Crystalis Game Information

Game Information

Overall Rank: 2363

Average Rating: 3/5

# of Ratings: 5

US Release Date: 07/01/1990

JP Release Date: 04/13/1990

Platform: Nintendo (NES)

Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Action RPG)

Multiplayer: No

Developer: SNK Playmore

Publisher: SNK Playmore

Quick Game Reviews

Rating of
4/5

Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/08/2011

I have very fond memories of this game and as an early action RPG, it still manages to hold up well despite its age. Sadly, I sold this along with all my other NES games before I knew better. If you get a chance to play this - I highly recommend it for any fan of old-school RPGs.

Full Game Reviews

Nelson Schneider
Nelson Schneider
Epic Reviewer

Rating of
4/5

1997, October 1, The END DAY

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 04/14/2013

Presentation
“Crystalis’” graphics actually hold up surprisingly well for a NES game. The most questionable design decision is why the main character (a man) has hot-pink hair and wears a hot-pink shirt… but it was the 1990s… hot-pink was in. The environments and non-player characters suffer from the limited color pallet of the NES. Most characters only have one or two colors on their sprites, and each environment is limited to a small number of similar colors. While this is okay in forest and swamp environments where vivid greens and browns complement each other, certain areas, like the volcano that is dominated by hot-pink and maroon, are just blatant eyesores. Character animation is also a bit of a sticking point, as the main character doesn’t actually have different …

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