Crystal Monsters
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Crystal Monsters, originally released in Japan in 2008 as Monster Chronicle for
Crystal Monsters is played in a
Gameplay
The gameplay of Crystal Monsters involves the capture and training of a variety of creatures called monsters. Monsters can learn up to four moves called skills. Just like in most
The game uses a
Most of the battles the player faces are
Essence Cores of each monster type are used to capture wild monsters, though they may break free at times. The less HP the monster has, the greater the percentage chances.[5] If it is captured, it will be put in storage.
The player cannot capture a trainer's monster, boss or mid-boss. Evolution Stones can be used to evolve most monsters. Upon evolving, monsters learn additional skills and gain higher stats. There are two stages of evolution: Plus and Mega. They can occur after a monster reaches a certain level. There are 166[1] monsters in the game, though the player can only own 20 and most of them are the same just with recoloured evolutions.
Setting and plot
The player controls the
This game features a total of 9 towns,
Reception
Lucas M. Thomas of IGN criticized Crystal Monsters for being "unbalanced in monster selection, and boringly repetitive."[2]
Marcel van Duyn of Nintendo Life said "Although it might be almost sickening to Pokémon fans to see how similar this is to their beloved franchise, we can't really be too critical of it. It's only 500 DSi Points (300 less than most Gameloft games), and for what it is, it's actually quite a decent, if simple, imitation." [4]
Game review aggregation website GameRankings gave it a rating of 54.33% based on 3 reviews.[8]
Sequel
A second game, Monster Chronicle 2, was released for
References
- ^ a b c d "ゲームロフト、iモード/Yahoo! ケータイ「モンスタークロニクル」。モンスターを捕まえて育成するRPG。オンライン機能も充実". Game.watch.impress.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b "Crystal Monsters Review - IGN" – via www.ign.com.
- ^ Official Nintendo Magazine UK, October 2010 edition, page 94
- ^ a b c d "Review: Crystal Monsters (DSiWare)". Nintendo Life. August 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Crystal Monsters EU Instruction Manual, Section 3
- ^ Crystal Monsters EU Instruction Manual, Section 2
- ^ Chairman: 'Will you help us investigate why Final Monsters have become aggressive?'
- ^ "Crystal Monsters for DS - GameRankings". www.gamerankings.com.
- ^ "ゲームロフト、「モンスタークロニクル2~謎のメカ帝国~」 3キャリア間でのオンライン対戦に対応したモンスターファイティングRPG". GAME Watch. December 1, 2009.