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''Ehrgeiz'' is a [[Fighting Game]] made by [[Square Enix]] in 1998, the title being [[Gratuitous German|German]] for "ambition". Unlike most [[Fighting Game|Fighting Games]], especially at that time, ''Ehrgeiz'' allowed full 3D movement around an arena which often had several levels and/or obstacles - in fact, it used the [[Super Smash Bros.]] technique a year before the latter existed.
''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 [[PlayStation]] 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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* [[Artificial Limbs]] - Han Daehan, who has a bionic leg that can shoot missiles.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]] - Once you unlock Clair you may discover she has an affinity for [[Groin Attack|targeting a certain location of the anatomy]] and carries ''hidden blades in her arms''.
* [[Creative Closing Credits]] - You fight the [[True Final Boss]] during them.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]] - In the arcade game, Cloud and Tifa are named Guardian and Summoner respectively.
* [[His Name Really Is "Barkeep"]] - Quest Mode introduces us to Sommeleeay the sommelier.
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