<s>
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Quintet	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
The	O
Master	O
's	O
servant	O
,	O
to	O
destroy	O
monsters	O
and	O
release	O
the	O
captured	O
souls	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
's	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servant	O
can	O
be	O
named	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Quintet	O
,	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Blazer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
1992	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
1994	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quintet	O
reported	O
that	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
sold	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
70,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
25,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
295,000	O
cartridges	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	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
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
stating	O
that	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
is	O
equally	O
challenging	O
and	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
76th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
bold	O
and	O
memorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
listed	O
the	O
game	O
35th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
its	O
game	O
size	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
strong	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
journalists	O
and	O
fans	O
often	O
consider	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
an	O
unofficial	O
series	O
followed	O
by	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
and	O
Terranigma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
is	O
nicknamed	O
either	O
"	O
Quintet	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Gaia	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Earth	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
(	O
after	O
Terranigma	B-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Earth	O
"	O
)	O
by	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Granstream	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
sometimes	O
considered	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Shade	O
(	O
a	O
studio	O
composed	O
of	O
former	O
Quintet	O
personnel	O
)	O
,	O
has	O
similar	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
