Final Fantasy IV : The Complete Collection Final Fantasy IV : The Complete Collection is a PlayStation Portable remake of " Final Fantasy IV " and " " . It was released in Japan on March 24 , 2011 and April 19 , 2011 in North America , and April 22 , 2011 in Europe . It features a chapter bridging the gap between the two stories called " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . It includes updated 2D graphics on par with those of the PlayStation Portable versions of " Final Fantasy " and " Final Fantasy II " . The game has a new opening FMV for " The After Years " ; the opening FMV from the DS version of " Final Fantasy IV " is used after some time has passed on the " Final Fantasy IV " main menu . " The Complete Collection " features Data install and new cinematic scenes in " Final Fantasy IV " , such as Agart ' s volcano erupting and Leviathan ' s attack on the party ' s ship . Gameplay . Players have the option of beginning with any game , including " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . " Final Fantasy IV " is more in - line with the original version and does not have the features or extra story sequences from the DS release . It instead retains the bonus features of the " Advance " release , with the post - game dungeons and party swapping . Other features include the option of switching between the original SNES music and the DS version ' s music . The game contains an image gallery with videos and artwork . The gallery also includes new , never - before - seen images . Changes to the " The After Years " include separating Ceodore ' s tale from Kain ' s , which was how it was in the original mobile phone release . Ceodore ' s and Kain ' s original Challenge Dungeons are no longer merged . Exclusive to this version of " The After Years " is a post - game boss called Lost Babil , which can be fought if the player talks with Challengingway on the True Moon . It is composed of three boss fights , which the player must assemble three parties for . New enemies appear , one for each tale existing in that tale ' s Challenge Dungeon , which drop rare items including Megalixir s . New to " The Complete Collection " is a scenario called " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " , which bridges the original game with " The After Years " . " Interlude " is based on the gameplay of the original " Final Fantasy IV " and not " The After Years " . It is longer than the average " After Years " tale . Development . " Final Fantasy IV : The Complete Collection " has a similar visual style as " Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary " versions of the original " Final Fantasy " and " Final Fantasy II " . Although " Final Fantasy IV : The Complete Collection " was developed by a different team , the producers are the same as for the " Anniversary " releases . There was demand for a packaged version of " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " , so that ' s where the developers started in terms of creating the complete set for PlayStation Portable . Just packaging " The After Years " with " Final Fantasy IV " didn ' t seem enough . Thus the developers wanted to create new content and create something to connect " Final Fantasy IV " with something that would happen right after the original game . " Final Fantasy IV : The Complete Collection " uses 2D graphics rather than 3D like in the Nintendo DS version . Takashi Tokita has explained that the game has so much volume that it made sense to revamp the original graphics and create a higher quality version of the original . Release . For the Japanese release , a limited edition was released with an artbook and a walkthrough . Enclosed with the limited edition is a soundtrack CD called " Final Fantasy IV & The After Years Sounds Plus " with seventeen tracks , five of which were selected from the DS version of " Final Fantasy IV " by fans on the Square Enix Members website . The European version comes in a special edition package that features a fold - out box and contains a selection of art cards , a PlayStation Portable screen cloth featuring Cecil and a DLC costume for Cecil in " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " , based on the original artwork for " Final Fantasy IV " . The special edition was available at pre - order and on launch . First print run copies of the NTSC versions contain the product code for the " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " DLC for Cecil , and also include five bonus art cards featuring Yoshitaka Amano ' s character designs .