Square Enix announced with a video last Wednesday that it will add Final Fantasy VIII’s Ultimecia as a playable character in its Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game.
Square Enix released Dissidia Final Fantasy, a PlayStation Portable fighting game featuring Final Fantasy heroes and villains, in 2008 in Japan, and in 2009 in other parts of the world.
Previous updates added Final Fantasy Tactics’ Ramza Beoulve, Final Fantasy’s Garland, Final Fantasy IV’s Kain Highwind, Final Fantasy VI antagonist Kefka Palazzo, Final Fantasy Type-0’s Ace, Final Fantasy VII’s Sephiroth, Final Fantasy IX’s Kuja, and Final Fantasy V’s Exdeath as playable characters.
Square Enix will release the game on the PlayStation 4 under the title Dissidia Final Fantasy NT in North America on January 30, 2018.