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Final Fantasy IV

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A party-based role-playing game following Cecil, a dark knight of Baron, and his changing allies through a conflict over powerful crystals. It introduced the Final Fantasy series' Active Time Battle system, in which time continues to pass during combat.

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Release
Original release · SNES / Super Famicom
Developer
Square
Ported by
Tose
Publisher
Square
Released
1991-07-19 Japan, Super Famicom
1991-11-23 North America, SNES
Platforms
Super Famicom, SNES, PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, i-mode, EZweb, Yahoo! Keitai, PSP, iOS, Android, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S
Variants
Final Fantasy IV Easy Type
Type
edition
Platforms
  • Super Famicom
Released
  • 1991-10-29, Japan, Super Famicom
Sources
Final Fantasy IV
Type
port
Platforms
  • PlayStation
Released
  • 1997-03-21, Japan, PlayStation
  • 2001-06-28, North America, PlayStation
  • 2002-02-27, Europe, PlayStation
Sources
Final Fantasy IV
Type
enhanced_port
Platforms
  • WonderSwan Color
Released
  • 2002-03, Japan, WonderSwan Color
Art changes
Reworked 2D towns, battle backgrounds and dungeons.
Sources
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Type
enhanced_port
Platforms
  • Game Boy Advance
Released
  • 2005-12-12, North America, Game Boy Advance
  • 2005-12-15, Japan, Game Boy Advance
  • 2006-06-02, Europe, Game Boy Advance
Art changes
Further improves the enhanced WonderSwan graphics.
Sources
Final Fantasy IV
Type
remake
Platforms
  • Nintendo DS
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Windows
Released
  • 2007-12-20, Japan, Nintendo DS
  • 2008-07-22, North America, Nintendo DS
  • 2008-09-05, Europe, Nintendo DS
  • 2012-12-20, Worldwide, iOS
  • 2013-06-04, Worldwide, Android
  • 2014-09-17, North America / Europe, Windows
Art changes
Matrix Software rebuilt the game with real-time 3D graphics and new cutscenes.
Sources
Final Fantasy IV
Type
enhanced_port
Platforms
  • i-mode
  • EZweb
  • Yahoo! Keitai
Released
  • 2009-10-05, Japan, i-mode
  • 2009-12-10, Japan, EZweb
  • 2010-01-13, Japan, Yahoo! Keitai
Art changes
Enhanced character graphics comparable to The After Years.
Sources
Final Fantasy IV — Virtual Console
Type
port
Platforms
  • Wii
Released
  • 2009-08-04, Japan, Wii
  • 2010-06-11, PAL, Wii
Sources
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
Type
collection
Platforms
  • PSP
Released
  • 2011-03-24, Japan, PSP
  • 2011-04-19, North America, PSP
  • 2011-04-22, Europe, PSP
Art changes
Its FFIV component uses updated 2D artwork and widescreen presentation.
Sources
Final Fantasy IV — Pixel Remaster
Type
remaster
Platforms
  • Windows
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox Series X/S
Released
  • 2021-09-08, Worldwide, Windows / iOS / Android
  • 2023-04-19, Worldwide, Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4
  • 2024-09-26, Worldwide, Xbox Series X/S
Art changes
Redrawn 2D pixel graphics for modern hardware and a modernized interface.
Sources
Also known as
ファイナルファンタジーIV (Japan)
Final Fantasy II (North America)
Credits
Yoshitaka Amano Character Design
Hiromi Nakada Main Graphic
Ryoko Tanaka Main Graphic
Tetsuya Takahashi Battle Graphic
Masanori Hoshino Battle Graphic
Hironobu Sakaguchi Director
Masafumi Miyamoto Executive Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · steam

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