<s>
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	O
action-adventure	O
role-playing	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
game	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Bōken	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Namco	O
artist	O
Hiroshi	O
Fujii	O
and	O
a	O
designer	O
only	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
of	O
"	O
Koakuman	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Marvel	O
Land	O
,	O
was	O
greatly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Viking	B-Application
tales	O
from	O
northern	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
middle	O
ages	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
having	O
a	O
sort-of	O
"	O
magical	O
"	O
feel	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
four-player	O
action	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
titles	O
like	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
with	O
a	O
cabinet-linking	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
scrapped	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
1990	O
,	O
a	O
conversion	O
that	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
response	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
downgraded	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
altered	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
mostly	O
unknown	O
outside	O
Japan	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
renamed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valkyrie	I-Application
and	O
was	O
fully	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
are	O
told	O
through	O
in-game	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
while	O
much	O
of	O
it	O
is	O
instead	O
found	O
in	O
various	O
pieces	O
of	O
Namco	O
promotional	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
following	O
the	O
restoration	O
of	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Marvel	O
Land	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Xandra	O
Land	O
notice	O
their	O
kingdom	O
becoming	O
barren	O
of	O
resources	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
cropfields	O
providing	O
the	O
Xandra	O
Land	O
people	O
's	O
food	O
drying	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Namco	O
character	O
artist	O
Hiroshi	O
Fujii	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Bōken	I-Application
:	I-Application
Toki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Kagi	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
designer	O
only	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
of	O
"	O
Koakuman	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koakuman	O
also	O
assisted	O
in	O
shaping	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
which	O
paid	O
homage	O
to	O
Viking	B-Application
tales	O
from	O
northern	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
a	O
4-player	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
with	O
a	O
linkable	O
cabinet-like	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
series	O
,	O
alongside	O
multiple	O
controllable	O
Valkyries	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
abandoned	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
April	O
1989	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
2	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
home	O
conversion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
compilation	O
disk	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
Namco	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
and	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
renamed	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valkyrie	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
is	O
fully	O
translated	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
alongside	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
mobile	O
phone	O
versions	O
of	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
–	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
for	O
i-Mode	O
devices	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
EZweb	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
conversion	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
built-in	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
Mini	O
dedicated	O
console	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
in	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
by	O
players	O
and	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
widely	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamest	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
unique	O
characters	O
,	O
addictive	O
role-playing-like	O
gameplay	O
and	O
overall	O
presentation	O
made	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
one	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
best	O
arcade	O
titles	O
,	O
greatly	O
applauding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
System	O
2	O
hardware	O
and	O
for	O
providing	O
an	O
experience	O
unmatched	O
by	O
most	O
arcade	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1991	O
Gamest	O
reader	O
poll	O
,	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
conversion	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
reaction	O
by	O
contrast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
publications	O
ASM	O
and	O
Power	O
Play	O
both	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
entertaining	O
yet	O
overly	O
simplistic	O
,	O
with	O
Power	O
Play	O
adding	O
that	O
its	O
short	O
play	O
time	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
similar	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
that	O
offered	O
much	O
longer	O
gameplay	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
magazines	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
FAN	O
and	O
Maru	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
liked	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
being	O
fun	O
and	O
energetic	O
,	O
although	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
FAN	O
argued	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
newer	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
publications	O
liked	O
the	O
graphics	O
;	O
ASM	O
called	O
them	O
"	O
sweet	O
"	O
and	O
colorful	O
,	O
while	O
Maru	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
liked	O
them	O
for	O
being	O
bright	O
and	O
detailed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
FAN	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
good	O
but	O
not	O
as	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Maru	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
and	O
fictional	O
world	O
,	O
Power	O
Play	O
disagreed	O
,	O
finding	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
lackluster	O
and	O
feeling	O
like	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
simply	O
a	O
tacked-on	O
extra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
Rroyd-Y	O
of	O
Jeuxvideo	O
argued	O
the	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
format	O
of	O
Boken	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
hack'n	O
slash	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Densetsu	O
was	O
somewhat	O
"	O
inappropriate	O
"	O
,	O
disliking	O
its	O
storyline	O
and	O
jumping	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
,	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
cartoony	O
artstyle	O
and	O
scaling	O
effects	O
made	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
the	O
stand-out	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
with	O
its	O
similar	O
action-adventure	O
gameplay	O
,	O
he	O
greatly	O
applauded	O
Densetsus	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
well-designed	O
mechanics	O
and	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalata	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
expressing	O
disappointment	O
that	O
Namco	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
widely	O
localize	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
instead	O
choosing	O
to	O
export	O
rushed	O
translations	O
of	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
