Editing Final Fantasy X (section)

=== Blitzball ===
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Blitzball is a minigame that requires strategy and tactics. The underwater sport is played in a large, hovering sphere of water surrounded by a larger audience of onlookers.<ref name=":1" /> The player controls one character at a time as they swim through the sphere performing passes, tackles, and attempts to score. The gameplay is similar to that of the main game in the way that the controlled character moves through the area until they encounter an enemy. In this case, the enemy is a member of the opposing team. Status effects are also implemented in the minigame as each player can learn techniques that are equivalent to abilities in the main game.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/final-fantasy-x-review/1900-2832771/|title=Final Fantasy X Review|last=Kasavin|first=Greg|date=December 14, 2001|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004211353/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/final-fantasy-x-review/1900-2832771/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Blitzball is introduced in the beginning of the game during one of the early cinematic sequences in which Tidus, the main character who is described as a star blitzball player, is part of an intense game. It is the only minigame that plays a role in the overall plot line as it is a main part of Tidus's character, and is in the first scene where the game's main antagonist, Sin is shown.<ref name=":1" /> Unlike with the other minigames, playing blitzball is mandatory near the beginning of the game, but it is later optional.<ref name=":2" />