<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Exact	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Exact	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
platform	O
late	O
into	O
its	O
commercial	O
life	O
span	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
before	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Fail	O
Land	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
young	O
princess	O
Rilule	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
kidnapped	O
female	O
magicians	O
of	O
her	O
country	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Sol	O
from	O
their	O
captivity	O
by	O
a	O
dark	O
witch	B-Device
and	O
her	O
demonic	O
followers	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
invaded	O
and	O
terrorized	O
upon	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
floating	O
land	O
masses	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
kingdom	O
from	O
peril	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
mainly	O
consists	O
of	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
combining	O
exploration	O
,	O
platforming	O
and	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
main	O
two-button	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
late	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
Étoile	B-Application
Princesse	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
titles	O
from	O
Exact	O
among	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
userbase	O
with	O
its	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
that	O
would	O
eventually	O
lead	O
it	O
to	O
being	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
by	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
,	O
before	O
ultimately	O
losing	O
against	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Exact	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
fourth	O
and	O
last	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
;	O
Geograph	B-Application
Seal	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
to	O
equally	O
positive	O
critical	O
and	O
audience	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Étoile	B-Application
Princesse	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
adventure	O
,	O
platform	O
,	O
puzzle	O
and	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
elements	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
KiKi	B-Application
KaiKai	I-Application
,	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
initially	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Rilule	O
across	O
various	O
stages	O
of	O
varying	O
thematic	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Fail	O
Land	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
objectives	O
are	O
to	O
rescue	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
that	O
have	O
both	O
their	O
own	O
main	O
weapon	O
and	O
special	O
ability	O
,	O
free	O
Sol	O
from	O
his	O
imprisonment	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
defeating	O
the	O
dark	O
witch	B-Device
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
legion	O
of	O
monsters	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
ultimately	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stages	O
also	O
feature	O
multiple	O
buildings	O
and	O
routes	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
encouraging	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
exploring	O
them	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
items	O
hidden	O
in	O
treasure	O
chests	O
such	O
as	O
fruit	O
and	O
leaf	O
that	O
restores	O
health	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
respectively	O
,	O
keys	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
beneficial	O
items	O
,	O
while	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
collect	O
other	O
useful	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
randomly	O
dropped	O
by	O
enemies	O
after	O
defeating	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rilule	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
playable	O
characters	O
can	O
shoot	O
projectiles	O
and	O
unleash	O
powerful	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
representative	O
of	O
their	O
ability	O
against	O
enemies	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
dark	O
witch	B-Device
's	O
creations	O
that	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
mostly	O
linear	O
as	O
well	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
the	O
characters	O
is	O
done	O
with	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
which	O
moves	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
both	O
an	O
attack	O
and	O
a	O
jump	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charging	O
a	O
powerful	O
magic	B-Application
spell	B-Application
attack	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
attack	O
button	O
down	O
that	O
depletes	O
MPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
either	O
both	O
action	O
buttons	O
or	O
the	O
shift	B-Device
key	I-Device
on	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
allows	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
inventory	O
screen	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
character	O
or	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
HP	O
meter	O
is	O
completely	O
depleted	O
by	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Étoile	B-Application
Princesse	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Fail	O
Land	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
floating	O
land	O
masses	O
above	O
the	O
skies	O
where	O
a	O
self-centered	O
and	O
careless	O
young	O
princess	O
named	O
Rilule	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
controlling	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
stars	O
,	O
resides	O
peacefully	O
in	O
the	O
room	O
of	O
her	O
castle	O
alongside	O
her	O
elder	O
mentor	O
,	O
who	O
enters	O
and	O
warns	O
Rilule	O
about	O
demons	B-Operating_System
that	O
have	O
suddenly	O
appeared	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
began	O
terrorizing	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
sealing	O
female	O
magicians	O
like	O
her	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
minimize	O
powerful	O
opposition	O
against	O
them	O
but	O
believing	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
important	O
matter	O
,	O
she	O
does	O
not	O
care	O
at	O
first	O
until	O
her	O
mentor	O
shows	O
a	O
poster	O
indicating	O
that	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Sol	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
a	O
dark	O
witch	B-Device
,	O
who	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
occurring	O
monster	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
changes	O
her	O
thought	O
,	O
prompting	O
Rilule	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
people	O
and	O
the	O
kingdom	O
from	O
impending	O
peril	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Étoile	B-Application
Princesse	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Exact	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
and	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
1992	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
early	O
previews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
showcasing	O
both	O
a	O
different	O
GUI	B-Application
design	O
during	O
gameplay	O
and	O
character	O
selection	O
screen	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
redesigned	O
before	O
its	O
eventual	O
launch	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
late	O
into	O
the	O
commercial	O
life	O
span	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
and	O
before	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
with	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
JP¥	O
9,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
multiple	O
X68000	B-Device
machines	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
X68030	B-Device
and	O
features	O
support	O
with	O
multiple	O
Roland	O
MIDI	O
sound	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Étoile	B-Application
Princesse	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
from	O
audience	O
and	O
critics	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
late	O
during	O
the	O
commercial	O
life	O
span	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
popular	O
one	O
among	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
userbase	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
eventually	O
led	O
it	O
in	O
being	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
magazine	O
but	O
lost	O
against	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Akumajō	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
and	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
II′	O
.	O
</s>
