Final Fantasy is a series of video games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). The first title in the series, the eponymous Final Fantasy, premiered in Japan in 1987, and Final Fantasy games have been released almost every single year since. As of 2010[update], fourteen games have been released as part of the main (numbered) series. Sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and related video games have been published, as well as numerous titles in other media forms. Each game in the main series takes place in a different fictional universe rather than serve as direct sequels to prior games, though some titles have received sequels, or prequels, set in the same universe.
Most of the games have been re-released for several different platforms, many of which have been included in collection and compilation releases. The series as a whole is primarily composed of role-playing video games, but also includes massively multiplayer online role-playing games, third person shooters, tower defense games, and tactical role-playing games. Final Fantasy games have been released on over a dozen video game consoles beginning with the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as for personal computers and mobile phones. The series is Square Enix's most successful franchise, having sold over 100 million units worldwide as of June 2011 across both the main series and its spin-offs.[1] Final Fantasy's popularity has placed it as one of the best-selling video game franchises.[2]
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Release years by system: 1987 – Nintendo Entertainment System[3] 1989 – MSX[6] 2000 – WonderSwan Color[7] 2002 – PlayStation[8] 2004 – Game Boy Advance, Mobile phones[9] 2007 – PlayStation Portable (Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition)[10] 2010 – iOS[11] |
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Release years by system: 1988 – Nintendo Entertainment System[3] 2001 – WonderSwan Color[15] 2002 – PlayStation[16] 2005 – Mobile phones[17] 2007 – PlayStation Portable (Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition)[18] 2010 – iOS[19] |
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Release years by system: 1990 – Nintendo Entertainment System[3] 2006 – Nintendo DS[20] 2011 – iOS |
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Release years by system: 1991 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[22] 1991 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Final Fantasy IV Easytype)[25] 1997 – PlayStation[26] 2002 – WonderSwan Color[27] 2005 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy IV Advance)[28] 2007 – Nintendo DS[29] 2011 – PlayStation Portable (Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection) |
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Release years by system: 1992 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[22] 1998 – PlayStation[35] 2006 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy V Advance)[36] |
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Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[22] 1999 – PlayStation[38] 2006 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy VI Advance)[39] |
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Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation[41] 1997 – PlayStation (Final Fantasy VII International)[44] 1998 – Microsoft Windows personal computer[45] |
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Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation[41] 2000 – Microsoft Windows personal computer[49] |
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Release years by system: 2000 – PlayStation[51] |
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Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation 2[54] 2002 – PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy X International)[54] |
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Release years by system: 2002 – PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows personal computer[57] 2006 – Xbox 360[59] |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2[71] 2007 – PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System)[74] |
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Release years by system: 2009 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360[77] 2010 – Xbox 360 (Final Fantasy XIII Ultimate Hits International)[77] |
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Release years by system: 2010 – Microsoft Windows personal computer[78] TBA – PlayStation 3 |
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Release years by system: 2003 – PlayStation 2[57] 2004 – PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission)[79] |
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Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS[81] |
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Release years by system: 2008 – Mobile phones[84] 2009 – WiiWare[85] 2011 - Playstation Portable (Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection) |
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Fortress
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Proposed system release: 2011 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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Release years by system: 2004 – Mobile phones[91] |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2[71] 2006 – Mobile phones (Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII)[71] 2008 – PlayStation 2 (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII International)[95] |
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Proposed system release: 2011 – PlayStation Portable |
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Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation[41] 2007 – PlayStation Portable (Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions)[103] 2011 - iOS (Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions) |
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Final Fantasy Legend series
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Release years by system: 1990 – Game Boy (The Final Fantasy Legend)[112] 1991 – Game Boy (Final Fantasy Legend II)[113] 1993 – Game Boy (Final Fantasy Legend III)[114] |
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Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation (Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon (Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon)[117] 1999 – PlayStation (Chocobo's Dungeon 2)[118] 1999 – PlayStation (Chocobo Racing)[119] 1999 – PlayStation (Chocobo Collection)[120] 2000 – WonderSwan Color (Hataraku Chocobo (Chocobo on the Job))[121] 2002 – Game Boy Advance (Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice)[122] 2003 – Mobile phones (Choco-Mate)[123] 2006 – Mobile phones (Chocobo de Mobile)[124] 2006 – Nintendo DS (Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales)[125] 2007 – Wii (Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon)[126] 2008 – Nintendo DS (Final Fantasy Fables: Cid and Chocobo's Dungeon DS+)[127] 2008 – Nintendo DS (Chocobo to Mahō no Ehon: Majō to Shōjo to Gonin no Yūsha (Chocobo and the Magic Picture Book: The Witch, the Girl, and the Five Heroes)[128] TBA – Nintendo 3DS (Chocobo Racing 3D) |
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Release years by system: 2003 – Nintendo GameCube (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)[131] 2007 – Nintendo DS (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates)[132] 2008 – WiiWare (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King)[133] 2009 – Wii (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time)[134] 2009 – Nintendo DS (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time)[134] 2009 – WiiWare (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord)[135] 2009 – Wii (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers)[136] |
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Release years by system: 2008 – Mobile phones (Crystal Guardians)[138] 2008 – iOS, Wiiware, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network (Crystal Defenders)[139] 2009 – iOS (Crystal Defenders: Vanguard Storm)[140] |
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Release years by system: 1991 – Game Boy[130] |
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Release years by system: 1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[143] |
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited with U
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited on PC Adventure - Labyrinth
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Release years by system: 2005 – Mobile phones[147] |
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Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation Portable[148] |
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Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation Portable |
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Release years by system: 2009 – Nintendo DS[149] |
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Release years by system: 2012 - Nintendo 3DS |
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Release years by system: 1994 – Nintendo Entertainment System[12] |
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Final Fantasy Collection
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Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation[31] |
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Final Fantasy Anthology
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Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation[33] |
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Release years by system: 2002 – PlayStation[5] |
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Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance[13] |
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Final Fantasy X/X-2 Ultimate Box
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Collections are groups of games or system-specific releases of games that are branded or marketed together. Unlike compilations, they were made available as individual products.
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Release years by system: 2004 – Mobile phones (Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII)[91] 2006 – PlayStation 2 (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII)[71] 2006 – Mobile phones (Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII)[71] 2007 – PlayStation Portable (Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII)[81] 2008 – PlayStation 2 (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII International)[95] |
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Final Fantasy Mobile series
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Release years by system: 2004 – Mobile phones (Final Fantasy)[9] 2005 – Mobile phones (Final Fantasy II)[17] |
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Final Fantasy for Advance series
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Release years by system: 2005 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy IV Advance)[28] 2006 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy V Advance)[36] 2006 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy VI Advance)[39] |
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Release years by system: 2007 – PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System)[74] 2007 – Nintendo DS (Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings)[81] 2007 – PlayStation Portable (Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions)[103] 2007 – Nintendo DS (Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift)[107] |
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Release years by system: 2009 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (Final Fantasy XIII)[77] 2011 – PlayStation Portable (Final Fantasy Type-0) 2011 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (Final Fantasy XIII-2) TBA – PlayStation 3 (Final Fantasy Versus XIII) |
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