Lufia
Lufia (Estopolis Denki in Japan) is a series of computer role-playing games made for the Super NES and Game Boy Color/Advance by Neverland. The games combine RPG and puzzle game elements. The player is provided an overhead 2D, third person view.
Series overview
Lufia & The Fortress of Doom
The first game in the Lufia series made for the Super Famicom published in Japan in June 1993 (under the name Estopolis Denki) and later that year for the SNES in North America. Lufia prided itself on its first-person battles and unique story which starts in medias res. In this game you play a warrior who has taken it upon himself to rid the world from a group of evil beings known as the Sinistrals, and the game begins with him and his allies storming their floating fortress.
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, released in Japan for the Super Famicom under the name Estopolis Denki II, is a prequel to Lufia & The Fortress of Doom That takes place a few years before the events of the game occured, and ends the same way the first game began.
Lufia: The Legend Returns
Released in Japan in 2000 as Estopolis Denki: Yomigaeru Densetsu, and in the following year in America, Lufia: The Legend Returns is the series' first handheld adventure on the Game Boy Color. Taking advantage of the Gameboy's new enhanced color pallete, the game features sophisticated 8-bit graphics. In this game, the player acts as a descendant of the hero from the first game fighting against the Sinistrals.
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore, released in Japan in 2002 as Estopolis Gaiden: Chinmoku no Iseki and later in America in 2003, is a gaiden or "sidestory" game that deviates from the normal lore of the series. Made for the Game Boy Advance, it was published by Atlus.
Estpolis Biography DX
Estpolis Denki DX or Estpolis Biography DX is a mobile phone game available for download only in Japan. In it, the player can play through the "Ancient Cave" scenario from Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, and features characters and enemies from the original game. There are currently no plans to bring this service to America or Europe.
Lufia: Ruins Chaser
Lufia: Ruins Chaser was a game being developed by Japanese software company Nihon-Flex for the PlayStation until they went bankrupt. For a time, development of the title ceased, however, it was picked up and heavily remade in both story and graphics, being renamed Lufia: The Legend Returns.