Description
This is the fourth entry in the
Final Fantasy series. It was known as
Final Fantasy II internationally, because the
second and
third games were never released outside of Japan.
The military country of Baron is one of the strongest in the land, with a proud army and a majestic air force known as the Red Wings. But, while their armies are kind and loyal, the recent actions of the King are anything but. The young Captain of the Red Wings, Cecil, is ordered to steal a crystal from a village of innocent magicians, and when he questions the actions of his King, Cecil is immediately thrown out of the country and sent off to kill strange monsters. Little does he realize the price the King's actions will pay, and what the true secret of the crystals, and their powers, truly is...
This is the first Final Fantasy game that introduced the famous ATB (active-time battle) system: during the battles, you have a time indicator for each party member that tells you when this character is able to act. If it takes you too long to select a command for this character, the enemy will act without waiting for your turn. The game abandons the job system that was implemented in the
first and the
third game in favor of pre-set character classes (paladin, white mage, ninja, etc.) assigned to each party member.
The PlayStation version adds a new rendered intro and ending.
Alternate Titles
- "最终幻想4" -- Chinese title (Simplified)
- "Zui Zhong Huanxiang 4" -- Chinese title
- "Final Fantasy IV Advance" -- Japanese Game Boy Advance title
- "Final Fantasy IV" -- Japanese title
- "FF4" -- Informal Name
- "ファイナルファンタジーＩＶ" -- Japanese spelling
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Nintendojo |
SNES |
Jun 14, 2003 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| GameSpy |
Game Boy Advance |
Dec 16, 2005 |
  |
90 |
| GamePro |
Game Boy Advance |
Dec 14, 2005 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| IGN |
Game Boy Advance |
Dec 14, 2005 |
8.6 out of 10 |
86 |
| Video Game Generation |
Game Boy Advance |
Feb 04, 2006 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| 1UP |
Game Boy Advance |
Dec 09, 2005 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Game Boy Advance |
Jun 02, 2006 |
16 out of 20 |
80 |
| Pixel-Heroes.de |
Game Boy Advance |
Mar 05, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Eurogamer |
Game Boy Advance |
Jun 09, 2006 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Worth Playing |
Game Boy Advance |
Dec 30, 2005 |
6.5 out of 10 |
65 |
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Trivia
"Final Fantasy IV" introduces many features which later became typical for all Final Fantasy games. Such are:
1) ATB battle system (instead of simple turn-based)
2) Typical magical spells (three kinds of ice, fire, thunder and heal; haste, slow, reflect; even meteor and holy)
3) Monster summon ( including Shiva with her ice attack, Leviathan, Bahamut with Mega Flare)
4) The usage of chocobos.
