Overhauled ‘Final Fantasy’ Anniversary Titles
April 19, 2007
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In early February, Square Enix made an announcement regarding the chosen release date for the anniversary editions of Final Fantasy I (April 19) and II (June 7), and since then, there has been no news regarding definitive release dates for other regions.
Square Enix, however, has recently made an announcement informing American gamers that localized editions of Final Fantasy I and II would be available this summer. Final Fantasy will be available in North American stores starting June 26, while Final Fantasy II will ship out on July 24.
These games celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original Final Fantasy, which was released in the Japanese market towards the end of 1987. A translated American version was released for NES systems in 1990, and the cartridge is still considered to be a rare collector’s item.
Despite initial plans to release an English version of Final Fantasy II in the states, that plan was eventually scrapped so that translators could work on Final Fantasy IV for the Super NES (which was subsequently renamed Final Fantasy II to avoid confusing American audiences). For a while, America had not seen an official translated version of Final Fantasy II until the release of Final Fantasy Origins for the original PlayStation.
Both Final Fantasy Anniversary titles will undergo complete overhauls in graphics and sound. They will also contain new FMV sequences to bring the games into the modern era of RPGs.
