History VideoGame / CrystalTowers2

* BonusBoss: There are a handful of extra bosses past the ending of the story.

** One of the crafting ingredients is a (literal) ''[[Franchise/MetalGear Metal Gear]]'', so the Steam achievement about it just had to be named "{{Nanomachines}}", son.

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* AutobotsRockOut: Most of the boss themes. Not a surprise to those who know of [[http://albion.bandcamp.com David's musical talent]].

** One of the enemies in the [[GreenHillZone Walnut Creek]] areas, the "Soni-Mushroom," is a clear homage to SonicTheHedgehog.

Crystal Towers 2 is a platformer created in Multimedia Fusion 2 by David K Newton. Set sometime after the original Crystal Towers, the story this time focuses on an evil being stealing the 8 musical instruments of Music Castle. Because of this, the music of the world itself is fading, so once again Bernard is sent out to retrieve the 8 musical instruments and restore them to their rightful place.

* LethalJokeCharacter: It's a good thing Turbotoise's entrance is such a CrowningMomentOfFunny, since [[NintendoHard you'll be retrying that fight a lot]].

* AchievementSystem: Many of the achievements are sensible, like clearing X percent of the game or getting through one stage's missions without ever dying. Some of them, however, are a bit random, such as getting 2 instruments with the same suffix (the names of the instruments appear to be generated randomly).
** There is also an achievement for [[spoiler: making a casserole, [[BraggingRightsReward which is all it is good for]].]]

* DeflectorShields: The Bubble shield is one that breaks you attack any enemies, but it's still a valuable asset in the NoDamageRun missions and boss fights.

* DeflectorShields: The Bubble shield is one that breaks you attack any enemies, but it's still a valuable asset in the NoDamageRun missions and boss fights.

Crystal Towers 2 is a platformer created in Multimedia Fusion 2 by David K Newton. Set sometime after the original Crystal Towers, the story this time focuses on an evil being stealing the 8 musical instruments of Music Castle. Because of this, the music of the world itself is fading, so once again Bernard is sent out to retrieve the instruments and restore the 8 musical instruments to their rightful place.

* GoombaStomp: Aside from your offensive spells, this is your primary attack.
** On the challenged where you can't use magic or abilities, this is your ''only'' attack.

** The final battle thwarts this tactic entirely; attempting to cast a healing spell between segments only succeeds in wasting MP. [[spoiler: And momentarily turning you into a stuffed elephant.]]
** In the missions that require you to beat a level while invisible, you can fire shots to keep track of where Bernard is but the bubble shield spell won't be visible.
* NothingIsScarier: Silent Void. [[spoiler: Until you cast the Reveal spell...]]

* BrokenBridge: There is a plant by the side of the Walled Garden portals that you must grow to a certain point in order to reach them. You can double jump to the first portal early on and use it as a platform to climb to the other ones, so guess what? Even if you have the necessary [[PlotCoupon plot coupons]], each portal won't open until the plant is grown to a certain point, which requires dozens of Glowing Rocks.

* {{Combos}}: You're awarded bonuses for stomping several enemies in a row. Between stomps, you can get some more mileage by collecting crystals and landing on springs, which don't reset the counter. Some missions will require a specific combo to be done.

* ExtendedGameplay: There are quite a few levels and bosses to unlock after the final boss fight.

** One of the crafting ingredients is a ''[[Franchise/MetalGear Metal Gear]]'', so the Steam achievement about it just had to be named "{{Nanomachines}}", son.

* GoddamnedBats: The Ceiling Crawlers in the Luminous Towers levels. They ''love'' to dive-bomb you when you're not paying attention.
** [[SubvertedTrope Oddly enough]], ''not'' the Bombats from the Grassland Ruins levels.

** One of the order names, Keepers of [the] Earth, is a song by French power metal band {{Heavenly}}.

** The smiley-face character from... a lot of ASCII games, but probably meant to be ''VideoGame/{{ZZT}}'' considering the author's history with it, is in the logo for the Magenta Monks order. It also appears in the background in the Flying Fortress levels.

* NoFairCheating: Boss levels grant an infinite source of MP that you can use to cast the healing spell over and over, but the bosses will get a good chunk of their health refilled as well. However, this tactic does become valuable to recover between each form of the final boss.

* UnwinnableByDesign: Under normal level rules, you'll get stuck in places where a double jump or dash would be required if you don't manage your MP well.

* DevelopmentGag: After defeating Mega-Carrot, you're told that the rabbit inside had been planning his revenge for 4 years, which is exactly as long as the development time for Crystal Towers 2.

* AutobotsRockOut: Most of the boss themes. Not a surprise to those who know of [[albion.bandcamp.com David's musical talent]].

* AutobotsRockOut: Most of the boss themes.

* DoubleJump: You obtain a spell relatively early on that lets you do this.

* GoombaStomp

* NothingIsScarier: Silent Void.

* PlatformBattle: Lava Lizard

* HubLevel: Music Castle.
* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Three bosses, Lava Tank, Xenon Squad, and Sci-Fly, are this.

* EverythingsWorseWithBees: Bees appear in certain spots on certain missions. If you touch them, you die.

** Another of the order names, Midnight Crew, is from {{Homestuck}}.

* FailOSuckyname: Lampshaded. After telling us the name of the new recruit, the narrator has this to say about his name:
--> Narrator: You may think that's a stupid name, but frankly, that's your own fault.