<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hudson	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
by	O
NEC	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
USA	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Neutopia	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
evil	O
demon	O
Dirth	O
has	O
captured	O
Princess	O
Aurora	O
and	O
has	O
stolen	O
the	O
eight	O
ancient	O
medallions	O
which	O
contain	O
the	O
wisdom	O
and	O
power	O
necessary	O
to	O
maintain	O
peace	O
and	O
prosperity	O
throughout	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
is	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
have	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
making	O
noticeable	O
improvements	O
over	O
Zelda	O
,	O
but	O
various	O
shortcomings	O
–	O
which	O
include	O
long	O
passwords	O
unless	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
an	O
add-on	O
providing	O
battery-backed	O
RAM	B-General_Concept
,	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
–	O
prevent	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
being	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
1986	O
Nintendo	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
overall	O
,	O
reviewers	O
have	O
called	O
Neutopia	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Neutopia	B-Application
II	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Jazeta	O
disappears	O
and	O
his	O
son	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
past	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Neutopia	B-Application
–	O
a	O
prosperous	O
and	O
peaceful	O
land	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
people	O
worshipped	O
at	O
a	O
Sacred	O
Shrine	O
and	O
were	O
watched	O
over	O
by	O
Princess	O
Aurora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
medallions	O
represented	O
powers	O
of	O
an	O
ancestor	O
whom	O
Neutopia	B-Application
's	O
nemesis	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
demon	O
Dirth	O
,	O
turned	O
to	O
stone	O
but	O
whose	O
spirit	O
remains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jazeta	O
then	O
ventures	O
out	O
to	O
defeat	O
Dirth	O
and	O
rescue	O
Princess	O
Aurora	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
free	O
Dirth	O
's	O
spell	O
over	O
the	O
ancient	O
ancestors	O
 '	O
spirits	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
medallions	O
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
Neutopia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
adventure	O
game	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
labyrinthine	O
exploration	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jazeta	O
has	O
a	O
life	O
meter	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
by	O
one	O
unit	O
every	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
a	O
medallion	O
or	O
finds	O
a	O
monk	O
throughout	O
the	O
spheres	O
;	O
it	O
decreases	O
whenever	O
he	O
gets	O
hit	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
ends	B-Application
when	O
it	O
runs	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
for	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
or	O
a	O
TurboBooster-Plus	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
systems	O
 '	O
RAM	B-General_Concept
via	O
a	O
"	O
File	O
Cabinet	O
"	O
feature	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
places	O
where	O
passwords	O
are	O
distributed	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
available	O
file	O
slots	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
overwritten	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
in	O
1990	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
NEC	O
's	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
Shinobi	O
III	O
:	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Ninja	O
Master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
along	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
other	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
titles	O
that	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
people	O
have	O
widely	O
regarded	O
Neutopia	B-Application
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
the	O
February	O
1990	O
issue	O
of	O
German	O
magazine	O
Power	O
Play	O
,	O
where	O
reviewer	O
Martin	O
Gaksch	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Zelda	O
on	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
"	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
differences	O
between	O
Zelda	O
and	O
Neutopia	B-Application
must	O
be	O
found	O
with	O
an	O
electron	O
microscope	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
good	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
that	O
kept	O
Neutopia	B-Application
from	O
being	O
superior	O
to	O
Zelda	O
was	O
the	O
24-character	O
password	O
system	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
text	O
was	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
received	O
much	O
coverage	O
from	O
various	O
video	O
gaming	O
websites	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Zelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Romano	O
from	O
Defunct	O
Games	O
noted	O
that	O
Neutopia	B-Application
was	O
released	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
and	O
said	O
that	O
Neutopia	B-Application
"	O
kept	O
pace	O
with	O
or	O
were	O
actually	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
curve	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
gameplay	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
remain	O
varied	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
fire	O
rod	O
weapon	O
is	O
especially	O
fun	O
to	O
wield	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
being	O
better	O
than	O
Zelda	O
were	O
repetitive	O
and	O
frustrating	O
dungeon	O
exploring	O
,	O
boring	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
long	O
passwords	O
(	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
own	O
a	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
"	O
head-scratching	O
moments	O
"	O
which	O
include	O
references	O
to	O
Judaism	O
and	O
Islam	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
quotes	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Tony	O
Ponce	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
copying	O
of	O
Zelda	O
to	O
China	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
copying	O
of	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
pointed	O
out	O
what	O
are	O
also	O
considered	O
Zelda	O
clones	O
such	O
as	O
Crusader	B-Application
of	I-Application
Centy	I-Application
and	O
Alundra	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Austin	O
Shau	O
reviewed	O
Neutopia	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2007	O
and	O
said	O
progression	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
quick	O
and	O
direct	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
more	O
linear	O
,	O
unlike	O
with	O
Zelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
was	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
"	O
grating	O
instrumentations	O
"	O
while	O
also	O
pointing	O
out	O
the	O
low-quality	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
sound	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
called	O
Neutopia	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
shameless	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
clones	O
ever	O
created	O
"	O
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
another	O
difference	O
from	O
Zelda	O
,	O
that	O
Neutopia	B-Application
had	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
additional	O
damage	O
to	O
Jazeta	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
fire	O
rod	O
to	O
decrease	O
and	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
annoying	O
"	O
beeping	O
sound	O
"	O
just	O
as	O
in	O
Zelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
Thomas	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
Neutopia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
game	O
which	O
has	O
deserved	O
all	O
the	O
praise	O
it	O
has	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
