Beating the final boss can get frustrating,but there is one thing you can do to ease that pain

When the boss returns his sword and you aren't able to hit it use the blizzaga spell so you won't waste time.

When fusing materia, use power attack or assualt twister etc and a element spell to create a elemental attack of that type.

Gill toss is one of the most powerfull materia I use. Of corce I'm at lv 100 so I don't Know about lower levels so hope you like this.

If you are getting bothered with random battles then try doing this.whenever you are going to your destination lean against the wall that way you encounter fewer enemies

Beating Angeal can be really difficult, especially if you think he's going to be another easy boss. If you think that you're sadly mistaken. He can be one of the hardest bosses in the game.

First of all it really helps if you get to about level 20 before you battle him. This allows your health, attack, defense, and other battle musts are stronger. You also want to have as much health as you can get because his ultimate attack does about 5,000 damage and WILL kill you in one shot. Make sure your heal is in an easy access spot so you don't waste time looking for it. Also if you have Assault twister it could help you do more damage at a time. It might be helpful to equip "Libra", which will show your enimies remaining health and magic points.

If you are low on health I suggest equping a health + or two. Below is the materia I equiped for the battle
- cura
- health up
- health up
- health up
- Assault Twister
- Libra
Of course you aren't required to equip these.

For the battle istself you really need to pay attention to Angeal's movements because they give off his attacks. It helps if you do ATTACK because then you have time to react to his attacks and block them. It also helps if you get behind him and attack him. But be careful and pay attention to the red bar at the top of the screen because he will issue a fatal lightning attack in his defense.

The Ultimate thing is to stay patient, watch his movements, and heal yourself when needed.

- hope it helps

An easier way to defeat Minerva is by using the Costly Punch on her. It would cost more damage if you have atleast 70,000 HP and if you equip the Genji Glove. It should hurt her 99,999 every time you hit her with it. You should also use a phoenix down before you enter the battle and use it again when she kills you and you get revived. It would also be easier to beat her if you are equipped with the right equiptment. (You could get more than 9,999 HP if you equip a certain item. The item should be called Adaman Bangle and maxing out a stat of a materia. Example: Curaga- Master 500% HP)

To get 99 phoenix downs, you need to be at least able to get to mission 9-6-6. The place where you have to fight Minerva/ The goddess. To get 99 phoenix downs, you must have the materia steal equipped. Once you have it eqquipped, fight Minerva/ The goddess and use steal once your close enough to her. If you want a successful steal, equip the item Brigands gloves.

There is an optional BOSS in the game that is stronger than Genesis. She can kill you in one hit if your not equipped with the right stuff. You could fight her at mission 9-6-6. She's pretty strong. She has about 10 million HP on normal mode and about 20 million HP on hard mode. If your fighting her, then good luck.

To unlock it all you have to to is beat the game on any difficulty

WARNING:do not reset psp before you get to the main menu,if you do you will not have the mode unlocked!

When playing the missions, it can sometimes be annoying when you want to complete the mission asap and aquiring the prize item without having to battle too much. I not sure if anybody knoticed, but if you walk on the outskirts of the map you can avoid many random battles, otherwise you have a lesser encounter rate.

First equip the materia HP up
Second equip the blizzard materia
Repeatthis:blizzard, dodge roll,blizzard, dodge roll