Play Final Fantasy IV Advance Online

Final Fantasy IV Advance is a role-playing game for the Game Boy Advance, a port of the 1991 Super Famicom title developed by Tose and published by Square Enix in Japan and Nintendo elsewhere. Battles use the Active Time Battle system with a five-slot party. This version adds a bestiary, new equipment and summons, free party swapping late in the game, and the Lunar Ruins bonus dungeon.

How To Play Final Fantasy IV Advance

ControlAction
D-PadWalk on the field and world map; move the cursor through menus and battle commands
ATalk, examine, and open chests; confirm a menu choice; select a battle command and target
BCancel or back out of a menu; hold while walking to move at double speed
L / RSwitch between party members on the status and equipment screens; page through lists
StartOpen the main menu on the field; skips text and event scenes
SelectDisplay the world map

About Final Fantasy IV Advance

Release dateNA: December 12, 2005; JP: December 15, 2005; EU: June 2, 2006
DeveloperTose
PublisherSquare Enix (JP), Nintendo (NA, EU)
PlatformGame Boy Advance
GenreRole-playing
SeriesFinal Fantasy (port of Final Fantasy IV, released on the SNES in North America as Final Fantasy II)
ModesSingle-player
Also known asFinal Fantasy IV Advance; the original SNES release was titled Final Fantasy II in North America

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“` One note on the control table: no scanned manual for this version turned up, so the mappings above reflect the game’s standard scheme rather than a published chart — the D-pad, A, B and Start rows are the ones I’d treat as certain.

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