Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals box art

Wes's take — coming soonPlayed? Beaten? 100%? Rating, tier and a Pocket log line will live here.

Instruction booklet · August 1996

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals

PuzzleRole-playing (RPG)1 playerESRB E

The story

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals serves as a prequel to Lufia & the Fortress of Doom, unfolding its events ninety-nine years before. The narrative delves into the origins of the series' antagonists, the Sinistrals, a group of super-humans. Players take on the role of the ancestor of Maxim, the protagonist from the first game, as he embarks on a quest after encountering Iris, a mysterious woman.

Specifications

Released: August 1996
Developer: Neverland
Publisher: Natsume
Players: 1
Genre: Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG)
Rating: ESRB E
Series: Lufia
Themes: Fantasy
View: Side view

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players: 83/100 (39 ratings)
GameRankings: 80%
Famitsu: 30/40, 10/10
GameFan: 270/300
Nintendo Life: 9/10
RPG: 4/5
RPGFan: 85%

BE KIND, REWINDAugust 1996

#1 song

Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix)Los del Río #1 album

It Was WrittenNas Admit one · #1 movie

A Time to Kill$13,262,934 weekend

Vol. 6 · No. 259Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢

The Omaha World-Pixel

Week of August 2, 1996

Aug. 6

NASA announces that the Allan Hills 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, may contain evidence of primitive life-forms; further tests are inconclusive.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

Open this week in the Time Machine →

More in the Lufia series

Lufia & the Fortress of DoomTaito · Puzzle

Also out in August 1996

Magic BoyJVC Musical Industries · Platform

Mohawk & Headphone JackBlack Pearl Software · Platform

Tetris AttackNintendo · PuzzleEGM 8.3

◀ Bass Masters Classic: Pro Edition Magic Boy ▶

Data: IGDB · Wikipedia · libretro-thumbnails · Charts: Billboard · Box office: Box Office Mojo via Wikipedia. Today’s money uses US CPI-U, 2025 dollars.