<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
competitive	O
tile-matching	B-Application
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nicalis	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
and	O
features	O
crossover	O
appearances	O
by	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Nicalis	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
guest	O
characters	O
from	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Tezuka	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
sets	O
of	O
two	O
blocks	O
(	O
"	O
crystals	O
"	O
in	O
game	O
parlance	O
)	O
that	O
fall	O
into	O
a	O
pit-like	O
field	O
(	O
fifteen	O
crystals	O
tall	O
by	O
six	O
crystals	O
wide	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
features	O
"	O
edge-wrapping	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
crystals	O
to	O
press	O
past	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
play	O
field	O
and	O
instantly	O
move	O
from	O
the	O
rightmost	O
column	O
to	O
the	O
leftmost	O
column	O
or	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
in	O
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
has	O
a	O
unique	O
pattern	O
of	O
Countdown	O
Crystals	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
drop	O
on	O
opponents	O
after	O
performing	O
a	O
crystal	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
of	O
each	O
Crystal	O
Burst	O
vary	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
chosen	O
character	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
's	O
Attack	O
Burst	O
shifts	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
crystals	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
Defense	O
Burst	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
rotate	O
clusters	O
of	O
four	O
crystals	O
on	O
their	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
single-player	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Crystal	O
from	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
causes	O
the	O
boundaries	O
between	O
worlds	O
to	O
break	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
heroes	O
race	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
crystal	O
before	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
villains	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
evil	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
battle	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
predetermined	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
branching	O
progression	O
based	O
on	O
which	O
characters	O
they	O
choose	O
for	O
each	O
battle	O
,	O
though	O
every	O
route	O
culminates	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
the	O
Undead	O
Core	O
from	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
alternate	O
play	O
styles	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Inline	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
Spark	O
Crystals	O
and	O
functions	O
similarly	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
match-three	B-Application
"	O
puzzle	O
game	O
;	O
"	O
Tag	O
Team	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
two	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Memory	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
all	O
crystals	O
black	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
dropped	O
and	O
challenges	O
players	O
to	O
remember	O
their	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
features	O
20	O
playable	O
characters	O
drawn	O
from	O
different	O
media	O
,	O
primarily	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Nicalis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
originated	O
from	O
Nicalis	O
president	O
Tyrone	O
Rodriguez	O
,	O
who	O
sought	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
competitive	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
exclusive	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
later	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
a	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
now	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
until	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
add	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
playable	O
character	O
Kawase	B-Device
Umihara	I-Device
and	O
in-game	O
narration	O
by	O
Peter	O
Cullen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
support	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
PC	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
received	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
79/100	O
from	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
