Final Fantasy IV is a remake of the classic Japanese RPG that was first released for SNES, known as Final Fantasy II in the West.

Unlike the many subsequent ports (to Playstation, GameBoy Advance, etc.), this release is a full remake, programmed from scratch with real-time 3D graphics. The characters have a "super-deformed" touch. There is also voice acting during cut-scenes. A new option has been added to the menu, which allows the player to read a conversation between party members and receive advice from them.

It also features many gameplay additions. The difficulty level has been increased, not only beyond the difficulty of the Western SNES release (which was reduced compared to Japanese original and subsequent ports), but even beyond the original difficulty. The party members are still bound by class, but they can now hunt for so-called "augments", which can be found or stolen from enemies and which grant the characters additional bonus abilities, resistances, spells that their class would normally not allow, etc.

Beside those major changes, there are also plenty of minor additions. It is possible to obtain bonus items after exploring every corner and filling 100% of an area map; Rydia, the summoner girl, has a new monster summon who can be customized in various ways; there is a new quest involving the "naming" moogle of the original game, etc.

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GamePro	Jul 21, 2008		100
NintendoWorldReport	Aug 12, 2008	9.5 out of 10	95
GameFocus	Aug 18, 2008	9.1 out of 10	91
3D Juegos	Sep 02, 2008	9 out of 10	90
GameSpy	Jul 25, 2008		90
UOL Jogos	Aug 05, 2008		90
Gamers' Temple, The	Aug, 2008	89 out of 100	89
Game Informer Magazine	Aug, 2008	8.25 out of 10	82
Modojo	Aug 11, 2008		80
Game Positive	Aug 11, 2008	7.8 out of 10	78