 Although the game was not critically acclaimed as "Lufia II", it has received average to good reviews from Western publications, with an overall aggregate score of 80 out of 100 at Metacritic.IGN gave the game a score 8.5 out of 10, praising its action-focused experience, character-swapping dynamic, well-written dialogue scenes, and puzzles which it compares favourably to "The Legend of Zelda", concluding that "Lufia" is "a great DS adventure".