<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
elements	O
developed	O
and	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
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Universal	I-Application
Tuning	I-Application
,	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
characters	O
from	O
different	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
centers	O
on	O
a	O
great	O
conflict	O
between	O
Cosmos	O
,	O
the	O
goddess	O
of	O
harmony	O
,	O
and	O
Chaos	O
,	O
the	O
god	O
of	O
discord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
ten	O
warriors	O
chosen	O
by	O
Cosmos	O
,	O
the	O
protagonists	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
ten	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
in	O
their	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissidia	B-Application
originated	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
director	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
but	O
then	O
changed	O
to	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissidia	B-Application
was	O
well-received	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
,	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
1.8	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
titled	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
and	O
features	O
several	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
unites	O
both	O
protagonists	O
and	O
antagonists	O
from	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
their	O
stories	O
narrated	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
Cid	O
of	O
the	O
Lufaine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
twenty-two	O
total	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
ten	O
heroes	O
and	O
ten	O
villains	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
each	O
representing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
through	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
secret	O
characters	O
:	O
a	O
heroine	O
representing	O
XI	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
a	O
villain	O
representing	O
XII	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gods	O
Cosmos	O
and	O
Chaos	O
have	O
been	O
locked	O
in	O
eternal	O
conflict	O
with	O
"	O
World	O
B	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
mirror	O
dimension	O
to	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
"	O
World	O
A	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
,	O
summoning	O
several	O
warriors	O
from	O
other	O
worlds	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
to	O
battle	O
in	O
a	O
never-ending	O
cycle	O
of	O
death	O
and	O
rebirth	O
until	O
the	O
balance	O
is	O
tipped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
by	O
creative	O
producer	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
as	O
a	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
spin-off	O
featuring	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
Disney	O
characters	O
while	O
the	O
Square	O
Enix	O
staff	O
were	O
developing	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
later	O
felt	O
uncomfortable	O
with	O
the	O
Disney	O
characters	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
instead	O
opted	O
to	O
use	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
original	O
idea	O
eventually	O
gave	O
rise	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
inspired	O
by	O
Dissidia	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takeshi	O
Arakawa	O
whom	O
Nomura	O
noted	O
that	O
his	O
experience	O
in	O
a	O
previous	O
Square	O
Enix	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
Ends	I-Application
With	I-Application
You	I-Application
,	O
had	O
a	O
good	O
effect	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
have	O
their	O
desired	O
way	O
of	O
fighting	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
chose	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deciding	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
heroes	O
was	O
easy	O
for	O
the	O
staff	O
except	O
for	O
Terra	O
Branford	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
her	O
game	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
features	O
multiple	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
fit	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Terra	O
was	O
chosen	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
so	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
female	O
fighter	O
in	O
Cosmos	O
 '	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
non-final	O
bosses	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
Golbez	O
,	O
IXs	O
Kuja	O
and	O
Xs	O
Jecht	O
who	O
were	O
connected	O
with	O
their	O
games	O
 '	O
leads	O
,	O
Cecil	O
Harvey	O
,	O
Zidane	O
Tribal	O
and	O
Tidus	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shantotto	O
from	O
XI	B-Protocol
was	O
used	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
popularity	O
,	O
while	O
Gabranth	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
represent	O
XII	B-Application
in	O
Balthier	O
's	O
place	O
as	O
the	O
latter	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
and	O
Square	O
wanted	O
his	O
inclusion	O
to	O
surprise	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
meant	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
featured	O
were	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
Kain	O
Highwind	O
and	O
XIIIs	O
Lightning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
designs	O
brought	O
no	O
difficulties	O
since	O
in	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
game	O
,	O
Nomura	O
based	O
his	O
designs	O
on	O
Amano	O
's	O
illustrations	O
while	O
he	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
handling	O
his	O
illustrations	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
's	O
own	O
original	O
illustrations	O
were	O
also	O
redesigned	O
for	O
Dissidia	B-Application
;	O
Nomura	O
commented	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
that	O
Tidus	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
younger	O
than	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
to	O
"	O
match	O
the	O
design	O
touch	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Dissidia	B-Application
"	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
filed	O
for	O
United	O
States	O
trademark	O
registration	O
of	O
"	O
Dissidia	B-Application
"	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
;	O
the	O
mark	O
's	O
relation	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
omitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
connected	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
when	O
Square	O
Enix	O
introduced	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
on	O
May	O
8	O
with	O
an	O
official	O
Japanese	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
by	O
Takeharu	O
Ishimoto	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
regular	O
and	O
special	O
editions	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
tracks	O
are	O
often	O
remixes	O
done	O
by	O
Ishimoto	O
of	O
past	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
music	O
originally	O
composed	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
YFE	O
's	O
documentary	O
on	O
the	O
conception	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
for	O
Dissidia	B-Application
,	O
lyricist-vocalist	O
Alex	O
Foster	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
lyrics	O
have	O
no	O
direct	O
connection	O
to	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
rather	O
,	O
he	O
left	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
listeners	O
to	O
interpret	O
the	O
lyrics	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
thoughts	O
and	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
US	O
release	O
,	O
Gamestop	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
two	O
additional	O
covers	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
reserved	O
it	O
before	O
it	O
came	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
deciding	O
which	O
language	O
the	O
characters	O
will	O
speak.Dissidia	O
Final	O
Fantasy-themed	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
bundle	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
"	O
Mystic	O
Silver	O
"	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2GB	O
memory	O
stick	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	O
:	O
Advent	O
Children	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
BentStuff	O
published	O
the	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Ultimania	O
α	O
as	O
the	O
initial	O
reference	O
guide	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
this	O
book	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimania	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Ultimania	O
α	O
.	O
Suntory	O
Ltd	O
.	O
also	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
"	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Potion	O
"	O
drinks	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
Dissidia	B-Application
sold	O
well	O
according	O
to	O
Takeshi	O
Arakawa	O
,	O
despite	O
concerns	O
about	O
piracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
910,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
debuted	O
as	O
the	O
7th	O
top-selling	O
software	O
of	O
the	O
August	O
2009	O
charts	O
with	O
130,000	O
copies	O
,	O
despite	O
only	O
four	O
days	O
of	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Figures	O
from	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
list	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
Dissidia	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
with	O
individual	O
scores	O
of	O
9/9/10/8	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Picks	O
of	O
This	O
Week	O
"	O
feature	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
Platinum	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
fast-paced	O
and	O
exhilarating	O
,	O
with	O
simple	O
controls	O
capable	O
of	O
producing	O
battles	O
like	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	O
:	O
Advent	O
Children	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
action	O
can	O
become	O
difficult	O
to	O
follow	O
when	O
things	O
got	O
hectic	O
and	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
technical	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
grasp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RandomNPC	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
must-have	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
was	O
critical	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
past	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
would	O
turn	O
off	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissidia	B-Application
also	O
received	O
awards	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
fight	O
between	O
Cloud	O
and	O
Sephiroth	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
Advent	O
Children	O
was	O
popular	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
Japanese	O
gamers	O
do	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
crossover	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
expected	O
Western	O
fans	O
to	O
also	O
emulate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
Dissidia	B-Application
titled	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Dissidia	B-Application
had	O
a	O
concrete	O
ending	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
more	O
Dissidia	B-Application
games	O
following	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
although	O
the	O
series	O
may	O
continue	O
"	O
in	O
another	O
form	O
"	O
since	O
the	O
team	O
already	O
believed	O
they	O
did	O
enough	O
with	O
the	O
fighting	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
story	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
also	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
2012	O
rhythm	O
game	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
also	O
uses	O
multiple	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Ichiro	O
Hazama	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
third	O
Dissidia	B-Application
title	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
mention	O
possible	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
NT	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
Dissidia	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
features	O
3v3	O
combat	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Y'shtola	B-Protocol
and	O
Ramza	B-Application
Beoulve	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
freemium	O
mobile	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Opera	I-Application
Omnia	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
January	O
2018	O
for	O
international	O
territories	O
respectively.Stranger	O
of	O
Paradise	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origin	O
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
makes	O
several	O
allusions	O
to	O
the	O
Dissidia	B-Application
franchise	O
especially	O
during	O
its	O
final	O
DLC	O
episode	O
Different	O
Future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
manikins	O
,	O
the	O
common	O
enemies	O
featured	O
in	O
Dissidia''s	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
are	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
and	O
plot	O
element	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
