Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 109 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 109
  3. Negative: 15 out of 109
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  1. Chreas
    Aug 6, 2018
    1
    The other reviews are kind of old, so be aware that this game is currently not working very well on new hardware (crashes a lot on iPhone X). Also, there are visual glitches in some of the battle menus, and until it is updated (last update was 10 months ago) it gets 1 star for being the worst version of Tactics.
    Oh and it's not even the same version for iPhone and iPad, so if you have    The other reviews are kind of old, so be aware that this game is currently not working very well on new hardware (crashes a lot on iPhone X). Also, there are visual glitches in some of the battle menus, and until it is updated (last update was 10 months ago) it gets 1 star for being the worst version of Tactics.
    Oh and it's not even the same version for iPhone and iPad, so if you have both devices you have to pay two times or play the scaled version on the iPad.    … Expand
  2. exitbrad
    Aug 12, 2011
    8
    Been looking forward to this a hella long time. Sadly not as good as I hoped, it's pretty laggy on my iPhone and some of the fonts are blurry. Still, it's FFTA, so can't really complain.
  3. Scritty
    Mar 10, 2019
    8
    UPDATED FOR 2019.
    The Ipad version is now 64 bit. anti aliasing is now implemented and the one annoying inventory crash seems to have been fixed (playing through again on 2018 Ipad - not one crash in 20+ hours). Now a solid 8 out of ten. Loses a mark or two because the touch screen inventory system makes it slightly harder to use than it should.
    NOTE. The iPad and iPhone versions ARE NOT    UPDATED FOR 2019.
    The Ipad version is now 64 bit. anti aliasing is now implemented and the one annoying inventory crash seems to have been fixed (playing through again on 2018 Ipad - not one crash in 20+ hours). Now a solid 8 out of ten. Loses a mark or two because the touch screen inventory system makes it slightly harder to use than it should.
    NOTE. The iPad and iPhone versions ARE NOT THE SAME (2 different listings on app store, 2 different downloads, different prices). I have no idea if the iPhone version plays well. I don't have it.    … Expand
  4. its_a_Dewgong
    Jun 8, 2013
    8
    Since the most recent update, this game is immensly better than its previous incarnation. Still not exactly worth the full price but if you can pick it up while it's half off, it is definitely still worth having this classic on your iPad
  5. 22446688Bb
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    The best game planning ever world and the story of beautiful characters breathtaking gameplay more like my constant, simple and wonderful tactic
  6. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this spin off game in the series.

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#34 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2011
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#13 Most Shared iOS Game of 2011

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Games Master UK
    Sep 25, 2011
    71
    Despite the good bits, its complexity makes it unsuited to quick play bouts on a phone. [Nov 2011, p.94]
  2. Gamer.no
    Sep 16, 2011
    40
    Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the deepest, most engrossing strategy RPGs of all time, but the iPhone is far and away the worst device to experience it on. The sluggish performance and blurry visuals of Square's iOS port make the steep price tag very hard to swallow.
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  3. TouchArcade
    Sep 2, 2011
    70
    It's a quick and dirty port of the four-year-old PSP version of the game, which itself was based on a thirteen-year-old Playstation game. For fans of the original, you'll get pretty much the exact game you expect, albeit with some performance issues on some devices.
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