TurboGrafx-16

Devil's Crush

I used to think Time Cruise was the ultimate Turbografx pinball game, but that was before I tried Devil's Crush. This is what a pinball game should be. Fast action, interesting targets, fine control, and a macabre medieval atmosphere make Devil's Crush an intriguing experience. There are always plenty of things crawling around the screen, and a face in the middle of the screen gradually transforms from a beautiful woman to a snake! Structures crumble when you hit them, releasing scores of spiders. A skull with a pulsating brain mocks you, and there are even bonus stages that let you face off against hydras and wizards. This excellent game is very similar to Dragon's Fury on the Genesis.

Whatever your favorite genres might be, Devil’s Crush will prove to supply countless hours of strangely compelling yet unquestionably enduring entertainment. Go on. Give this devil its due.

Insgesamt ist Devil Crash einer der besten Vertreter des Genre Videopinball und auf der PC Engine auf jeden Fall ein Must-Have.

"Devil Crush" ist der beste Flipper, den Ihr jemals außerhalb einer Spielhalle zwischen den Fingern gehabt habt. Schon nach wenigen Augenblicken ist vergessen, daß man nur vor dem Bildschirm sitzt. Das Scrolling ist dermaßen weich, daß die Spielfläche wie aus einem Guß erscheint. Die Flipper lassen sich wunderbar gefühlvoll bedienen; geziehlte Schüsse und Stopbälle sind damit kein Problem. Es ist eine Freude, dem Monstergewusel auf dem Monitor zuzuschauen. Die detailreiche Grafik wartet ständig mit neuen Überraschungen auf. "Devil Crush" ist eine Investition, die kein Flipper-Freund bereuen wird.

All things considering, it's hard to recreate pinball games for the home market. Pinball fans are a proud bunch, they stand by their pinball games like they were classic cars. Many will argue, you cannot recreate pinball on a game system, you need to have the feel, the sounds, the ability to actually move the board. Knowing what they had to work with, the folks at Naxat/Red have actually come up with a convincing pinball game that even your dad will like.