<s>
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sinistrals	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Lufia	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
developed	O
by	O
Neverland	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
by	O
Taito	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
by	O
Natsume	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
respectively	O
,	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
second	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Lufia	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
made	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
titled	O
Lufia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sinistrals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
Maxim	O
,	O
gains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
tools	O
and	O
weapons	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
dungeons	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
titles	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
bow	O
and	O
arrow	O
,	O
bombs	O
and	O
a	O
hookshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
Capsule	O
monster	O
is	O
found	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
acquires	O
a	O
fifth	O
,	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
set	O
ninety-nine	O
years	O
before	O
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
,	O
which	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
Sinistrals	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
battles	O
fought	O
against	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
Australian	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
titled	O
"	O
Lufia	B-Application
"	O
,	O
not	O
"	O
Lufia	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
no	O
subtitle	O
because	O
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japanese	O
polls	O
of	O
all-time	O
favorite	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
consistently	O
voted	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
between	O
1995	B-Application
and	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
unexceptional	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
pales	O
against	O
the	O
recently-released	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
but	O
makes	O
a	O
decent	O
holdover	O
for	O
gamers	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
great	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
unique	O
visual	O
stylings	O
,	O
the	O
efficient	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
beautifully	O
orchestrated	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
tier	O
RPGs	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
console	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
challenging	O
,	O
humorous	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
overall	O
joy	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
concluded	O
that	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
"	O
absolutely	O
unforgettable	O
RPG	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sinistrals	I-Application
34th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
action-RPG	B-Application
remake	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Neverland	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
involved	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
