最终幻想：水晶编年史系列的第二弹，前作为GAMECUBE版‘最终幻想：水晶编年史（FFCC）’，然而两作相同之处只限于世界观，因此可以当此作是全新的一部作品。 游戏当包括了“单人模式”及“多人模式”，单人模式为故事模式，作为发展故事的主线。而多人模式则由玩家自行制作一名人物（分别为四个种族与男女共八种可能性），在同一地图下与其他玩家（或是一个人也可以）一同冒险、接受国王的委托。

Final Fantasy IX is the ninth main installment in the FF series. The title is a return to the series's roots, with gameplay features and references to the past games featuring throughout, as well as a medieval fantasy setting and cartoonish art style as a break from the sci-fi slant style of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII. Taking place on planet Gaia, the story follows a thief named Zidane Tribal, a member of a thief troupe who is tasked to kidnap the princess of Alexandria, Garnet Til Alexandros XVII. He teams up with her and a team of allies to stop Queen Brahne and her ally Kuja from waging a war with an army of black mages.