<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Quintet	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
manga	O
artist	O
Kamui	O
Fujiwara	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
an	O
unofficial	O
trilogy	O
of	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Quintet	O
,	O
also	O
including	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terranigma	B-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Enix	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
starting	O
in	O
December	O
1996	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
due	O
to	O
Enix	O
having	O
already	O
closed	O
its	O
U.S.	O
branch	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
localization	O
had	O
finished	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
re-released	O
due	O
to	O
complicated	O
issues	O
relating	O
to	O
its	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Terranigma	B-Application
,	O
the	O
planet	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
hollow	O
sphere	O
(	O
though	O
the	O
map	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
mathematically	O
a	O
torus	O
)	O
that	O
has	O
both	O
an	O
external	O
and	O
internal	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beruga	O
provides	O
Ark	O
with	O
an	O
insight	O
into	O
his	O
personal	O
image	O
of	O
paradise	B-Application
:	O
a	O
perfect	O
world	O
where	O
all	O
insignificant	O
life	O
is	O
killed	O
with	O
a	O
virus	O
named	O
Asmodeus	O
and	O
everyone	O
else	O
is	O
made	O
immortal	O
by	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terranigma	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Quintet	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
designed	O
creation-themed	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
ActRaiser	B-Application
and	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
unofficial	O
trilogy	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
and	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
is	O
nicknamed	O
either	O
"	O
Quintet	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Soul	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>
Publisher	O
Enix	O
commissioned	O
the	O
developers	O
as	O
a	O
subcontractor	O
and	O
decided	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
strategic	O
reasons	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Quintet	O
's	O
experience	O
in	O
that	O
particular	O
genre	O
and	O
the	O
good	O
reception	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
games	O
by	O
Japanese	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
of	O
creation	O
prevalent	O
in	O
Terranigma	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
a	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
other	O
action	B-Application
titles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
inspire	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
imagination	O
concerning	O
the	O
effects	O
their	O
actions	O
might	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Terranigma	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Miyoko	O
Takaoka	O
and	O
Masanori	O
Hikichi	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
sounds	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terranigma	B-Application
was	O
first	O
previewed	O
in	O
mid-1995	O
and	O
slated	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
launch	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
previews	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
showcased	O
several	O
differences	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
climb	O
the	O
five	O
towers	O
outside	O
using	O
claws	O
,	O
different	O
room	O
layouts	O
and	O
plant	O
decorations	O
around	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
by	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
Tenchi	O
Sōzō	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terranigma	B-Application
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
merchandise	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
official	O
guide	O
book	O
,	O
a	O
world	O
atlas	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
by	O
Saori	O
Kumi	O
,	O
a	O
novelization	O
by	O
Norio	O
Nakai	O
titled	O
Logout	O
Bunko	O
Tenchi	O
Sōzō	O
,	O
a	O
gamebook	O
featuring	O
artwork	O
by	O
character	O
designer	O
Kamui	O
Fujiwara	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two-volume	O
manga	O
Gangan	O
Fantasy	O
Comics	O
:	O
Tenchi	O
Sōzō	O
by	O
Mamiko	O
Yasaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
petition	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
fanbase	O
,	O
backed	O
by	O
artist	O
Kamui	O
Fujiwara	O
and	O
co-composer	O
Miyoko	O
Takaoka	O
,	O
began	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
to	O
either	O
re-release	O
or	O
remaster	O
Terranigma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terranigma	B-Application
garnered	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
holds	O
a	O
74.14	O
%	O
rating	O
based	O
on	O
seven	O
reviews	O
at	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
"	O
Silver	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
Terranigma	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicoms	I-Application
three	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Anton	O
recommended	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
genre	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
tide	O
over	O
fans	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Gamess	O
Paul	O
Davies	O
gave	O
high	O
remarks	O
to	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
artwork	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
storytelling	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
outstanding	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
 '	O
action-adventure	O
role-playing	O
game	O
library	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
message	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Jan	O
Schweinitz	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
successor	O
"	O
to	O
Zelda	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superjuegoss	O
Marcos	O
García	O
also	O
regarded	O
Terranigma	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
ambitious	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
surpasses	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Evermore	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Hellot	O
and	O
Pottier	O
recognized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
but	O
panned	O
its	O
late	O
French	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
before	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terranigma	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
be	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
its	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFans	O
Jeremy	O
Tan	O
considered	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
Enix	O
's	O
greatest	O
Action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
games	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
varied	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
simple	O
controls	O
but	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.coms	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
Quintet	O
's	O
best-known	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
action-RPG	B-Application
,	O
noting	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
deep	O
story	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.coms	O
Zashy	O
regarded	O
its	O
graphical	O
effects	O
as	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
on	O
SNES	B-Application
while	O
giving	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
playability	O
,	O
longevity	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zashy	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
difficulty	O
can	O
put	O
some	O
players	O
off	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
Terranigma	B-Application
will	O
undoubtedly	O
remain	O
the	O
title	O
that	O
marked	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
reign	O
of	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
the	O
most	O
poetic	O
way	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moehnke	O
also	O
questioned	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
but	O
regarded	O
Terranigma	B-Application
as	O
"	O
Quintet	O
's	O
final	O
hurrah	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
"	O
nevertheless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamers	O
Nadia	O
Oxford	O
concurred	O
and	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
official	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Enix	O
's	O
branch	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
but	O
described	O
its	O
music	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
soundtracks	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
David	O
DiRienzo	O
also	O
agreed	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
localization	O
but	O
regarded	O
Terranigma	B-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
"	O
both	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
and	O
Illusion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gaia	I-Application
,	O
commending	O
its	O
less	O
restrictive	O
design	O
,	O
Zelda-style	O
dungeon	O
maps	O
,	O
refined	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
music	O
score	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
inconsistent	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
cumbersome	O
magic	O
system	O
and	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
DiRienzo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
on	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
