in the American and European versions: Oracle Stone is a bunny playmate called "Bunny-chan" in the Japanese version. Spellbook is an erotic book in the Japanese version. Shortcake is a bunny playmate costume (Usagi no fuku) in the Japanese version. Pawn Ticket is a G-String in the Japanese version. In the crypt, the sign reading "WHOUDINI" (NA/EUR versions) reads "KAN NAITO" (Landstalker's chief programmer and executive producer) in the original Japanese version. Some characters' names differ between versions: Ryle (JP, FR) – Nigel (NA, EUR) – Niels (DE) Kayla Kowalski (NA, EUR) – Kala Kowalski (JP) Wally & Ink (NA, EU) – Goose & Zwam (JP) Princess Lara (NA, EUR) – Princess Rolia (JP) Zak (NA, EUR) – Zed Saw(JP) Arthur (NA, EUR) – Don mel (JP) Pocket (NA, EUR) – Morio Reception The game was reviewed in 1995 in Dragon #217 by Jay & Dee in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Jay gave the game 3 out of 5 stars, while Dee gave the game 4 out of 5 stars. The game was praised in the Australian-based Megazone magazine, where it received a 9 out of 10. The game received extremely positive attention in GameFan magazine, getting reviewed twice, once for the import version, then again for the American release. The import review gave it a perfect 10 out of 10, stating that it was "the perfect action/RPG" and that if "this was an American release, I would give it game of the year, it's that good." According to Next Generation, Landstalker met with critical acclaim in Japan, and was a major system seller for the Mega Drive there. In GameFans annual Megawards, Landstalker won the awards for Most Innovative New Game (Sega) and Best Action/RPG, and was a nominee for the Best Music (Genesis) and Game of the Year awards. Mega placed the game at #5 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time. Gamasutra included it as an example of an open world game as part of their Game Design Essentials series. In 2017, Gamesradar ranked the game 24th on their: "Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time." References External links Climax Entertainment – Official Archive (Japanese) RPGClassics Shrine Map. Randomizer 1992 video games Action-adventure games Cancelled PlayStation Portable games Open-world video games Sega Genesis games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Motoaki Takenouchi Video games with isometric graphics Virtual Console