<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
is	O
about	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Erik	O
,	O
king	O
of	O
Excalabria	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
of	O
revenge	O
to	O
defeat	O
Tsarkon	O
and	O
free	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Vermilion	O
from	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Dungeon	O
View	O
"	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
March	O
1990	O
,	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
was	O
the	O
main	O
role-playing	O
game	O
launched	O
during	O
the	O
Genesis	O
does	O
what	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
n't	I-Operating_System
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Role-playing	O
games	O
to	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
box-sized	O
hint	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
arcade	O
format	O
"	O
action	B-Application
combat	O
system	O
as	O
"	O
great	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
"	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
turn-based	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
found	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
engaging	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
follow	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
intriguing	O
plots	O
and	O
subplots	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
amongst	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
magazine	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#11	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
