I wanted very, very badly to like Demon's Crystals. It's a fast-paced twin-stick with anime babes. Graphics are bright and colorful, too, so that's good, right?

Well, that's about all it has.

The gameplay, while fast, doesn't have much life to it. Your primary attack sucks, the power-ups never feel like they do enough damage, gaining levels does nothing noticable to the gameplay, and the sheer amount of crap on screen ensures that you will die many a cheap death. The music, while not awful, becomes increasingly obnoxious as the game goes on.

If you play the first level of this game, cool. Pat yourself on the back and walk away because you've played the entire game. I put about 2 hours into this and it all felt exactly the same. Exactly. The. Same.

You could argue that for about a dollar you're getting your money's worth. But look at it this way: why waste money on a sub-par budget title when you could save up and play something of value? Demon's Crystals is not the worst game I've ever played, but it certainly is not one of the better. Save up your dollars and get Assault Android Cactus instead.

I wanted very, very badly to like Demon's Crystals. It's a fast-paced twin-stick with anime babes. Graphics are bright and colorful, too, so that's good, right? Well, that's about all it has. The gameplay, while fast, doesn't have much life to it. Your primary attack sucks, the power-ups never feel like they do enough damage, gaining levels does nothing noticable to the gameplay, and the sheer amount of crap on screen ensures that you will die many a cheap death. The music, while not awful, becomes increasingly obnoxious as the game goes on. If you play the first level of this game, cool. Pat yourself on the back and walk away because you've played the entire game. I put about 2 hours into this and it all felt exactly the same. Exactly. The. Same. You could argue that for about a dollar you're getting your money's worth. But look at it this way: why waste money on a sub-par budget title when you could save up and play something of value? Demon's Crystals is not the worst game I've ever played, but it certainly is not one of the better. Save up your dollars and get Assault Android Cactus instead.