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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-12-08 Beep! MegaDrive (JP), "January 1995" "Beep! Game Gear"
Reported as 70% complete, scheduled for a February release. Says that, though you couldn't tell from the name, it is a sequel to Crystal Warriors. A single screenshots shows Field gameplay, the caption mentioning that the characters (of which there are over 40) are designed by Kugatsuhime.
Logo-pdf.svg 1994-12-xx Saturn Fan (JP), "1995 January" "Game Gear Fan"
A preview which introduces it as a sequel to 1991's Crystal Warriors, but players can jump into this one fresh. It focuses on the battle system wherein neither army can initially see the other's unit details, and on the character interactions which take place in towns and villages in-between battles. 2 pieces of character art by Kugatsuhime are included, one of Eva Nielsen (エファ・ニールセン), accompanied a screenshot of her during battle, and one of Cocotte (ココット), with a screenshot of them in a town.
Logo-pdf.svg 1995-02-08 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "March 1995" "Game Gear Shock"
A full-page preview. The comment from the developers has someone in charge briefly discuss character designs with Kugatsuhime. A lot of previously-revealed information is run through at the start, but the writer gushes about the game faithfully converting the character designs to pixel art. It includes more in-depth breakdowns of characters (now including Vatam (バタム)), the battle system (now covering the elemental matchups and level up benefits) and town gameplay (where you can hire new party members, especially important as fallen members are permanently dead).
Logo-pdf.svg 1995-02-08 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "March 1995" "Mega・Gear dog race"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 8/10   8/10   9/10   9/10
85
[Info]
1995-02-17 Famitsu (JP), "1995-03-03" "Cross review"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 7/10   5/10   6/10   5/10
58
[Info]
Logo-pdf.svg 1995-02-08 Saturn Fan (JP), "1995 March" "Game Gear Fan"
Part of Game Gear Information Bureau, it is paired with Sylvan Tale. One screenshot is of moving units across the field, the other is during a battle scene.
Logo-pdf.svg 1995-08-08 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP), "September 1995" "Beep! MegaDrive readers final rating"
It continued up until then in Sega Saturn Magazine.

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-J 8.8861/10
89
[Info]

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