In the game, Volt Krueger's jacket contains the words "No Escape" as well as a picture of a Cactuar on the back and on the sleeves. Cactuar is a cactus-like creature that appears in the Final Fantasy games, known mostly for escaping from battles if not beaten quickly.
This PlayStation title was the first game to feature 5.1 surround sound.
In the Japanese dub, the main character Sion is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai, who also does the Japanese dub of Cloud from Final Fantasy series. Tetsuya Nomura is the character designer for this game and Final Fantasy 7 (which Cloud is the main character of).
This is the first PS2 game released by Square Enix.