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Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is an action role-playing third-person shooter. As the first shooter game in the Final Fantasy series, the action is viewed from an over-the-shoulder perspective similar to…

61 26 January 2006

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 1, released 26 January 2006 on PlayStation 2. The main story takes about 15 hrs to finish.

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What Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 1 and released in 2006. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game is set three years after the events of the original game, and focuses on one of the game's playable characters, Vincent Valentine. In the story, Vincent is targeted by Deepground, a mysterious organization that plans to awaken a creature known as Omega, with the ability to destroy the Planet.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is the 75th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy XII in 2006. Its critic score of 61 is 16 points below the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.

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How it was received

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII holds a critic score of 61 out of 100. That places it above 17% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 15 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII launched on 26 January 2006, within three weeks of Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition, 25 To Life and Star Wars: Empire at War. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition, 25 To Life, Star Wars: Empire at War.

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Quick answers

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII — frequently asked questions

When did Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII come out?
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII was released on 26 January 2006 for PlayStation 2.
How long does it take to beat Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII?
The main story of Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII takes around 15 hrs, or 20 hrs for 100% completion.

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