Blades of Vengeance

For the Sega Dreamcast game announced with this title, see Draconus Cult of the Wyrm.

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Blades of Vengeance
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Beam Software
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code US 1993-12More... $49.99More... 708401 UK 1993-12More... £44.99More... E259SMXI FR 1993-12-17 ?F E259SMXI DE 1993-12More... DM ? E259SMXI ES 1993-12-17 ?Ptas E259SMXI AU 199x $? ?
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Blades of Vengeance is a 1993 platformer exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive by Beam Software and Electronic Arts. The game has not been republished in any form so far and has become the perhaps most expensive Electronic Arts game on the system. Three heroes set out to free the land from a ruthless warrior queen. The game has semi realistic artwork and employs a couple of technical tricks such as raster scrolling for background.

Gameplay

You can play as one of three characters, each one has a specific weapon; Amazoness with a Sword, Warrior with an axe and the Wizard with a staff that fires projectiles. attacks and jumps. As you play, you collect a variety of magic potions. Hit to access a list of collected potions to choose one and to use it. Money collected throughout the game can be spent in shops.

Magazine articles

Main article: Blades of Vengeance/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games (UK) 84 More... GamePro (US) 88 More... GamesMaster (UK) 30 №12, p108 Joypad (FR) 79 More... Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 79 №17, p32/33 Mega (UK) 44 №15, p57 Mega Action (UK) 73 №8, p28/29 Mega Machines (UK) 48 №2, p62-64 MegaTech (UK) 72 №24, p84-86 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 53 No results Player One (FR) 85 More... Sega Power (UK) 60 №49, p68 Sega Pro (UK) 64 №27, p30/31

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Based on 13 reviews

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 74c65a49 MD5 0ef8cf31e77cf8fab03bd7540a4751c0 SHA-1 11f342ec4be17dcf7a4a6a80649b6b5ff19940a5	1MB	1993-11	Cartridge (US/EU)