Harvest Moon publisher Natsume tweeted a few hours ago that the company will be bringing over to North America Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals for the Nintendo DS. The game released in Japan this past February as Estpolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods.

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals is Neverland's remake of the Super Nintendo RPG Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. Unlike the turn-based combat of the original, Curse of the Sinistrals is an action RPG reboot.

Akira_EX via twitter.com »

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Estpolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods is a remake of Lufia II, but it’s not the Lufia II you remember. Neverland’s original work was a traditional RPG that had turned based battles. Forget all about that. Estpolis is an action RPG with an emphasis on “action”.

Those dual screen boss battles look fantastic. David vs. Goliath-esque boss fights are usually a blast. I also like how Estpolis appears action packed. The trailer had lots of platforming, a hookshot type tool to play with, and ..."

McClubbin via siliconera.com »

"Famitsu also revealed details about Estpolis: The Land Cursed by the Gods, a new game in Taito’s Lufia series or Estpolis Denki if you’re in Japan. The title is, as many Siliconera readers speculated, for the Nintendo DS.

Meet Selena, the game’s “cool beauty”. Unlike past games, Selena is a polygonal model. Estpolis is in 3D. It appears Square Enix is adding voiceovers to the game too since an actor is listed.

Details unconfirmed from the partial scan state Estpolis is an action RPG, a ..."

McClubbin via siliconera.com »