Final Fantasy II

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• ASIN: B000035Y09
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,782 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Final Fantasy II, which was released in Japan in 1988 and in the U.S. in 2003, set the benchmark for the role-playing genre. Utilizing complex story development and deeper characterizations than previous games, Final Fantasy II tells the story of a malevolent emperor that has called on demonic monsters to take over the world. In the chaos that follows, thousands succumb to their evil attacks until four young, orphaned survivors take it upon themselves to stop the merciless rule and avenge the deaths of their parents.

This Super Nintendo-platform reissue includes new cinematic movies, opening theme songs, event scenes (including updates of the original event sequences), enhanced graphics, improved sound quality, as well as new game-play modes, making the game accessible to beginners and veterans alike.

Product Description
The second installment in this immensely popular RPG series comes to the SNES in the form of FINAL FANTASY II. Throughout the Kingdom of Baron, airships patrol the skies protecting the land. It's up to you, in this amazing RPG adventure, to defeat the forces of evil and their plan to control the mysterious crystals. Are you up to the challenge?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd best Final Fantasy, September 3, 2001

By	Sean A. Rhodes (Aurora, Colorado) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Next to FFVI this is the probably one of the best Final Fantasies of all time. The story was very interesting. Though I haven't played it on SNES, I've played it in the Final Fantasy Chronicles package. However, I do know things about the SNES version that could help you decide if you want the FFC one or the SNES one.

On the SNES this FF game called FFII was released in America as FFIV EASY TYPE. It had spells and enemies, but from what I hear wasn't very difficult. Then came FFC and we got the harder version.

Anyway, the story line is very good, and the crystal is put to better use than in FFV. (While I'm starting to get sick of the Crystals, I rather liked it in this one.) There are a ton of story turners in this one.

Also, unlike the one on PSone, this game is censored. For example, some of the story elements aren't mentioned in this one.

Overall this was pretty good, but I played the HARD TYPE and uncensored version of the game. Its probably better to buy for the PS because its cheaper, uncensored, and easier to find.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, best plot of any in the series and most influential, September 29, 2003

By	Hunter D. Keeton (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

As has been noted by other reviews, this was the most influential of the Final Fantasy games to the rest of the series. This was the first game to develop a plot through textual descriptions and dialogue. This was the first to have a plot that contained honest-to-goodness character development. In fact, the conflict faced by Cecil in dealing with his past wrongs and the sins of his family is probably the most rounded character that the Final Fantasy series has produced. In addition, this was the first game to include the pseudo real-time battles, the summoned spirits, and the emphasis on over the top spells. While Final Fantasy III/6 would later develop some of these features even further, this game contains their first and in some ways best incarnation. I have played many RPG's over the years, and this is easily one of my two or three favorites, and the best of this generation of consoles. If you haven't played it yet, you it to yourself to discover where the Final Fantasy series came from.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome game; my 1st RPG, February 19, 2002

A Kid's Review

I have to say that this is not my favorite game. Although it used to be, FF6, then FFT, have overrun it. (first place FFT; it's THE BEST! second place FF6: I LOVE how you can use everyone in the last battle, and I like having all the characters and different abilities. third, FF4: No game will ever knock this game off third place.) It was my first RPG game. I was immidiately attracted to the RPG hp/mp system, and I loved the story. I liked how it was kind of old-fashioned, in a sense. Like in the new games such as FF 7 and 8 you don't see any more of this "fantasy" world, it's more of a technology kind of world. No more castles, airships, caves, instead it's cars, ships and machines. I really liked some of the music (tower of Bab-il, random battle, boss battle, battle with one of the four elements) And the speed was great (I appreciate the speed when I see the agonizingly slow games for PS now) and the gameplay was perfect. Not too hard, not too easy. I liked how you needed specific strategies in specific battles, like when you fight Ashura you need to cast wall on her, or when you fight the Delta sisters you need to kill the middle sister first. The graphics are old, but I personally perfer this to blocky Cloud and awkward Squall. There was something I really loved about this game, I'm not exactly sure what, but it's great. You have to play it. Definitely Square did well,