<s>
,	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Alundra	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Alundra	B-Application
,	O
who	O
learns	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
enter	O
people	O
's	O
dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
dream	O
walking	O
ability	O
,	O
Alundra	B-Application
proceeds	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
locals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
extensive	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
various	O
dungeons	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
challenging	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
,	O
real-time	O
action	B-Application
combat	O
,	O
and	O
platforming	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
interaction	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Inoa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
gameplay	O
innovation	O
is	O
a	O
dream	O
walking	O
mechanic	O
,	O
where	O
Alundra	B-Application
can	O
enter	O
people	O
's	O
dreams	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
dream	O
levels	O
having	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
twist	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
dreamer	O
's	O
personality	O
and	O
traits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Alundra	B-Application
earned	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
initial	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Alundra	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
New	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Begins	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
very	O
little	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Alundra	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
style	O
is	O
top-down	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alundra	B-Application
,	O
the	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
and	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
elf	B-Application
from	O
the	O
clan	O
of	O
Elna	O
,	O
the	O
Dreamwalkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
set	O
out	O
for	O
a	O
place	O
called	O
Inoa	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
recurring	O
dream	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
mysterious	O
figure	O
who	O
calls	O
Alundra	B-Application
"	O
Releaser	O
"	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
must	O
save	O
the	O
villagers	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
of	O
Melzas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
carrying	O
Alundra	B-Application
is	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
storm	O
and	O
is	O
broken	O
in	O
half	O
,	O
leaving	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
dead	O
and	O
Alundra	B-Application
drifting	O
unconscious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alundra	B-Application
is	O
next	O
seen	O
washed	O
ashore	O
to	O
an	O
unknown	O
beach	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Jess	O
finds	O
and	O
rescues	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jess	O
carries	O
Alundra	B-Application
to	O
his	O
house	O
at	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Inoa	O
and	O
lets	O
him	O
sleep	O
in	O
his	O
guest	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
Alundra	B-Application
discovers	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
Dreamwalker	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
he	O
has	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
enter	O
other	O
peoples	O
 '	O
dreams	O
,	O
and	O
helps	O
the	O
villagers	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
the	O
nightmares	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
possessing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Alundra	B-Application
's	O
arrival	O
,	O
bad	O
things	O
begin	O
to	O
happen	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
with	O
various	O
villagers	O
being	O
murdered	O
in	O
their	O
dreams	O
,	O
which	O
leaves	O
them	O
dead	O
outside	O
of	O
their	O
dreams	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
villagers	O
eventually	O
start	O
blaming	O
Alundra	B-Application
for	O
what	O
is	O
happening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
dreamwalker	O
,	O
Meia	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
clan	O
Elna	O
arrives	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
helps	O
Alundra	B-Application
fight	O
off	O
the	O
nightmares	O
of	O
the	O
villagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Alundra	B-Application
discovers	O
the	O
truth	O
,	O
he	O
gathers	O
the	O
information	O
and	O
items	O
needed	O
to	O
access	O
Melzas	O
 '	O
palace	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
demon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Melzas	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
Alundra	B-Application
and	O
Meia	O
bid	O
farewell	O
to	O
the	O
villagers	O
and	O
depart	O
together	O
,	O
before	O
going	O
their	O
separate	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alundra	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Climax	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Landstalker	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
particularly	O
because	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programming	O
and	O
design	O
team	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Landstalker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alundra	B-Application
producer	O
Yasuhiro	O
Ohori	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Landstalker	B-Application
,	O
while	O
map	O
designer	O
Kenji	O
Orihara	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
before	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
launched	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
took	O
three	O
years	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
originally	O
began	O
development	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ohori	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
no	O
experience	O
points	O
"	O
but	O
instead	O
"	O
the	O
player	O
accumulates	O
experience	O
"	O
themselves	O
so	O
that	O
by	O
"	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
even	O
someone	O
who	O
sucked	O
at	O
the	O
outset	O
will	O
find	O
they	O
’ve	O
gotten	O
way	O
better	O
at	O
the	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alundras	B-Application
game	O
world	O
contains	O
over	O
7,000	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Alundra	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kohei	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Alundra	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PSone	O
Classics	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alundra	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
9	O
reviews	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
sixth	O
highest-rated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
held	O
an	O
84%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
13	O
reviews	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
closure	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
derivative	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Landstalker	B-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
enough	O
original	O
elements	O
to	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Working	O
Designs	O
made	O
a	O
smart	O
decision	O
importing	O
Alundra	B-Application
,	O
and	O
any	O
gamer	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
unique	O
challenge	O
is	O
guaranteed	O
to	O
appreciate	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jay	O
Boor	O
wrote	O
in	O
IGN	O
,	O
"	O
Never	O
have	O
I	O
been	O
so	O
tested	O
and	O
challenged	O
since	O
the	O
old	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
adventure	O
title	O
,	O
LandStalker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
Climax	O
has	O
made	O
Alundra	B-Application
twice	O
as	O
hard	O
,	O
twice	O
as	O
challenging	O
,	O
and	O
twice	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
LandStalker	B-Application
counterpart.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alundra	B-Application
is	O
maturely	O
written	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
tone	O
and	O
feel	O
that	O
fits	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
T.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Next	O
Generation	O
and	O
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
Alundra	B-Application
looks	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
16-bit	B-Application
"	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
GamePro	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
sound	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
but	O
a	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
GamePro	O
both	O
selected	O
Alundra	B-Application
as	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
their	O
1997	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
coming	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
's	O
Conrad	O
Zimmerman	O
described	O
Alundra	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
fresh	O
and	O
innovative	O
"	O
game	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
examples	O
of	O
action/RPG	O
gaming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
Alundra	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
