
and	O
features	O
multiple	O
rearrangements	O
from	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
themes	O
by	O
other	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
the	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
three	O
discs	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
having	O
44	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
20	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
one	O
seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
sold	O
286,117	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
topping	O
the	O
Media	O
Create	O
's	O
charts	O
by	O
replacing	O
Phantasy	O
Star	O
Portable	O
2	O
Infinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
managed	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
performed	O
far	O
below	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
was	O
scored	O
a	O
38/40	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
a	O
10	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
10	O
,	O
9	O
score	O
by	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
,	O
two	O
points	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSM3	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.2	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
improvement	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
great	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
fan	O
service	O
thrown	O
in	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
commenting	O
on	O
how	O
it	O
uses	O
elements	O
from	O
famous	O
RPGs	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
listed	O
it	O
third	O
with	O
comments	O
aimed	O
towards	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
