| The Red Crystal: The Seven Secrets of Life | |
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| Developer(s) | Quantum Quality Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Quantum Quality Productions |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
The Red Crystal: The Seven Secrets of Life is a role-playing video game for MS-DOS developed and published by Quantum Quality Productions in 1994.
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| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| PC Gamer (US) | 75% [1] |
| PC Zone | 43/100 [2] |
| PC Player | 21/100 [3] |
Computer Gaming World in March 1994 described The Red Crystal as " Gauntlet gone amuck". [4] A longer review in April 1994 criticized the game's many "pointless" random encounters, necessity to reroll for "demi-godlike" attributes and use "cowardly hit-and-run" combat tactics to survive, poor documentation, abruptly unwinnable moments, and other flaws. The magazine concluded "we can't believe that it says QQP on this game's box". [5] Reviewing the game for PC Gamer US , Neil Randall wrote, "Despite some clumsy interface elements, Red Crystal is worthwhile. It's fast, fun, and refuses to take itself too seriously." [1] PC Zone offered a negative review, concluding, "Don't ask your friends to play this if you want to keep them." [2] Jörg Langer of Germany's PC Player summarized The Red Crystal as "a very bad game" and a "tragedy". He criticized its sound and found it "disappointing" from a technical angle, calling the collision detection and mouse control "amateurly programmed". Langer argued, "After no more than five minutes, an immense boredom sets in." [3]
In 1996, Computer Gaming World named The Red Crystal the 22nd worst game ever made. The editors called it "deadly proof that QQP should have stuck to strategy/wargames." [6]
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