I believe that this is the only FF I do not own. I've always seen it in game stores and wondered if it is worth buying.

Somebody enlighten me...

Do you need a handheld (GBA I think) to play the mulitplayer or can you use just the gamecube?

you need the gba for it or the SP, but like they said above, its so much funner with more then one person, with all 4 its great, but with just one, the game gets boring.

I seen this game at the store. I was thinking on rentinng it.
what do you mean you need a hand held to play this game. I don't understand

You only NEED a GBA/SP for the multiplayer. You can play it perfectly fine in the 1-P with the Gamecube controller, using the GBA as a map/hint screen.

But it really shines when you get someone else in on the action. Multiplayer is the reason to buy the game, I think.

I'm not going to lie to you and say it is, cause it really isin't worth the money, I mean now it is since its only like 9 bucks in most stores

Only buy this game if you're planning to play it with someone else. One-player gets tedious quickly, but playing with two or three people is great (and funny). You do need a GBA for every person that plays, so if you have friends or siblings that already own their own you'll be fine, but remember that you'll need a cable for each person as well.