Lufia

Lufia
The North American Lufia series logo.
Genres	Role-playing video game
Developers	Neverland Co., Ltd. Atelier Double (The Ruins of Lore)
Publishers	Taito Corporation, Square Enix, Natsume Inc., Atlus USA
Platforms	Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Color, Mobile phone, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
First release	Lufia & the Fortress of Doom June 25, 1993
Latest release	Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals February 25, 2010

Lufia, known as Estpolis Denki (エストポリス伝記^?, officially translated Biography of Estpolis) in Japan, is 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) 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 Japan on February 25, 2010 and in North America on October 12, 2010. The series currently consists of six games, including this most recent installment.

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.