Sega brings RPGs to the Virtual Console
While the Japan gets Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei, RPGs have been notably absent from the US line up aside from Dungeon Explorer. Sega is filling the void by releasing Sword of Vermillion and Beyond Oasis for 800 Wii points ($8) each. Beyond Oasis (aka the Story of Thor) is a decent action RPG that will take a dozen hours to beat. Sword of Vermillion is longer, but its nowhere near the 300+ hours that the original ad mentioned. While both of these games fill a void, Sega has much better Genesis RPGs in their pocket like Shining Force and Phantasy Star IV (which was absent in the GBA Phantasy Star Collection) waiting to be released. Other games Sega plans to bring out soon are Vectorman and Sonic Spinball. See extended descriptions of the games past the break.
Sword of Vermilion - When the evil wizard-king, Tsarkon, invaded Excalabria, King Erik V had no choice but to turn his infant son over to his most trusted warrior, Blade. As his castle burned, King Erik hurriedly gave Blade an ancient family heirloom, the Ring of Wisdom, and asked him to leave at once in the hopes that the young heir to the throne would survive. Blade raised Erik VI as his own, knowing one day the prince would fulfill the prophecy of the Malaga fortune tellers. Now, eighteen years later, Erik VI returns to Excalabria to avenge his fathers death and reclaim the kingdom.
Vectorman - In the year 2049, mankind is forced to abandon an over-polluted Earth to seek out other planets for colonization while the mechanized Orbots stay behind to clean up the mess. When the Orbot leader, WarHead, starts blowing a few circuits and a war among the mechanical brethren, a sludge barge pilot named Vectorman is the only one willing to step up and fight him. Youll morph into a speeding train, a power drill, a mechanical fish, or a mighty dune buggy in this warfare adventure. Equip yourself with weapons, pick up morphs and power-ups to defeat WarHead and restore peace on Earth.
Sonic Spinball - With his Veg-O-Fortress built high up on an active volcano, Dr. Eggman is turning all the cute, furry creatures of Planet Mobius into robot slaves! Sonic and Tails rush to save the animals and quickly discover the only way to stop the mechanizing madness is to trigger a volcanic eruption. Sonic knows this can be done by removing the Chaos Emeralds that keep the volcano stable. However, Dr. Eggman is also aware of the fragile relationship that exists between the Emeralds and the mountain, and hes set up an elaborate Pinball Defense System to make sure the precious jewels dont go anywhere.
Beyond Oasis - You are the young Prince Ali in a desperate fight to defeat the evil that is threatening your island empire, Oasis. Long ago, a war raged between a wicked sorcerer who used a silver armlet to unleash destruction on the island and a wizard who defied him with a gold armlet that could summon four powerful spirits. Both armlets had been lost until recently when someone unearthed the silver band and began using it for their evil gain. Just when you think all is lost, you discover the precious gold armlet and finally have the power to combat the wearer of the silver band
but can you stop them in time?
