Buy Elland: The Crystal Wars PC key

Elland: The Crystal Wars is an enhanced, emulated version of a Game Boy Advance game that began development in 2001 and was cancelled in 2002. You play as Ethan Lancashire, one of Elland Inc.'s fighter pilots, and fly missions across a desert world where the Trafford Corporation is trying to seize control.

The conflict on Elland

Elland is a harsh desert world with little indigenous life. The cooperative Elland Inc. controls the planet and mines its abundant minerals and Brem-Nar Crystals, which are used to build Galactic star cruisers. These resources have turned the dusty wasteland into a glittering prize. The neighboring world of Mank, known for its precipitation, is home to the headquarters of the Trafford Corporation, the Galaxy's largest constructor of space cruisers and weapons. Trafford uses its financial and military power aggressively, and now seeks control of Elland by any means.

Fly the missions

You pilot advanced flying machines that can move, turn and hover, with weapons and utilities fitted to suit each mission. Weapons can lock on to targets or be aimed manually. The game includes more than 20 dangerous missions, such as delivering a gatherer to crystal fields while watching for Trafford ground units, locating and destroying enemy bases, stopping an attempt to steal a prototype fighter bomber, and searching for survivors after a transporter carrying prisoners crashes.

Some missions call for you to explore the desert, locate a spy using a signal and locator, or eliminate smugglers. You must also manage your fuel and return to base before it runs out. In one mission, you may need to use a gatherer as bait to distract a Kuhn-Suhm while flying a Heavy Freighter.

Ranks and commendations

You earn commendations and trophies that appear in your personal room, and rise through the ranks from Cadet to Air Force General.

Enhanced features

The emulated version adds the ability to save or load at any point, support for most modern game controllers, full control remapping, and image scaling and smoothing options.