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{{References}} {{SeriesInfobox | developer = Neverland Co., Atelier Double | publisher = Taito, Square Enix, Natsume, Atlus | genre = RPG | platforms = Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Color, Mobile Phone, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | first_game = Lufia & The Fortress of Doom }} '''''Lufia''''', known as {{nihongo|''Estpolis Denki''|エストポリス伝記||officially translated ''Biography of Estpolis''<ref>{{cite video game|title=Estpolis Denki |developer=Neverland Co., Ltd. |publisher=Taito Corporation |date=25 June 1993 |platform=Super Famicom |quote=< Staff > [...] Biography of Estpolis}}</ref>}} in Japan, is a series of [[console role-playing game]]s developed by [[Neverland Co.|Neverland]] (aside from ''The Ruins of Lore'', which was developed by Atelier Double). The games are published by [[Taito Corporation|Taito]] in Japan, and [[Natsume]] or [[Atlus]] in the U.S. While the games are primarily traditional 2D RPGs, they draw on elements from many other genres including [[Action adventure video games|action-adventure]], Monster collecting, and [[puzzle video game|puzzle games]]. The series currently consists of six games. In the 1990s the games were developed for the Super NES while more recent installments have been released on the [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]]. ==Plot== ===Setting=== The Lufia series spans the course of two centuries, beginning with the defeat of the god-like [[Sinistrals]] in ''Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals''. These events are followed by ''Ruins of Lore'', which take place 20 years later. The Sinistrals then return in ''Fortress of Doom'' 79 years later (99 years after their original defeat by Maxim). The current series ends with the Sinistrals' final defeat in ''Legend Returns'', which takes place 101 years after ''Fortress of Doom''. === Characters === Lufia follows the exploits of the hero Maxim and his quest to defeat the Sinistrals, after his death this task is taken up by his descendants through several generations. == List of media == ===Video games=== {{VGtitle |article=Lufia & The Fortress of Doom |title=Lufia & The Fortress of Doom |date={{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|1993|6|25}}|NA={{Start date|1993|12|4}} }} |canceled= |refs= |release=[[Super Nintendo]], Mobile Phones |notes=The first game in the Lufia series made for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] published in [[Japan]] in June 1993 (under the name ''Estpolis Denki'') and later that year for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] in North America. It starts out with a "prologue" of a team of warriors that defeat the evil group of "super-beings" called the Sinistrals. Then, the story changes to the main story of the descendants of these heroes, and how the Sinistrals are trying to be reborn. The game was ported to Japanese mobile phones in 2009.<ref>http://www.taito.co.jp/mob/tsmg/pages/estpolis.html</ref> }} {{VGtitle |article=Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals |title=Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals |date={{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|1995|2|24}}|NA={{Start date|1996|8}}|EU={{Start date|1995}} }} |canceled= |refs= |release=[[Super Nintendo]] |notes=''Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals'', released in Japan for the Super Famicom under the name ''Estpolis Denki II'', is a [[prequel]] to ''Lufia & The Fortress of Doom'' that takes place a hundred years before the events of the first game occurred, and ends the same way the first game began. Notoriously, it ends with the events that begin the first ''Lufia'', making the first game's introduction a great spoiler for the second. It was released in Europe as simply "''Lufia''" because ''Lufia & the Fortress of Doom'' was not released in Europe. This often causes a bit of confusion. }} {{VGtitle |article=Lufia: The Legend Returns |title=Lufia: The Legend Returns |date={{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|2001|9|7}}|NA={{Start date|2001|9|20}}|EU={{Start date|2001|10|23}} }} |refs= |release= [[Game Boy Color]] |notes=Released in Japan in 2000 as ''Estpolis 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 Game Boy's new enhanced color palette, the game features sophisticated 8-bit graphics, a new battle system and randomized dungeons. In this game, the player acts as a descendant of Maxim in the fight against the Sinistrals. }} {{VGtitle |article=Lufia: The Ruins of Lore |title=Lufia: The Ruins of Lore |date={{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|2002|3|8}}|NA={{Start date|2003|5|6}} }} |canceled= |refs= |release=[[Game Boy Advance]] |notes= ''Lufia: The Ruins of Lore'' was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in Japan in 2002 as ''Estpolis Gaiden: Chinmoku no Iseki'' and a year later in North America. It is a [[gaiden]] or "sidestory" game that deviates from the normal [[folklore|lore]] of the series. It was published by [[Taito Corporation|Taito]] in Japan and [[Atlus]] in America. }} {{VGtitle |article= |title=Estpolis Denki DX |date= |canceled= |refs= |release= Mobile Phones |notes= ''Estpolis Denki DX'' or ''Estpolis Biography DX'' is a [[mobile phone]] game which is only downloadable in [[Japan]]. It consists of the "Ancient Cave" scenario from ''Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals'', featuring characters and enemies from the original game. }} {{VGtitle |article=Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals |title=Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals |date={{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|2010|2|25}}|NA=Fall 2010<ref name="cots">{{Cite web |url=http://www.natsume.com/coming_soon/games/lufia/images/LufiaAnnouncement.pdf |title=RETURN TO THE WORLD OF LUFIA THIS FALL WITH NATSUME’S LUFIA: CURSE OF THE SINISTRALS FOR NINTENDO DS |publisher=natsume.com |authorlink=http://www.natsume.com/|language=English |accessdate=2010-06-01}}</ref> }} |canceled= |refs= |release= [[Nintendo DS]] |notes= Titled ''Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals'',<ref name="cots" /> it was developed by the staff of the [[Lufia & the Fortress of Doom|original Lufia]] and was announced in November 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1229437_1124.html |title=『エストポリス』名作RPGの新作が発売決定 |date=2009-11-13 |publisher=Famitsu |accessdate=2009-11-12 }}</ref> The game was released for the Nintendo DS on February 25, 2010, in Japan, priced at 5,890 Yen<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=104626 |title=Lufia project confirmed for DS - first details |date=2009-11-18 |publisher=GoNintendo |accessdate=2009-11-18 }}</ref> and will be released later the same year in North America.<ref name="cots" /> The game is a re-imagining of Lufia 2 with modified story and characters, as well as being an action RPG. }} === Canceled titles === {{VGtitle |article= |title=Lufia: Ruins Chaser |date= |canceled= |refs= |release=[[PlayStation]] |notes=''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]]''. }} {{VGtitle |article= |title=Lufia: Beginning of a Legend |date= |canceled= |refs= |release=[[Game Boy Color]] |notes=''Lufia: Beginning of a Legend'' was in development for the [[Game Boy Color]] alongside ''Ruins Chaser'' for the [[PlayStation]], and was to be a prequel to ''Lufia II'' as it told of Maxim's early days as an adventurer years before the Sinistrals strike. }} == Reception == <div style="font-size: 90%;float:right;border-left:1em solid white"> {| class="wikitable" |+'''Aggregate review scores''' !Game ![[Metacritic]] ![[Game Rankings]] |- |''[[Lufia & the Fortress of Doom]]'' |<center>NA |<center>70.5% |- |''[[Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals]]'' |<center>NA |<center>85.0% |- |''[[Lufia: The Legend Returns]]'' |<center>NA |<center>66.7% |- |''[[Lufia: The Ruins of Lore]]'' |<center>76 out of 100 |<center>70.0% |} </div> ==References== {{reflist|2}} == External links == * [http://www.lufia.net/ Lufia.net] * [http://www.lufiaworld.com/ Lufia World] * [http://forfeit.electromaz.com/ Forfeit Island] * [http://www.ancientcave.com/ AncientCave.com - a Lufia Fansite] * [[w:c:lufia|Lufia Wiki]] {{Lufia series}} [[de:Lufia]] [[ja:エストポリス伝記]]
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