<s>
Crystalis	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
version	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
via	O
the	O
SNK	B-Application
40th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystalis	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
using	O
the	O
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
action	O
button	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
attacking	O
with	O
a	O
sword	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
is	O
mapped	O
to	O
either	O
an	O
equipped	O
magical	B-Application
power	I-Application
or	O
an	O
item	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
means	O
of	O
defeating	O
monsters	O
is	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
four	O
elemental	O
swords	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
the	O
fifth	O
sword	O
,	O
Crystalis	B-Application
,	O
is	O
obtained	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
dungeon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystalis	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
,	O
in	O
2097	O
,	O
one	O
hundred	O
years	O
after	O
"	O
1997	O
,	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
The	O
END	O
DAY	O
"	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
global	O
thermonuclear	O
war	O
began	O
that	O
reverted	O
civilization	O
to	O
a	O
primitive	O
,	O
medieval	O
existence	O
populated	O
with	O
fierce	O
mutated	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entrusted	O
with	O
the	O
Sword	O
of	O
Wind	O
,	O
he	O
seeks	O
to	O
aid	O
Mesia	O
,	O
another	O
survivor	O
from	O
his	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
four	O
elemental	O
Swords	O
of	O
Wind	O
,	O
Fire	O
,	O
Water	O
,	O
and	O
Thunder	O
into	O
the	O
legendary	O
sword	O
,	O
Crystalis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anonymous	O
male	O
protagonist	O
(	O
named	O
SNK	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
Simea	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
female	O
accomplice	O
,	O
Mesia	O
,	O
are	O
scientists	O
who	O
were	O
cryogenically	O
frozen	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
when	O
the	O
tower	O
began	O
to	O
activate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
four	O
sages	O
named	O
Zebu	O
,	O
Tornel	O
,	O
Asina	O
,	O
and	O
Kensu	O
,	O
primarily	O
in	O
learning	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
gaining	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
encountered	O
frequently	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
seek	O
their	O
advice	O
using	O
the	O
telepathy	B-Protocol
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
the	O
final	O
adversary	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Emperor	O
Draygon	O
is	O
the	O
ultimate	O
antagonist	O
and	O
the	O
root	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
evil	O
in	O
Crystalis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
Crystalis	B-Application
are	O
subtle	O
nods	O
to	O
earlier	O
SNK	O
characters	O
who	O
later	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
sages	O
,	O
Kensu	O
and	O
Asina	O
,	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Kensou	O
Sie	O
and	O
Athena	O
Asamiya	O
from	O
the	O
Psycho	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Kensou	O
is	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
obsession	O
with	O
Athena	O
,	O
a	O
quality	O
demonstrated	O
even	O
in	O
Crystalis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
with	O
licensing	O
from	O
SNK	O
,	O
re-released	O
Crystalis	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Tower	O
's	O
origin	O
and	O
its	O
purpose	O
were	O
fundamentally	O
altered	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Tower	O
now	O
being	O
a	O
weapon	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
has	O
been	O
elevated	O
to	O
a	O
hero	O
of	O
ancient	O
prophecy	B-Application
destined	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
you	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
flying	O
tower	O
directly	O
(	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
shortened	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lower	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
screen	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
smaller	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
GBC	O
port	O
more	O
difficult	O
;	O
some	O
enemies	O
can	O
now	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
off-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
re-released	O
Crystalis	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SNK	B-Application
40th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
collection	O
,	O
including	O
Crystalis	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
for	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
releases	O
of	O
the	O
SNK	B-Application
40th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
mark	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Crystalis	B-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
once	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
outside	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Crystalis	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
high	B-General_Concept
quality	I-General_Concept
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
elaborate	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
emulated	O
port	O
of	O
Crystalis	B-Application
in	O
the	O
SNK	B-Application
40th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
Switch	O
RPG	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Crystalis	B-Application
features	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
era	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Crystalis	B-Application
#42	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
100	O
NES	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
writers	O
compared	O
it	O
as	O
similar	O
to	O
both	O
Ys	B-Application
and	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
the	O
NES	O
release	O
of	O
Crystalis	B-Application
at	O
number	O
115	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
200	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
NP	O
Top	O
200	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Crystalis	B-Application
has	O
flaws	O
,	O
but	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
it	O
with	O
bold	O
strides	O
in	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1up.com	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
hidden	O
Gem	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
games	O
inspired	O
by	O
Zelda	B-Application
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
contrasting	O
it	O
with	O
Willow	B-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
said	O
was	O
quite	O
poor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switch	O
RPG	O
called	O
Crystalis	B-Application
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
from	O
the	O
NES	O
era	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
was	O
not	O
received	O
as	O
favorably	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
reviews	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
inferior	O
copy	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
reduced	O
screen	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
and	O
altered	O
plot	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
being	O
seen	O
as	O
dated	O
compared	O
to	O
more	O
recently	O
made	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
an	O
8.0	O
,	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
release	O
:	O
"	O
Crystalis	B-Application
 '	O
sheer	O
depth	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
presentation	O
-	O
was	O
without	O
peer	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
milestone	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
[	O
action	O
RPG ]	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
