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2nd best game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

i think ff2 is the 2nd best game besides ff1 on the nes for anybody who has played it will understand. this game is so fun that you can beat it over and over with out getting bored. I will never plan to sell this game because it is so rare now and it is pretty much priceless. the music in the battles is awesome and it is way better to have random battles then to see your opponent coming to attack. random battles provide you with the chance to level up for ever. most beg rpg players like to run away from monsters and therefor they do not gain levels and can not move on in the game. so basically the graphics are awesome the music is boss and the gameplay is priceless and the story line almost matches up to final fantasy 3. the only thing that could make the game better is the cute and adorable mog.

The Greatest of Its Time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It looks like rubbish now, but Final Fantasy II(IV in Japan) was the absolute greatest game of its time. Over the years, other RPGs came along and kicked FF4's butt. However, it is STILL a great game. I highly recommend this game.

Amazing, incredible, perfect.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the best FF game, second only to FF6 (FF3 in America).The character develpement, battles, plot, etc. are all much more than excellent. What a perfect game. The thing that makes the game most lively are definitely the characters. With people such as Cecil, Kain, Edge, Cid, and many others, you're drawn to the game, and can't stop playing.
Everyone should play this awesome game.

Actually, it's Final Fantasy IV!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

One of Squaresoft's finest RPGs in the popular FF game series, Final Fantasy IV (mistakingly named FFII here in the U.S. back in 1991) is a classic installment and also the first FF to be released on the SNES. How can we all forget the epic storyline, the unforgettable characters, or the beautiful soundtrack composed by Nobou Umetsu? (Who also did the music for other various FFs) Without doubt, this all brings back memories of when days were just PERFECT!

Although the original English translation for the cartrige is not that good (it makes the characters seem more like cardboard cut-outs at times) it's still a rare classic to own/add to your SNES collection. Obviously, the game contains what later installments to the saga had as well: Summoning, Magic, abilities, and even side quests. Leveling up is also pretty easy to do. Later, you will get to fly two airships (one of them which can drill deep into the ground in order to reach the second world) and go wherever you want, when you want!

The story concerns Cecil Harvey, a dark knight who serves the Kingdom of Barron. However, something strange is happening at Barron, as the King vows to collect all four elemental crystals of the Earth. With the army known as the Red Wings as his resort, Captain Cecil and crew are hired on numerous missions to find all four crystals. But when Cecil is relieved from his post after questioning the King's orders, he is given another mission to deliver a small mysterious package to a small town. With the help of Dragoon knight Kain, the two arrive at the village of mist, where an incredibly destructive power is unleashed upon the village! Realizing his mistake in trusting his majesty, Cecil vows to return to Barron and seek vengeance against the King.

However, with a mysterious knight known as Golbeze on their trail, it'll be no walk in the park. This villain also shares some kind of connection with Cecil. What could it be, and why does Golbeze seek out the crystals himself? As you progress through the game, you will find out! Cecil's girlfriend, Rosa and many others also joins you in the battle against evil.

OVERALL: 10/10 This is definately on my Top Five list of favorite FF games next to: "Final Fantasy VIII", "Final Fantasy VII", "Final Fantasy VI", and the original "Final Fantasy". If you're a longtime, diehard fan of the series as I am, and would NOT prefer the new stupidly pathetic installments such as "Final Fantasy X-2", then I HIGHLY reccomend this! The classics are always the best!

My favorite Final Fantasy Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Although this game is called Final fantasy 2, in reality it is actually FF4! Anyway, I didnt start playing Final fantasy until just recently (2004)I've owned an NES since 1990 but I never even thought of buying Final Fantasy until I saw a TV show about it on G4TV! Since then, I've played all of the following Final fantasy titles; Final fantasy, Final fantasy II, Final fantasy mystic quest, Final fantasy VII, Final fantasy VIII, Final fantasy XI, Final fantasy I & II dawn of souls, and Final fantasy IV Advance. Out of all of them my favorite title was FFII for the SNES,why? Because FFII had the best story and charecters of all of the other Final fantasy titles that I've played so far! Unlike in FF1,you dont choose your players, you just start out as one and meet more from there!

The Heros: Cecil the dark knight, Rosa the white mage, Kain the dragoon, Cid the Engineer, Yang the Monk, Rydia the summoner, tellah the sage, Edge the ninja, and Fusoya the sage.

The Villans: Golbez the dark wizard, 4 Elemental warriors, a brain-washed Kain, and a slew of other enemys each more sinister then the last!

The story gets better and better as the story progresses! I wont spoil it for you,but one of the coolest moments in the game is when Cecil discovers that Golbez, the most fearsom fiend in the game is not the one behind all of the chaos! Plus, Golbez's true identity is revealed! (No, he's not Cecil's father.) All and all this is my favorite Final fantasy so far, I highly recomend buying it! BUT BE WARNED! Final fantasy I & II dawn of souls does not include this title! So if you want to play this and FF1 you'll have to buy them both!
For more details read my Review on Final fantasy I & II dawn of souls. ENJOY!

Final thoughts: If you have the money and own a GBA, check out Final fantasy IV Advance. It's the same game as this one, but it's been upgraded with all new features!

Written by,
Shadowmage (the game maniac)

One of the greatest RPGs, ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy 2 was the second FF game to be released in America, but even today it is one of the greatest games I have ever played.

Graphics- 9/10 Back when it first came out, and when I first rented it on the SNES, I remember the graphics looking pretty good for its time. Still, I wasn't blown away, but the battle graphics, and the overworld graphics were amazing. It didn't quite have the charm of Zelda- Link To The Past, but considering the size of this game and its release date, the graphics were very good.

Music- 10/10 Okay, this is where this game shines. Without a doubt, this game has the best music I have ever heard in an RPG. Every SNES FF title had great music (including 5, which was originally only released in Japan, but can be picked up with FF Anthology), and this game started that trend. The battle music is amazing, literally. But it doesn't stop there, the boss music is even better. In fact, I am willing to say that FF2/4 has the best boss music ever out of ANY video game. You will have it stuck in your head for years. In fact, Super Mario RPG for SNES has a hidden boss that has the same music theme as FF2/4. I think FF Mystic Quest was my first FF game, but FF2 was the first one to really get me into the series, and the music sure helped.

Gameplay- 10/10 the battle system is flawless, and the level-up to gain magic system is one of my favorites. I just love battling in order to gain abilities, it just feels so old-school. All in all, all of the gameplay elements are flawless, and the story is great. You also get to go to the moon in this game, which is very fun, and not many RPGs offer something like that. Although this game is also available on FF Chronicles, I would recommend buying the SNES version, even if it has translation issues. I think the SNES version is better because it loads faster (mainly on the saving and loading data screens), it has a more old-school feeling, and just because it's SNES. SNES is the greatest system ever and I think every game originally for the SNES is 10 times better for its original system, even if it costs 20 more dollars, but it is well worth it.

Overall- 10/10 This is a pretty old game (okay, it's very old), but it is one of the greatest games ever made. Overall, FF3/6 is slightly more enjoyable, and is a little better, but FF4 is still in my top three for greatest FF games, and probably in my top ten for greatest games ever. It is well worth the money.

Had it for twelve years!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is hard to describe. I guess PERFECT pretty much sums it up. This was the first Final Fantasy game we ever had. I used to spend hours playing it. In fact it's right here next to me in my SNES system. I'm so glad to have it because my dad was the one who actually got us through the game, because I was just so young I never understood the concept of leveling up. But now I've beaten it twice. The next Final Fantasy I got after this one was FF7, actually, so I wasn't familiar with ANY of the others that came after this one. I don't understand why all you guys on these reviews seem to hate 7, 8, & 9 so much. Just because they're newer doesn't mean they're bad, or anything. I first played FF8 on this demo disc I got from Pizza Hut when I ordered a pizza in about fifth grade, and I loved the demo. The whole game is even better. I love all the Final Fantasy games, that are part of the main series, at least. This game has been a complete inspiration for me when I write my novels. That's right, I write. Eventually I'm going to make RPG's like this one using the stories from my novels. That's how influencial this game and the other FF's have been for me. But here's the deal, folks. This game is coming out on Gameboy Advance on December 12'th this year and probably won't look too different than on this cartrage. I love this game's story. Cecil, a Dark Knight from Baron, and captain of the Red Wings, is forced by the king of Baron to fly out and steal crystals from innocent cities for reasons he doesn't understand. He comes back after a mission in Mysidia and questions the king for his actions and is demoted. He and Kain, his best friend who was raised with him by the king, are sent to the cave of mist to deliver a package to Mist, the town beyond the cave. When they get there, the package opens and burns up the village. Since the two of them killed the dragon in the cave, its master dies also. It's Rydia's mother, and she summons Titan to get rid of Cecil and Kain. But they end up out in the desert and Kain is missing. That's pretty much the beginning of the game right there. There's all kinds of twists and turns throughout it, I've even forgotten much of the story. The only character in the game that I thought was useless (and I do mean USELESS) in battle was Edward the 'spoony bard'. He just lacks any ability to be useful against anything but imps, maybe. Here's my suggestion. Buy this game. It might be found at Game Force, or Comp USA or somewhere like that. But like I said it's coming out on Gameboy really soon, along with Final Fantasy III which for some reason might be on Nintendo DS instead of the same cartriage with FF4 like with I & II. I don't understand that at all, but III and IV are both coming to hand held systems quite soon. I know the new gameboy version of this one'll be the uncensored version, but I'd rather have this one because I've heard Palom says some pretty nasty stuff in the uncensored one. But I'm still gonna get it, though. My SNES won't last too much longer and there's even gonna be new features.

~KGM

My favorite video game of all time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love this game to death and I can't wait for it to come out of gameboy advance this December... I'm so anxious. The story gets really complex, and it's hard to keep up sometimes, but that's alright, because it all comes clear at the end. I reccomend this to anyone who likes old RPG's.

Final Fantasy II - SNES TOP 5

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy II is among the Super Nintendo's best games, and its 3rd best RPG, after its sequel, Final Fantasy III, and Square's equally impressive Chrono Trigger. The graphics are a marked upgrade from its NES predecessor, and its storyline is among the best in the genre. The main protagonist, Cecil, a Dark Knight in the service of a king who has been taken over by some elusive, evil force must make the decision to find his own path, accompanied by the Dragoon Kain, when asked to do questionable things by his superiors. This takes him on an amazing adventure, and personal redemption, when he becomes a Paladin. An amazing cast of rich, develop characters make this a must play, for any gamer. A+

FFII is really FFIV!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I don't know what my friend and brother in Metal and FF would think if I told him the facts behind FFII, which is his all-time fav SNES game: it's really FFIV! Oh, well, what he doesn't know won't hurt him. Anyway, I must say that this game is by far the best FF for ANY Nintendo system and the second best RPG for SNES (next to the amazing Chrono Trigger). Let's explain why!

(Note: all scores are based on the time of the game's release, 1991).

Visuals: 10 (out of 10)
The graphics are very early for SNES, and while so many games didn't look a whole lot better than that of the NES, this one was just as good as Zelda: Link To The Past and Super Mario World. The magic effects and characters are simply designed, but once more, this is 1991 we're in, not 2005.

Sound: 10
Okay, so some of the sound is a little bit irritating, not to mention the occasional recycling of an effect. However, the true triumph in the sound is the music! The boss theme and battle theme have stuck with me ever since I first played it at a friend's house six years ago. There is no denying how awesome some of the other tunes are as well, but the battle tunes are pretty much always the best in FF games, as well as many other RPG titles.

Challenge: 9
Though it's not as hard as FFVII or VIII, it is quite difficult...but the beginning is easier than any FF game, the Mist Dragon may be the easiest boss I have ever fought, and the monsters can all be destroyed in a single hit (Imps have 6 HP!). But after that, it becomes VERY hard.

Innovation: 10
Of course, every FF game has to feature new characters and have nothing or very little to do with the previous. And this is very different from the first (which is probably why FFX-2 is my least favorite), the characters still have classes, but they actually have real names! All the characters prove beneficial, and a few even change! The battle system is fine, but no FF game has a better battle system than that of 10.

Overall: 9.95
So it isn't 100% perfect, but everything in the game is beautiful for the time of it's release. I can recommend every game in the series from I-XI (XII is coming soon) except X-2, and FF Tactics is also excellent.

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