<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hihou	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1991	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
remaining	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
ports	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
uses	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
ability	O
and	O
statistical	O
increases	O
based	O
on	O
battle	O
actions	O
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
boss	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
1989	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
largely	O
well-received	O
worldwide	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
calling	O
it	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
it	O
sold	O
850,000	O
units	O
by	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Kawazu	O
led	O
development	O
on	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
while	O
another	O
team	O
based	O
on	O
Osaka	O
developed	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hihou	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
travel	O
is	O
occasionally	O
interrupted	O
by	O
random	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
(	O
Makai	B-Application
Toushi	I-Application
SaGa	I-Application
)	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
had	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
Tanaka	O
to	O
finish	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
staff	O
members	O
who	O
joined	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
these	O
delays	O
,	O
development	O
moved	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
as	O
all	O
systems	O
beside	O
the	O
world	O
setting	O
were	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Teacher	O
"	O
character	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Minwu	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
cover	O
art	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Katsutoshi	O
Fujioka	O
,	O
cover	O
artist	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
Kawazu	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
truly	O
"	O
complete	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Uematsu	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
,	O
Ito	O
had	O
only	O
just	O
joined	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
this	O
was	O
his	O
first	O
title	O
for	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Uematsu	O
was	O
busy	O
working	O
on	O
music	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
so	O
Ito	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
create	O
half	O
the	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
album	O
featuring	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
three	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
All	O
Sounds	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
NTT	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
in	O
2018	O
alongside	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
and	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunsoft	O
later	O
licensed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
reprint	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
Square	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
rebranded	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
moniker	O
in	O
English	O
territories	O
,	O
capitalizing	O
on	O
the	O
recognized	O
brand	O
to	O
grow	O
its	O
regional	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
original	O
was	O
re-released	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Collection	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
so	O
players	O
could	O
enjoy	O
the	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
trilogy	O
on	O
modern	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
included	O
color	O
and	O
resolution	O
options	O
,	O
higher	O
speed	O
options	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
control	O
options	O
that	O
emulated	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
console	O
,	O
a	O
commemorative	O
track	O
created	O
by	O
Ito	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
artwork	O
by	O
Fujioka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
titles	O
were	O
rebranded	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
they	O
kept	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
branding	O
in	O
their	O
subtitle	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
for	O
original	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
titled	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
Hihō	O
Densetsu	O
:	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Destiny	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
planning	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ever	O
since	O
they	O
remade	O
the	O
first	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
ahead	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
now	O
that	O
they	O
felt	O
"	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Youichi	O
Yoshimoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
was	O
appointed	O
project	O
supervisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gen	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
Ends	I-Application
with	I-Application
You	I-Application
,	O
provided	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
promotional	O
and	O
character	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
date	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
remake	O
remains	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
here	O
are	O
triggered	O
by	O
engaging	O
enemy	O
sprites	O
during	O
exploration	O
similar	O
to	O
later	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
850,000	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
entered	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
best-selling	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
124,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
1998	O
re-release	O
,	O
Dexter	O
Sy	O
of	O
IGN	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
aged	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
more	O
modern	O
role-playing	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFans	O
Patrick	O
Gann	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
a	O
2000	O
review	O
,	O
lauded	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
Legend	O
games	O
,	O
improving	O
on	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
systems	O
and	O
offering	O
players	O
greater	O
variety	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
redone	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
positively	O
noting	O
how	O
easy	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
own	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Collection	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
compilation	O
,	O
Jordan	O
Rudek	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
praised	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
as	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Mitch	O
Vogel	O
felt	O
that	O
all	O
three	O
titles	O
in	O
Collection	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
were	O
very	O
simplistic	O
by	O
modern	O
standards	O
,	O
with	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
having	O
aged	O
well	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamers	O
Elmon	O
Dean	O
Todd	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
standalone	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Switch	O
port	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
best	O
RPGs	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
aged	O
poorly	O
for	O
modern	O
tastes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
annual	O
awards	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Challenging	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
of	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
named	O
it	O
alongside	O
the	O
related	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
as	O
definitive	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sentiment	O
was	O
shared	O
by	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Pocket	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
ranked	O
the	O
titles	O
together	O
8th	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
50	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
asked	O
Square	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
new	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
game	O
for	O
their	O
in-development	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resultant	O
game	O
,	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
under	O
Kawazu	O
,	O
with	O
Ito	O
returning	O
as	O
sole	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
continued	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Square	O
's	O
newly-established	O
Osaka	O
studio	O
produced	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
parallel	O
,	O
releasing	O
it	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
game	O
produced	O
without	O
Kawazu	O
's	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
