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Instruction booklet · December 1993

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom

PuzzleRole-playing (RPG)1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

The Sinsitrals, four masters of Doom, arrived in this land on their floating island 100 years ago. You will begin your quest by travelling through time to join in a temendous battle against them--and you will determine the outcome. When you return to present time, you and Lufia, your companion, must join forces with two others to prevent the Sinistrals from regaining control of your world.

Specifications

Released
December 1993
Developer
Neverland
Publisher
Taito
Players
1
Genre
Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG)
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Lufia
Themes
Fantasy
View
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What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
68/100 (19 ratings)
Dragon
3 of 5
Electronic Gaming Monthly
7.8 of 10
Famitsu
28 of 40
GP
9 of 10
GamePro
4.5 of 5
Hyper
79%
RPGamer
8 of 10
RPGFan
86%
Electronic Games
93%
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Week of December 3, 1993
Dec. 7

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