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In the "Cross Review" of the game magazine Famitsu it received 6, 7, 7 and 5, for a total of 25 out of 40.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 19.89 out of 30, as shown below.
It was also rated 40% by The Games Machine, 77% by S: The Sega Magazine, and 80% by Tilt.
Thanks to the battery backup function provided by the internal battery of the "2M Backup Cartridge", the first for the Sega Mark III, up to 5 saves could be kept, retaining the data of a game in progress even when the console was switched off.
It is the first officially released JRPG to be localized into English, with its Master System port in 1988.
A sequel, Shin Haja no Fuuin, was announced for the Mega CD, an add-on for the Mega Drive. Kogado Studio was to develop it and Sega to publish it, as a new title making use of the large capacity of CD-ROM, but it was cancelled for various reasons.
A sequel, Shin Haja no Fuuin, was announced for the Mega CD, an add-on for the Mega Drive. Kogado Studio was to develop it and Sega to publish it, as a new title making use of the large capacity of CD-ROM, but it was cancelled for various reasons.
The same magazine's special supplement "Famicom ROM Cartridge All Catalog" (1991-5-10 issue) introduced it with positive comments on the game system, calling it "an RPG set in a vast world of fantasy" and saying "there are all sorts of new systems too, and it is quite interesting".
It is the first officially released JRPG to be localized into English, with its Master System port in 1988.
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