Lord of the Sword

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Lord of the Sword
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: RPG

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
JP
¥5,5005,500 G-1361
Sega Master System
US
7016
Sega Master System
EU
MK-7016-03
Sega Master System
AU
7016
Sega Master System
BR

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Lord of the Sword, known as Lord of Sword (ロードオブソード) in Japan, is an action RPG developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System.

The player assumes the role of Landau, who must prove his worthiness to a council of elders and defeat the forces of the usurper Ra Goan. The game takes place in a sword-and-sorcery fantasy setting. There is a series of villages where the player can restore their health and buy upgrades. Between the villages is a variety of terrains occupied by enemies, which are fought using a sword and a bow and arrows.

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Magazine articles

Main article: Lord of the Sword/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
41 №16, p77[4]
76 №1, p60
74 №4, p101[5]
64 №86, p160/161[6]
58 №14, p75/76[7]
64 №7, p12[8]
60 №23, p58
44 №25, p46
83 №4, p18[9]
Sega Master System
63
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
41
[4]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
76
[10]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
74
[5]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
74
[11]
Console XS (UK) PAL
85
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
64
[6]
The Games Machine (UK)
58
[7]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
74
[13]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
64
[14]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[15]
Sega Power (UK)
44
[16]
Sega Pro (UK)
83
[9]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[17]
Sega Master System
67
Based on
13 reviews

Lord of the Sword

Master System, US
LordOfTheSword US cover.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Lordofthesword sms us manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
LordoftheSword EU cover.jpg
Cover
LordOfTheSwordSMSEUManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
® variant
LordOfTheSword EU R cover.jpg
Cover
LordoftheSword EU R cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, EU
"No Limits" variant
LordOfTheSword EU nolimits cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, JP
LordOfTheSword JP backcover.jpgNospine.pngLordOfTheSword JP cover.jpg
Cover
LordofSword SMS JP Cart.jpg
Cart
LordOfSwordSMSJPManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU
LordoftheSword AU cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, BR
LordoftheSword SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
LordoftheSword SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
LordoftheSword SMS BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, SE

References

  1. File:ACE UK 16.pdf, page 76
  2. File:EGM US 001.pdf, page 11
  3. File:Supergame BR 03.pdf, page 29
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:ACE UK 16.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 16.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 086.pdf, page 160 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 086.pdf_p160" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:TGM UK 14.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 14.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content
  8. File:StheSegaMagazine UK 07.pdf, page 12
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  10. Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 60
  11. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 58
  12. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142
  13. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135
  14. S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 11
  15. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 58
  16. Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 46
  17. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71