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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]