Floating Runner: Quest for the 7 Crystals[a] is a 3D platform game developed by Japanese studio XING Interactive and published by THQ for the PlayStation.
Floating Runner: Quest for the 7 Crystals is a game in which the player can play either as the boy Lay or the girl Cress, who defeat enemies by shooting or stomping on them, in a 3D environment.[2]
Floating Runner was released in the United States in the fourth quarter of 1996.[1]
Joseph Mooney of Game on! USA declared Floating Runner "a good 3D platform game" noting good level design, ran at a good frame rate without slowing down and praising the soundtrack as "for the most part fantastic."[1] Mooney critiqued the lack of boss battles and that the players only given two camera angles through the game which were both "too vertical which makes it much more difficult to see what's ahead of you and know where you are."[1]
Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "the game's light-hearted tone could appeal to younger gamers, but the difficulty of the later levels really prevents it from working as a children's game. Overall, Floating Runner is just like Super Mario 64 or Jumping Flash with the fun and detail removed."[2] Nick Woods of Allgame gave Floating Runner a two out of five star rating noting that "A shaky mass of perspective problems, repetitive gameplay, poor translation of the story, and a lack of entertainment plague this otherwise promising title."[3] Steve McNally of PSX-Pro gave the game a four and a half rating out of a possible ten, describing it as "the worst PSX game I've played to date (although another Japanese import, Robo Pit, is looking like it could easily surpass it in the rubbishness stakes."[4] The reviewer compared it unfavorable to Jumping Flash and Super Mario 64 stating it was "nowhere near as good as either of those."[4]
McNally, Steve (May 1996). "Floating Runner". PSX-Pro. No. 6. p. 20. ISSN 1361-9101.
Mooney, Joseph (1996). "Up & Running". Game on! USA. Vol. 1, no. 4. Viz Communications. ISSN 1087-8505.
Woods, Nick. . AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
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floating, runner, quest, crystals, platform, game, developed, japanese, studio, xing, interactive, published, playstation, developer, xing, interactive, publisher, platform, playstationreleasejp, january, 1996, october, 1996, november, 1996genre, platformermod. Floating Runner Quest for the 7 Crystals a is a 3D platform game developed by Japanese studio XING Interactive and published by THQ for the PlayStation Floating Runner Quest for the 7 CrystalsDeveloper s XING Interactive 1 Publisher s THQ 1 Platform s PlayStationReleaseJP January 19 1996 NA October 25 1996 EU November 1996Genre s PlatformerMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 Reviews 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 SourcesGameplay editFloating Runner Quest for the 7 Crystals is a game in which the player can play either as the boy Lay or the girl Cress who defeat enemies by shooting or stomping on them in a 3D environment 2 Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreAllGame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Next Generation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 PSX Pro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Floating Runner was released in the United States in the fourth quarter of 1996 1 Joseph Mooney of Game on USA declared Floating Runner a good 3D platform game noting good level design ran at a good frame rate without slowing down and praising the soundtrack as for the most part fantastic 1 Mooney critiqued the lack of boss battles and that the players only given two camera angles through the game which were both too vertical which makes it much more difficult to see what s ahead of you and know where you are 1 Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game rating it two stars out of five and stated that the game s light hearted tone could appeal to younger gamers but the difficulty of the later levels really prevents it from working as a children s game Overall Floating Runner is just like Super Mario 64 or Jumping Flash with the fun and detail removed 2 Nick Woods of Allgame gave Floating Runner a two out of five star rating noting that A shaky mass of perspective problems repetitive gameplay poor translation of the story and a lack of entertainment plague this otherwise promising title 3 Steve McNally of PSX Pro gave the game a four and a half rating out of a possible ten describing it as the worst PSX game I ve played to date although another Japanese import Robo Pit is looking like it could easily surpass it in the rubbishness stakes 4 The reviewer compared it unfavorable to Jumping Flash and Super Mario 64 stating it was nowhere near as good as either of those 4 Reviews editGamefan 40 Vol 4 Issue 4 1996 AprilNotes edit Japanese フローティングランナー 7つの水晶の物語 Hepburn Furōtingu Ran na Nanatsu no Suishō no MonogatariReferences edit a b c d e Mooney 1996 p 76 a b c Finals Next Generation No 27 Imagine Media March 1997 p 85 a b Woods a b c McNally 1996 p 20 Sources edit McNally Steve May 1996 Floating Runner PSX Pro No 6 p 20 ISSN 1361 9101 Mooney Joseph 1996 Up amp Running Game on USA Vol 1 no 4 Viz Communications ISSN 1087 8505 Woods Nick Floating Runner Quest for the 7 Crystals AllGame Archived from the original on November 15 2014 Retrieved May 17 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Floating Runner Quest for the 7 Crystals amp oldid 1209189902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
