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''Ehrgeiz'' is noted for playing off of the astounding success of the then-recently-released ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' by having a slough of [[Cameo]] characters from that game. The original arcade release had Cloud and Tifa as secret characters named "Guardian" and "Summoner" which could be fought by beating the first X characters in a certain amount of time. They were playable after one or two months of real time. In addition, the final boss, Django, bears a striking resemblance to Red XIII.
 
''Ehrgeiz'' was later ported to the Sony [[Play StationPlayStation]] and increased the cameo characters to include Sephiroth, Vincent, Yuffie, and Zack. The PSX version also included a brand-new Quest Mode, which was a sort of RPG-Lite (as shown in Dream Factory's previous ''Tobal 2'') starring two side characters and invoking many [[Final Fantasy VII]] mainstays, including materia. The latter almost attempts to have a decent plot. Although it fails spectacularly in this attempt, many of the RPG section's game mechanics were later [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|re-used]] in ''[[Vagrant Story]]'', to ''much'' better effect.
 
The ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' characters are actually quite detailed, including some heavy five-years-ago flashback spoilers (if you know where to look) and a lot of moves from the actual game. Overall, it's a halfway solid [[Fighting Game]]. The real fun, though, ''probably'' lies in getting Sephiroth to lie face down in the sand waving a little flag above his head for winning a shirtless beach race.
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