Crystal Defenders 2

With this weeks sale of Square-Enix games in honor of Chaos Rings release, I thought it fit to review Crystal Defenders for iPad. This is a very fun strategy/tower defense game: hardcore players apply only.

Crystal Defenders has you assume the role of master strategist as you place your units on a map to destroy the oncoming 30 waves of monsters trying to steal your crystals. Before you begin a game, you have to choose which game style you want. There are three to choose from: W1, W2 and W3. W1 is the easiest and simplest. The maps are not difficult and you do not have any power crystals (more on that later). W2 brings in the use of power crystals during gameplay and more challenging levels. W3 is the ultimate challenge. New monsters, units and very challenging maps.

The game revolves around Gil, which is your money/source for everything in the game. You use Gil to place units on the board and to upgrade them. The waves of monsters are cued up on the left of your screen and your units on the right. Before each wave of enemy monster you can place as many units as you would like onscreen till you use all of your Gil. Then, with the tap of the screen the oncoming horde commences towards the level exit and you have to cross your fingers that your units can defend your crystals. The good news; even during a wave you can still place and upgrade your units and if needed pause the action in the middle of a wave. If you become impatient, you can speedup the action 4X so waves complete very quickly.

List of ghost songs. Crystal Defenders 2 universal release on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad Let's be frank: Crystal Defenders wasn't just a bad game, it was a stunning disappointment. Here was a great idea - a Final Fantasy-themed tower defence game - deflated on account of poor execution.

You have a wide variety of units and monsters. There is the standard solider fanfare as well as archers, mages, thieves, hunters, etc. All of these types of units are necessary as monsters have varying levels of HP, resistance to physical, magical or air attacks and movement.

Once you progress past the W1 levels, the W2 levels give the add strategy of power crystals. There are three crystals in your arsenal: red to increase damage, blue to increase distance and yellow to increase speed. It is imperative to place these crystals next to your most important units to give them an edge. Just like other units, the power crystals can be upgraded, but at a much higher Gil cost than your units. You also have the ability to cast what are called Espers. Espers are creatures that can cast a spell for a wave, like increase all unit damage for that wave; Espers come in really handy.

If you think you have what it takes, then this is the ultimate in Tower Defense games. Three levels of varying difficulty and challenges, deep strategy (it's the only way to win) and creatures and characters from the Final Fantasy universe make this a must have game for the enthusiast.

[$3.99- iTunes Link]

Pros

• Great fun!
• Bright, colorful graphics
• Familiar characters from the Final Fantasy universe

Cons

• Very difficult
• Simple graphics might shy players away

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Spawn a Portal to the Crystalline Dimension by Collecting All Four Lost Eternia Shards!The Crystalline Dimension is a mysterious world located in another dimension, far from Etheria itself. It is the location of the captured legendary heroes, the heroes', as well as the.Crystalline versions of every non-boss enemy that is regularly encountered on Nightmare spawn here, regardless of difficulty level. The world also features crystallized versions of the original four heroes and three bosses. In the Boss Rush challenge, two Spider Queens, a Genie King, and two Krakens are also fought in sequence.Portal from the crystalline dimensionThe main mission is divided into five fields which all must be cleared in succession, within a time limit of 86:30 (86 minutes and 30 seconds) and a limited number of lives.

If a player joins the game and then leaves, a life will be lost. Therefore, caution should be taken when hosting public games without hardcore mode enabled.If at ANY point: a crystal is destroyed, the player(s) run out of lives or time runs out, they will lose and have to restart the mission from the very beginning.After completing the Crystalline Dimension once, the first of three parts to the Crystalline Resurgence is unlocked. The second and third parts are unlocked after clearing the first. These three challenges take place solely on the first, second and third fields respectively from the original mission.

Contents The PortalThe Crystalline Dimension is accessible once the player has acquired all four by clearing, and, in any order. The mission may be played up to highest shared difficulty level all four maps were completed on. To enter the Crystalline Dimension on Nightmare Hardcore, the four previously mentioned maps must also be completed on Nightmare Hardcore.When this criteria is met, a portal to the dimension will appear in the host's tavern. The Crystalline Dimension can be entered through the mission setup interface under 'Challenges.' The host can choose to hide the portal in their tavern from the Options menu. The portal does not have to be shown in order to enter the Crystalline Dimension.Story.

Please do not read if you wish to not know!Intro Cinematic'With all four Eternia Shards collected, the team holds them up to the sunlight, and the crystal fragments begin to float into the air, moving towards each other.In a flash of light they merge, to reveal a large, twisted purple Eternia Crystal, with a swirling portal of energy around it! A voice emanatets from the black abyss.You have come far in seeking your parents, little children. It is time now that you entered the portal as they did and face your destiny! Shocked at this turn of events, the group consults with each other. What must this mean? What is inside this Eternia Crystal?Could their legendary predecessors really be inside?

Putting aside any fear and doubt, the heroes agree: they must investigate! The champions take a moment to prepare themselves for what may lie ahead. Ready together before this ultimate challenge, the team of heroes prepare to enter the vortex before them, and though they may be little, stand tall before whatever dangers await inside!' 1 of 7RewardsOn console, two completely random items are rewarded for clearing the mission.On PC, the rewards for completing the Crystalline Dimension are given per account, per run. This means that a user cannot get more items by bringing multiple heroes that belong to the same account.One special class weapon is awarded for completing the Crystalline Dimension as the corresponding class (or their counterpart).

If a Series EV is used, either the Crystal Gun or Crystal Staff is given. If a Jester or Summoner is used, any one of these weapons will be given.ClassEasy-InsaneNightmareMonkHuntressApprenticeSquire or BarbarianA Legendary Costume is unlocked for completing the Crystalline Dimension for the first time as the specified class (or their counterpart).

The Super Legendary Costume is also unlocked if the mission was done on Nightmare Hardcore.ClassEasy-NightmareNightmare HardcoreMonkHuntressApprentaceSquire / BarbarianExclusive crystalline accessories are also awarded for completing the mission.Achievements.NotesWhich crystalline heroes spawn depend on the character classes each player uses during combat. Their ranged attacks can be bounced back with Reflection Beams.ClassAntiheroAbilitiesApprentice / Adapt / JesterCrystalline ApprenticeMana Bomb, Self-HealSquire / Countess / BarbarianCrystalline SquireCircular Slice, Self-HealHuntress / Ranger / Series EVCrystalline HuntressPiercing Shot, Self-HealMonk / Initiate / SummonerCrystalline MonkMelee and Ranged Attacks, Self-Heal. The crystalline heroes do not count towards wave completion.

They will continue to spawn (and respawn periodically if destroyed) until the wave ends. Crystalline heroes cannot damage Eternia Crystals. Summoner minions will fight the crystallized enemies, despite him and his minions being native to the Crystalline Dimension.Mission Progression and Map DetailsOn fields 1-4, one of the Eternia Crystals contain a captured Legendary Hero. These crystals are taller and have less health than the other crystals. All four maps are vast and open; therefore it is impractical to build physical walls for every direction the ground enemies can approach the crystals.Stage 1 - Legendary Huntress Recommended Level: 78.