Paravoor is a coastal resort town in the Quilon (renamed Kollam) district of India‘s southern state of Kerala. It is about 15 km from Kollam town and 60 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. It lies on the Malabar Coast of India, fronting on the Arabian Sea. It has good communications by road, rail and sea.

Games in the Final Fantasy series have been featured on the Nintendo Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System, the MSX2, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom, the Sony PlayStation, the Bandai WonderSwan Color, the PlayStation 2, IBM PC compatible, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, and several different mobile phone models. Future installments will also appear on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, and likely the upcoming PlayStation 3, as well. It is (along with Dragon Quest) one of Square Enix's two highest selling franchises, having sold over 40 million units worldwide before the Square Enix merger, which went into effect on April 1, 2003.

Spears' success has rested on a mixed fanbase. Millions of girls became enthusiasts for her work, adopting her as an idol. It also appears that many young adult males are also fans. Spears also has a significant gay male fanbase. Writers on popular music for the mainstream press, however, have generally been dismissive of Spears' music, considering it to be commercial and shallow.