In a single-fight manner, the player gets to choose both his fighter and his opponent however, in the arcade mode, the opponent is selected for them automatically by the game. In addition, this game has a single battle mode and an arcade mode.

Each character has campaign must be completed before a crystal may be obtained at the end of the story. These teams will then go on to fight through Chaos’ armies. The protagonists will band together to create teams to overcome Chaos’ army and retrieve their crystals. The conflict between the two gods, Cosmos and Chaos, drives the story’s action. The game includes protagonists and antagonists from previous installments of the Final Fantasy series, with two characters from each installment appearing in total. However, the intricate tale, character advancement, and personalization options are still there. In contrast to most of the Final Fantasy titles, Dissidia is primarily a fighting game rather than a traditional role-playing game.