Rating  - Great and Complete guidebook of FFT psp version
I really like this book, because it contains all of the details, of course, not only the walkthrough. But, more importantly, it also tells us the invisible factors in the calculation of achieving something, for example, to achieve rare item after the melee mode. Other than that, it's standard; details walkthrough, nice printed, easily-to-look format, and great paper quality (if this counts,lol).
Only one thing is bad, after my great great experiences purchasing items at Amazon, I received this book in a defective condition. It's torn (I don't want to return it since i couldn't wait to receive and use this book right away, yet another book). I don't know if it's because UPS or from Amazon. But, it's no big deal. The shipment is a very lightning fast shipment (This is what i like from Amazon). Anyway, great book.
Rating - Excellent
It has everything from pictures to guidelines. Everything a "strategy guide" needs. Well organized and easy to follow.
Rating - Don't Just Win the Battle; Win the War
If you've picked up Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions and you're interested in all the extras, then this is the perfect guide. If you've got the original Prima Games guide to the original Final Fantasy Tactics, you're not getting a whole lot of info for what has been added to (and changed) from the original Final Fantasy Tactics. In short, even if you have the Prima Guide to the original game, the Bradygames guide is a far better investment.
The guide begins with a long introduction. It's nothing special, but quite interesting to read if you're a little interested in the history of Final Fantasy Tactics.
The guide then goes into the basics. Despite being ten years old, Final Fantasy Tactics is still a fairly complicated game in many respects. If you're familiar with the original version, then the game basics section isn't meant for you. However, there are still some valuable tips and good information here that's good for those who are unfamiliar with the game and those who need to be reacquainted with it. It does a far better job of explaining the game than the instruction manual. There's also a great deal of information here that isn't present in the manual. If you're having trouble understanding the way Final Fantasy Tactics works, the strategy guide is a far better resource than the manual. The basics section is huge, spawning over twenty pages filled with tons of information. By the time newcomers are finished here they should be able to breathe Final Fantasy Tactics.
When we're done with the basics we move into the job system portion of the guide. Once again, you'll find some helpful tips and you'll also find a job flow chart that will show you what job levels your characters need to be to access new jobs. The guide doesn't explain how to use the flowchart, but it's pretty self explanatory. Afterwards there is one page dedicated to every job on the list. They'll tell you the requirements to get the job and what jobs require it. For example, it shows that there are no requirements to get the chemist job class, but it is required to use Chemist in order to access White Mage, Black Mage, Onion Knight and Mime. There is also a job overview as well as suggested tips to help you fight well with the jobs. There is also a full list of abilities. This is actually one of the most helpful sections of the guide, especially because they've got some really good tips to raise job classes to their full potential.
The guide also gives full detail on the characters. It's actually a lot like looking at the job class section of the guide. But once again, very useful information can be found here. Especially for those who are struggling with the difficulty Final Fantasy Tactics presents to new players. It'll also give you the lowdown on finding hidden characters like Cloud and Balthier.
The walkthrough is where some may not find the guide as useful as others. Final Fantasy Tactics is, afterall, a tactical strategy RPG. Unlike other RPGs your enemies attacks and movements are completely unpredictable. Hence, the guide doesn't go into a lot of detail on the encounters. Just the same, it doesn't have to. It does offer suggestions, such as what job classes to assign in the battle. But don't expect it to tell you where to move along the field. It just gives you the low down on what jobs to send in and who to eliminate first. So while some of the strategies are pretty vague, you're actually getting more help than you think. It helps you figure out what to do in battle, but lets it up to you to decide how to do it.
Aside from some tactics, what the guide really helps with when it comes to encounters is how it manages to point out most everything. Where the enemy units start and where to find hidden goodies on the maps. For those experiencing Final Fantasy Tactics for the first time, Bradygames has crafted a spoiler free walkthrough. But it doesn't leave you out in the dust either. Along the way there are also some crystal clear screenshots with captions there for you.
There are tons of secrets in Final Fantasy Tactics and the PSP version has a plethora of new things to find provided you don't mind linking up with someone. The guide will go into all the Rendezvous and special missions as well providing some advanced tactics like how to raise units faster or how to learn spells without JP. There are a few keepers here in terms of secrets. You'll also, of course, learn about how to obtain the hidden characters. Everything about Melee mode and the helpful secrets of Rendezvous mode are revealed. You're definitely getting your money's worth with this guide.
Finally there's a poaching guide and errands run down. Needless to say these portions of the guide are also excellently detailed. Last but not least, there's the appendices that list all the weapons, armor, items etc., which is pretty standard fare for an RPG guide.
If you need help with Final Fantasy Tactics The War of the Lions, this is the guide for you. It's full of just about everything you need. Don't just win the battle. Win the war.
Rating - Well-Executed, Well-Organized, and Thorough
This is one of the best strategy guides I have read, and that's saying a lot. (I have a few dozen strategy guides in my collection.) This guide is worth buying even if you only have the PS1 version of the game and don't plan to buy the PSP version.
The guide opens with an explanation of the game's mechanics that is beneficial to FFT newbies and veterans alike. (It even reveals several of formulae that the game uses to compute damage and success rate.) The guide also rates the statistics and gives advice for maximizing the potential of all the generic and special jobs, including recommended skill sets for each job. There are battle maps for each area, including a grid showing where your units will deploy and where you can find various treasures. (There are even usable maps of Midlight's Deep, AKA Deep Dungeon.) One nice afterthought that BradyGames added was a list of definitions of some of the more obscure words used in the new translation.
My only complaint is echoed in Brian Klein's review: the Rendezvous and Melee battles should be in separate sections, since many people won't play the wireless mode.
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