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|genre=Role-playing game |modes=Single-player, multiplayer }} ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years'' is an episodic role-playing video game co-developed by Matrix Software and Square Enix, as the sequel to the 1991 title ''Final Fantasy IV''. Originally released in Japan as a mobile game in 2008, an enhanced WiiWare port of the title was released in North America, Europe and Japan in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.famitsu.com/interview/article/1212647_1493.html )〕 In 2011, the game was bundled with ''Final Fantasy IV'' as the PlayStation Portable compilation ''Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection'', which also included a new game; ''Final Fantasy IV: Interlude'', which served as a bridge between the original game and ''The After Years''. Using the same style as the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy IV, this game was remade for the Android and iOS platforms.〔(Final Fantasy 4: The After Years coming to iOS, Android this winter [Update] )〕 Its initial mobile release in 2008 for Japanese feature phone users were under the title . The Japanese WiiWare port and PlayStation Portable compilation ''Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection'' later adapted the Western title, renaming the game to . Set 17 years after ''Final Fantasy IV'', ''The After Years'' follows the original cast and their descendants in episodic tales as a new villain appears, setting into action a mysterious chain of events that threatens the fate of the Blue Planet.〔 Largely utilizing assets, locations, and mechanics from its predecessor, the title nevertheless incorporates higher quality character graphics and several new gameplay systems.〔V-Jump Magazine, February 2008 Issue〕〔Famitsu Magazine, March 2008 Issue〕 ==Gameplay== ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years'' uses most of the gameplay features of ''Final Fantasy IV'', including random encounters and the Active Time Battle (ATB) system, which originated with ''Final Fantasy IV''. It also retains a number of the graphical enhancements from the WonderSwan Color and Game Boy Advance versions of ''Final Fantasy IV'', while further improving the quality of character sprites to a level comparable with those of ''Final Fantasy VI''.〔 The battle system uses a new feature called the "Age of the Moon", reflecting the game's lunar phases changing with each rest at an inn, or over a set period of in-game time. The altering phases change physical and magical attack powers for both player characters and enemies. Certain rare monsters also only appear during certain lunar phases.〔 The game also introduces a new type of combination attack known as a "Band" ability. Similar to the Double and Triple Techs of ''Chrono Trigger'', these allow two or more characters to coordinate separate commands into a single new attack at the cost of MP from all involved. Band abilities are extremely powerful, and there are over 70 different combinations in all.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Final Fantasy IV: The After Years」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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