| Moon Crystal | |
|---|---|
 Japanese Famicom box art | |
| Developer(s) | Hect |
| Publisher(s) | Hect |
| Programmer(s) | Tomonari Matsumoto |
| Composer(s) | Tsukasa Tawada |
| Platform(s) | Family Computer |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Moon Crystal (ムーンクリスタル) is a 1992 action video game developed and published by Hect for the Family Computer. It is a Japanese exclusive.[1]
Gameplay[]
The gameplay plays some similarities to Zelda II.[2] It includes the ability to grab onto ledges, which is a rare features for Famicom games.[3]
Plot[]
Players must guide Ricky on a quest to rescue his father from the evil necromancer Count Crimson. The rest of Ricky's family has also been kidnapped; prompting him to fight even harder against Crimson's forces.[4]
Release[]
The game was released in Japan on August 28, 1992 for the Famicom.[5] A version published by DTMC for North America was planned.[3] It was shown at the Consumer Electronic Show, and it was previewed by several American gaming magazines.[6][7] An advertisement for the game even appeared in the June 1992 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly.[6] However, it was cancelled.[3] 1up.com believes the reason it wasn't released was because it came out at a time when the NES was not popular in America.[2]
The game has been known to fetch as much as 30,000 yen in Japan.[8]
Reception[]
Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40, while praising the smoothness of the character animations.[9] 1up.com called it one of many Zelda II clones on the system, but stated the graphics and animation were higher quality than the others.[2] Retro Gamer magazine praised the graphics and animations, saying they were high quality for an 8-bit game, and called it a potential best seller had it been released.[10]
References[]
- ↑ "Retro/Active - NES from 1UP.com". 2006-03-23. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hidden Gems: The Rest of the NES". 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
{{cite web}}: ; - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Afterlife from 1UP.com". 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Hardcore Gaming 101: Moon Crystal". 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "ムーンクリスタル [ファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Next Wave". Electronic Gaming Monthly (35): 100, 104. June 1992.
- ↑ "What's Hot? News from Summer CES". Game Informer: 37. Summer 1992.
- ↑ Nostalgic Guide of Family Computer. Japan: M.B.MOOK.. 2016. pp. 41. ISBN 9784906735891. OCLC 961800615. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/961800615.
- ↑ "Cross Reviews". Weekly Famitsu. September 4, 1992.
- ↑ The NES book : everything you need to know about Nintendo's iconic console ; The master system : the Sega book. Jones, Darran,, Imagine Publishing,. Bournemouth. pp. 77. ISBN 9781785460180. OCLC 909815695. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/909815695.
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