Blue Crystal Rod yɛ saa SNES aboɔden abo a ɛyɛ hu a ɛnyɛ Japan da no mu biako —a ɛyɛ aniwu, efisɛ sɛ wopɛ sukuu dedaw mu afiase a wɔwea a wɔde twist ka ho a, eyi anya afɛfɛde bi a ɛyɛ nwonwa. Ɛyɛ agodie a ɛtɔ so nnan wɔ abantenten a ɛwɔ Druaga series mu, nanso sɛ woanbɔ afoforɔ no a, ɛnhaw wo; Wobɛda so ara anya hang no ntɛmntɛm.

Wofi ase wɔ saa abantenten a ɛte sɛ maze yi mu, a wunni hwee sɛ nkrante ne controls bi a ɛyɛ aniberesɛm a ɛyɛ clunky (hey, ɛyɛ 1994). Twist no? Ɛnyɛ sɛ worefa mmoa a wɔyɛ keka mu kɛkɛ —woresiesie ahodwiriwde ahorow, worehwehwɛ nsafe, na woresusuw ɔkwan a wobɛfa so adu abansoro a edi hɔ no so mpo ho. Pia bi wɔ hɔ a ɛyɛ tẽẽ, te sɛ atoro afasu anaa atamfo a sɛ wo nan si baabi a ɛnteɛ nkutoo a, ɛda adi. Fa me bere tenten dodo sɛ mɛhu sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ metwetwe nnompe bi gu switch bi so na ama mabue ɔpon bi kɛkɛ.

Ɛwɔ saa classic "Die and Retry" atenka no, nanso ɛwɔ ahintasɛm a ɛdɔɔso a ɛbɛma woakɔ so abɔ wo ho akɔneaba. Nnwom no mu a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛyɛ hu nso —saa SNES synths no yɛ ade a emu yɛ duru pii a wɔma so. Nhwɛ kwan kɛkɛ sɛ wobɛnantew wɔ abɔnten so; Oyi de n’ankasa mmara di agoru.