List of Final Fantasy titles
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Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajī?) is a popular series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co., Ltd.).
The first installment of the series premiered in Japan in 1987, and Final Fantasy games have subsequently been localized for markets in North America, Europe and Australia, on nearly every modern video game console, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, the MSX2, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Sony PlayStation, the WonderSwan, the WonderSwan Color, the PlayStation 2, IBM PC, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and several different models of mobile phone. Future installments have been announced to appear on the Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 3 game systems. It is Square Enix's most successful franchise, having sold over 60 million units worldwide to date. As of September 2006, twelve games have been released as part of the main (numbered) series, as well as many other spinoffs and related titles.
For a general overview of the series, see the article Final Fantasy.
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[edit] Video games
Originally, Final Fantasy II and III for the Famicom and V for the Super Famicom were not released in America. For number continuity, Square of America changed the numerals of the US releases: Final Fantasy IV became "II" and VI became "III". Starting with Final Fantasy VII the pretense was dropped, and all subsequent games used their original numbering, leading to an apparent "jump" over 3 games. This has been a source of much confusion, with many American fans continuing to refer to IV and VI by their American numbers. To solve this, many fans use the disambiguative suffixes "us" and "j" for American numbering and Japanese numbering respectively, e.g. FF3us or FF6j. Later ports include translations of the Japanese games with their original numbering.
[edit] Main series
Original release dates: JPN - December 18, 1987[1] NA - July 12, 1990 |
1987 — Nintendo Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System 1989 — MSX2 (remake) 2000 — WonderSwan Color (remake) 2002 — Sony PlayStation (remake) 2004 — Mobile phones (remake, part of the Final Fantasy Mobile collection) 2007 — PlayStation Portable (remake titled Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition) |
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Original release dates: JPN - December 17, 1988[1] |
1988 — Nintendo Family Computer 2001 — WonderSwan Color (remake) 2002 — Sony PlayStation (remake) 2004 — Mobile phones (remake, part of the Final Fantasy Mobile collection) 2007 — PlayStation Portable (remake titled Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition) |
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Original release dates: JPN - April 27, 1990[1] |
1990 — Nintendo Family Computer 2006 — Nintendo DS (remake, part of the Finest Fantasy For Advance collection) |
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Original release dates: JPN - July 19, 1991[1] NA - November 23, 1991 |
1991 — Nintendo Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1997 — Sony PlayStation (remake) 2002 — WonderSwan Color (remake) 2005 — Game Boy Advance (remake titled Final Fantasy IV Advance, part of the Finest Fantasy For Advance collection) |
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Original release dates: JPN - December 6, 1992[1] |
1992 — Nintendo Super Famicom 1998 — Sony PlayStation (remake) 2006 — Game Boy Advance (remake titled Final Fantasy V Adance, part of the Finest Fantasy For Advance collection) |
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Original release dates: JPN - April 2, 1994[1] NA - October 11, 1994 |
1994 — Nintendo Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1999 — Sony PlayStation (remake) 2006 — Game Boy Advance (remake titled Final Fantasy VI Advance, part of the Finest Fantasy For Advance collection) |
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Original release dates: JPN - January 31, 1997[1] NA - September 7, 1997[2] EUR - November 1, 1997 |
1997 — Sony PlayStation 1998 — Microsoft Windows |
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Original release dates: JPN - February 11, 1999[1] NA - September 9, 1999 EUR - October 27, 1999 |
1999 — Sony PlayStation 2000 — Microsoft Windows |
Original release dates: JPN - July 7, 2000[1] NA - November 14, 2000[4] EUR - February 16, 2001 |
2000 — Sony PlayStation |
Original release dates: JPN - July 19, 2001[1] NA - December 20, 2001[5] PAL - May 24, 2002[6] AUS - May 17, 2002[6] |
2001 — Sony PlayStation 2 |
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Original release dates: JPN - May 16, 2002 NA - October 28, 2003 EUR - September 16, 2004 |
2002 — Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows 2006 — Xbox 360 |
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Original release dates: JPN - March 16, 2006 NA - October 31, 2006[7] EUR - February 23, 2007 |
2006 — Sony PlayStation 2 |
Original release dates: JPN - TBA NA - TBA EUR - TBA |
TBA — Sony PlayStation 3 |
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[edit] Main series sequels, prequels and sidestories
Until the release of Final Fantasy X-2 the idea of a "direct sequel," that is, a game which directly relates to the story or world from a previous game in the series, was unprecedented in the series. Starting with that game, however, several such sequels, and eventually, prequels and spinoffs, emerged, especially the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series of media, all of which expand the story of the game Final Fantasy VII.
Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 — Sony PlayStation |
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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2003 — Game Boy Advance |
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Final Fantasy X-2 2003 — Sony PlayStation 2 |
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[edit] Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
- Main article: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII 2004 — NTT DoCoMo FOMA 900i series mobile phones |
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Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII 2006 — Sony PlayStation 2 |
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Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode -Final Fantasy VII- 2006 — Mobile phone |
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 2007 — PlayStation Portable |
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[edit] Ivalice Alliance
- Main article: Ivalice Alliance
Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings TBA — Nintendo DS |
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Final Fantasy Tactics Shishi Sensō TBA — PlayStation Portable |
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Final Fantasy Tactics A2 Fūketsu no Grimoire TBA — Nintendo DS |
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[edit] Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII
- Main article: Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Agito XIII TBA — Mobile phone |
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Final Fantasy Versus XIII TBA — Sony PlayStation 3 |
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[edit] Spin-offs
Final Fantasy Legend series Nintendo Game Boy |
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They are not titles within the Final Fantasy series, but rather the first three games of the SaGa series; they were marketed in North America as Final Fantasy Legend (1990), Final Fantasy Legend II (1991), and Final Fantasy Legend III (1993), respectively. All three games were reissued by Sunsoft (again under the Final Fantasy Legend name) in 1998. None of the three games bore any Final Fantasy branding in their original Japanese versions, and they were never released in Europe or Australia in any form. |
Final Fantasy Adventure 1991 — Nintendo Game Boy |
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Final Fantasy Mystic Quest 1992 — Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
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Chocobo series multi platform |
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Kingdom Hearts series multi platform |
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series multi platform |
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Final Fantasy VII Snowboarding 2005 — Mobile phone |
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[edit] Compilations and collections
Final Fantasy I-II 1994 — Nintendo Family Computer |
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Final Fantasy Collection 1999 — Sony PlayStation |
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Final Fantasy Anthology 1999/2002 — Sony PlayStation |
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Final Fantasy Chronicles 2001 — Sony PlayStation |
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Final Fantasy Origins 2002 — Sony PlayStation |
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Final Fantasy Mobile 2004/2006 — Mobile phones |
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Finest Fantasy for Advance multi platform |
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Final Fantasy X/X-2 Ultimate Box Sony PlayStation 2 |
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[edit] Film and Television
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals 1994 — original video animation (OVA) |
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001 — computer-generated film |
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited 2001 — 25 episode television series |
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Final Fantasy VII Advent Children 2005 — computer-generated film |
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Last Order: Final Fantasy VII 2005 — original video animation (OVA) |
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[edit] Novels and Manga
Final Fantasy II - Tsū Muma no Meikyū 1989 — novel |
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Yūkyū no Kaze Densetsu - Final Fantasy III 1992 — manga |
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001 — novel |
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Final Fantasy XI ~The Out of Orders~ 2004 — manga |
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ~Hatenaki Sora no Mukō ni~ 2004 — manga |
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Maiden who Travels the Planet 2005 — novella |
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On the Way to a Smile 2005 — novella |
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Kingdom Hearts 2005-2007 — manga |
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Musei Renu Haito, Tōbae wa Onore Mazu 2006 — short story |
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Sō no Kizuna (Unknown) — novel |
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited After Spiral (Unknown) — collection of short stories |
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[edit] Radio Drama
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2003 — 4 CD |
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited Before 2003 — radio drama |
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited After 2 2003 — radio drama |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Games. Square Enix Japan. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
- ^ Business Wire. Sony Computer Entertainment America Unveils Release Date For Most Anticipated Video Game Title of 1997. Find Articles. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
- ^ Business Wire. Retailers Nationwide Break Official Release Date of PlayStation's "Final Fantasy VII" Videogame. Find Articles. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
- ^ Business Wire. FINAL FANTASY IX Grabs Top Seat as the Number One Selling Title for PlayStation Game Console. Find Articles. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
- ^ Business Wire. Square Ships FINAL FANTASY X for the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System. Find Articles. Retrieved on March 4, 2007.
- ^ a b SCEE. SCEE 2002 - Key facts and figures. SCEE Press Room. Retrieved on November 25, 2006.
- ^ Square Enix (2006). FINAL FANTASY XII IN STORES OCTOBER 31, 2006. Retrieved on August 13, 2007.
- ^ Rorie, Matthew (2006-09-23). TGS 06: Final Fantasy XII Q&A. GameSpot. Retrieved on January 20, 2007.
- ^ Final Fantasy Tactics Returns. IGN (2006-12-13). Retrieved on January 20, 2007.
- ^ IGN staff (March 29, 2007). First Final Fantasy Tactics Details. IGN.com. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ FINAL FANTASY 続々。 (Japanese). Square-Enix (2006). Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
- ^ Kinutani Yu (Polish). Fantazjan. Retrieved on January 20, 2007.
- ^ FF Crystal Chronicles Goes Comic. IGN (2003-12-18). Retrieved on January 20, 2007.
- ^ Final Fantasy XII Ultimania Omega (Japanese). Bent (2006-10-31). Retrieved on January 20, 2007.
[edit] Sources
- Eyes on Final Fantasy. Last accessed on December 12, 2006.
- Final Fantasy Release Info at the Final Fantasy Compendium. Last accessed on December 12, 2006.
- Rap Sheet - Final Fantasy games at MobyGames. Last accessed on December 12, 2006.
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