Editing Final Fantasy X (section)

==Reception==
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''Final Fantasy X'' received critical acclaim from video game critics. The Japanese video game magazine ''[[Famitsu]]'' and ''Famitsu PS2'' awarded the game a near-perfect 39/40 score.<ref name="famitsu">{{cite web|author=IGN Staff |date=July 13, 2001 |title=Final Fantasy X Gets Rated in Japan |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/096/096564p1.html |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917073006/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/096/096564p1.html |archive-date=September 17, 2008}}</ref> Another Japanese gaming magazine, ''The Play Station'', gave the game a score of 29/30. ''Famitsu'', ''Famitsu PS2'', and ''The Play Station'' expressed particularly favorable responses toward the game's storyline, graphics, and movies.<ref name="famitsu"/> The game maintains a 92 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]].<ref name="mc">{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy X (ps2: 2001): Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/final-fantasy-x/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426151934/https://www.metacritic.com/game/final-fantasy-x/ |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=November 23, 2008 |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive }}</ref><ref name="gr">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/197344.asp?q=final%20fantasy%20x |title=Final Fantasy X Reviews |work=Game Rankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111042537/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/197344.asp?q=final%20fantasy%20x |archive-date=January 11, 2009}}</ref> Producer [[Shinji Hashimoto]] said that the overall reception to the game was "excellent", having received praise and awards from critics.<ref name="cvg">{{cite magazine|url=http://m.computerandvideogames.com/27968/interviews/interview-square-invades-london?ns_campaign=mobile-yml&ns_mchannel=mobile-site&ns_source=cvg&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0|magazine=Computer and Video Games|date=April 15, 2002|author=Minkley, Johnny|title=Interview: Square invades London|access-date=April 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414084205/http://m.computerandvideogames.com/27968/interviews/interview-square-invades-london?ns_campaign=mobile-yml&ns_mchannel=mobile-site&ns_source=cvg&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0|archive-date=April 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s David Smith offered praise for the voice actors and the innovations in gameplay, particularly with the revised battle and summon systems, the option to change party members during battle, and the character development and inventory management systems. He also felt that the game's graphics had improved on its predecessors in every way possible, and that the game as a whole was "the best-looking game of the series [and] arguably the best-playing as well".<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|date=December 18, 2001 |title=Final Fantasy X Review |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/164/164008p1.html |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |first=David |last=Smith |access-date=November 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020215065605/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/164/164008p1.html |archive-date=February 15, 2002}}</ref> [[Greg Kasavin]] of ''[[GameSpot]]'' praised the game's storyline, calling it surprisingly complex, its ending satisfying, and its avoidance of role-playing game clichés commendable with Tidus viewed as an appealing protagonist. He also lauded the music, feeling it was "diverse and well suited to the various scenes in the game".<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy10/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=tabs&tag=tabs;reviews |title=Final Fantasy X Review |first=Greg |last=Kasavin |date=December 14, 2001 |work=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=November 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212230738/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy10/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=tabs&tag=tabs%3Breviews |archive-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[GamePro]]'' described its character building system and battle system as "two of the best innovations in the series".<ref name="Gpro">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/19160/final-fantasy-x/ |title=GamePro: Final Fantasy X |first=Mike|last=Weigand |date=December 14, 2001|magazine=GamePro| access-date=July 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927063641/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/19160/final-fantasy-x/|archive-date=September 27, 2010}}</ref> The visuals of the game were commended by [[GameSpy]]'s Raymond Padilla, who referred to them as "top-notch", as well as giving praise to the character models, backgrounds, cutscenes, and animations.<ref name="GSpy">{{cite web|url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/final-fantasy-x/539181p1.html |title=Final Fantasy X Review |publisher=GameSpy |first=Raymond |last=Padilla |date=December 15, 2001 |access-date=November 20, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715100636/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/final-fantasy-x/539181p1.html |archive-date=July 15, 2012}}</ref> The voice casting was praised by [[Game Revolution]] who noted most of them were "above average" and called the music "rich".<ref name="Grev">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/ps2/final-fantasy-x |title=GameRevolution: Final Fantasy X |first=Johnny |last=Liu |date=December 1, 2001 |work=Game Revolution |publisher=Atomic Online |access-date=July 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102070510/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/ps2/final-fantasy-x |archive-date=November 2, 2009}}</ref>

''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' rated the game considerably lower, criticizing many aspects of the game for being tedious and uninnovative and describing the dialogue as "nauseating", particularly panning Tidus.<ref name="edge">{{cite book | year=2002 | title=Edge February 2002; issue 107 | pages=76–77 | publisher=Future plc}}</ref> Andrew Reiner of ''Game Informer'' criticized the game's linearity and that players were no longer able to travel the world by chocobo or control the airship.<ref name="GI">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200201/R03.0801.1256.47994.htm
| title=Final Fantasy X | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224045521/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200201/R03.0801.1256.47994.htm | archive-date=February 24, 2005 | first=Justin | last=Leeper | magazine=Game Informer | url-status=dead
| access-date=November 23, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Eurogamer]]''{{'}}s Tom Bramwell noted that the game's puzzle segments were "depressing" and "superfluous", and that although the Sphere Grid was "a nice touch", it took up too much of the game.<ref name="EuroG">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=3204 |title=Final Fantasy X Review |first=Tom |last=Bramwell |date=June 16, 2002 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=November 23, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207144050/http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=3204 |archive-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref> The linearity of the game was positively commented on by ''GamePro'' who stated that a player would not be required to participate in side-quests or the mini-game to reach the game's conclusion, finding some of them unappealing.<ref name="Gpro"/> Game Revolution complained that cutscenes could not be skipped, some even being too long.<ref name="Grev"/>

===Sales===
Square initially expected the game to sell at least two million copies worldwide owing to the reduced PlayStation 2's fanbase, making it smaller than the last three released titles.<ref>{{cite web | title=The History of Final Fantasy | url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/vgs/universal/finalfantasy_hs/sec1_10.html | website=GameSpot | access-date=June 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606004506/http://www.gamespot.com/features/vgs/universal/finalfantasy_hs/sec1_10.html | archive-date=June 6, 2004}}</ref> However, within its first day of its release in Japan, more than {{nowrap|2.14 million}} units were shipped, including 1.4 to 1.5 million [[pre-orders]].<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN Staff |date=July 19, 2001 |title=Final Fantasy X Sells Like Crazy; World Not Shocked |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/096/096716p1.html |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124308/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/096/096716p1.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Nicholson">{{cite magazine |last=Nicholson |first=Zy |title=Final Reality |magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine]] |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=11 |date=September 2001 |pages=49–50 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/OPS2_UK_011.pdf#page=49 |access-date=October 31, 2021 |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031084226/https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/OPS2_UK_011.pdf#page=49 |url-status=live }}</ref> A million units were sold within hours, and first-day shipments were expected to generate {{JPY|17.6 billion}} or {{US$|{{To USD|17600|JPN|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no|2001|round=-6}} in sales revenue.<ref name="Nicholson"/> These figures exceeded the performances of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and ''IX'' in a comparable period,<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=July 24, 2001 |title=Final Fantasy X Approaches 2 Million Copies Sold |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/096/096825p1.html |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208123604/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/096/096825p1.html |archive-date=December 8, 2008}}</ref> and ''Final Fantasy X'' became the first PlayStation 2 game to reach two and four million sold copies.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN Staff |date=January 7, 2001 |title=FFX Tops Sales Charts |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/100/100730p1.html |website=IGN |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206195811/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/100/100730p1.html |archive-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Varanini |first=Giancarlo |date=January 30, 2002 |title=Final Fantasy X sales meet expectations |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy10/news.html?sid=2843955 |work=GameSpot |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205212903/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy10/news.html?sid=2843955 |archive-date=February 5, 2009}}</ref> In October 2007, the game was listed as the 8th best-selling game for the PlayStation 2.<ref>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205214255/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ps2-celebrates-seventh-anniversary | archive-date=February 5, 2009 | last=Androvich | first=Mark | date=October 26, 2007 | title=PS2 celebrates 7th anniversary | url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ps2-celebrates-seventh-anniversary | publisher=Gamesindustry.biz | access-date=November 24, 2008}}</ref> ''Final Fantasy X'' sold over {{nowrap|2.43 million}} copies in Japan alone in 2001.<ref name="magicbox">{{cite web|title=2001 Top 100 Japanese Console Game Chart|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2001.shtml|access-date=26 October 2021|website=The Magic Box|archive-date=January 24, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040124041629/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

By June 2002, it had sold {{nowrap|5.07 million}} units worldwide, including {{nowrap|2.76 million}} in the [[Asia-Pacific]] region, {{nowrap|1.47 million}} in North America, and 840,000 in Europe.<ref>{{cite news |title=PlayStation 2 |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm |access-date=5 November 2021 |work=The Magic Box |date=June 4, 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020604054924/http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm |archive-date=June 4, 2002}}</ref> By March 2003, the game had sold {{nowrap|5.89 million}} units worldwide, including {{nowrap|2.87 million}} in Japan and {{nowrap|3.02 million}} abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jp.square-enix.com/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf#page=27 |title=Titles of game software with worldwide shipments exceeding 1 million copies |date=2004-02-09 |access-date=2008-03-01 |publisher=Square Enix |page=27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109063558/http://www.jp.square-enix.com/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-09}}</ref> It sold 6.6 million copies worldwide by January 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasyx2/news_6086686.html |title=Final Fantasy X-2 sells a million |work=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |first=Justin |last=Calvert |date=January 20, 2004 |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207092449/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasyx2/news_6086686.html |archive-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref> By July 2006, it had sold 2.3 million copies and earned $95 million in the United States ({{US$|{{Inflation|US|95|2006|r=0}} million|long=no}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}). ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' ranked it as the 11th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country.<ref name=nextgensales2>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century|author1=Campbell, Colin |author2=Keiser, Joe |date=July 29, 2006 |work=Next Generation |archive-date=October 28, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As of March 2013, the game had shipped over 8.5 million copies worldwide on PS2.<ref name="X&X2"/> As of 2017, the PS2 version of the game has sold over 8 million copies worldwide.<ref name="8M">[http://jp.ign.com/square-enix/17748/opinion/ffdqrpg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123222053/http://jp.ign.com/square-enix/17748/opinion/ffdqrpg|date=January 23, 2018}} (PS2: 8M+) IGN Japan</ref>

The "Ultimate Hits" bargain reissue of the game in September 2005 sold over 131,000 copies in Japan by the end of 2006.<ref name="EBsales2">{{Cite book|title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2007 |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |year=2007 |isbn=978-4-7577-3577-4 |location=Tokyo |page=387 |id={{JPNO|21240454}} |language=ja |script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書2007 |trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 2007 |chapter=2006年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP500 |trans-chapter=2006 Game Software Annual Sales Top 500 |url=http://geimin.net/da/db/2006_ne_fa/index.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626214525/http://geimin.net/da/db/2006_ne_fa/index.php |archive-date=June 26, 2015}}</ref> As of October 2013, ''Final Fantasy X'' and its sequel ''X-2'' had together sold over 14 million copies worldwide on PlayStation 2.<ref name=Dec2013Sales>{{cite web|url=http://www.jp.square-enix.com/company/ja/news/2013/html/cea4547d66edba7a424ff516c8715511.html |title=Final Fantasy X sales in October 2013 |publisher=[[Square Enix Japan]] |date=October 10, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217023818/http://www.jp.square-enix.com/company/ja/news/2013/html/cea4547d66edba7a424ff516c8715511.html |archive-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref>

===Awards===
''Final Fantasy X'' received the Best Game Award from the [[Japan Game Awards]] for 2001–02.<ref name="cesa">{{cite web | title=最優秀賞は「FF10」!!「第6回 CESA GAME AWARDS」授賞式 | url=http://www.gpara.com/news/02/10/news200210280717.htm | publisher=GPARA.COM | access-date=May 28, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826011503/http://www.gpara.com/news/02/10/news200210280717.htm | archive-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref> In ''GameSpot''<nowiki/>'s "Best and Worst Awards" from 2001, it came seventh in the category "Top 10 Video Games of the Year",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/p6_02.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020203130429/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/p6_02.html|archive-date=February 3, 2002|title=The Best and Worst of 2001 |work=GameSpot| publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=July 6, 2010}}</ref> and won the "Best Story" and "Best Role-Playing Game" awards.<ref name=bestworst2001>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020803185618/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/ | url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/ | title=''GameSpot''{{'}}s Best and Worst Video Games of 2001 | author=''GameSpot VG'' Staff | date=February 23, 2002 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archive-date=August 3, 2002 | url-status=dead}}</ref> The game also received a PlayStation 2 Game of the Year award nomination at the [[Golden Joystick Awards#2002|2002 Golden Joystick Awards]], but lost to ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Thomas |date=17 September 2002 |url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2002/9/17/news/5775/ |title=Golden Joystick Awards Is Announced |publisher=Worthplaying |access-date=17 September 2002 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803060842/https://worthplaying.com/article/2002/9/17/news/5775/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Readers of ''Famitsu'' magazine voted it the best game of all time in early 2006.<ref name="famitsureaders">{{cite web|author=Edge Staff |date=March 3, 2006 |title=Japan Votes on All Time Top 100 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806220418/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |work=Edge |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Final Fantasy X'' came in fifth on ''IGN''<nowiki/>'s "Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time" list in 2007 and sixth in "The Top 10 Best Looking PS2 Games of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN PlayStation Team |date=March 16, 2007 |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/772/772296p3.html |title=The Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228201618/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/772/772296p3.html |archive-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=May 7, 2010 |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/606/606189p2.html |title=The Top 10 Best Looking PS2 Games of All Time |website=IGN |access-date=June 29, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629140052/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/606/606189p2.html |archive-date=June 29, 2010}}</ref> In a similar list by GameSpy, the game took the 21st place.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 16, 2007 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/articles/693/693430p6.html |page=6 |title=Top 25 PS2 Games |publisher=GameSpy |access-date=July 5, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712053758/http://ps2.gamespy.com/articles/693/693430p6.html |archive-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref> ''[[1UP.com]]'' listed its revelation during the ending as the third-biggest video game spoiler, while ''IGN'' ranked the ending as the fifth best pre-rendered cutscene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3168011 |title=Top 5 Videogame Spoilers |author1=Sharkey, Scott |author2=Betenhausen, Shane |author3=Nelson, Michael  |website=1UP.com |access-date=June 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716055944/http://www.1up.com/features/top-5-spoilers |archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=June 20, 2006 |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/713/713671p1.html |title=The Top 10 Tuesday: Best Pre-Rendered Cutscenes |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=June 29, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629133657/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/713/713671p1.html |archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> In a Reader's Choice made in 2006 by ''IGN'', it ranked as the 60th-best video game.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 20, 2006 |url=http://top100.ign.com/2006/051-060.html |title=Readers' Picks Top 100 Games |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=June 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814180057/http://top100.ign.com/2006/051-060.html |archive-date=August 14, 2010}}</ref> It was also named one of the 20 essential Japanese role-playing games by [[Gamasutra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3581/a_japanese_rpg_primer_the_.php?page=15 |page=15 |title=A Japanese RPG Primer – Final Fantasy X |author=Kalata, Kurt |date=March 19, 2008 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=November 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194234/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3581/a_japanese_rpg_primer_the_.php?page=15 |archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> It also placed 43rd in ''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s list of "The Top 200 Games of All Time".<ref name="GItop200">{{cite magazine|author=''Game Informer'' staff|date=December 2009|title=The Top 200 Games of All Time|magazine=Game Informer|issue=200|pages=44–79}}</ref> In 2004, ''Final Fantasy X'' was listed as one of the best games ever made by [[GameFAQs]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Spring 2004: Best. Game. Ever |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c04spr |website=GameFAQs |access-date=July 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209040851/http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c04spr |archive-date=February 9, 2009}}</ref> while in November 2005 it was voted as the 12th "Best Game Ever".<ref>{{cite web|title=Fall 2005: 10-Year Anniversary Contest—The 10 Best Games Ever |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10 |website=GameFAQs |access-date=July 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716111618/http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10 |archive-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> In a general overview of the series, both ''[[GamesRadar]]'' and ''IGN'' listed ''Final Fantasy X'' as the fourth best game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-best-final-fantasy-games/a-201002261573698036/p-2|page=2 |title=The Top 7... Best Final Fantasy games |date=March 19, 2008 |publisher=GamesRadar |access-date=July 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615200029/http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-best-final-fantasy-games/a-201002261573698036/p-2|archive-date=June 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/105/1057079p1.html |page=1 |title=Ranking the Final Fantasy Series |date=December 9, 2009 |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=July 5, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615133046/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/105/1057079p1.html |archive-date=June 15, 2010}}</ref> At the [[6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]] in 2003, it was nominated for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation|Outstanding Achievement in Animation]]" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year|Console Role-Playing Game of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=AIAS ANNUAL AWARDS > 6TH ANNUAL AWARDS |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/2003_6th_awards.asp |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=November 19, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023023559/http://www.interactive.org/awards/2003_6th_awards.asp |archive-date=October 23, 2010}}</ref> Readers from GameFaqs also voted it as [[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year]] during 2001.<ref name="gamefaqs">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=776 |title=BEST OF 2001: Overall Game of the Year |publisher=GameFaqs |access-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219120012/http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=776 |archive-date=December 19, 2011}}</ref> In 2008, readers of ''[[MediaWorks (publisher)|Dengeki]]'' magazine voted it the second best game ever made.<ref name="kotakudengeki">{{cite web | first=Brian | last=Ashcraft | date=March 6, 2008 | title=Dengeki Readers Say Fav 2007 Game, Fav of All Time | url=http://kotaku.com/364353/dengeki-readers-say-fav-2007-game-fav-of-all-time | publisher=Kotaku | access-date=March 29, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807024238/http://kotaku.com/364353/dengeki-readers-say-fav-2007-game-fav-of-all-time | archive-date=August 7, 2009}}</ref> It was voted first place in ''Famitsu''{{'}}s and ''Dengeki''{{'}}s polls of most tear-inducing games of all time.<ref name="Famitsupollsec">{{cite web|last=Romano |first=Sal |url=http://gematsu.com/2011/12/famitsus-top-20-list-of-tear-inducing-games |publisher=Gematsu |title=Famitsu's top 20 list of tear-inducing games |date=December 29, 2011 |access-date=February 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306155226/http://gematsu.com/2011/12/famitsus-top-20-list-of-tear-inducing-games |archive-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【アンケート結果発表】感動して泣いてしまったゲームはありますか? |trans-title=(Survey results) Are There Emotional Games That Made You Cry? |url=http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/113/113442/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |date=October 15, 2008 |access-date=May 7, 2012 |language=ja |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419012624/http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/113/113442/ |archive-date=April 19, 2012}}</ref> Both Tidus and Yuna have been popular characters in games in general due to their personalities and their romantic relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/editorials/top-10-final-fantasy-characters |title=Top 10 Final Fantasy Characters |author=Hooker, Heath |publisher=GameZone |access-date=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509194555/http://www.gamezone.com/editorials/top-10-final-fantasy-characters |archive-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref><ref name="GreatLove">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/features/6144012/p-5.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070518135027/http://www.gamespot.com/features/6144012/p-5.html | archive-date = May 18, 2007 | title = Great Loves – Features at GameSpot | work = GameSpot | publisher=CBS Interactive | date = February 14, 2006 | access-date = March 13, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-14-best-videogame-couples/a-20100212134311112031/p-3 | title = The 14 Best Videogame Couples | publisher = GamesRadar | date = February 14, 2006 | access-date = February 14, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615185515/http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-14-best-videogame-couples/a-20100212134311112031/p-3 | archive-date=June 15, 2011}}</ref>