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It was well received by critics, who praised the smooth animations and graphics, however it sold poorly.
Retro Gamer magazine praised the graphics and animations, saying they were high quality for an 8-bit game, and called it a potential best seller had it been released, while recommending it as a game to import from Japan.
Strana Igr praised the graphics, sound, and the game's storyline.
A North American release was planned and announced, but it was cancelled in the end, apparently because of the falling popularity of the Famicom in that region and the rising popularity of the Super Famicom.
It was not released outside Japan, and was never ported.
It was not released outside Japan, and was never ported.
However, it was cancelled. 1up.com believes the reason it wasn't released was because it came out at a time when the NES was not popular in America and focus had shifted to the Super Nintendo.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 17.0 out of 30, as shown below.
A version published by DTMC for North America was planned.
An advertisement for the game even appeared in the June 1992 issues of Electronic Gaming Monthly and GamePro.
Upon release, Japanese gaming publication Weekly Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40, while praising the smoothness of the character animations. 1up.com called it one of many Zelda II clones on the system, but stated the graphics and animation were higher quality than the others which allowed it to stand out.
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