One the best action RPGs there is. (REPORT NTSC COPIES) (PAL-JAP ONLY GAME)

****(TERRANIGMA)**** Known as Tenchi officially translated (The Creation of Heaven and Earth) in Japan, is a 1995 action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet. Manga artist Kamui Fujiwara is credited with the character designs. It was published by Enix (now Square-Enix) in Japan before Nintendo localized the game and released an English version in Europe and Australia. The game was never officially released in North America. Terranigma tells the story of the Earth's resurrection by the hands of a boy named Ark, and its progress from the evolution of life to the presentday.****(PLOT)**** In Terranigma, the planet (a fictional Earth) is portrayed as a hollow sphere that has both an external and internal face. Since the beginning of the Earth, the external Lightside, the surface world, stood for growth whereas the internal Darkside, the under world, represented decline. Over the course of billions of years, these two forces came to be called God and Devil. Regardless of this inner antagonism, rapid progress took root and primitive life forms evolved to plants, animals, and humans. Technology and industry further expanded civilization, but the fight between God and the Devil was still taking place, more fiercely than ever. The conflict culminated in a final battle in Antarctica, on the surface world. However, neither of the two forces was victorious. The continents of the surface world submerged into the sea and the under world was sealed away. ****(DEVELOPMENT)**** Terranigma was developed by the Japanese company Quintet, which had previously designed creation-themed Super Nintendo games such as ActRaiser and Soul Blazer. Publisher Enix commissioned the developers as a subcontractor and decided for the title to be an action role-playing game for strategic reasons, based on Quintet's experience in that particular genre and the good reception of their earlier games by the Japanese audience. The theme of creation prevalent in Terranigma was introduced as a contrast to the destruction of enemies in other action titles, and to inspire the player's imagination concerning the effects their actions might have. The script of the game was written by director and designer Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, the founder of Quintet, with the scenario provided by Reiko Takebayashi. Tatsuo Hashimoto created the computer graphics cover art and also rendered the background images for the resurrection scenes. The music of Terranigma was composed by Miyoko Kobayashi and Masanori Hikichi, the latter of whom was responsible for the design of the sounds as well. The game is the last title in a loosely connected trilogy consisting of Quintet's Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia. Unlike its predecessors, however, Terranigma wound up never being published in North America because Enix had already closed its US subsidiary by the time the localization was finished. The English scripts of the game used in the European and Australian releases by Nintendo were translated by Colin Palmer, Dan Owsen and Hiro Nakamura. **** This is one the best Action RPGs out there and one of the most sought after by RPG collecters. ************************************* ************************************* (SIDE NOTE)---IF YOU SEE ANY (NSTC) COPIES REPORT THEM BECAUSE THIS GAME WAS NEVER OFFICIALLY IN NORTH AMERICA.Read full review