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Crystal Crisis Announced
SANTA ANA, California, May 10, in the year of our
Lord 2018—Nicalis, Inc. today announced that Crystal
Crisis, a cute and colorful new color-matching combat game, is
coming to Nintendo Switch in the fall of 2018. Developed and
published by Nicalis, Crystal Crisis is presented like a
one-on-one fighting game, but instead of pressing buttons to
kick and punch, players arrange falling gems into matching
colors to clear them from the screen and inflict damage on their
opponents. It’s the ultimate puzzle battle throwdown!
Crystal Crisis players can choose from 19 different playable
characters, including fan favorites from Cave Story and many
other surprise entrants. Each character has his or her own
“home” stage, musical theme, unique special attacks and
extensive voice-acted exclamations. The current roster includes:
• Quote, Curly Brace and Ballos
• Isaac
• Atom and Black Jack
• Princess Solange
• Aban, Tina and Jim Hawkins
• President Thompson
• Akuji
• Knight
• Johnny Turbo
The line-up also features four newly-created characters from
other Nicalis games in development, three of whom are appearing
for the first time anywhere in Crystal Crisis:
• Helen
• Hunter
• Elise
• Ninja
By matching gems and unleashing combos in Crystal Crisis,
players can build up their “burst gauge” which can trigger
powerful, board-breaking hits that will leave opponents in
pieces. The innovative new “wrap-around” feature lets players
move a falling piece beyond the edge of the playfield to
reappear on the other side; you can even divide it into two
separate gems by allowing it to drop while the two halves are
straddling the border.
A variety of different modes (including Arcade, Survival,
Tag-Team and Training) accentuate the battle options, while
local and online multiplayer functionality give challengers the
opportunity to play against friends, family members and Crystal
Crisis warriors worldwide!
Crystal Crisis for Nintendo Switch will be available digitally
and physically in Fall 2018 for $39.99 MSRP. Like all of the
retail games that Nicalis has previously published for Nintendo
Switch, the launch edition of the physical version will include
a full-color instruction booklet and a yet-to-be-announced bonus
collectible.
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