<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOSE	O
ported	O
both	O
titles	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
;	O
each	O
had	O
been	O
previously	O
released	O
as	O
individual	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
in	O
1997	O
(	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
)	O
and	O
1999	O
(	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
bonus	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
art	O
galleries	O
,	O
bestiaries	O
,	O
and	O
cutscenesincluding	O
computer-generated	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
used	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
anime	O
scenes	O
used	O
throughout	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
received	O
well	O
by	O
players	O
and	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
peripheral	O
features	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Square	O
was	O
offering	O
RPG	O
classics	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enough	O
copies	O
of	O
Chronicles	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
second	O
release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
closely	O
following	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
methods	O
of	O
viewing	O
and	O
controlling	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
separated	O
by	O
three	O
different	O
"	O
screens	O
"	O
:	O
the	O
overworld	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
characters	O
traverse	O
to	O
different	O
locations	O
;	O
the	O
field	O
map	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
characters	O
explore	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
towns	O
and	O
dungeons	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
screen	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
characters	O
fight	O
with	O
monsters	B-Application
or	O
other	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
designed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Triggers	I-Application
gameplay	O
deviates	O
from	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
random	O
encounters	O
,	O
most	O
enemies	O
are	O
openly	O
visible	O
on	O
field	O
maps	O
or	O
lie	O
in	O
wait	O
to	O
ambush	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
updated	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
introduced	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
with	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Techs	O
"	O
that	O
rely	O
on	O
enemy	O
positioning	O
and	O
abilities	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
features	O
two	O
previously	O
released	O
ports	O
by	O
TOSE	O
;	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
were	O
released	O
separately	O
,	O
and	O
IV	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
all	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Final	B-Device
Fantasy	I-Device
Anthology	I-Device
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
VI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
,	O
with	O
various	O
"	O
Easytype	O
"	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-localized	B-General_Concept
,	O
achieving	O
a	O
script	O
closer	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
's	O
original	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
was	O
already	O
localized	O
by	O
Ted	O
Woolsey	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
version	O
has	O
additional	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
primary	O
addition	O
to	O
both	O
games	O
is	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
features	O
computer	O
animated	O
cutscene	O
sequences	O
,	O
while	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
features	O
anime-style	O
sequences	O
designed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
and	O
animated	O
by	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
that	O
"	O
help	O
further	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
given	O
gameplay	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Sprint	O
Feature	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
enhance	O
and	O
quicken	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Memo	O
File	O
"	O
system	O
to	O
"	O
reduce	O
saving	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
added	O
gameplay	O
features	O
,	O
has	O
an	O
"	O
Extras	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
in	O
consideration	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Anthologys	O
success	O
a	O
key	O
decision	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Square	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
April	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
President	O
Jun	O
Iwasaki	O
mentioned	O
an	O
"	O
overwhelming	O
number	O
"	O
of	O
requests	O
to	O
re-release	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
and	O
believed	O
the	O
compilation	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
would	O
"	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
and	O
introduce	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
gamers	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
our	O
classic	O
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
event	O
was	O
held	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
primarily	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
film	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Spirits	O
Within	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
cosplay	O
contest	O
,	O
a	O
memorabilia	O
raffle	O
,	O
and	O
booths	O
to	O
play	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
two	O
separately	O
released	O
compact	O
discs	O
published	O
by	O
TokyoPop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
is	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
release	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Sound	O
Version	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
the	O
songs	O
were	O
rerecorded	O
by	O
TOSE	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
minor	O
differences	O
,	O
some	O
song	O
titles	O
were	O
slightly	O
changed	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
45th	O
track	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
Theme	O
of	O
Love	O
(	O
Arranged	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
only	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
piano	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
track	O
of	O
Piano	O
Collections	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
the	O
corresponding	O
album	O
for	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
was	O
heavily	O
based	O
on	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
;	O
the	O
first	O
21	O
tracks	O
of	O
the	O
album	O
out	O
of	O
25	O
were	O
identical	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
tracks	O
corresponded	O
to	O
tracks	O
22	O
,	O
23	O
,	O
and	O
29	O
of	O
the	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
track	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
track	O
of	O
Brink	O
of	O
Time	O
,	O
an	O
arranged	O
album	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
albums	O
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
written	O
by	O
Dan	O
Birlew	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
BradyGames	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
successful	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
and	O
scoring	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
89	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
in	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
aggregate	O
,	O
a	O
review	O
tallying	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
reviewer	O
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.5	O
,	O
but	O
cited	O
"	O
muffled	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
displeased	O
with	O
frequent	O
loading	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Lai	O
of	O
Gaming	O
Age	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
additions	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
ports	O
"	O
barebone	O
games	O
"	O
and	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
are	O
"	O
nice	O
touches	O
to	O
both	O
games	O
but	O
do	O
n't	O
add	O
much	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
