<s>
released	O
under	O
different	O
names	O
in	O
some	O
regions	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2002	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
last	O
game	O
released	O
before	O
Hiroshi	O
Yamauchi	O
retired	O
as	O
President	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
2003	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picking	O
up	O
the	O
story	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Device
game	I-Device
,	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
puts	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
antagonists	O
,	O
primarily	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
magic-attuned	O
"	O
adepts	O
"	O
Felix	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
as	O
they	O
seek	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
alchemy	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Weyard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
psynergy	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
and	O
discover	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
help	O
out	O
local	O
populations	O
,	O
and	O
find	O
elemental	O
djinn	B-Language
which	O
augment	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
transfer	O
their	O
characters	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
to	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
by	O
means	O
of	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
or	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
rewarded	O
for	O
fully	O
completing	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
eighth-best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
of	O
2003	O
and	O
the	O
22nd-best	O
GBA	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
eventually	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
titled	O
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
set	O
thirty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
two	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
presents	O
a	O
similar	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
formula	O
that	O
its	O
first	O
half	O
pioneered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
actions	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
are	O
compulsory	O
and	O
central	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
many	O
objectives	O
in	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
;	O
visiting	O
previous	O
locations	O
to	O
advance	O
story	O
elements	O
and	O
complete	O
gameplay	O
objectives	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
stronger	O
emphasis	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
previous	B-Device
game	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
overworld	O
was	O
explored	O
on	O
foot	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
brief	O
,	O
non-navigable	O
boat	O
ride	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
's	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
navigating	O
a	O
magical	O
ship	O
across	O
a	O
large	O
sea	O
,	O
visiting	O
continents	O
and	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
contains	O
both	O
random	O
monster	O
encounters	O
and	O
compulsory	O
battles	O
that	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
's	O
battle	O
mode	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
series	O
is	O
the	O
collection	O
and	O
manipulation	O
of	O
elemental	O
creatures	O
called	O
Djinn	B-Language
(	O
singular	O
:	O
Djinni	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
introduces	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
new	O
Djinn	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eleven	O
Djinn	B-Language
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
elements	O
(	O
not	O
counting	O
the	O
ones	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
)	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
allocated	O
to	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Djinn	B-Language
form	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
statistics	O
enhancement	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
way	O
they	O
are	O
allocated	O
to	O
different	O
characters	O
modifies	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
classes	O
,	O
increasing	O
maximum	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
Psynergy	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
statistics	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
alters	O
the	O
available	O
Psynergy	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
can	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Djinni	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
directly	O
attack	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
used	O
,	O
Djinn	B-Language
no	O
longer	O
contribute	O
to	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
class	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
summon	O
a	O
powerful	O
elemental	O
spirit	O
to	O
attack	O
an	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
powerful	O
method	O
of	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
riskiest	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
requires	O
Djinn	B-Language
to	O
be	O
on	O
standby	O
and	O
therefore	O
not	O
available	O
to	O
bolster	O
the	O
statistics	O
of	O
whichever	O
character	O
the	O
Djinni	O
is	O
equipped	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
four	O
characters	O
:	O
Felix	O
is	O
an	O
eighteen-year-old	O
Venus	O
Adept	O
from	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Vale	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
an	O
anti-hero	O
in	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
but	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
younger	O
sister	O
,	O
Jenna	O
,	O
a	O
seventeen-year-old	O
Mars	O
Adept	O
also	O
from	O
Vale	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fourteen-year-old	O
girl	O
and	O
Jupiter	O
Adept	O
named	O
Sheba	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
sharp-witted	O
elderly	O
scholar	O
named	O
Kraden	O
,	O
are	O
all	O
hostages	O
that	O
Felix	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
take	O
with	O
his	O
now-deceased	O
masters	O
,	O
the	O
Mars	O
Adept	O
warriors	O
Saturos	O
and	O
Menardi	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
previous	B-Device
game	I-Device
's	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
groups	O
of	O
characters	O
serve	O
as	O
Felix	O
's	O
antagonists	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
at	O
odds	O
with	O
the	O
heroes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
young	O
Venus	O
Adept	O
warrior	O
Isaac	O
,	O
who	O
pursue	O
him	O
across	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
Weyard	O
under	O
the	O
belief	O
that	O
Alchemy	O
would	O
potentially	O
destroy	O
Weyard	O
if	O
unleashed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fantasy	O
world	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
"	O
Weyard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
antagonists	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Device
game	I-Device
,	O
Saturos	O
and	O
Menardi	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
slain	O
in	O
battle	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonists	O
led	O
by	O
Isaac	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
the	O
pair	O
succeeded	O
in	O
activating	O
two	O
of	O
four	O
great	O
lighthouses	O
situated	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Weyard	O
,	O
the	O
Elemental	O
Lighthouses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
is	O
there	O
,	O
however	O
;	O
he	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
everyone	O
else	O
's	O
quests	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
gain	O
immense	O
power	O
for	O
himself	O
from	O
the	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
,	O
a	O
manifestation	O
of	O
Alchemy	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
to	O
Japan	O
in	O
early	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
publication	O
to	O
review	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
;	O
it	O
topped	O
IGN	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
"	O
games	O
for	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
playable	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
notoriously	O
boring	O
opening	O
sequence	O
of	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
,	O
introducing	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
between	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
previewed	O
a	O
localized	O
copy	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
built	O
on	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
environments	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
rich	O
detail	O
with	O
little	O
touches	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
birds	O
that	O
fly	O
off	O
as	O
you	O
approach.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
generally	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
critics	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
has	O
an	O
86%	O
aggregate	O
rating	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
's	O
91%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
GameRankings	O
gives	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
an	O
87%	O
overall	O
rating	O
,	O
slightly	O
lower	O
than	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
's	O
90%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
was	O
ranked	O
78	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
Readers	O
Choice	O
Top	O
100	O
games	O
ever	O
,	O
higher	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
rated	O
the	O
69th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
subsequently	O
became	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shane	O
Bettenhausen	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
argued	O
that	O
though	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
is	O
"	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
win	O
any	O
originality	O
contests	O
(	O
this	O
looks	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
feels	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
means	O
more	O
top-notch	O
roleplaying	O
,	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
complain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
later	O
named	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
felt	O
that	O
Camelot	O
could	O
have	O
added	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
long	O
opening	O
sequence	O
which	O
either	O
alienated	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Device
game	I-Device
,	O
or	O
confused	O
new	O
players	O
by	O
swamping	O
them	O
with	O
unfamiliar	O
places	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
sold	O
96,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
