Review on Dirge of Cerberus

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is a third person shooter and RPG developed and published by Square Enix, which is a sequel to the popular 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII, developed by Square Enix. The game's main protagonist is the Vincent Valentine character from Final Fantasy VII.

The game was released in Japan on January 26, 2006, on August 15, 2006 in North America and on November 17, 2006 in Europe and in Australasia. It is part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series, a multimedia collection set within the Final Fantasy VII universe.

Vincent's main weapons are a set of three guns: a handgun, a machine gun and a rifle. All are upgradable during many points in the game. Ammo is obtained either through shops or in the field. The weapons can also be customized, using a variety of accessories that increase power or reduce weight. Materia is used to provide magic shots that consume MP.

Chaos & Galian Beast ( Limit Breaks)

The option using Limit Breaks is also available. Vincent's first limit break, the Galian Beast is available by using up MP (Japanese version) or a single-use item called "Limit Breaker" (US and PAL versions). Another limit breaker is Chaos, though it is not available up until the game's final chapter; it is automatically given to the player at that point.

Bonus material is available in the game, and the method of unlocking bonus material consists of shooting Memory Capsules, which are well hidden and found during the course of the game. Memory Capsules found during the story mode unlock the game's cutscenes, while a variety of Memory Capsules found in the Extra Missions mode unlock various other features, such as a music player, an artwork viewer, a character model viewer and additional extra missions.

Dirge of Cerberus centers around Vincent Valentine and a new cast of characters. Vincent's father Grimoire Valentine is mentioned several times throughout the game as the one who devised a thesis on Chaos but died in an experiment. The playable characters of Final Fantasy VII makes cameo appearances, notably Cait Sith, who is controllable for a brief sequence. A new WEAPON is also introduced, Omega Weapon, which serves as an "ark" for the planet's Lifestream when a calamity arises.

Three years after the events of Final Fantasy VII, an unknown group of powerful SOLDIERs known as "Deepground" appear, bringing a swift and bitter end to the peace enjoyed by the people of world. The members of this enigmatic group are the ones who were trapped under the ruins of Midgar for three long years after Meteorfall; their intention is to call forth the finaWEAPON, Omega, before its time. Awakening Omega will trigger the end of Gaia, as Omega takes the Lifestream and departs for the stars. However, to do that, the DGS need Vincent's Protomateria, the agent by which he controls Chaos, the final WEAPON. The leader of Deepground, Weiss the Immaculate, plans to summon Omega in what he believes to be the best way to do so. He knows that Omega normally would only awaken if an enormous catastrophe occurred. Sephiroth nearly caused Omega's awakening by casting Meteor, and the only thing that saved Gaia was Aeris's Holy. Weiss intends to recreate the effects of a successful casting of Meteor - a massacre on a global scale. Chaos, i.e. Vincent Valentine, attempts to stop Omega, succeeding in temporarily destroying Omega, and killing Weiss.


The Tsviets

The Tsviets are the highest ranking elite squad within Deepground and its chain of command. All of the members of the group are named after colors from different languages, hence the group's name, which is based on цвет, the Russian word for colour. Five members appear in the single player mode of the game, and at least one more member appears in the online mode.