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Crystalis (ゴッド・スレイヤーはるか天空のソナタ, goddo sureiya haruka tenkō no sonata^?, lit. "God Slayer: Sonata of the Far-Away Sky") is an action adventure video game produced by SNK for the Nintendo Entertainment System and released on April 13, 1990 in Japan and in July of that year in the United States. The game was ported to the Game Boy Color 10 years later in 2000 by Nintendo Software Technology. Crystalis never became a runaway hit, although it is considered today a cult classic among other titles such as River City Ransom

Gameplay

The game plays in a similar way to other action RPGs. The player can gain levels by defeating enemies, which raise defense and attack. The main method of attack the player has is to swing one of game's many swords. As the NES controller has only two action buttons, the scope for many moves is limited, and so one button is used for the sword and the other can be mapped to any other desired action such as an item from the player's inventory or a magical power. This method of control is similar to the earlier NES action RPG; The Legend of Zelda. The main difference is that in Crystalis, the player is not limited to moving up, down, left or right, but can move on diagonals, allowing for smoother control. The game mechanics feel similar to SNES's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The mechanics of Crystalis are best described as having The Legend of Zelda style combat well-blended with traditional RPG spell casting, gold collecting, and earning of experience points.

On the NES, Crystalis utilized the MMC3, a standard Memory Controller that allowed access to more than 32kb ROM.

Story

Plot

Crystalis takes place in the year 2097, in a post-apocalyptic world, 100 years after a global thermonuclear war has reverted civilization to a primitive, medieval state where science is forgotten in favour of magic and fierce mutant creatures populate the scorched earth. What little remains of humanity has built a weapon of mass destruction known as "The Tower". The construction of this was aimed to prevent any more future cataclysms as its occupants have the power to rule or destroy the world.

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