Final Fantasy IV Advance
| Final Fantasy IV | |
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Box art of the original Super Famicom (Japanese) release
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| Developer(s) | Square |
| Publisher(s) |
Square
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| Director(s) | Hironobu Sakaguchi |
| Designer(s) | Takashi Tokita |
| Programmer(s) | Ken Narita |
| Artist(s) | Yoshitaka Amano |
| Writer(s) |
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| Composer(s) | Nobuo Uematsu |
| Series | Final Fantasy |
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| Release |
July 19, 1991
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| JP | NA | EU | |
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| Super Famicom | 1991 | 1991 | N/A |
| PlayStation | 1997 | 2001 | 2002 |
| WonderSwan Color | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Game Boy Advance | 2005 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Nintendo DS | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 |
| FOMA 903i/703i | 2009 | N/A | N/A |
| PlayStation Portable | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 |
| iOS | 2012 | ||
| Android | 2013 | ||
| Microsoft Windows | 2014 | ||
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | SNES: 87.04% GBA: 83.33% |
| Metacritic | GBA: 85/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | GBA: A- |
| Dragon | SNES:  
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| EGM | SNES: 32/40 |
| Famitsu | SNES: 36/40 |
| GamePro | SNES: 5/5 |
| GameSpot | GBA: 8.3/10 |
| GameSpy | GBA: 
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| IGN | GBA: 8.6/10 Wii: 8/10 |
| NGC Magazine | GBA: 87% |
| Nintendo Power | SNES: 4.5/5 |
| PALGN | GBA: 8.5/10 |
| Nintendojo | SNES: 10/10 |
| RPGFan | SNES: 91% |
| Award | |
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| Publication | Award |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | Best RPG Video Game |
Final Fantasy IV (ファイナルファンタジーIV Fainaru Fantajī Fō?, also known as Final Fantasy II for its initial North American release) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in 1991, it is the fourth main installment of the Final Fantasy series. The game's story follows Cecil, a dark knight, as he tries to prevent the sorcerer Golbez from seizing powerful crystals and destroying the world. He is joined on this quest by a frequently changing group of allies. Final Fantasy IV introduced innovations that became staples of the Final Fantasy series and role-playing games in general. Its "Active Time Battle" system was used in five subsequent Final Fantasy games, and unlike prior games in the series, IV gave each character their own unchangeable character class.
Final Fantasy IV has been ported to several other platforms with varying differences. An enhanced remake, also called Final Fantasy IV, with 3D graphics was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007 and 2008. The game was re-titled Final Fantasy II during its initial release outside Japan as the original Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III had not been released outside Japan at the time. However, later localizations used the original title.
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