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{{GameInfobox |image = Ys 4 Mask of the Sun cover.jpg |caption = Super Famicom cover art |developer = Advance Communication, Arc System Works |publisher = Tonkin House, Taito |series = Ys |jp_rel = {{Release|1993|November|19|JP|Super Famicom}}<br>{{Release|2005|May|26|JP|PlayStation 2}} |genre = Action RPG |features = Single-player |players = 1 |ratings = |platforms = Super Famicom, PlayStation 2 |media = Super Famicom Cartridge, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM |requirements = |input = Super Famicom Controller, DualShock 2 Controller }} {{nihongo|'''''Ys IV: Mask of the Sun'''''|イースIV -MASK OF THE SUN-|Īsu Fō}} is an [[action role-playing game]] developed for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], and is the fourth game in the [[Ys (series)|Ys video game series]]. Ys series creators [[Nihon Falcom Corporation]] licensed its development to [[Tonkin House]]. ''Mask of the Sun'' was released in 1993 and was one of two games released under the title of "Ys IV", the other being [[Hudson Soft]]'s ''[[Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys]]'' for the [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]]. The two games share the same basic story, but many changes were made in the Hudson-produced ''Dawn of Ys''. Of the two, ''Mask of the Sun'' is the official Ys IV storyline. Originally a version of "Mask of the Sun" was also planned by [[Sega]] for [[Mega Drive]] and later [[Sega CD]] under the Sega-Falcom joint development agreement, but this version was ultimately canceled. In 2005, [[Taito Corporation]] developed a remake of ''Mask of the Sun'' for the [[PlayStation 2]], titled ''Ys IV: Mask of the Sun - A New Theory''. ==Plot== ''Ys IV'' takes place in between the events of ''[[Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter|Ys II]]'' and ''[[Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]''. After returning to the town of Minea, Adol comes across a message in a bottle. The message is from the far-off land of Celceta, asking for help. Adol decides to take the offer and boards a ship to the land of Celceta. In this version of ''Ys IV'', Adol's departure occurs immediately at the start of the game; there are no initial events occurring in the actual town of Minea, as there were in ''The Dawn of Ys''. ==Gameplay== ''Ys IV'' returns to the style of play used in Ys I and II. Adol is viewed from a top-down perspective, and he attacks enemies by running into them to cause damage. Adol gains experience from defeating enemies, and gaining experience serves to raise his strength, as in the previous games. A new Magic system is introduced as well, in which Adol can equip elemental swords to cast various types of attack spells. ==Music== The original ''Ys IV'' music was composed by Falcom's ''Sound Team JDK'', and it was arranged for the Super Famicom by the Cube Corporation sound team. ''Mask of the Sun'' generally draws from the same source music as ''The Dawn of Ys'', though much of it is used differently between the two games. In addition, there are a number of new compositions which are used exclusively in ''Mask of the Sun''. The PlayStation 2 remake of ''Mask of the Sun'' only used the original ''Ys IV'' music, with none of the tracks composed for the Super Famicom version being present. This version's usage of the music also differs from the original ''Mask of the Sun'' and ''The Dawn of Ys'' in many places. No soundtrack releases exist for ''Mask of the Sun'', as all Ys IV music releases were published under the ''The Dawn of Ys'' title. ==External links== *{{GameFAQs|id=564844|name=''Ys IV: Mask of the Sun''}} *{{moby game|id=/ys-iv-mask-of-the-sun}} {{Ys series}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ys Iv: Mask Of The Sun}} [[ja:イースIV]] {{action-rpg-videogame-stub}}
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