Final Fantasy II


 * This article is about the Final Fantasy II originally released for the Nintendo Famicom (NES) and later ported to the PS1 as part of Final Fantasy Origins and to the GBA as part of Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls. For information regarding the game originally released in the US as Final Fantasy 2 on the SNES, see Final Fantasy IV.

Final Fantasy II was the second game in the Final Fantasy series, however it was not localized to the US until 2002. Unlike the original game (and all future ones), Final Fantasy II characters did not gain experience in the traditional sense. Instead of earning points at the end of a fight that can be applied to gaining a level, specific stats increased based on fighting style. If a character used weapons, their strength would increase, using magic would increase MP and magic strength, taking damage would raise maximun HP, and so on. While this style of gameplay would not be used in any other Final Fantasy, it would be used by Square in the SaGa series and Threads of Fate.

Squaresoft bundled the game with Final Fantasy I when they re-released the game several times with Final Fantasy I-II, Final Fantasy Origins for the Playstation, and most recently, Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls for the Game Boy Advance.