Update: September 14, 2007
SPOILERS AHEAD
«©NCSX» The spiky-haired Zack Fair is a soldier in the employ of the Shinra Electric Power Company. Young, strong, and impressionable, Zack is a member of a private army known as SOLDIER that works for Shinra Power. Zack aspires to become a Soldier First Class which is an elite branch of SOLDIER where the best of the best are assigned. At the outset of the game, Zack engages in a thrilling virtual reality sequence where he races across the top of a train, battles soldiers, and flies through the air to disconnect some train cars from the main caboose group. The sequence is entirely CG with some beautiful visuals to appreciate. Soon after the VRS sequence, Zack is summoned to a briefing room where his supervisor named Lazard gives him an assignment. A Soldier First Class named Genesis has gone missing along with a number of other elite soldiers. Zack is to investigate their disappearance and determine what has happened. He is allowed to bring a Turk with him and their first area of exploration is a mountainous region in Wutai... Crisis Core: FFVII takes place before the events of the original Final Fantasy VII game and features a recognizable cast of characters which include Cloud Strife, Sephiroth, Aerith Gainsborough, Tifa Lockhart, Reno, Rude, and Yuffie Kisaragi. The whole gang's back... Jan Code: 4988601005227 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
NCS Game Notes
Intro: Shrill music plays as the camera opens up into a city at dusk and slowly passes by the Shinra Electric Company. The credits appear and a train may be seen coursing through tracks and is shadowed by a helicopter. An agent named Zack is running on top of the train and being shot at from above. Next, the Reno and Rude are shown followed scenes from the in-game cinemas which appear in brisk sequences that jump from scene to scene. There's one scene where Angeal and Sephiroth clash swords and another scene where an apple on a tree branch is being immolated by flames. » On the title screen, a Soldier stands by himself and digs a sword into the ground as feathers slowly waft downloads. The only options available are NEW GAME and LOAD GAME. » Start a NEW GAME and an introductory cinema plays where the hero of the game named Zack Fair leaps from a helicopter onto the top of a runaway train. His mentor Angeal gives him a bit of encouragement before he runs from car to car while encountering shots showered from above and resistance from armored soldiers. He pumps his fists while running and slashes his sword to dispatch the enemy soldiers. In one sequence, he leaps high and plummets downwards with sword drawn to sever the link between the lead train segment and the cars behind it. Zack sheaths his sword and the train eventually stops. He leaps off and onto the ground where Zack ventures into a warehouse area and receives a call on his cellphone. Soldiers enter the area from behind him and begin to attack. Zack's still talking on the phone but temporarily ends the call when bullets start flying towards him. After steeling himself for a bit, Zack draws his sword and an action scene begins where players get to attack the soldiers. A female voice announces "Activating Combat Mode" and the battle begins. The enemies aren't substantial and they'll all go down after a few slashing attacks. After the encounter is over, the female voice announces "Conflict Resolved" and Zack flips his cell phone to his ear once more and resumes his conversation but ends it soon afterwards. He runs up a couple of flights of stairs as pedestrians rush downwards. After reaching the top, he encounters a snarling beast with a red mohawk and a whippy barbed tail. Another combat scene begins where all of the attacks available to Zack may be used to destroy the creature. Afterwards, a sword is shoved into the area directly above Zack's left shoulder. He turns around and sees that it's Sephiroth. A short clash of swords occurs but Zack is no match and is thrown backwards. Sephiroth thrusts a killing stroke downwards but it is blocked by Angeal who then gets up and flips open his cellphone and gives the command to abort the mission. The simulation ends and the virtual world dissolves to reveal that Zack is wearing a Virtual Reality helmet... » After the first sequence is over and the Virtual Reality System simulation has been terminated, you'll be prompted to save your progress to memory stick duo. » Location: The Shinra Electric Power Company
In the next scene, Zack is performing some squats and is talking to his friend who is wearing a helmet with visor. Angeal enters the room and summons him. Zack enters a room with a door that's marked "LV.49 Briefing Room." Once inside, there's nine chairs and nine terminals lined up on a V-shaped table. Above the table is a large video screen which displays "Soldier First Class" and "Missing in Action" along with an image of a missing soldier named Genesis. Zack's senior officer Angeal Hewley is inside along with a blonde-haired, eyeglass-wearing gentleman named Lazard who manages the SOLDIER Department inside Shinra. Based on the intel given to Zack from Lazard, a group of soldiers have gone missing in Wutai and Zack is to travel to Wutai to determine what happened to the soldiers. The mission was originally given to Sephiroth to handle but the silver-haired devil refused the assignment so it's handed to Zack who accepts it. » The cinematic cut scenes in the game feature voice acting but in-game sequences only feature text-based dialogue sans vocals. » During an cut scene or cinema, pressing START will allow you to pause the game. » The button controls have a dual function depending on the situation: TRIANGLE - Bring up Main Menu / Block (during combat)
SQUARE - View overhead map of current location / Roll and dodge (during combat)
CIRCLE - Action button for talking or fighting
CROSS - Activate Modulating Phase (during combat)
R-TRIGGER Spin camera clockwise / Switch skills (during combat)
L-TRIGGER Spin camera counterclockwise / Switch skills (during combat) » Either the d-pad or analog nub may be used to move Zack around. »Zack starts off with 1000 GIL at the outset of the game. To spend that GIL, press the TRIANGLE button and move the cursor all the way down to the last option which is a SHOP. This document is ©NCSX 2007. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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