<s>
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
as	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Quintet	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
reimagining	O
of	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
centers	O
on	O
a	O
boy	O
named	O
Will	O
who	O
is	O
chosen	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
an	O
impending	O
disaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
has	O
a	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
Will	O
,	O
Freedan	O
and	O
Shadow	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
experience	O
points	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
defeats	O
all	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
,	O
Will	O
receives	O
a	O
jewel	O
that	O
confers	O
a	O
permanent	O
increase	O
in	O
attack	O
,	O
defense	O
,	O
or	O
health	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
has	O
no	O
currency	O
or	O
equipment	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
has	O
a	O
fixed	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Earth	O
that	O
is	O
partially	O
historical	O
but	O
mostly	O
fantasy-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
ruins	O
hold	O
a	O
piece	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
puzzle	O
,	O
unveiled	O
in	O
the	O
legendary	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
accompanied	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
a	O
famed	O
explorer	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
sea	O
journey	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
the	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
the	O
comet	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
ancient	O
weapon	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
Blazer	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
climax	O
,	O
Will	O
and	O
Kara	O
reach	O
the	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Will	O
is	O
revealed	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
and	O
Kara	O
as	O
the	O
Light	O
Knight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Yasuhiro	O
Kawasaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Novelist	B-Library
Mariko	O
Ōhara	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
an	O
unofficial	O
trilogy	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
Quintet	O
games	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
Terranigma	B-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
is	O
nicknamed	O
either	O
"	O
Quintet	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Gaia	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Earth	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
(	O
after	O
Terranigma	B-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Earth	O
"	O
)	O
by	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pre-release	O
,	O
English-language	O
version	O
of	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
was	O
leaked	O
onto	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
ROM	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
leaked	O
prototype	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
presented	O
as	O
SoulBlazer	O
:	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
GAIA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nintendo	O
decided	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
publisher	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
and	O
a	O
logo	O
was	O
specifically	O
redesigned	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
logo	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
popular	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
game	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
says	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
in	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
and	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
Nintendo-published	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
special	O
attention	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
and	O
additional	O
merchandise	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
Super	O
Power	O
Supplies	O
catalog	O
for	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quintet	O
reported	O
that	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
sold	O
650,000	O
cartridges	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
150,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
295,000	O
cartridges	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
has	O
sacrificed	O
the	O
central	O
theme	O
that	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
Soulblazer	O
(	O
and	O
ActRaiser	B-Application
before	O
it	O
)	O
a	O
distinct	O
sense	O
of	O
direction	O
and	O
purpose	O
—	O
an	O
impression	O
that	O
your	O
good	O
works	O
have	O
an	O
ongoing	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
enjoys	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
worldliness	O
that	O
Soulblazer	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
the	O
186th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
86th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
the	O
game	O
41st	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
,	O
complimenting	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
74th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
