Final Fantasy
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Final Fantasy is a fantasy role-playing video game series made by Square Enix.
The series consists of the main series, which are solely numbered with Roman numbers, and of several related games and spinoffs. Each game in the main series is independent of the other, with its own setting, story, and characters. Despite this the games are connected through the gameplay, themes, and 'style'. Recently added sequels and prequels are Final Fantasy X-2 and the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII games and films.
Since 1987, more than twelve games have been released. The series started on Nintendo Entertainment System, but today most Final Fantasy games are made for the Sony PlayStation or PlayStation 2. Games have also been released for the Nintendo Game Boy and GameCube.
While it is not actually a Final Fantasy game, one game called Final Fantasy Adventure was released in America for the Nintendo Game Boy. The game was actually a prequel to the SNES game Secret of Mana, but was released in the United States with the name "Final Fantasy" to boost sales. In 2003 it was remade for the Game Boy Advance with the title Sword of Mana. In Japan, the Mana series is called Seiken Densetsu, which means "Legend of the Sword." There are three games in the series, but only the first two, Secret of Mana and Sword of Mana, have been released in the United States.
In 2001, Columbia Pictures made a CGI movie called Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
[edit] Released Final Fantasy games
For Nintendo Entertainment System:
- Final Fantasy
- Final Fantasy II
- Final Fantasy III
For Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES):
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy VI
For Sony Playstation:
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Fantasy IX
For Sony Playstation 2:
- Final Fantasy X
- Final Fantasy X-2
- Final Fantasy XI (also released for PC)
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
For Nintendo Gameboy:
- Final Fantasy Adventure
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
For Nintendo GameCube:
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
[edit] Released Final Fantasy films
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Last Order: Final Fantasy VII