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Erik, king of Excalabria, is overthrown by Tsarkon, king of Cartahena. Before he dies, Erik tells his most trusted servant, Blade, to take his infant son and escape, raising the baby as his own. Eighteen years later, Tsarkon's forces approach where Blade took the baby, requiring Blade to reveal the boy's true identity as Prince of Excalabria and sending him off to save the land.
 
Erik, king of Excalabria, is overthrown by Tsarkon, king of Cartahena. Before he dies, Erik tells his most trusted servant, Blade, to take his infant son and escape, raising the baby as his own. Eighteen years later, Tsarkon's forces approach where Blade took the baby, requiring Blade to reveal the boy's true identity as Prince of Excalabria and sending him off to save the land.
  
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You play as the Prince in three different modes. While in towns, the game takes on an top-down RPG-type form where {{C}} opens up a status window where you do mundane actions. The overworld is a 3D view you move forward/backward or turn 90 degrees to the right or left to navigate, and (in RPG fashion) run into enemies who appear when they detect you, at which point you are taken into a top-down battle screen where you use {{C}} to use the weapon you equipped in towns.
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==Gameplay==
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The main character is the Prince and can play in three different modes. While in towns, the game takes on an top-down RPG-type form where {{C}} opens up a status window where mundane actions can be performed. The overworld is in a 3D view and the player moves forward/backward or turns 90 degrees to the right or left to navigate, and (in RPG fashion) random battles occur, at which point the view switches into a top-down battle screen where {{C}} must be pressed to use the weapon which was equipped in towns.
  
 
==Physical Scans==
 
==Physical Scans==

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Sword of Vermilion
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: RPG

















Sword of Vermilion, known as Vermilion (ヴァーミリオン) in Japan, is an action game developed by Sega under Yu Suzuki and released for the Sega Mega Drive in late 1989 (Japan)/early 1991 (US/Europe).

Erik, king of Excalabria, is overthrown by Tsarkon, king of Cartahena. Before he dies, Erik tells his most trusted servant, Blade, to take his infant son and escape, raising the baby as his own. Eighteen years later, Tsarkon's forces approach where Blade took the baby, requiring Blade to reveal the boy's true identity as Prince of Excalabria and sending him off to save the land.

Gameplay

The main character is the Prince and can play in three different modes. While in towns, the game takes on an top-down RPG-type form where C opens up a status window where mundane actions can be performed. The overworld is in a 3D view and the player moves forward/backward or turns 90 degrees to the right or left to navigate, and (in RPG fashion) random battles occur, at which point the view switches into a top-down battle screen where C must be pressed to use the weapon which was equipped in towns.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90
82
94
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} 89
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
{{|L}} N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Sword of Vermilion

  • US cover

  • Vermilion md eu cover.jpg

    EU cover

  • JP cover

  • JP cart

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