Square Electronic Arts announced today that Final Fantasy Origins for the PlayStation will begin shipping to North American retail on April 8, 2003. Final Fantasy Origins offers remixed versions of Square’s ultra popular Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II role-playing games on one disc for a suggested retail price of $30 (USD). These remakes offer new cinematics, opening theme songs, event scenes, improved graphics, enhanced sound and new game play modes. It is also important to note that Origins brings Final Fantasy II to US gamers for the first time – something that fans of the series have been asking for since it was released in Japan. Other delicious features include multimedia content like a new bestiary with detailed descriptions of all monsters, art galleries with illustrations from renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano and a „memo file” function for quick saves.