6th - The War of the Lions

Final Fantasy Tactics, is definitely one of my top 5 games of all time. It originally came out in 1997 for the PS1. Since its original release, I have owned every version of it, including the original PS1 version, PSP version and even the PSP downloadable version. This is why I was excited to hear that Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions was also coming out for the iPhone.

Original PS1 Cover

PSP Cove

Final Fantasy Tactics not only has a brilliant story (one of the best in any game I've ever played,) but also extremely deep game play which keeps bringing the player back for more. What starts off as a simple "save the princess" story quickly becomes much deeper, exploring themes, of love, betrayal, war and even religion. Unlike the Final Fantasy Tactics advance series found on the Nintendo systems, War of the Lions opts to tell a much darker tale.

Although the original version of Tactics (released for the PS1) was flawed by terrible translation, War of the Lions, for the PSP had a script that was completely redone to not only be more correct, but also more appropriate for the setting of the story. War of the Lions also used voiced cutscenes to improve the presentation of the game. The iPhone version will be a port of the PSP version (War of the Lions) so players will be able to enjoy all the new features that the PSP game brought--without worrying about carrying a bulky PSP.

Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the best games I have ever played. In the last 9 years, I have beaten it over 6 times totaling at over 250 hours of game play. The PS1 and PSP version were both amazing, and the iPhone version will be no different.