Sword of Vermilion (1989) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Sword of Vermilion

To take revenge against Tsarkon over his father’s death, the prince must collect the eight Rings of Good hidden throughout the land. Out-hack and out-smart Tsarkon’s minions while collecting the hidden Rings…

16 December 1989

What Sword of Vermilion is

Sword of Vermilion is an adventure game developed by Sega AM2 and released in 1989. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sword of Vermilion is about the son of Erik, king of Excalabria, who takes on a quest of revenge to defeat Tsarkon and free the world of Vermilion from evil. King Erik V and King Tsarkon were close friends who sought the 16 rings of good and evil to bring peace and balance to the realm. However, the rings of evil changed King Tsarkon and he led his army from Cartahena to invade Excalabria. The defenders were overwhelmed and the castle of King Erik V collapsed. Erik V summoned his bravest, strongest and most faithful warrior, Blade, to entrust him his infant son with an ancient family heirloom, the Ring of Wisdom. King Erik ordered Blade to save himself and the child before perishing while…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Sword of Vermilion launched on 16 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream and Denaris.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream, Denaris.

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