Final Fantasy Football: Cheerleaders - Rikku, Oerba Dia Vanille, Yuffie Kisaragi

Most of the nation is crazed about their fantasy football picks.

Gamers are organizing their Final Fantasy Football selections.

Final Fantasy, the more than 20-year-old video game franchise, provides more than enough characters and attributes to warrant an official fantasy football selection. There is even a couple Wiki "Uncyclopedia" entries on the topic, so you know it's legit.

Over the next week VGF will showcase the best picks for the ultimate Final Fantasy Football team taken primarily from the franchise's most recent endeavors. Who's your pick?

Previous picks:

Running Back - Zidane Tribal

Tight End - Cecil Harvey

Kicker - Tidus

Fullback - Barret Wallace

Quarterback - Cloud Strife

Wide Receivers - Sephiroth, Squall Leonhart, Tifa Lockhart

Cheerleaders
Rikku, Oerba Dia Vanille, Yuffie Kisaragi
Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy VII


At the risk of sounding or seeming overly sexist there is a reason here. Any Final Fantasy fan could tell you that recent installments of the series have nearly all featured some sort of bubbly and cheerful female character. As you can see they try to evenly space these "girlie girls," but they are near copies of each other and the perfect (and very cheerful) support for your team on the field.

Final Fantasy Football: Wide Receivers - Sephiroth, Squall Leonhart, Tifa Lockhart

Most of the nation is crazed about their fantasy football picks.

Gamers are organizing their Final Fantasy Football selections.

Final Fantasy, the more than 20-year-old video game franchise, provides more than enough characters and attributes to warrant an official fantasy football selection. There is even a couple Wiki "Uncyclopedia" entries on the topic, so you know it's legit.

Over the next week VGF will showcase the best picks for the ultimate Final Fantasy Football team taken primarily from the franchise's most recent endeavors. Who's your pick?

Previous picks:

Running Back - Zidane Tribal
Tight End - Cecil Harvey

Kicker - Tidus

Fullback - Barret Wallace

Quarterback - Cloud Strife

Wide Receivers
Sephiroth, Squall Leonhart, Tifa Lockhart
Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII


Wide receivers have to be strong, agile and accurate. Final Fantasy villain champion Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII hero Squall Leonhart and one-third of the Final Fantasy VII love triangle, Tifa Lockhart, represent all three qualities. Indeed, there are other Final Fantasy heroes that could fill this role such as, Firion or the Hero of Light, could easily fill in at times. These particular may have the best chemistry with quarterback Cloud Strife (ok, maybe not Sephiroth). Look for these heroes on the Final Fantasy Football field soaring and crushing defenders.

Final Fantasy Football: Quarterback - Cloud Strife

Most of the nation is crazed about their fantasy football picks.

Gamers are organizing their Final Fantasy Football selections.

Final Fantasy, the more than 20-year-old video game franchise, provides more than enough characters and attributes to warrant an official fantasy football selection. There is even a couple Wiki "Uncyclopedia" entries on the topic, so you know it's legit.

Over the next week VGF will showcase the best picks for the ultimate Final Fantasy Football team taken primarily from the franchise's most recent endeavors. Who's your pick?

Previous picks:

Running Back - Zidane Tribal

Tight End - Cecil Harvey

Kicker - Tidus

Fullback - Barret Wallace

Quarterback
Cloud Strife
Final Fantasy VII

The unlikely leader of Final Fantasy VII is a noble pick for perhaps the most important player on the field. The notorious Final Fantasy fanboy favorite, Cloud Strife does possess quite a bit of leadership skills. Remember Cloud's coordinated assault against Jenova and Sephiroth in the Northern Crater. Besides, if he can wield that big of a sword with any accuracy, I'm sure he can throw a football.

Final Fantasy Football: Fullback - Barret Wallace

Most of the nation is crazed about their fantasy football picks.

Gamers are organizing their Final Fantasy Football selections.

Final Fantasy, the more than 20-year-old video game franchise, provides more than enough characters and attributes to warrant an official fantasy football selection. There is even a couple Wiki "Uncyclopedia" entries on the topic, so you know it's legit.

Over the next week VGF will showcase the best picks for the ultimate Final Fantasy Football team taken primarily from the franchise's most recent endeavors. Who's your pick?

Previous picks:

Running Back - Zidane Tribal

Tight End - Cecil Harvey

Kicker - Tidus

Fullback
Barret Wallace
Final Fantasy VII

Like the running back, the fullback can run the football. However, the fullback doesn't rely so much on speed as he does on power. Why not through a machine arm wielding ally in the fray? Barret has the lethal force and sheer strength to rip apart any defensive line.

Top Five Final Fantasy Games of All-Time

Today marks the stateside release of Square-Enix's thirteenth numbered title in it's long-running RPG series with "Final Fantasy XIII."

Culminating for more than 20 years, the Final Fantasy series has been honored with making mages cool, Chocobo a household name (in gaming households) and level-up a term of endearment.

To honor the newest installment of the crowning achievement that is the Final Fantasy franchise, lets take a look at some of the best Final Fantasy games of all-time.

5. Final Fantasy X

Although the game suffered from not only linear gameplay, but an incredibly linear story it was a visual masterpiece on the Playstation 2 and continued the tradition of wonderfully crafted music by composer Nobuo Uematsu.

4. Final Fantasy IV

Originally unreleased in the United States, Final Fantasy IV has been hailed by many as the best Final Fantasy of the 2D days. Main protagonist Cecil showed gamers that multidimensional can exist in video games.

3. Final Fantasy IX

Having perhaps the best music in the series, Final Fantasy IX is proof that you can't judge a game by its abrupt departure in artistic design from a successful series. FFIX has an amazing story that spans a satisfyingly long journey.

2. Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII needs no introduction nor does the game's protagonist and antagonist. In one of the most amazing and unforgettable video games ever created, FFVII has the perfect blend of unrelentless RPG mayham and instant classic of a storyline. FFVII is near perfection in every way and is a stable in the video game canon.

1. Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VIII matched its predecessor in every way while exceeding it with slightly more engaging characters and a much better visual palette. FFVIII is quintessentially everything the series stands for with the most dynamic blend of gameplay and drama in any video game ever made.