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Four of the characters from Crystalis are subtle nods to other SNK characters in the King of Fighters series. The latter two sages, Kensu and Asina, are based on Kensou Sie and Athena Asamiya (of the Psycho Soldier arcade game), respectively.[3] Since Asina, Ashina, and Athena (and many others) are all possible romanizations of the original Japanese アシーナ, it is very likely that the translators missed the reference. In the King of Fighters series, Kensou is well-known for his obsession with Athena, a quality surviving even in Crystalis.
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Crystalis 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
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Upon its release, Crystalis moved to #7 in the Top 50 chart of Nintendo Power (achieving a 'purple' color usually attributed to big movers). This can be linked somewhat to an initial review of the game by the magazine. A more extensive walkthrough... never occurred (NP coverage stopped at the swamp area) and, within a month, the game disappeared from the gamer's radar and, consequently, the Top 50. In retrospect, Nintendo Power tended to follow games developed exclusively for the American market, such as Snake's Revenge and StarTropics, which became runaway hits after full walkthroughs over several issues. Crystalis was not fortunate enough to receive this extent of coverage. Crystalis did get an extended Player's Corner coverage by the magazine many years later; this was during the popularity of the Super Nintendo, and other games were given the same treatment, such as StarTropics and Destiny of an Emperor.
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Crystalis Oy has started building its production facilities in Siilinjärvi, Finland and will start operations in the fourth quarter of 2008. The planned production of PPA is 30.000 tons P2O5 per year.
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Kown in Japan as Godslayer: Sonata of the Far Away Skies, Crystalis was developed by SNK. The game was essentially a Zelda clone for the NES, but it expounded so much on Nintendo's formula that oftentimes, it's even better. As a result, Crystalis is remembered as one of the best early action-RPGs, surpassing almost all contenders in the field in terms of overall gameplay, and even earning a spot in Nintendo Power’s top 100 games in the magazine’s 100th issue.
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Crystalis is a top-down action RPG. Starting from the cryogenic chamber, the player takes the role of a mysterious hero who must uncover the mystery of the tower. The character may equip weapons, armor, shields and globe/bracelets on his body and a single item from his inventory for use in the field. To aid in the hero's goal. he will meet up with the four wise people and learn their magic, while ... obtaining the four elemental swords which will help him progress. Players gain experience and gold from defeating monsters.
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