Full review (including score): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoGhwjHftRI The rundown: Pros: + Fun retro gameplay + Cool secret design + Great optimization Cons: - Cheap difficulty - Complete lack of music diversity It’s not everyday that we get a 35-year-old Japanese game released in English on PC, but here we are with The Demon Crystal. Originally...
The Demon Crystal1985
The Demon Crystal
1985 Dempa Shimbunsha77Good
Playtime
BriefTypically 1.5 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $9.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- 1985
- Developer
- YMCAT
- Publisher
- Dempa Shimbunsha
Overview
Originally released in 1984 for the MZ-1500. From MobyGames: Demon Crystal is an action puzzle game. Scattered around the stage are numerous keys which help open locked areas. The goal is to find the big key which is needed to open the exit and advance to the next stage. Ares' only weapon is a limited number of bombs, which explode in a flame and can kill multiple enemies at once. The game consists of 30 stages (houses).
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Reception
Players100
Masterpiece- Steam100from 7 reviews
A good Druaga-like
Decent modernized remake of an 80s classic.
Very fun little classic puzzler, reminds me of the MSX era of games. Give us part 2 please!
Really fun game. I wasn't expecting it to hold up nearly as well as it does. It's also very forgiving -- if you lose all of your lives, your score is reset but you can keep playing from where you were. I enjoyed finding the power-ups and appreciated the ability to see what stages they were found in (very helpful if you've lost a power-up and need to...