List of Square Enix companion books

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The Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania

This is a list of companion books relating to games developed and published by Square Enix. Starting with Final Fantasy III, Square began publishing guide books for its games which traditionally include additional content such as developer interviews and expanded plot and setting information. Studio BentStuff wrote the first Ultimania book for Final Fantasy VIII in 1999, though the company had been contracted to write Final Fantasy VII True Script Dissection for the previous game. Since then, Ultimania books have been written for every major Final Fantasy title, including Battle Ultimania, Scenario Ultimania, and Ultimania Omega editions for some games.[1] Square experimented with online content delivery with Final Fantasy IX Online Ultimania, but the move was unsuccessful.[2] Another online Ultimania was planned for Final Fantasy XI, but it was dropped during development.[3] In addition to the standard releases, Square Enix has produced a few expanded editions, such as Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised Edition.[4]

History

Various Ultimania guides at a Books Kinokuniya in San Francisco, California.

Before the branding of "Ultimania", Square had released a number of guide books with a similar focus on expanding backstory and including developer interviews and concept artwork. This concept evolved into Perfect Works by DigiCube. The company was then contracted to create Final Fantasy VII True Script Dissection and then Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania, the first Ultimania book. Since then, Ultimania books have been written for every major Final Fantasy title, including Battle Ultimania, Scenario Ultimania, and Ultimania Omega editions for some games.

List of works

Title Publisher Date ISBN
Final Fantasy III [Volume 1] Fundamental Knowledge BookNTT Publishing1990978-4-87188-079-4
Final Fantasy III [Volume 2] Complete Walkthrough Book Part OneNTT Publishing1990978-4-87188-080-0
Final Fantasy III [Volume 3] Complete Walkthrough Book Part TwoNTT Publishing1990978-4-87188-081-7
Final Fantasy IV Setting Data BookNTT Publishing19914-87188-128-8
Final Fantasy IV Fundamental Knowledge BookNTT Publishing19914-87188-131-8
Final Fantasy IV Battle Analysis BookNTT Publishing19914-87188-136-9
Final Fantasy IV Complete Walkthrough BookNTT Publishing19914-87188-138-5
Final Fantasy IV EasytypeNTT Publishing19914-87188-148-2
Final Fantasy IV Guide BookDigiCube19974-925075-04-7
Final Fantasy IV Master's GuideDigiCube20024-925075-45-4
Final Fantasy IV Wonderswan Color Version - Square Official Guide BookShueisha20024-08-779161-0
Final Fantasy IV Advance Perfect GuideShueisha20054-08-779351-6
Final Fantasy IV Advance Official Complete GuideSquare Enix20064-7575-1600-2
Final Fantasy IV Official Final GuideEnterbrain20084-7577-4004-2
Final Fantasy IV Official Complete GuideSquare Enix20084-7575-2205-3
Final Fantasy V Fundamental Knowledge BookNTT Publishing19924-87188-192-X
Final Fantasy V Battle Analysis BookNTT Publishing19924-87188-204-7
Final Fantasy V Adventure GuidebookNTT Publishing19934-87188-206-3
Final Fantasy V Complete Walkthrough BookNTT Publishing19934-87188-205-5
Final Fantasy V Advance Master GuideShueisha20064-08-779387-7
Final Fantasy V Advance Official Complete GuideSquare Enix20064-7575-1822-6
Final Fantasy VI Adventure GuidebookNTT Publishing19944-87188-302-7
Final Fantasy VI Setting Data BookNTT Publishing19944-87188-299-3
Final Fantasy VI Fundamental Knowledge BookNTT Publishing19944-87188-300-0
Final Fantasy VI Complete Walkthrough BookNTT Publishing19944-87188-301-9
Final Fantasy VI The CompleteNTT Publishing19944-87188-303-5
Final Fantasy VI Character CollectionsNTT Publishing19944-87188-285-3
Final Fantasy VI Advance Master GuideShueisha20064-08-779393-1
Final Fantasy VI Advance Official Complete GuideSquare Enix20064-7575-1846-3
Final Fantasy VII True Script Dissection - The CompleteStudio BentStuff
Final Fantasy VII True Script Dissection - The Complete (Revised Edition)Studio BentStuff
Final Fantasy Complete Works [First Half]DigiCube1997978-4-925075-00-8
Final Fantasy Complete Works [Second Half]DigiCube1997978-4-925075-01-5
Square Official - Final Fantasy Collection - Fantasy World Walkthrough BookDigiCube19994-925075-45-4
Final Fantasy Complete Works 1 through 6 Vol. 1 Revised EditionDigiCube20024-88787-044-2
Final Fantasy Complete Works 1 through 6 Vol. 2 Revised EditionDigiCube20024-88787-045-0

Perfect Works

Perfect Works is a series of video game-related books published by DigiCube. Only four books were published: the first was dedicated to Xenogears and printed in October 1998 in Japan. One book dedicated to SaGa Frontier 2 and another one dedicated to Front Mission 3 were released in 1999. The last book was dedicated to The Bouncer and was released in 2001.

These books contain artwork, timelines and detailed descriptions of events of the related games. The Xenogears Perfect Works notably contains detailed information of the world where the game is set, giving indepth descriptions of the characters, creatures, geographical and historical settings, covering all the intended six episodes of Xenogears.

Title Publisher Date ISBN
Xenogears Perfect WorksDigiCube1998
SaGa Frontier 2 Perfect WorksDigiCube1999
Front Mission 3 Perfect WorksDigiCube1999
The Bouncer Perfect WorksDigiCube2001

Ultimania

Ultimania (アルティマニア, Arutimania) is a series of comprehensive video game information books written by Studio BentStuff and published by Square Enix (formerly under the title of their now-disbanded publishing subsidiary, DigiCube) in Japan. The name "Ultimania" is a portmanteau of ultimate and mania.[5] The series recorded a cumulative circulation of over 10 million copies at the end of 2007.[6]

Title Publisher Date ISBN
Final Fantasy VIII UltimaniaStudio BentStuff19994-925075-49-7

  • Contains the short story, "A Day of Instruction at Garden"
SaGa Frontier II UltimaniaStudio BentStuff1999
Legend of Mana UltimaniaStudio BentStuff1999
Chrono Cross UltimaniaStudio BentStuff1999
Vagrant Story UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2000
Final Fantasy IX Online UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2000

  • Internet-accessed
Final Fantasy IX UltimaniaStudio BentStuff20004-7575-1244-9
Final Fantasy X Scenario UltimaniaStudio BentStuff20014-7575-1215-5
Final Fantasy X Battle UltimaniaStudio BentStuff20014-7575-1216-3
Final Fantasy X Ultimania ΩStudio BentStuff20014-7575-1214-7
Kingdom Hearts UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2002
Kingdom Hearts Ultimania Revised EditionStudio BentStuff2002
Final Fantasy X-2 UltimaniaStudio BentStuff20034-7575-1205-8
Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania ΩStudio BentStuff20034-7575-1161-2
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles World UltimaniaStudio BentStuff20034-7575-1162-0
Final Fantasy X-2 International+Last Mission UltimaniaStudio BentStuff20044-7575-1163-9
Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2005
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2005
Final Fantasy VII Ultimania ΩStudio BentStuffSeptember 9, 2005[7]4-7575-1520-0

  • Contains the short story, "Hoshi o Meguru Otome", which roughly translates to "The Maiden Who Travels the Planet"
Kingdom Hearts Series Ultimania α ~Introduction of Kingdom Hearts II~Studio BentStuff2005
Kingdom Hearts II UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2005
Final Fantasy XII Scenario UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2006[8]4-7575-1696-7
Final Fantasy XII Battle UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2006[9]4-7575-1697-5
Final Fantasy XII Ultimania ΩStudio BentStuffNovember 24, 2006[10]4-7575-1821-8
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2007
Final Fantasy Tactics Official Complete GuideStudio BentStuff2007-06-07[11]978-4-7575-2038-7
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2007-06-14[12]978-4-7575-2024-0
Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2007-09-06[13]978-4-7575-2100-1
Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2007
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2007
Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 1: CharacterStudio BentStuff2008
Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 2: ScenarioStudio BentStuff2008
Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 3: BattleStudio BentStuff2008
Dissidia Final Fantasy Ultimania αStudio BentStuff2008
Chrono Trigger UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2009
Dissidia Final Fantasy UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2009
Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised EditionStudio BentStuff2009978-4-7575-2560-3
Final Fantasy XI Story Ultimania Ver.090409Studio BentStuff2009
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2009
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2010
Final Fantasy XIII Scenario UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2010
Final Fantasy XIII Battle UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2010
Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania ΩStudio BentStuff2010
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2010

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Scenario UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2011 Final Fantasy XIII--2 Battle UltimaniaStudio BentStuff2011

References

  1. ^ "Final Fantasy X Ultimania Guide". IGN. 2001-08-20. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  2. ^ "The 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming - Readers' Top 5". GameSpy. 2003-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  3. ^ "Final Fantasy XI Playtest". IGN. 2002-04-05. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  4. ^ "Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Book Getting Revision". Kotaku. 2009-04-01. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  5. ^ Studio BentStuff, ed. (1999). Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania (in Japanese). DigiCube/Square Enix. p. 3. ISBN 4-925075-49-7.
  6. ^ "Ultimania Series Cumulative Circulation Exceeds 10 Million" (in Japanese). Studio BentStuff. 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  7. ^ "株式会社スタジオベントスタッフ" (in Japanese). Studio Bentstuff. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  8. ^ square-enix.co.jp Staff (N/A). "ファイナルファンタジー12 バトルアルティマニア (SE-MOOK) (単行本)". Square Enix Japan. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved September 26, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |work= (help)
  9. ^ Amazon.com Japan staff (N/A). "ファイナルファンタジー12 バトルアルティマニア (SE-MOOK) (単行本)". Amazon Japan. Retrieved September 24, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |work= (help)
  10. ^ "Final Fantasy XII Ultimania Omega" (in Japanese). Studio BentStuff. 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
  11. ^ square-enix.co.jp Staff (N/A). "ファイナルファンタジータクティクス 獅子戦争 公式コンプリートガイド". Square Enix Japan. Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved September 26, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |work= (help)
  12. ^ Studio BentStuff (2007-05-24). "「ファイナルファンタジーXII レヴァナント・ウイング アルティマニア」表紙公開". bent.co.jp. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  13. ^ Studio BentStuff (2007-08-06). "「ファイナルファンタジーXII インターナショナル ゾディアックジョブシステム アルティマニア」表紙公開". bent.co.jp. Retrieved 2007-09-26.

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