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Final Fantasy IV

FINAL FANTASY IV is a 3D remake of the classic Japanese RPG that was first released for SNES as FINAL FANTASY II in the North America. Unlike the many subsequent ports (to Playstation, GameBoy Advance, etc.)…

83 20 December 2007

Final Fantasy IV is an adventure developed by Matrix Software, released 20 December 2007 on Nintendo DS.

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What Final Fantasy IV is

Final Fantasy IV is an adventure game developed by Matrix Software and released in 2007. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Final Fantasy IV is a 2007 role-playing video game developed by Matrix Software and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. It is a remake of Final Fantasy IV, originally known as Final Fantasy II in North America for the SNES. It was released as part of the Final Fantasy series 20th anniversary celebrations on December 20, 2007 in Japan, on July 22, 2008 in North America, and on September 5 in Europe.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy IV is the 97th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Crystal Defenders in 2008. Its critic score of 83 is 6 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.

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How it was received

Final Fantasy IV holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 19 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 97 votes.

What it launched against

Final Fantasy IV launched on 20 December 2007, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, No More Heroes and Patapon. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, No More Heroes, Patapon.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Final Fantasy IV come out?
Final Fantasy IV was released on 20 December 2007 for Nintendo DS.

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