<s>
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crest	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Blazon	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
video	O
game	O
starring	O
Firebrand	O
(	O
an	O
enemy	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
series	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Red	O
Arremer	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
following	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
all	O
crests	O
are	O
combined	O
,	O
the	O
Crest	O
of	O
Infinity	B-Application
will	O
appear	O
,	O
allowing	O
its	O
holder	O
infinite	B-Application
power	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
conquer	O
all	O
realms	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeking	O
infinite	B-Application
power	O
,	O
Firebrand	O
challenges	O
a	O
Demon	O
Dragon	O
for	O
the	O
Crest	O
of	O
Heaven	O
and	O
is	O
victorious	O
,	O
though	O
badly	O
wounded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
weakness	O
,	O
a	O
rival	O
demon	O
named	O
Phalanx	B-Application
ambushes	O
Firebrand	O
and	O
takes	O
all	O
the	O
Crests	O
except	O
the	O
Fire	O
Crest	O
which	O
shattered	O
into	O
five	O
shards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
Phalanx	B-Application
has	O
already	O
begun	O
using	O
the	O
Crests	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
Demon	O
Realm	O
,	O
while	O
Firebrand	O
is	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
an	O
amphitheater	O
and	O
made	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
zombified	O
Demon	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
the	O
amphitheater	O
,	O
Firebrand	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
regain	O
the	O
Crests	O
and	O
get	O
revenge	O
on	O
Phalanx	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Firebrand	O
is	O
repeatedly	O
challenged	O
by	O
Phalanx	B-Application
's	O
general	O
,	O
Arma	O
,	O
who	O
grudgingly	O
returns	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Crests	O
to	O
Firebrand	O
out	O
of	O
respect	O
for	O
his	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Firebrand	O
challenges	O
Phalanx	B-Application
in	O
his	O
castle	O
within	O
the	O
Demon	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worst	O
ending	O
has	O
Firebrand	O
killing	O
Phalanx	B-Application
and	O
leaving	O
the	O
Demon	O
Realm	O
as	O
it	O
falls	O
into	O
complete	O
anarchy	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
more	O
favorable	O
ending	O
has	O
Phalanx	B-Application
sealing	O
himself	O
inside	O
the	O
Crest	O
of	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Firebrand	O
hiding	O
all	O
the	O
Crests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
ending	O
concludes	O
with	O
Firebrand	O
slaying	O
Phalanx	B-Application
after	O
he	O
summons	O
the	O
Crest	O
of	O
Infinity	B-Application
to	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
hideous	O
beast	O
,	O
then	O
tossing	O
the	O
Crests	O
off	O
a	O
cliff	O
after	O
deciding	O
that	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
seek	O
conquest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crest	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
with	O
the	B-Application
console	I-Application
's	I-Application
online	I-Application
subscription	I-Application
service	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crest	I-Application
brings	O
depth	O
and	O
artistry	O
to	O
the	O
action/adventure	O
genre	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
's	O
top	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
,	O
play	O
control	O
and	O
game	O
balance	O
and	O
sound	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crest	I-Application
59th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
that	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crest	I-Application
is	O
like	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
abilities	O
to	O
fly	O
and	O
shoot	O
fireballs	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
awesome	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
57th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Almost	O
an	O
RPG	O
but	O
this	O
platformer	O
has	O
more	O
action	O
then	O
you	O
can	O
wave	O
a	O
demonic	O
entity	O
at.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crest	I-Application
44th	O
in	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
