Secret of the Magic Crystals

Summary
Breed Magical Horses to fulfil the final quests to gather all five magical crystals!

Game Design
All four seasons are represented visually by the flora changing, and snowy ground in the winter. There are also different weathers including rain, thunder, snowfall, and fog.

The sound design is lacking, particularly in the ambience which includes some outright irritating sounds.

Story
After a meteor falls, the player's grandfather discovers some unusual crystals. He insists they have special effects on horses, but the scientific community only laughs at him. He asks the player to help him prove his case by breeding some special horses.

Gameplay
The core gameplay loop is to train horses to improve their stats, then breed them to produce even better horses. There are five different magical breeds: unicorn, pegasus, fire steed, ice steed, and demon steed.

The corral contains all the different training options. There is dressage, show jumping, weight pulling, and cross-country. Controls are the same for all of them.

In the barn, players can perform alchemy for some smaller stat boosts to their horses. Creating a potion requires mixing three different ingredients, which are found randomly during quests. Players can experiment on their own or buy recipes for gold.

Accessibility
The ambient background loop is liable to cause problems for players with auditory issues, as there is a dog barking every so often.

System Requirements & Compatibility
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2)/Vista/Windows 7 Processor: Pentium 4, 1.4 GHz or equivalent Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 64 MB video card with support for shader version 1.1 + DirectX 9.0c Storage: 300 MB hard drive space