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Gaist Crusher is a game that was developed by Treasure and published by Capcom on the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. It was designed to be a more kid-friendly Hunting Action game like Monster Hunter.
Plot[]
In the year 2047, mankind discovered a rare metal ore called "Gaimetal", which possessed a huge amount of energy, and mining for these strange metal ore begins all over the world. However, in 2064, humankind were constantly attacked by Gaist, a race of metallic creatures whose bodies were encrusted with Gaimetal, thus forming the GCG (also known as "Gaist Crusher Garrison"), an organization tasked with dealing against the Gaist. In 2075, the GCG send out mankind's line of defense: the Gaist Crushers, humans who can wear a special Gaimetal armor called "Gaist Gear", and battle the Gaist, as well as the threat opposed by a mysterious organization called "Erasers".
Gameplay[]
The gameplay is fairly similar to Lord of Arcana, with most of its combat mechanics bears similar to God Eater, although it usually focuses on combos and techniques. Players must explore the mission map, battling Gaist along the way. At the end of the map, a larger Gaist will appear, which the player must defeat to complete a mission. Players can make use of various attacks, as well as using "Gaist Arts" and "Form Changes". When defeating the Gaist, a special "Crush Chance" will appear, in which the player must destroy Gaist's core (which is surrounded with Gaimetal) within a given period of time, rewarding them with a new Gaist Gear once completed.
Development[]
The game was announced in April 2013 as a cross-media campaign with a Nintendo 3DS "Custom Armor Action" game as the core. The goal was to market the game to elementary school age boys primarily using partnerships with Shueisha, Bandai and Studio Pierrot including manga, toys and an anime. The initial planned launch window was Winter 2013.
In December 2013, it was confirmed that renowned manga artists Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda each designed a Gaist enemy and Gaist Gear for the game. This was part of a collaboration with Shueisha's V Jump and Saikyō Jump magazines.
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| Published by Nintendo | Mischief Makers • Wario World Sin and Punishment • Sin & Punishment: Star Successor |
| Published by Sega | Dynamite Headdy • Alien Soldier • Light Crusader Gunstar Heroes • Gunstar Super Heroes |
| License games | Astro Boy: Omega Factor • Bleach: The Blade of Fate • Bleach: Dark Souls • Bleach: Versus Crusade • Dragon Drive • Hajime no Ippo Tiny Toon Adventures • Gaist Crusher • Gaist Crusher God |
| Non-License Games | Bangai-O • Bangai-O Spirits • Radiant Silvergun • Ikaruga • Advance Guardian Heroes |
| Related | Axelay • Konami • Nintendo • Sega • Enix |
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