Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals
The Sinistrals, the four legendary harbingers of doom, are out to resurrect the ultimate evil and bring the world to its knees. It's up to the fiery monster hunter Maxim and his eclectic band of adventurers to put a stop to them once and for all. Their adventures will take them across an expansive world packed with dangerous enemies, powerful items, and diabolical puzzles!
Review
| 9 | The Lufia series has had quite a rocky past to say the least. After the release of the second game in the series, Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals back in 1995 on the Super NES, it wasn't until 2001, after several delays and cancelled games that fans got another game, Lufia: The Legend Returns, but this time it was for a lesser system, the Game Boy Color. While the game was quite excellent considering the platform it was on, it still felt like something was missing. With the release of Lufia: The Runs of Lore on the Game Boy Advance two years later, which was an incredibly disappointing "gaiden" side-story entry, it seemed like the Lufia series was dead in the West. But then comes along a brand-new entry in the franchise, and a reimaging of Lufia: Rise of the Sinistrals to boot, Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals. After such a long break since a new Lufia title, does Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals meet player's expectations and possibly even surpass them, or is this simply just a cash-in on the fans' nostalgia? » Read the full review |
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