<s>
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ruins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atelier	O
Double	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
by	O
Atlus	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Lufia	B-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
gaiden	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
side	O
story	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
many	O
elements	O
common	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sinistrals	O
and	O
the	O
Dual	O
Blade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Lufia	B-Application
series	O
,	O
The	O
Ruins	O
of	O
Lore	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
typical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
advance	O
through	O
several	O
scenarios	O
and	O
navigate	O
dangerous	O
dungeons	O
,	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	O
battles	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
experience	O
points	O
which	O
go	O
toward	O
gaining	O
levels	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
characters	O
stronger	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
just	O
like	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sinistrals	I-Application
,	O
several	O
monsters	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Disc	O
Monsters	O
"	O
in	O
this	O
title	O
and	O
caught	O
in	O
battle	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
)	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
instead	O
of	O
slain	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
fight	O
with	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
points	O
are	O
visible	O
by	O
a	O
gauge	O
just	O
beneath	O
the	O
characters	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
ability	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
and	O
fill	O
up	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ruins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dissenting	O
view	O
came	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
which	O
awarded	O
it	O
only	O
3.4	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
76/100	O
.	O
</s>
