<s>
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
numerous	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
neither	O
this	O
game	O
nor	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
initially	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
so	O
as	O
not	O
to	O
confuse	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2012	O
respectively	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
again	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2021	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Pixel	O
Remaster	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
remake	O
adds	O
a	O
bonus	O
story	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
introduced	O
many	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
staples	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
including	O
chocobos	O
and	O
the	O
recurring	O
character	O
Cid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
no	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
little	O
attention	O
from	O
non-Japanese	O
reviewers	O
at	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
remakes	O
have	O
garnered	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
assigned	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
item	O
menu	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Cure	O
"	O
,	O
spelled	O
"	O
Kearu	O
"	O
(	O
IPA	O
:	O
 [ kéərɯ ] 	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
outside	O
of	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
at	O
shops	O
,	O
and	O
townspeople	O
provide	O
useful	O
information	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progression	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
new	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Word	O
Memory	O
"	O
system	O
:	O
when	O
in	O
conversation	B-Application
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
"	O
ask	O
"	O
about	O
and	O
"	O
memorize	O
"	O
special	O
keywords	O
or	O
phrases	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
later	O
be	O
repeated	O
to	O
other	O
NPCs	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
information	O
or	O
unlock	O
new	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
there	O
exist	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
special	O
items	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
shown	O
to	O
NPCs	O
during	O
conversation	B-Application
or	O
used	O
on	O
certain	O
objects	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
and	O
monsters	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
separated	O
into	O
separate	O
windows	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
screen	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
see	O
their	O
current	O
and	O
total	O
hit	O
points	O
below	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
chocobo	O
,	O
the	O
signature	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
mascot	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
characters	O
ride	O
to	O
a	O
location	O
at	O
great	O
speed	O
without	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
upgrade	O
their	O
characters	O
 '	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attributes	O
include	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
magic	O
power	O
,	O
stamina	O
,	O
strength	O
,	O
spirit	O
,	O
agility	O
,	O
intelligence	O
,	O
and	O
evasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hit	O
points	O
(	O
HP	O
)	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
(	O
MP	O
)	O
increase	O
with	O
their	O
use	O
;	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
takes	O
a	O
heavy	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
might	O
earn	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
maximum	O
HP	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
MP	O
during	O
battle	O
might	O
increase	O
their	O
maximum	O
MP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
experience	O
system	O
had	O
several	O
unintended	O
consequences	O
that	O
allowed	O
characters	O
to	O
gain	O
much	O
more	O
experience	O
than	O
intended	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
players	O
having	O
their	O
characters	O
attack	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
repeatedly	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
thus	O
causing	O
their	O
HP	O
and	O
abilities	O
to	O
grow	O
extensively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
with	O
battle	O
parties	O
consisting	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
characters	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
secondary	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
only	O
briefly	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firion	O
and	O
the	O
(	O
named	O
in	O
Kenji	O
Terada	O
's	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
are	O
the	O
respective	O
hero	O
and	O
villain	O
representing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
and	O
Dissidia	B-Application
NT	I-Application
,	O
fighting	O
games	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
opening	O
FMV	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Firion	O
is	O
also	O
voiced	O
by	O
Yukimasa	O
Obi	O
,	O
while	O
Maria	O
is	O
played	O
by	O
Noriko	O
Shitaya	O
,	O
Guy	O
by	O
Kenta	O
Miyake	O
,	O
and	O
Leon	O
by	O
Takayuki	O
Yamaguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
begins	O
as	O
Firion	O
,	O
Maria	O
,	O
Guy	O
and	O
Leon	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
Palamecian	O
Black	O
Knight	O
soldiers	O
and	O
left	O
for	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
placing	O
an	O
egg	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
wyvern	B-Language
in	O
a	O
cavern	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
returns	O
to	O
Altair	O
and	O
rescues	O
Hilda	O
from	O
the	O
Empire	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
before	O
successfully	O
reclaiming	O
Fynn	O
from	O
the	O
Imperial	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
returns	O
to	O
Fynn	O
and	O
sees	O
that	O
many	O
towns	O
have	O
been	O
destroyed	O
by	O
a	O
cyclone	B-Device
summoned	O
by	O
the	O
Emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
calls	O
upon	O
the	O
newly	O
born	O
last	O
wyvern	B-Language
to	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
castle	O
inside	O
the	O
cyclone	B-Device
,	O
where	O
they	O
confront	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
Emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
and	O
Leon	O
escape	O
Palamecia	O
Castle	O
with	O
the	O
wyvern	B-Language
,	O
as	O
the	O
castle	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
palace	O
of	O
Hell	O
,	O
Pandaemonium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
includes	O
an	O
additional	O
storyline	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
the	O
four	O
party	O
members	O
who	O
died	O
during	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
concrete	O
ideas	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
taken	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
direction	O
and	O
included	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
or	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
planner	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
assumed	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
director	O
to	O
accommodate	O
for	O
the	O
larger	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
experience	O
gained	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
which	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
fitting	O
story	O
ideas	O
into	O
their	O
new	O
gameplay	O
system	O
and	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
fully	O
crafted	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
staff	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
reprised	O
their	O
jobs	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Nasir	O
Gebelli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
novelized	O
by	O
its	O
original	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Kenji	O
Terada	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Muma	O
no	O
Meikyū	O
(	O
lit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
later	O
arranged	O
by	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Sekito	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
two	O
soundtracks	O
were	O
composed	O
separately	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
II	O
has	O
only	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
combined	O
album	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arranged	O
album	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
soundtracks	O
titled	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
while	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
&	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
combined	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
re-released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
various	O
official	O
concerts	O
and	O
live	O
albums	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
20020220	O
music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
live	O
recording	O
of	O
an	O
orchestra	O
performing	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
including	O
several	O
pieces	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
several	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
performed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
medley	O
by	O
the	O
Royal	O
Stockholm	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
for	O
the	O
Distant	O
Worlds	O
–	O
Music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
concert	O
tour	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
different	O
medley	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
New	O
Japan	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
in	O
the	O
Tour	O
de	O
Japon	O
:	O
Music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
concert	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
remade	O
several	O
times	O
for	O
different	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
frequently	O
been	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
in	O
various	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Chronology	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
versions	O
and	O
remakes	O
Title	O
Release	O
Country	O
System	O
Developer	O
Publisher	O
Notes	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
1988	O
Japan	O
Family	O
Computer	O
Square	O
Square	O
The	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
2001	O
Japan	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
Square	O
Square	O
Background	O
images	O
in	O
battle	O
scenes	O
,	O
re-drawn	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
200220032003	O
JapanUSAEUR	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Tose	O
Squaresoft	O
All-new	O
,	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
FMV	B-Application
sequences	I-Application
,	O
art	O
galleries	O
,	O
memo	O
save	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
:	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
2004	O
JapanUSAEUR	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Tose	O
Nintendo	O
Four	O
additional	O
dungeons	O
,	O
updated	O
bestiary	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
200520062011	O
JapanJapanUSA	O
Mobile	O
phone	O
Square	O
EnixNamco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
Superior	O
to	O
the	O
8-bit	O
original	O
but	O
less	O
advanced	O
than	O
recent	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
200720072008	O
JapanUSAEUR	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
Tose	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Higher-resolution	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
FMV	B-Application
sequences	I-Application
,	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
bonus	O
dungeons	O
and	O
script	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
2009	O
Japan	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
20092012	O
JapanUSA	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
PSOne	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Square	O
Co	O
.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
PSOne	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
2010	O
worldwide	O
iOS	B-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
2011	O
JapanEUR	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
downloadable	B-Device
PSP	I-Device
games	I-Device
Square	O
Enix	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
2012	O
worldwide	O
Android	B-Application
Matrix	O
Software	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
2012	O
Japan	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
2013	O
Japan	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version.Final	O
Fantasy	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
Advance	O
2016	O
Japan	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Square	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
2021	O
2023	O
worldwide	O
AndroidiOSWindows	O
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
Nintendo	O
SwitchPlayStation	O
4	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
2D	O
remaster	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
successful	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
Square	O
Soft	O
,	O
Square	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
English	O
language	O
localization	B-General_Concept
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Over	I-Application
Palakia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assigned	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
Kaoru	O
Moriyama	O
,	O
whose	O
later	O
work	O
included	O
script	O
translations	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
was	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
advertised	O
in	O
several	O
Square	O
Soft	O
trade	O
publications	O
,	O
the	O
long	O
development	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
the	O
NES	O
's	O
successor	O
console	B-Device
,	O
led	O
Square	O
Soft	O
to	O
cancel	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
localization	B-General_Concept
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
recently	O
released	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
which	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusing	O
North	O
American	O
players	O
,	O
was	O
retitled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
prototype	O
cartridge	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
NES	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
,	O
by	O
Moriyama	O
's	O
own	O
admission	O
,	O
still	O
far	O
from	O
complete	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
had	O
so	O
very	O
limited	O
memory	O
capacity	O
we	O
could	O
use	O
for	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
really	O
"	O
translating	O
"	O
but	O
chopping	O
up	O
the	O
information	O
and	O
cramming	O
them	O
back	O
in	O
...	O
 [ Additionally ] 	O
our	O
boss	O
had	O
no	O
understanding	O
in	O
putting	O
in	O
extra	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
to	O
English-speaking	O
audiences	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
new	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
translation	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Akira	O
Kashiwagi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
Famicom	O
release	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
singularly	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collection	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
:	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
edition	O
of	O
the	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
completely	O
redone	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
manner	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
generation	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
includes	O
larger	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
remixed	O
music	O
by	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Sekito	O
,	O
and	O
full	O
graphical	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
featured	O
even	O
more	O
graphical	O
updates	O
over	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
again	O
remixed	O
by	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Sekito	O
to	O
a	O
higher	O
quality	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
utilise	O
the	O
audio	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
both	O
individually	O
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
alongside	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
in	O
a	O
collection	O
entitled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
or	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I+II	I-Application
Premium	O
Collection	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Ultimate	O
Box	O
package	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
again	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
format	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
:	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
and	O
2006	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
three	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phone	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
features	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
bonus	O
quest	O
and	O
dungeons	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
:	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
release	O
,	O
incorporating	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
updates	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
modified	O
with	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
touchscreen	O
port	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
through	O
the	O
Google	O
Play	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
only	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2007	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
shipped	O
90,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
70,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
high	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
the	O
fewest	O
copies	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
ten	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
three	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
of	O
1988	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
which	O
scored	O
38/40	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
which	O
scored	O
35/40	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
five	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
up	O
until	O
1988	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
which	O
scored	O
38/40	O
)	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
(	O
which	O
scored	O
36/40	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1989	O
"	O
All	O
Soft	O
Catalog	O
"	O
issue	O
of	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
included	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
the	O
Best	O
Scenario	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
the	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
mostly	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
length	O
and	O
bonus	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
noted	O
the	O
great	O
improvement	O
in	O
the	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
over	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
later	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
save	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
map	O
without	O
a	O
tent	O
or	O
cabin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
release	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
IGN	O
Game	O
Boy	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
for	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
package	O
was	O
rated	O
76th	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
much	O
more	O
involved	O
and	O
deep	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
involved	O
romance	O
and	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
feature	O
crucial	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
primitive	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
well-suited	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
described	O
the	O
"	O
more	O
intriguing	O
"	O
story	O
and	O
"	O
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words	O
"	O
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as	O
"	O
notable	O
"	O
in	O
"	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
genre	O
"	O
but	O
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the	O
level	O
up	O
system	O
"	O
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"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
unlike	O
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versions	O
,	O
this	O
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shipped	O
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a	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
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IGN	O
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the	O
"	O
dialogue	O
and	O
story	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
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more	O
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than	O
"	O
its	O
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and	O
the	O
"	O
proficiency	O
system	O
not	O
unlike	O
what	O
's	O
found	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
"	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
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"	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
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about	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
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