These Video Game Crossovers SUCK!

So if you've ever wondered how to pronounce the name of the Namco and Square Enix/Final Fantasy-featuring fighting game, then all you have to do is pretend you're a QA tester trying to start an email back to the devs listing all of the many, many issues.

"Ehrgeiz"

I mean... guys??

To be honest, saying the full title of this game: Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring, is actually the most fun you'll have with this title as despite it featuring a lovely dose of Final Fantasy cameos, is about as well constructed as a murder alibi written in the victim's blood.

Worst still is that for some unknown reason, a ton of dev time was put into a mode that wasn't even advertised in the lead-up to the game release which featured a pseudo-RPG mode in which you went on an epic quest to punch evil right on the snout.

Now on paper, this seems like a charming distraction, but because this mode also uses the "Your fighters move with all the grace of a coma patient" means you'll be missing shots, taking beatdowns, and wrestling in handicap matches where the AI and the camera setting team up for Swanton Bomb you through a table.

It's not a smooth game, looking and playing more like gravel than running water, but thanks to its FF leanings likely conned more than a few of us into playing this unwieldy fighting title.