<s>
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Neverland	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Lufia	B-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Taito	O
label	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
The	O
Hero	O
,	O
Lufia	B-Application
,	O
Aguro	O
,	O
and	O
Jerin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
plays	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
features	O
2D	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battles	O
themselves	O
take	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
strengths	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
physical	O
attacks	O
or	O
magic	B-Application
use	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
mainstream	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interesting	O
quirk	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
older	O
RPGs	O
like	O
the	O
early	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
makes	O
it	O
such	O
that	O
when	O
ordering	O
two	O
characters	O
to	O
attack	O
a	O
particular	O
enemy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
character	O
defeats	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
character	O
's	O
attack	O
will	O
still	O
target	O
the	O
defeated	O
enemy	O
and	O
thus	O
miss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
begins	O
,	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
an	O
ancient	O
prophecy	O
of	O
the	O
Lufia	B-Application
world	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
massive	O
floating	O
island	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
castle	O
located	O
on	O
it	O
emerging	O
into	O
the	O
sky	O
one	O
dark	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
skilled	O
in	O
swordplay	O
,	O
The	O
Hero	O
prefers	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
close	O
quarters	O
,	O
and	O
wears	O
heavy	O
armor	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
does	O
have	O
some	O
degree	O
of	O
magical	O
skill	O
,	O
usually	O
healing	O
and	O
defense	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Hero	O
's	O
best	O
friend	O
whom	O
he	O
has	O
known	O
since	O
childhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
utilizes	O
Thunder	O
,	O
Water	O
and	O
Explosion	O
magic	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
support	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
no	O
skill	O
in	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
he	O
instead	O
relies	O
on	O
his	O
brute	O
strength	O
and	O
skill	O
with	O
swords	O
,	O
axes	O
and	O
lances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agile	O
,	O
and	O
good	O
with	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
Jerin	O
prefers	O
to	O
fight	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
,	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
bow	O
and	O
arrow	O
or	O
wands	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
proficient	O
with	O
Fire	O
and	O
Ice	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
master	O
of	O
healing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxim	O
:	O
The	O
primary	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Lufia	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selan	O
:	O
Maxim	O
's	O
wife	O
,	O
Selan	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
powerful	O
magic	B-Application
user	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
strong	O
with	O
melee	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guy	O
:	O
Guy	O
is	O
a	O
longtime	O
friend	O
of	O
Maxim	O
who	O
has	O
no	O
knowledge	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
himself	O
but	O
is	O
physically	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artea	O
:	O
An	O
elf	O
who	O
can	O
attack	O
all	O
targets	O
with	O
his	O
bow	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
decent	O
amount	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
began	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
primarily	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
because	O
of	O
Taito	O
America	O
's	O
closure	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ROM	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
a	O
former	O
programmer	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
in	O
February	B-Application
1994	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
was	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GamePro	O
1993	B-Application
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
won	O
by	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reflect	O
on	O
it	O
fondly	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticize	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
inferior	O
to	O
other	O
console	O
RPGs	O
of	O
that	O
era	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
or	O
its	O
prequel	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sinistrals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
