Official Nintendo Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls Player's Guide [Paperback]

Nintendo Power (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 2004

The Only Official Guide from the Insiders at Nintendo

THE FINAL AUTHORITY

Packed with maps, strategy and monster info, the Official Player's Guide from Nintendo Power is your source for all things Final Fantasy.

Complete maps that show the location of each treasure and item

A full, in-depth walk-through of both games, including all bonus areas

Detailed bestiaries describing the strengths and weaknesses of the games' 364 monsters

Strategies for solving every puzzle and defeating every boss

Includes bonus foldout maps of both worlds!

Complete strategy for the Game Boy Advance game - Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Nintendo of America Inc. (November 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930206550
• ISBN-13: 978-1930206557
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,013,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars As usual Nintendo has the Power! December 21, 2004

By S. Rhodes TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Why would you doubt Nintendo Power? This guide is absolutely astonishing. Of course if you already have the Final Fantasy Origins guide by Bradygames... you'll already have the meat of this guide. That does not by all means mean you shouldn't buy it.

Final Fantasy Dawn of Souls is almost a game where you may find the need to pick a guide up. Not just because Final Fantasy I is completely non-linear but because the next location in both games isn't always obvious. A little helping hand is good for some of these instances.

The puzzles won't give you much trouble but you'll feel you'll need the help. Everything in this guide is perfect. All monsters are detailed and there's a complete walkthrough including the extra dungeons!

The guide is almost perfect. There aren't a whole lot of glaring things about it; some boss strategies in both sections were lacking detail. Stats, yes. Actual strategy for the bosses? That's questionable. My last gripe with this guide is they did the same thing BradyGAMES did with the FFOrigins guide. They didn't label the floors. With how long some of the dungeons get (especially in FFII) its easy to lose track of your own position.

This guide covers all the extras. The bonus dungeons are explained in perfect detail. The Soul of Rebirth in FFII also has a full walkthrough.

Now, back to the BradyGAMES issue. If you already have the BradyGAMES FFOrigins guide... it may not be neccessary to pick this one up really. Unless you're craving some help with the extras. The walkthrough for both games reads almost exactly like the BradyGAMES guide. It's almost as if Nintendo grabbed a copy and used some tips. After reading through both guides they both detail nearly the exact same information. EVERYTHING in this guide (except the bonus extras, and some boss' HP levels) can be found in the FFOrigins guide. So if you already have that guide it may not be worth the money to spend another fifteen dollars for a guide that is virtually the same. For the extras you might want to just head off to GameFAQs.

Overall, this is one handy guide to keep by your side when you go about Final Fantasy I and II.

The Good
+Fully detailed walkthrough for both games
+Extras covered

The Bad
-If you have the BradyGAMES FFOrigins guide it may not be worth it to pick this up for the extras alone.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT GUIDE! May 17, 2005

By V. Pandoliano

Previous reviews have pretty much covered all the particulars about this guide.Simply put this is one of the best game guides, other than the Minish Cap, I have seen in a long time. Extremely helpful and great maps! Easy to use to locate all items! VERY well done. Thank you Nintendo :)

5.0 out of 5 stars I am 1 happy customer January 26, 2012

By Scormern

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the book was exactly as described, the package came quicker than expected, and was properly protected in the packaging, I for 1 am happy with this purchase