Final Fantasy V
Super Famicom cover depicting the character Bartz and his chocobo Boko
Developer(s)	Square
Publisher(s)	Super Famicom JPN Square PlayStation JPN Square NA Square Electronic Arts PAL SCE Europe Game Boy Advance JPN Square Enix NA Nintendo of America PAL Nintendo of Europe
Designer(s)	Hironobu Sakaguchi (game director, original concept) Yoshinori Kitase (field planner, game designer, scenario writer[1]) Nobuo Uematsu (composer) Tetsuya Nomura (monster designer[1]) Hideo Minaba (art director[1]) Yoshitaka Amano (image designer, title logo designer)
Series	Final Fantasy series
Release date(s)	Super Famicom JPN December 6, 1992 PlayStation JPN March 19, 1998 [2] NA September 30, 1999 PAL May 17, 2002 Game Boy Advance JPN October 12, 2006 NA November 6, 2006 PAL April 13, 2007
Genre(s)	Console role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single player, limited multiplayer
Rating(s)	PlayStation ESRB: T (Teen) USK: 12+ OFLC: M15+ ELSPA: 11+ Game Boy Advance CERO: A (All Ages) ESRB: E (Everyone) PEGI: 12+
Platform(s)	Super Famicom, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance
Media	Super Famicom 16 megabit Cartridge PlayStation 1 CD-ROM Game Boy Advance Cartridge

Final Fantasy V (ファイナルファンタジーV, Fainaru Fantajī Faibu^?) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in 1992 as a part of the Final Fantasy video game series. The game first appeared only in Japan on the Nintendo Super Famicom (known internationally as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System). It has been ported with minor differences to the Sony PlayStation and the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. An anime OVA produced in 1994 called Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals serves as a sequel to the events depicted in the game.^[3]

The game begins as a wanderer named Bartz investigates a fallen meteor. There, he encounters several characters who reveal the danger facing the four Crystals that control the world's elements. These Crystals act as a seal on Exdeath, an evil sorcerer who once threatened their world. Bartz and his party must keep the Crystals from being exploited by Exdeath's influence and prevent his resurgence.

Final Fantasy V has been praised for the freedom of customization that the player has over the characters, achieved through the greatly expanded Job System. Despite the lack of an early release in territories other than Japan, the Super Famicom version sold over 2 million copies.^[4] The PlayStation version has earned "Greatest Hits" status, selling more than 350,000 copies.^[5]