Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (Game Boy Advance)

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Description

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls is a re-release of the two remakes of the original Famicom (NES) games with additional extras. This release also reduces the difficulty level of both games and has a few other gameplay modifications (for example, stats can no longer decrease in Final Fantasy II).

Final Fantasy I features four "Soul of Chaos" dungeons, unlocked during the course of the plot. These elemental dungeons are for high-level players, and contain a collection of bosses taken from later Final Fantasy games. Final Fantasy II includes an extra storyline known as the "Soul of Rebirth." This mode is unlocked after completing the game and acts as an epilogue, featuring characters killed off in the main story. Both games gain a bestiary that tracks all the monsters the player has fought and their stats and weaknesses.

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Alternate Titles

• "ファイナルファンタジーI・IIアドバンス" -- Japanese spelling
• "Final Fantasy I & II Advance" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Enhanced remakes
• Final Fantasy games
• Final Fantasy series
• Gameplay feature: Character development - Skill development / training

User Reviews

Nothing ground-breaking, but a decent remake	Bregalad (914)	unrated
Fundamentals of Monster-Mashing	WWWWolf (422)	unrated

The Press Says

Gamezine	Nov 28, 2004	17 out of 20	85
IGN	Nov 30, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
UOL Jogos	Mar 08, 2005		80
Jeuxvideo.com	Dec 03, 2004	16 out of 20	80
Cubed3	Dec 23, 2004	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Dec 01, 2004	7.2 out of 10	72
1UP	Nov 30, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Legendra	May 02, 2006		70
EL33TONLINE	Sep 17, 2006		60
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Jan 28, 2005	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

References

In the original version of Final Fantasy on the NES, the tomb in Elfein read "Here lies Erdrick" - a reference to a prominent character in the Dragon Warrior series. In the Playstation re-release in Final Fantasy Origins, the tomb read "May Link Rest In Peace" - a reference to the protagonist in Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series.

Strangely enough, this text was not altered when the game was released for the Gameboy Advance - a Nintendo-made system!

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2004 – #7 GBA Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• FF-Fan -- A fansite that offers all kinds of information on the entire Final Fantasy franchise, including walkthroughs, game media, discussion boards and fan art.
• Nintendo's official Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls site -- Has information about the game, pictures, and downloadable content such as wallpapers, AIM icons, and more.