Editing Robotech: Crystal Dreams (section)

==Gameplay==
''Crystal Dreams'' takes place between the first and second story arcs of the animated series. It follows the adventures of Kyle Bartley, a disgraced Robotech Defense Force veritech [[mecha]] pilot turned mercenary who fights to protect the Earth and the SDF-3 from new [[Zentraedi]] enemies. It is primarily a [[List of fictional spacecraft#Space fighters|space fighter]] simulation game with some resource management elements. The protagonist works as a mercenary and obtains credits based on the type of missions completed. Between levels, the player returns to the base to interact with a variety of characters, buy upgrades, and modify his mecha. The player gets wartime reports of events through space, and can rush to the aid of those that need his help the most and receive more credits for it.<ref>Nintendo Power, volume 86, page 98.</ref> The mecha can be transformed into three different forms: "Fighter mode", "Guardian mode", and "Battloid mode".<ref name=GPro94/>