Lufia

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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 takes place 20 years after Rise of the Sinistrals ends. Fortress of Doom picks up another 79 years (99 years after the events of Rise of the Sinistrals) later. The current series ends with the Sinistrals' final defeat in Legend Returns, which takes place 101 years after Fortress of Doom.

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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. One of his descendants is Wain, the main male protagonist of The Legend Returns.

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|notes=The first game in the Lufia series made for the Super Famicom published in Japan in June 1993 (under the name Estpolis Denki) and later that year for the SNES in North America. It starts out with a prologue where a team of warriors 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.[http://www.taito.co.jp/mob/tsmg/pages/estpolis.html 株式会社タイトー｜公式ページ｜] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218083020/http://www.taito.co.jp/mob/tsmg/pages/estpolis.html |date=2009-12-18}}

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|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 right before the events of the first game occurred. Notably, it ends partly with the events that begin the first Lufia, making the first game's introduction a partial 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 some confusion.

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|title=Lufia: The Legend Returns

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|release= Game Boy Color

|notes=Released in Japan in 2001 as Estpolis Denki: Yomigaeru Densetsu, and later the same month 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.

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|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 lore of the series. It was published by Taito in Japan and Atlus in America.

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|notes= Estpolis Denki DX or Estpolis Biography DX is a mobile phone game 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.

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|date={{vgrelease|JP|{{Start date|2010|2|25}}|NA|October 12, 2010{{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 |access-date=2010-06-01}}}}

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|notes= Titled Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals, it was developed by the staff of the original Lufia.{{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 |access-date=2009-11-12}} The game was released for the Nintendo DS on February 25, 2010, in Japan,{{cite web |url=http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=104626 |title=Lufia project confirmed for DS – first details |date=2009-11-18 |publisher=GoNintendo |access-date=2009-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302154336/http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=104626 |archive-date=2010-03-02 |url-status=dead}} and later the same year in North America. The game is a re-imagining of Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals with modified story and characters, as well as being an action RPG.

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|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, but was picked up and heavily remade in both story and graphics, being renamed Lufia: The Legend Returns.

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|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.

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| game1 = Lufia & the Fortress of Doom

| fam1 = 28/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8943 |title=エストポリス伝記 [スーパーファミコン] |magazine=Famitsu |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| gr1 = -

| mc1 = -

| game2 = Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals

| fam2 = 30/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8944 |title=エストポリス伝記II [スーパーファミコン] |magazine=Famitsu |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| gr2 = 80%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588451-lufia-ii-rise-of-the-sinistrals/index.html |title=Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals for Super Nintendo |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| mc2 = -

| game3 = Lufia: The Legend Returns

| fam3 = 26/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12301 |title=エストポリス伝記 〜よみがえる伝説〜 [ゲームボーイ] |magazine=Famitsu |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| gr3 = 61%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/563014-lufia-the-legend-returns/index.html |title=Lufia: The Legend Returns for Game Boy Color |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| mc3 = -

| game4 = Lufia: The Ruins of Lore

| fam4 = 29/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=11993 |title=沈黙の遺跡 〜エストポリス外伝〜 [GBA] |magazine=Famitsu |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| gr4 = 71%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/589582-lufia-the-ruins-of-lore/index.html |title=Lufia: The Ruins of Lore for Game Boy Advance |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| mc4 = 76/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/lufia-the-ruins-of-lore/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=Lufia: The Ruins of Lore for Game Boy Advance Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| game5 = Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals

| fam5 = 30/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8945 |title=エストポリス [DS] |magazine=Famitsu |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| gr5 = 77%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/980073-lufia-curse-of-the-sinistrals/index.html |title=Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals for DS |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2018-09-13}}

| mc5 = 80/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/lufia-curse-of-the-sinistrals/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals for DS Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2018-09-13}}

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• [http://www.lufiaworld.com/ Lufia World]

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