I just recently learned that they made a PSP version of Final Fantasy II, however the story line seems to be different then what I remember from the SNES… Are they infact two different games, and if so, who’s stupid idea was this?
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The two are completely different games. Final Fantasy II for the Super Nintendo in the United States is actually Final Fantasy IV. Square Enix (called Squaresoft at the time) never released the original versions of Final Fantasy II and III in North America. When they developed Final Fantasy IV, they did not want North American gamers to know that some games in the series had been held back, so they renamed it Final Fantasy II. Final Fantasy V also was not released in North America, so Final Fantasy VI was renamed Final Fantasy III when it was released here.
By the time that Final Fantasy VII was developed for the PlayStation, it had become well known that some games in the series had not been released on this side of the Pacific, so Square Enix kept the original name. The popularity of that game meant that every main Final Fantasy game since then saw a North American release, and the company has retained the original numbering. The real Final Fantasy II has been remade for the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, and iPhone, and Final Fantasy IV maintained its real name when it was remade for the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS.