Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring ( vanity: “Vanity: God bless the ring” ), the Japanese name Ehrgeiz ( エ ア ガ イ ツ Eagaitzu ) is a fighting game video game developed by DreamFactory and released in 1998 by Namco . Originally published in the form of arcade machines and distributed only in Japan, it was later ported to play on the PlayStation and, with the participation of Square, was released in other regions, including North America and Europe. 10 years later, in 2008, Square Enix adapted Ehrgeiz for download via the PlayStation Network service.
| Ehrgeiz | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the European version of the game | |
| Developer | Dreamfactory |
| Publishers | Arcade Machine:  Namco Playstation:  Square Co.  Square Electronic Arts  Square Co. PlayStation Network: Square enix |
| Release dates | Arcade Machine: 1998 Playstation: December 17, 1998 May 4, 1999 February 8, 2000 September 28, 2000 (pth) [1] PlayStation Network: July 9, 2008 [2] |
| Genre | fighting game |
| Creators | |
| Supervisor | Seichi Ishii |
| Producer | Hirohide Sugiura |
| Game designer | Seichi Ishii |
| Painter | Tetsuya Nomura |
| Composer | Takayuki Nakamura |
| Technical details | |
| Platforms | Arcade Machine , PlayStation , PlayStation Network |
| Game modes | single-user , multi-user |
| Control | joystick (8 directions, 6 buttons ) |
| Type of shell | Vertical |
| Display | Raster , 640 x 480 pixels (horizontal), 65,536 colors, 19 inches |
| Arcade platform | Namco System 12 [3] |
Content
Characters
The main feature of the game is the presence of characters from Final Fantasy VII (in the version for the PlayStation). Among the game fighters are Cloud Strife , Tifa Lockhart , Sephiroth , Yuffi Kisaragi, Vincent Valentine and Zac Fair (the last three are initially absent, but can be opened if certain conditions are met).
Development
DreamFactory was previously known for fighting game Tobal No. 1 , the director was Seichi Ishii , who participated in the development of games such as Tekken and Virtua Fighter . All characters were designed by Square’s full-time artist Tetsuya Nomura . Music was written by Takayuki Nakamura , and the soundtrack, released on November 21, 1998 , included sixty-one sound tracks [4] .
Reviews
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Summary rating | |
| Aggregator | Rating |
| Gameranks | 75% |
By December 2004, 340,937 copies of the game were sold in Japan [5] . Ehrgeiz has received mixed reviews since its publication, the main Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave the game 32 points out of 40 [6] , and in November 2000 put it in 73rd place on the list of the top 100 games ever published for the PlayStation [7] . The overall Game Rankings rating , based on the 21st review, was 76%. The game CD is now a collectible, as it has never been reissued as part of the Greatest Hits series [8] .
Notes
- ↑ IGN staff. New Square Millennium Collection Goods . IGN (September 11, 2000). Date of treatment November 15, 2008. Archived on April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Frank Caron. Curses: Japan gets more Square-Enix PSX loving . Ars Technica (July 9, 2008). Date of treatment July 9, 2008. Archived on April 16, 2012.
- ↑ IGN staff. Dream Come True . IGN (June 15, 1997). Date of treatment December 13, 2008. Archived June 17, 2012.
- ↑ Ehrgeiz Original Soundtrack . Chudah's Corner . Date of treatment July 20, 2005. Archived on April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation Japanese Ranking (inaccessible link) . Japan-GameCharts.com . Date of treatment December 15, 2008. Archived September 24, 2009.
- ↑ Marty Chinn. Famitsu Top 120 PlayStation games (inaccessible link) . Gaming-Age.com (June 23, 2000). Date of treatment November 15, 2008. Archived January 6, 2009.
- ↑ IGN staff. Famitsu Weekly PlayStation Top 100 IGN (November 20, 2000). Date of treatment November 15, 2008. Archived on April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Ehrgeiz Reviews . Game Rankings . Date of treatment November 15, 2008. Archived on April 16, 2012.
Links
- Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring - review on Final Fantasy Forever