Sega Genesis Collection - Sword of Vermilion Cheats and Hints (PSP)

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 father�s death and reclaim the kingdom.

Cheats

Debug mode:
Press A + B + C on controller two at the opening screen or during game play to access options to test the ports, sound, and graphics. Note: The game will reset after the tests are complete.

Gameplay Hints

Super armor class:
Take the Old Nick armor from the cave to the east of Hastings, but do not wear it. Return to Swaffham and find Raphael's Stick. Wear the armor, to raise your armor class at the cost of being cursed. Use Raphael's Stick to remove the curse. Your armor class will now be lower. Remove the armor. Repeat the process of wearing the armor, using the stick, and removing the armor until your armor class is below zero, then very high, then below zero again. Remove the armor to stay at an armor class of over 9000. At this level, your character will only take one point of damage per hit from any opponent, including Tsarkon.

Super strength:
Keep the bronze sword. Find the Dark Sword or Death Sword and accumulate several thousand Kim. Locate a priest and equip either of the two cursed swords. Pay the priest to remove the curse. Your strength will be lower. Repeat the process of equipping the sword and removing the curse until your strength is below zero, then above 5000. Equip the bronze sword. Your strength will remain above 2500 until your reach the next level. From that point on, your strength will remain at 1500. Equip the bronze sword before going up a level to avoid losing strength bonuses from magic swords. A strength of 1500 will allow almost all opponents to be killed with one hit.


Gameplay footage - Stone Demon boss fight: