1001 Crystal Mazes Collection

1001 Crystal Mazes Collection
1001 Crystal Mazes Collection
Developer	Teyon
Publisher	Teyon
Platform	Nintendo DSi (DSiWare)
Release	NA: May 3, 2010; EU: December 10, 2010;
Genre	Puzzle
Mode	Single-player

1001 Crystal Mazes Collection is a puzzle video game developed by Teyon and released for the Nintendo DSi in 2010. It was available in the Nintendo DSi Shop for 500 Nintendo DSi Points.

Gameplay

1001 Crystal Mazes Collection is a jewel logic game in which a player pushes colorful crystals around a maze to their target destinations. The game gets more challenging with each level.

The player can choose from 1001 mazes. There is a coin with an image of a girl or a boy that shows a player's current position and can be moved using both a D-pad and a stylus (by touching arrows visible on the touchscreen). The player can push a crystal in front of them when they move. Only one element can be moved at a time and the positions of the walls cannot be changed. When a crystal is pushed in a corner or two of them are aligned next to each other alongside a wall, they can no longer be moved which causes the player to lose.

The number of crystals visible on the screen is different in each maze. The simplest ones contain 3-4 elements, while in the most difficult mazes players have to move over 30 crystals.

Reception

Reviewing 1001 Crystal Mazes Collection for IGN, Lucas M. Thomas praised the large variety of levels. In a review for Nintendo Life, Zach Kaplan referred to the game as a clone of Sokoban and wrote that most levels would be too difficulty for the majority of players.