Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (ディシディア デュオデシム ファイナルファンタジー Dishidia Dyuodeshimu Fainaru Fantajī, pronounced "Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy") is a 2011 fighting game published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the Final Fantasy series. It was developed by the company's 1st Production Department and released in Japan on March 3, 2011. The game is both a prequel and remake of Dissidia Final Fantasy, revealing what occurred before the events of its predecessor, and was released on March 22, 2011 in North America.
The game initially focuses on the twelfth war between the gods Chaos
and Cosmos who have summoned several warriors from parallel worlds to
fight for them. Upon ending the twelfth cycle, the game remakes the
thirteenth war from the original Dissidia Final Fantasy and adds multiple sidestories. Fights in Dissidia 012
were given the ability to counteract enemies' strongest attacks by
using assisting characters, while navigation is now done through a
traditional-styled Final Fantasy world map.
Development of the game started in August 2009 with the Square staff
wishing to improve the gameplay from the first time to provide gamers
with more entertaining features as well as balance several parts. Dissidia 012 has been well received, with publications calling it one of the best PlayStation Portable games.
