Mean Machines Sega
1st May 1993
Publisher: Sega
Machine: Sega Mega Drive (EU Version)
Published in Mean Machines Sega #8
Sword Of Vermillion
Plenty of RPG action as you strut around a scrolling landscape beating up meanies and saving the kingdom from impending doom (or something).
Overall Scores
Presentation 94% Graphics 86% Sound 93% Playability 82% Lastability 80% Overall 82%
What We Said Then
Jaz: I don't like RPGs much; there's too much brainwork involved for my liking.
Matt: Sword Of Vermillion is easily the best RPG yet released on the Megadrive; its graphics are excellent and the playability is of a high standard.
What We Say Now
Jaz: Some things don't change, like the fact that I still don't like RPGs and they still make my brain hurt. But other things do, like the marks being 20% less that we gave them then right across the board.
Rich: (Yawn!) Umm? Sorry, but Sword Of Vermillion looks very dull and dated nowadays, compared to the links of Shining Force and Landstalker. Take those marks down to the low 70s.
Overall
Scores 71%
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