Final Fantasy IV (ファイナルファンタジーIV, Fainaru Fantajī Fō?) is a role-playing video game for the Nintendo DS. It is an enhanced remake of the original Final Fantasy IV, which was released in 1991. It was released as part of the campaign for Final Fantasy series 20th anniversary on December 20, 2007 in Japan and in North America on July 22, 2008. The game was released in Europe on September 5, 2008.
Final Fantasy IV retains the original Active Time Battle System from the initial Super Nintendo release. Similar to the previous remake of Final Fantasy III on the Nintendo DS, the control of stylus is limited and optional in order to retain the same control input while allowing other players to use the Nintendo DS's unique touch control scheme.
In June 2007, Square Enix held a casting for a vocalist to sing a rendition of Final Fantasy IV's Theme of Love composed by Nobuo Uematsu.[9] Megumi Ida was selected from approximately 800 applicants to perform the theme song[10] Tsuki no Akari (月の明り, Tsuki no Akari?, literally moonlight ). The song was arranged by Kenichiro Fukui, with the lyrics penned by scenario writer Takashi Tokita.[11] The song only appears in the Japanese release of the game, over the ending credits - international versions cut the song in its entirety and replace it with a music track from the game itself.
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