Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 80.72% |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/8/8 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| IGN | 7.5/10 |
Crystal Chronicles received good reviews overall. The game was noted in IGN for its Phantasy Star Online-like multiplayer cooperative play, but the use of the Game Boy Advance, while innovative, was thought to be detrimental to the gameplay. The game's visuals and music were also praised. The game received the Grand Prize at the 2003 Japan Media Arts Festival. It was also rated the 42nd best game made on a Nintendo System in Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games list. The game sold 187,035 copies in Japan in its first week of release, and has currently sold 1.38 million copies worldwide.
Shane Bettenhausen of Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the game's multiplayer element, which he said transforms its "simple hack-n-slash gameplay into something strategic, wild, and addictive". He also called the game "visually arresting", and noted that "every location you explore harbors stunning details". Kevin Gifford, of the same magazine, criticized its single-player element, which he said "gets boring very quickly". However, he said that the game has "a superb graphic and sound package (the most beautiful on GameCube, I'd say)", and praised its multiplayer elements.
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