<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Suns	I-Device
story	O
follows	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
magic-attuned	O
teenagers	O
called	O
Adepts	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Weyard	O
from	O
alchemy	B-Language
,	O
a	O
potentially	O
destructive	O
power	O
long	O
ago	O
sealed	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
quest	O
,	O
the	O
Adepts	O
develop	O
new	O
magic	O
abilities	O
(	O
called	O
Psynergy	O
)	O
,	O
assist	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
why	O
alchemy	B-Language
was	O
sealed	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
is	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
,	O
which	O
together	O
form	O
a	O
complete	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
began	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
planned	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
a	O
mobile	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
was	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
for	O
four	O
months	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
said	O
that	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
could	O
"	O
arguably	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
2D-based	O
Japanese	O
RPGs	O
created	O
for	O
any	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
two-person	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
battle	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
each	O
player	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
are	O
compulsory	O
,	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
often	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
visit	O
previous	O
locations	O
and	O
complete	O
certain	O
objectives	O
out	O
of	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overworld	O
of	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
is	O
filled	O
with	O
towns	O
,	O
caves	O
,	O
and	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psynergy	O
comes	O
in	O
four	O
elements	O
:	O
Venus	B-Application
(	O
manipulation	O
of	O
rocks	O
and	O
plants	O
)	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
(	O
revolving	O
around	O
fire	O
and	O
heat	O
)	O
,	O
Jupiter	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
wind	O
and	O
electricity	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mercury	O
(	O
concerning	O
water	O
and	O
ice	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
contains	O
both	O
random	O
monster	O
encounters	O
,	O
featuring	O
randomly	O
selected	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
compulsory	O
boss	O
battles	O
that	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
28	O
Djinn	O
in	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
,	O
seven	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
also	O
features	O
an	O
optional	O
battling	O
mode	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
menu	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
"	O
Weyard	O
"	O
—	O
a	O
massive	O
,	O
earth-like	O
environment	O
with	O
several	O
major	O
continents	O
and	O
oceans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matter	O
consists	O
of	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
base	O
elements	O
:	O
Venus	B-Application
(	O
earth	O
)	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
(	O
fire	O
)	O
,	O
Mercury	O
(	O
water	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Jupiter	O
(	O
wind	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
elements	O
can	O
be	O
manipulated	O
by	O
the	O
now	O
lost	O
powers	O
of	O
alchemy	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
four	O
teenaged	O
Adepts	O
in	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
:	O
Isaac	O
,	O
his	O
close	O
friend	O
Garet	O
,	O
Ivan	O
,	O
and	O
Mia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
antagonists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
Saturos	O
and	O
Menardi	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
immensely	O
powerful	O
and	O
talented	O
Adepts	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
restore	O
Alchemy	B-Language
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
of	O
alchemy	B-Language
in	O
Weyard	O
's	O
ancient	O
past	O
enabled	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
great	O
civilizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
age	O
devolved	O
into	O
worldwide	O
conflict	O
that	O
subsided	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
alchemy	B-Language
sealed	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keys	O
to	O
unlocking	O
alchemy	B-Language
are	O
four	O
elemental	O
stars	O
hidden	O
within	O
the	O
mountain	O
shrine	O
,	O
Mt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
instructs	O
the	O
teens	O
to	O
prevent	O
Saturos	O
 '	O
group	O
from	O
casting	O
the	O
stars	O
into	O
their	O
respective	O
elemental	O
lighthouses	O
across	O
Weyard	O
,	O
unsealing	O
alchemy	B-Language
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturos	O
and	O
Menardi	O
activate	O
the	O
Venus	B-Application
Lighthouse	O
before	O
Isaac	O
's	O
party	O
confronts	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
spent	O
between	O
twelve	O
and	O
eighteen	O
months	O
developing	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
,	O
considered	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
;	O
IGN	O
described	O
the	O
finished	O
product	O
as	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
positive	O
results	O
a	O
long	O
development	O
cycle	O
can	O
bring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camelot	O
was	O
no	O
stranger	O
to	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
developed	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
for	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	O
—	O
sports	O
games	O
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camelot	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
created	O
a	O
game	O
design	O
document	O
for	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
became	O
apparent	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Camelot	O
shifted	O
their	O
focus	O
to	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
ambitions	O
for	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridge	O
,	O
the	O
single	O
game	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
become	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scenario	O
writer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
director	O
Shugo	O
Takahashi	O
had	O
previously	O
designed	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
story	O
involved	O
playing	O
through	O
the	O
perspectives	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
incorporated	O
elements	O
of	O
this	O
storytelling	O
methodology	O
into	O
the	O
two-game	O
setup	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
series	O
,	O
having	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
the	O
protagonists	O
in	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
and	O
the	O
antagonists	O
in	O
the	O
followup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
goal	O
with	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
was	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
magic	O
usable	O
outside	O
battle	O
for	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
offer	O
players	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
freedom	O
in	O
how	O
to	O
approach	O
events	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
linear	O
story	O
that	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
experienced	O
one	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camelot	O
's	O
President	O
Hiroyuki	O
Takahashi	O
asserted	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
experience	O
all	O
story	O
paths	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
playthrough	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
would	O
add	O
to	O
Golden	B-Device
Suns	I-Device
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
launch	O
alongside	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
but	O
slipped	O
to	O
the	O
summer	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
sold	O
740,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
338,000	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
its	O
32-bit	O
cartridge	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphical	O
quality	O
was	O
still	O
extremely	O
high	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
is	O
a	O
throwback	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
G4	O
TV	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
original	O
(	O
nonport	O
)	O
GBA	B-Device
RPG	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
,	O
fantastic	O
,	O
creative	O
,	O
and	O
wickedly	O
fun	O
RPG	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
to	O
care	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
'	O
just	O
 '	O
on	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
"	O
a	O
visual	O
treat	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
"	O
would	O
have	O
amazed	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
owners	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
previous	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
reviewers	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
original	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
new	O
ruler	O
in	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
RPG	O
realm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
and	O
,	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
was	O
ranked	O
94	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
Readers	O
Choice	O
Top	O
100	O
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
24th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
feature	O
reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
long	O
lifespan	O
;	O
the	O
website	O
also	O
named	O
it	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
April	O
2003	O
because	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
amazing	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
presentation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
quest	O
that	O
lasts	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
thirty	O
hours.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
31st	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
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
