<s>
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Neverland	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
,	O
Natsume	O
,	O
and	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Lufia	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
like	O
random	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Lufia	B-Application
series	O
is	O
the	O
Spiritual	O
Force	O
,	O
which	O
comes	O
in	O
four	O
types	O
,	O
and	O
lets	O
the	O
character	O
learn	O
one	O
IP	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ancient	O
Cave	O
,	O
made	O
popular	O
in	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sinistrals	I-Application
,	O
reappears	O
in	O
this	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
large	O
overworld	O
map	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
travel	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
takes	O
places	O
one	O
hundred	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
which	O
is	O
two	O
hundred	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sinistrals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
by	O
outlining	O
the	O
"	O
Doom	O
Island	O
Wars	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Lufia	B-Application
games	O
)	O
and	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
explain	O
how	O
four	O
all-powerful	O
beings	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Sinistrals	O
were	O
defeated	O
by	O
a	O
hero	O
named	O
Maxim	O
and	O
his	O
three	O
companions	O
two	O
hundred	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
again	O
by	O
his	O
descendant	O
one	O
hundred	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
several	O
characters	O
initially	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
who	O
were	O
not	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
included	O
Chelsee	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
who	O
dreams	O
of	O
becoming	O
a	O
teen	O
idol	O
,	O
Bareia	O
,	O
a	O
self-aggrandizing	O
half-vampire	O
,	O
and	O
Panapas	O
,	O
a	O
precocious	O
artist	O
not	O
unlike	O
Relm	O
Arrowny	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
called	O
Lufia	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Ruins	O
Chaser	O
(	O
also	O
written	O
without	O
the	O
"	O
III	O
"	O
as	O
simply	O
Lufia	B-Application
:	O
Ruins	O
Chaser	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
time	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
long-time	O
Lufia	B-Application
series	O
developer	O
Neverland	O
and	O
after	O
a	O
process	O
of	O
significant	O
downgrading	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
completely	O
rewriting	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
creating	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
became	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
on	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
party	O
system	O
being	O
praised	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
menus	O
being	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
