<s>
La-Mulana	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
La•Mʊlana	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
imitate	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
English	O
translation	O
patch	O
has	O
been	O
produced	O
by	O
Ian	O
Kelley	O
of	O
AGTP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
remade	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
16-bit	O
style	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Lemeza	O
,	O
a	O
whip	O
wielding	O
adventurer	O
exploring	O
the	O
tomb	O
within	O
La-Mulana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
(	O
and	O
especially	O
to	O
Maze	B-Application
of	I-Application
Galious	I-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
16-color	O
palette	O
and	O
low	O
resolution	O
typical	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
sequence	O
parodies	O
the	O
typical	O
load	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
displaying	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
available	O
video	O
RAM	O
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
has	O
a	O
laptop	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
in	O
his	O
possession	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
collect	O
or	O
buy	O
ROM	O
cartridges	O
for	O
it	O
;	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
to	O
produce	O
various	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lemeza	O
Kosugi	O
,	O
a	O
professor	O
of	O
archaeology	O
,	O
receives	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
his	O
father	O
Shorn	O
Kosugi	O
,	O
who	O
claims	O
he	O
has	O
discovered	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
La-Mulana	B-Application
,	O
supposedly	O
the	O
birthplace	O
of	O
all	O
civilizations	O
and	O
carries	O
the	O
secret	O
treasure	O
of	O
life	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
of	O
children	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
conclusion	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
impossible	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Mother	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
sky	O
;	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
the	O
entire	O
ruins	O
of	O
La	B-Application
Mulana	I-Application
is	O
actually	O
the	O
Mother	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
discussion	O
came	O
down	O
to	O
making	O
"	O
something	O
like	O
Maze	B-Application
of	I-Application
Galious	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
development	O
on	O
La-Mulana	B-Application
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
renewal	O
of	O
GR3Project	O
's	O
website	O
on	O
2003	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
continuously	O
teased	O
by	O
screenshots	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
page	O
and	O
a	O
subpage	O
of	O
its	O
La-Mulana	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
version	O
of	O
La-Mulana	B-Application
would	O
finally	O
release	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
received	O
as	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
1UP.com	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
exploratory	O
platformer	O
along	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
or	O
Castlevania	O
that	O
completely	O
nails	O
the	O
graphical	O
and	O
musical	O
style	O
of	O
an	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
"	O
however	O
,	O
both	O
websites	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
300,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
seven	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
an	O
announcement	O
by	O
Pygmy	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renaming	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
computer	O
system	O
the	O
"	O
Mobile	O
Super	O
X	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
EnjoyUp	O
Games	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
publishing	O
La-Mulana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
without	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
implementation	O
was	O
supposedly	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
its	O
initial	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
on	O
Playism	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Desura	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
multiple	O
language	O
options	O
(	O
Japanese	O
,	O
English	O
,	O
Spanish	O
and	O
Russian	O
)	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
gamepad	B-Device
support	O
(	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
controller	I-Device
support	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
some	O
tweaks	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
,	O
including	O
Hell	O
Temple	O
(	O
which	O
needed	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
on	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
revamped	O
Time	O
Attack	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
Japanese	O
indie	O
game	O
event	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Sony	O
and	O
Playism	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Pygmy	O
Studio	O
,	O
this	O
release	O
was	O
titled	O
La-Mulana	B-Application
EX	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
Monster	O
Bestiary	O
alongside	O
some	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
raise	O
funds	O
for	O
development	O
of	O
La-Mulana	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
containing	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
La	B-Application
Mulana	I-Application
1	O
&	O
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
