<s>
Paladin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
utopian/dystopian	O
science	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Copya	O
System	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Asmik	O
Corporation	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
because	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
casts	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
it	O
takes	O
away	O
HP	O
(	O
health	O
points	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
MP	B-Application
(	O
magic	B-Application
points/power	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lennus	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
magic	B-Application
school	O
is	O
destroyed	O
and	O
the	O
headmaster	O
of	O
the	O
school	O
orders	O
Chezni	O
to	O
destroy	O
Dal	O
Gren	O
at	O
whatever	O
cost	O
before	O
it	O
destroys	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
case	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
switches	O
to	O
first	O
person	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magic	B-Application
system	O
has	O
no	O
form	O
of	O
MP	B-Application
for	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
characters	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
by	O
spending	O
their	O
own	O
HP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
spell	B-Application
directly	O
heals	O
HP	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
it	O
kills	O
the	O
caster	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
heal	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
learning	O
spells	B-Application
individually	O
,	O
characters	O
unlock	O
spells	B-Application
by	O
learning	O
to	O
wield	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
eight	O
"	O
spirits	O
"	O
:	O
Fire	O
,	O
Earth	O
,	O
Water	O
,	O
Air	O
,	O
Sphere	O
,	O
Sky	O
,	O
Heart	O
and	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
individual	O
spirit	O
provides	O
a	O
single	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
each	O
unique	O
pair	O
of	O
spirits	O
provides	O
an	O
additional	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
and	O
learning	O
all	O
eight	O
unlocks	O
an	O
additional	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
37	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
knows	O
the	O
"	O
Fire	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Sphere	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Light	O
"	O
spirits	O
would	O
know	O
six	O
spells	B-Application
:	O
one	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
spirits	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
spirit	O
combinations	O
(	O
"	O
Fire+Light	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Fire+Sphere	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Sphere+Light	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
characters	O
gain	O
experience	O
in	O
each	O
spirit	O
as	O
they	O
cast	O
related	O
spells	B-Application
;	O
a	O
combination	O
spell	B-Application
's	O
power	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
both	O
spirits	O
it	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
from	O
battle	O
unless	O
they	O
are	O
equipped	O
,	O
traditional	O
healing	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
nonexistent	O
,	O
and	O
extra	O
healing	O
items	O
cannot	O
be	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
mercenaries	O
have	O
spirits	O
not	O
yet	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
have	O
spells	B-Application
not	O
yet	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
Paladin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
anime	O
and	O
game	O
composer	O
Kōhei	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
MiniDisc	O
containing	O
10	O
tracks	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
music	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Asmik	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
Lennus	B-Application
World	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
soundtrack	O
titled	O
Lennus	B-Application
:	O
Memory	O
of	O
the	O
Ancient	O
Machine	O
Original	O
Album	O
also	O
contains	O
10	O
tracks	O
,	O
half	O
composed	O
of	O
arranged	O
instrumental	O
medleys	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
consisting	O
of	O
dramatic	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paladin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
system	O
wherein	O
magic	B-Application
usage	O
draws	O
from	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
pool	O
of	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
general	O
underpowered	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enemies	O
,	O
requiring	O
tedious	O
backtracking	O
to	O
inns	O
and	O
reloading	O
of	O
saves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Weigand	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
but	O
recommended	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
RPG	O
genre	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
Paladin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
short	O
and	O
falls	O
within	O
the	O
graphical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
last-generation	O
NES	O
,	O
both	O
things	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
particularly	O
hard	O
to	O
accept	O
given	O
the	O
cart	O
's	O
above-average	O
size	O
and	O
accordingly	O
above-average	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
fanatics	O
of	O
Japanese	O
RPGs	O
would	O
still	O
find	O
the	O
game	O
enjoyable	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
compelling	O
and	O
sometimes	O
humorous	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
warned	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
well	O
to	O
contemporary	O
Japanese	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Paladin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Asmik	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enix	O
had	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
by	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
fairly	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Lennus	B-Application
/	O
Paladin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
some	O
revisions	O
to	O
the	O
magic	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eight	O
spirits	O
:	O
Fire	O
,	O
Light	O
,	O
Wind	O
,	O
Gold	O
,	O
Earth	O
,	O
Sky	O
,	O
Water	O
and	O
Void	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
spell	B-Application
for	O
each	O
spirit	O
and	O
each	O
pair	O
of	O
spirits	O
,	O
for	O
36	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
only	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
from	O
the	O
spirits	O
he	O
currently	O
has	O
equipped	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
slots	O
(	O
starting	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
slot	O
,	O
with	O
three	O
more	O
slots	O
unlockable	O
through	O
sidequests	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
of	O
the	O
36	O
spells	B-Application
to	O
be	O
available	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
swap	O
spirits	O
outside	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
in	O
Paladin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
each	O
mercenary	O
has	O
a	O
fixed	O
repertoire	O
of	O
spirits	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
automatically	O
equipped	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
swapped	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
building	O
up	O
spirit	O
skill	O
ratings	O
by	O
repeatedly	O
casting	O
associated	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
spirits	O
are	O
powered	O
up	O
by	O
defeating	O
monsters	O
,	O
who	O
yield	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
spirit-specific	O
experience	O
points	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
regular	O
experience	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
