"Hideaki Kikukawa"@en . . "8.6"^^ . "Motoki Himi"@en . "87.0"^^ . "7"^^ . "Average Score"@en . . "Best Role-Playing Game"@en . "--10-10"^^ . "Electronic Gaming Monthly"@en . "9"^^ . "9"^^ . . "91.0"^^ . "1"^^ . "PlayStation,"@en . . "90.0"^^ . . . "Takahiro Kaneko"@en . "[[w:c:gaming:Game of the Year"@en . "[[w:c:gaming:RPGFan"@en . "34.5"^^ . "''[[w:c:magazinesfromthepast:PlayStation Plus"@en . "Alundra(\u30A2\u30E9\u30F3\u30C9\u30E9Arandora), released in Europe as The Adventures of Alundra, is an action-adventure game / action role-playing game developed by Matrix Software for the Sony PlayStation and was released in 1997. It was published by Sony in Japan, Working Designs in North America, and Psygnosis in Europe. The game's protagonist is a young man named Alundra, who learns that he has the power to enter people's dreams. He is shipwrecked on an island, near the village of Inoa, where locals have been suffering from recurring nightmares that sometimes cause death. With his dream walking ability, Alundra proceeds to try to help the locals. The narrative becomes gradually darker and more twisted as the game progresses, dealing with mature themes such as death, clinical depression, fate, religion, and the essence of human existence. Upon release, Alundra earned unanimous critical acclaim as well as some initial commercial success. It was praised for its well-written story and characterization, smooth game mechanics and platforming, challenging gameplay and puzzles, and expansive overworld exploration. However, it was criticized for its dated 2D sprite visuals, and suffered from a low production run, becoming obscure over time. Retrospective reception has since been more positive towards its 2D art design, and considers the game to be a classic of its genre. In recent years, Alundra has been made available as a downloadable game on the PSone Classics service for the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network. A sequel entitled Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins, which had very little in common with the original Alundra, was released in 1999."@en . "4"^^ . . "--04-11"^^ . "90.0"^^ . "9"^^ . "25.5"^^ . "Yoshitaka Tamaki"@en . "Ichiro Tezuka"@en . . . . "8.8"^^ . . . "Editor's Choice"@en . "Winner"@en . "Yasuhiro Ohori"@en . "PlayStation"@en . "Akira Sato"@en . "PS Extreme"@en . "31"^^ . "Alundra (game)"@en . "Alundra"@en . ""@en . "87.0"^^ . "Alundra(\u30A2\u30E9\u30F3\u30C9\u30E9Arandora), released in Europe as The Adventures of Alundra, is an action-adventure game / action role-playing game developed by Matrix Software for the Sony PlayStation and was released in 1997. It was published by Sony in Japan, Working Designs in North America, and Psygnosis in Europe. In recent years, Alundra has been made available as a downloadable game on the PSone Classics service for the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network. A sequel entitled Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins, which had very little in common with the original Alundra, was released in 1999."@en . "[[w:c:gaming:Action role-playing game"@en . "Alundra"@en . . . "''[[w:c:magazinesfromthepast:PlayStation Plus"@en . . "8.5"^^ . . "9"^^ .