Lufia

Lufia
The logo for Lufia.
Genre(s)Role-playing video game
Developer(s)Neverland Co., Ltd.
Atelier Double (The Ruins of Lore)
Publisher(s)Taito, Square Enix, Natsume Inc., Atlus USA
Platform(s)Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Color, Mobile phone, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
First releaseLufia & the Fortress of Doom
June 25, 1993
Latest releaseLufia: Curse of the Sinistrals
February 25, 2010

Lufia, known as Estpolis Denki (エストポリス伝記, Esutoporisu Denki, officially translated "Biography of Estpolis"[1]) in Japan, was a series of role-playing video games developed by Neverland (aside from The Ruins of Lore, which was developed by Atelier Double). In Japan, the games were originally published by Taito and later, its now-parent company Square Enix (with Curse of the Sinistrals), and after the closing of Taito's North American branch after the release of the first game, Natsume Inc. (Rise of the Sinistrals, The Legend Returns, and Curse of the Sinistrals) and Atlus USA (The Ruins of Lore) in the U.S. While the games are primarily traditional 2D RPGs, they draw on elements from many other genres including action-adventure, monster collecting, and puzzle games. In the 1990s the games were originally developed on the Super NES while the most recent installment, Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals, was developed for the Nintendo DS and was released in 2010 for Japan on February 25 and for North America on October 12. The series currently consists of six games, including this most recent installment.

  1. ^ Neverland Co., Ltd. (25 June 1993). Estpolis Denki (Super Famicom). Taito. < Staff > [...] Biography of Estpolis