<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Art	O
Media	O
and	O
published	O
internationally	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
provided	O
the	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
re-telling	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
with	O
story	O
and	O
content	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
plays	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
,	O
with	O
2D	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
the	O
battles	O
do	O
not	O
consist	O
of	O
characters	O
moving	O
across	O
the	O
battlefield	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
,	O
instead	O
having	O
them	O
retreat	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
positions	O
after	O
attacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
travels	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
via	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
visiting	O
various	O
towns	O
,	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thousands	O
of	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
benevolent	O
Goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
transformed	O
the	O
barren	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Silver	O
Star	O
into	O
the	O
habitable	O
place	O
known	O
to	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
as	O
"	O
Lunar	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
life-force	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
guide	O
the	O
elements	O
within	O
it	O
,	O
Althena	B-Application
created	O
four	O
all-powerful	O
dragons	O
and	O
a	O
warrior	O
who	O
wielded	O
their	O
combined	O
power	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dragonmaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Althena	B-Application
at	O
this	O
time	O
was	O
losing	O
control	O
of	O
her	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
Ghaleon	O
protested	O
,	O
Dyne	O
gave	O
up	O
his	O
power	O
to	O
transform	O
the	O
goddess	O
into	O
a	O
mortal	O
girl	O
who	O
immediately	O
reverted	O
into	O
a	O
baby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
is	O
a	O
re-made	O
version	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Media	O
Rings	O
Corporation	O
after	O
acquiring	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
handheld	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Game	O
Arts	O
 '	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
November	O
2001	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
powered	O
up	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sega-CD	B-Device
and	O
the	O
32-bit	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
changes	O
that	O
would	O
benefit	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
go	O
and	O
provide	O
new	O
story	O
materials	O
for	O
veteran	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
limited	O
8-megabyte	O
cart	O
size	O
,	O
many	O
features	O
standard	O
to	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
series	O
such	O
as	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
video	O
sequences	O
were	O
omitted	O
,	O
with	O
Media	O
Rings	O
instead	O
utilizing	O
real-time	O
cutscenes	O
using	O
larger	O
,	O
more	O
detailed	O
character	O
sprites	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lunar	B-Application
series	O
 '	O
producer	O
Yoichi	O
Miyaji	O
joined	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
a	O
consultant	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Arts	O
staff	O
,	O
in	O
assisting	O
project	O
director	O
Hisashi	O
Sugawara	O
in	O
crafting	O
a	O
new	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
retain	O
the	O
same	O
feel	O
as	O
previous	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
English	O
Lunar	B-Application
title	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
Working	O
Designs	O
,	O
with	O
company	O
president	O
Victor	O
Ireland	O
passing	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
for	O
undisclosed	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2002	O
IEMA	O
Executive	O
Summit	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
revealed	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
Lunar	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
November	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
official	O
Lunar	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
website	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
approached	O
Mickey	O
Shannon	O
,	O
webmaster	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
series	O
fansite	O
LunarNET	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
host	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
English	O
page	O
on	O
his	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
mostly	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
critics	O
such	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commending	O
its	O
re-drawn	O
,	O
animated	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
prettiest	O
,	O
most	O
involving	O
RPGs	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Tactics	B-Device
Ogre	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
of	I-Device
Lodis	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
often	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
its	O
earlier	O
versions	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
recommended	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
did	O
n't	O
live	O
through	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
phenomenon	O
,	O
 [ but ] 	O
anyone	O
who	O
's	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
be	O
disappointed	O
"	O
,	O
finding	O
fault	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lower	O
quality	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
