Crystal Crisis
- July 8, 2021
- Nicalis, Inc.
- 2h median play time
Nicalis’ marriage of puzzle and fighting game elements in the fan service-heavy Crystal Crisis coalesces in a largely satisfying experience. While the roster can feel unbalanced, loading times can be long and the story mode feels trite, the overarching, nuanced gameplay will keep players strategizing and returning to Crystal Crisis time and time again.
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Get on Epic Games Store"Crystal Crisis" is a head-to-head puzzle battle game featuring local and online multiplayer modes. It has 20 unique characters, including recognizable faces from Cave Story, The Binding of Isaac, and Astro Boy. Fill up your "Burst" gauge with combos to unleash powerful special attacks and choose from 40 unique Bursts to save yourself or mess with your opponent's board. Multiple single-player game modes are available for players to hone their skills.
Nintendo Switch
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Playstation 4
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Reviews
- gameplay52 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- story38 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 66 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
- music19 mentions
- 53 % positive mentions
- 37 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- graphics7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 71 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- funny2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Crossover Chaos -- Crystal Crisis review
Nicalis’ marriage of puzzle and fighting game elements in the fan service-heavy Crystal Crisis coalesces in a largely satisfying experience. While the roster can feel unbalanced, loading times can be long and the story mode feels trite, the overarching, nuanced gameplay will keep players strategizing and returning to Crystal Crisis time and time again.
80%Crystal Crisis Review
Crystal Crisis isn’t going to dethrone the kings of the falling block genre anytime soon. It’s a solid puzzler with a heart of gold, but it doesn’t have the decades of improvements that its peers have. With a solid amount of content, an amazing cast of characters and fantastic presentation, though, we recommend this as a fun alternative if you tire of Tetris 99.
70%Crystal Crisis (Nintendo Switch)
Save Tetris and Puyo Pop for when you want to wind down before bedtime. Crystal Crisis is as intense as puzzle gaming gets and has sparked new life into a genre not known for surprises. From the heart-pumping puzzle action to the full-fledged story mode and a roster that screams “fan service,” it would be a crime to call Crystal Crisis anything less than an absolute diamond.
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