is an
action role-playing video game developed by
Square Enix and originally released for the
FOMA mobile service on September 24, 2004. It was later released for
SoftBank Mobile and
EZweb in 2007.
Before Crisis is a prequel to the 1997 video game
Final Fantasy VII and forms part of the
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, a metaseries expanding on and continuing the story established in
Final Fantasy VII. It takes place six years prior to the events of
Final Fantasy VII and focuses on the adventures of the
Turks, a group of covert operatives working for the Shinra Electric Power Company, and their fights against both rebel group
AVALANCHE and their corrupt employers.