Crimzon Clover

Crimzon Clover
Developer(s) Yotsubane
Publisher(s) Yotsubane, Degica
Composer(s) potechi
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Arcade
Release date(s)

Microsoft Windows

  • JP January 11, 2011

Arcade

  • JP April 25, 2013

Crimzon Clover: World Ignition
Microsoft Windows

  • WW June 6, 2014
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Crimzon Clover (クリムゾンクローバー) is a vertically scrolling dōjin bullet hell game developed by Yotsubane and released at the 79th Comiket. Its name is a reference to the crimson clover, a species of clover native to Europe. Originally released for Windows on January 11, 2011 in Japan, a NESiCAxLive arcade version was released on April 25, 2013. An updated Windows version, entitled Crimzon Clover: World Ignition was released worldwide on June 6, 2014 via Steam and on December 3, 2014 via GOG.com.

Gameplay

The player controls one of 3 types of ship - Type I, II or Z. All ships share the same control scheme, though movement speed, option arrangement, and break gauge refill differ between the three.

Controls
The Break Gauge

In Original and Unlimited modes, using a bomb when the 'Break Mode' gauge is full activates Break Mode. This gives a small window of invincibility, increases firepower, and doubles the speed at which the "Break Rate" counter rises and falls. You can also stack one full Break Mode gauge on top of another - which activates DOUBLE-BREAK MODE, featuring the most intense amount of firepower and score capability. Attacking multiple enemies in a short time increases the "Break Rate" counter, which multiplies the score given for collecting the golden stars dropped by defeated enemies.

Difficulty levels

The game has 3 difficulty levels - Simple, Original, and Unlimited.

Development and release

Yotsubane, the developer of Crimzon Clover, released two trial versions over the development period, and one paid trial at Comiket 78. The game was originally scheduled to come out during Comiket 78, but schoolwork forced Yotsubane to push back the release date.

A screenshot on Yotsubane's blog also shows a version labeled 0.40 however differences between this and 0.30 are unknown.

Reception

Hardcore Gamer praised Crimzon Clover: World Ignition, giving it a 4 out of 5 and stating: "we didn’t have much to say about Crimzon Clover: World Ignition that was negative. That was by design, though, as we can’t fault a game for flaws it doesn’t possess. If anything, the only flaws it may have are the ones intrinsic to the genre, not the game."[1]

References

  1. Storm, Bradly (January 14, 2015). "Review: Crimzon Clover: World Ignition". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

External links

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