•: April 5, 2007 Mode(s), Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (: ビフォア クライシス -ファイナルファンタジーVII-,: Bifoa Kuraishisu -Fainaru Fantajī Sebun-) is an developed by and originally released for the mobile service on September 24, 2004. It was later released for and in 2007. Before Crisis is a prequel to the 1997 video game and forms part of the, a metaseries expanding on and continuing the story established in Final Fantasy VII. It takes place six years prior to the events of Final Fantasy VII and focuses on the adventures of the, a group of covert operatives working for the Shinra Electric Power Company, and their fights against both rebel group and their corrupt employers. As the first major Final Fantasy game for mobile devices, Before Crisis was designed as a gameplay and multiplayer experience unique to the platform. It is the first major project directed by Hajime Tabata, who created the initial concept at the request of for a game that had the Turks as protagonists.

The music was composed by, originally a sound arranger at Square Enix. It was highly successful upon release, registering 200,000 users and being accessed over one million times.

Western critics have generally praised the title, but due to issues involving the capacity of mobile devices in the west, it has not been released outside Japan. The game was eventually shut down in 2018. A screenshot of Before Crisis showing one of the playable characters (right) and the on-screen display.

Before Crisis is a featuring as the player moves along in a manner. The player begins the game by selecting their character, which can be a man or a woman, along with their name. Gameplay is divided up between several modes of play. 'Episode Mode' involves the player playing through the game's main storyline, completing various objectives in order to continue on in the game. 'Free Mode' allows players to roam towns and speak with the population. Players can also play extra missions to gain and items, some of which are exclusive to 'Free Mode'.

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Characters have and, and can upon acquisition of experience, at which point they can equip new weapons and armor. Players can choose to manually attack an enemy during combat or press the action key to automatically attack the nearest enemy. The 'Materia Generation System' allows players to acquire Materia, objects tied to the game's magic system, by taking a picture with their. The game synthesizes the picture down to its base color. Depending upon the dominant color, lighting, and other factors, the game produces a Materia of a certain type.

For example, a dark green picture results in a Bio Materia, while a blue picture results in a Cure Materia. Once acquired, Materia can be leveled up as in Final Fantasy VII. Under certain circumstances, assistance in the form of, recurring figures in the Final Fantasy series, can be called in via the Materia system to deal damage to multiple enemies. Rank Points are awarded during the completion of objectives in all three modes of play. After a certain amount of Rank Points have been acquired, special bonuses are unlocked, such as stronger armor and weapons, and extra Materia slots. The player is also given a rank, based upon how long they have been playing the game.

The higher their rank, the better the bonuses the player gets. The game uses an ad-hoc online multiplayer feature that enables various actions between players, including trading Materia via email. Players can summon a friend to cast magic by filling the 'Materia aid' meter. Up to three players can team up at any one time.

'Rescue Mode' is activated if the player is defeated during 'Episode Mode', at which point they have the option to restart and lose points, or allow themselves to be imprisoned and wait for other players to rescue them. The player can be rescued while their phone is powered down.

Additions were made after the initial release. In 2006, a fighting arena dubbed 'Battle Square' was added. In the 'Battle Square', players can either fight other players or AI-controlled enemy units.

Victory is determined by which side defeated the other and damage taken during combat. In 'Battle Tournament' mode, players can choose to use a handicap: the handicap is determined randomly by a materia slot. Two extra difficulty settings were also added, with players able to switch between these and the normal difficulty in the game menu. 'Easy Mode' was released in 2006 and allows the player to auto-evade incoming attacks and reduce damage taken, while 'Hard Mode', released in 2007 and meant for advanced users, increases the damage dealt by enemy attacks. Synopsis [ ] Setting and characters [ ].

Main article: The composer for Before Crisis was, who would go on to compose music for Crisis Core. Originally joining the company as a music arranger, he was one of many staff who participated in a competition set up by the game developers to find a composer for Before Crisis. His task was to create a piece of music that was related to the world of Final Fantasy VII, but still distinctive.