The game was ported to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, retitled Dragon's Fury (Devil Crash MD in Japan) by developer Technosoft. Both North American versions, TurboGrafx-16 and Genesis, are censored—all hexagrams have been changed to generic stars, and coffins with crucifixes on them in one bonus stage have been changed to vases. Devil's Crush was later released on the Wii's Virtual Console, with the European release reverting to its original title; however, the pentagram symbols were removed and replaced with an 8-sided star. It also saw release on the Wii UeShop in 2017.
The playfield of Devil's Crush consists of a free scrolling pinball table three screens high. There are three pairs of flippers. The player can nudge/bump the table to influence the ball's path. Using the tilt button too much will result in the game "tilting" and the flippers will stop working, causing a lost ball. There are many targets to shoot for and hidden bonus rooms.
In the Genesis version, after the player achieves the highest score and beats the table, there is a battle against a final boss and his minions on a much smaller table.
Devil's Crush has generally been critically applauded. Damien McFerran of Nintendo Life noted the game's audiovisual presentation, stating: "The graphics are really stunning, the designers were obviously smoking something strong when they created this game. The music is also noteworthy, with a brilliant main theme that never gets annoying or repetitive."[2] Frank Provo gave an overall positive review in GameSpot, despite complaints about the pinball physics: "While the ball generally behaves like it's supposed to, it does feel lighter than it should, and it will occasionally ricochet off a wall at an unbelievable angle. Unless you're dead serious about your pinball, though, you'll come to terms with the ball's unique quirks real quick. The intricate table, the flashy visuals, and the surreal setting make it very easy to overlook a few goofy caroms."[1]
Electronic Gaming Monthly listed the TurboGrafx-16 version as number 50 on its "100 Best Games of All Time" in 1997, calling it "the best video pinball game of all time—mainly because it didn't try to be anything like real pinball."[6]
^"100 Best Games of All Time". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. November 1997. p. 128. Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.
Devil's Crush Strategy Guide (TurboGrafx-16) at TurboPlay Magazine Archives
December 07, 2023
devil, crush, pinball, video, game, developed, compile, turbografx, released, 1990, second, installment, crush, pinball, series, after, alien, crush, game, eerie, occult, theme, with, skulls, skeletons, demons, later, followed, jaki, crush, alien, crush, retur. Devil s Crush b is a pinball video game developed by Compile for the TurboGrafx 16 and released in 1990 The second installment in the Crush Pinball series after Alien Crush the game has an eerie occult theme with skulls skeletons and demons It was later followed by Jaki Crush and Alien Crush Returns Devil s Crush Devil Crash Developer s Compile a Publisher s JP Naxat SoftNA NECUK Tengen Sega Megadrive Composer s Masanobu TsukamotoToshiaki SakodaSeriesCrush PinballPlatform s Sega Genesis TurboGrafx 16 Virtual ConsoleReleaseJP July 20 1990NA October 1990Genre s PinballMode s Single player multiplayer alternating The game was ported to the Sega Mega Drive Genesis retitled Dragon s Fury Devil Crash MD in Japan by developer Technosoft Both North American versions TurboGrafx 16 and Genesis are censored all hexagrams have been changed to generic stars and coffins with crucifixes on them in one bonus stage have been changed to vases Devil s Crush was later released on the Wii s Virtual Console with the European release reverting to its original title however the pentagram symbols were removed and replaced with an 8 sided star It also saw release on the Wii U eShop in 2017 Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGameplay edit nbsp TurboGrafx 16 version screenshotThe playfield of Devil s Crush consists of a free scrolling pinball table three screens high There are three pairs of flippers The player can nudge bump the table to influence the ball s path Using the tilt button too much will result in the game tilting and the flippers will stop working causing a lost ball There are many targets to shoot for and hidden bonus rooms In the Genesis version after the player achieves the highest score and beats the table there is a battle against a final boss and his minions on a much smaller table Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreSega GenesisTurboGrafx 16GameSpotN A7 5 10 1 Nintendo LifeN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 MegaTech91 3 N AAwardPublicationAwardMegaTechHyper Game 4 Devil s Crush has generally been critically applauded Damien McFerran of Nintendo Life noted the game s audiovisual presentation stating The graphics are really stunning the designers were obviously smoking something strong when they created this game The music is also noteworthy with a brilliant main theme that never gets annoying or repetitive 2 Frank Provo gave an overall positive review in GameSpot despite complaints about the pinball physics While the ball generally behaves like it s supposed to it does feel lighter than it should and it will occasionally ricochet off a wall at an unbelievable angle Unless you re dead serious about your pinball though you ll come to terms with the ball s unique quirks real quick The intricate table the flashy visuals and the surreal setting make it very easy to overlook a few goofy caroms 1 The TurboGrafx version reached the top of the Computer amp Video Games charts 5 Electronic Gaming Monthly listed the TurboGrafx 16 version as number 50 on its 100 Best Games of All Time in 1997 calling it the best video pinball game of all time mainly because it didn t try to be anything like real pinball 6 See also editDragon s Revenge Demon s TiltNotes edit Ported to Sega Mega Drive by Technosoft Also known as Devil Crash Japanese デビルクラッシュ Hepburn Debiru Kurasshu in Japan References edit a b Provo Frank 2007 07 27 Devil s Crush Review GameSpot Retrieved 2018 03 06 a b Review Devil s Crush Virtual Console TurboGrafx 16 Nintendo Life 2007 07 22 Retrieved 2018 03 06 MegaTech review EMAP issue 1 MegaTech review EMAP issue 1 The C VG Charts Computer amp Video Games No 108 November 1990 p 68 100 Best Games of All Time Electronic Gaming Monthly No 100 Ziff Davis November 1997 p 128 Note Contrary to the title the intro to the article explicitly states that the list covers console video games only meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible External links editDevil s Crush at MobyGames Devil s Crush Strategy Guide TurboGrafx 16 at TurboPlay Magazine Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devil 27s Crush amp oldid 1139252648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
