Lord of the Sword is a nice addition to the Master System library, providing a good competitor to games on the NES such as The Goonies II and fitting nicely with the adventure/RPG genre. It isn't the most creative game, not that it could have been really, but it definitely presents well and plays well, which are what count the most. In certain respects it was an attempt at duplicating the gameplay of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, but regardless, since programmers do this sort of thing all the time, it manages to make itself distinct in enough ways that it's worth a look for fans of the adventure/RPG genre and SMS fans in general.

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Category	Description	MobyScore
Gameplay	How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.)	2.7
Graphics	The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines	3.0
Personal Slant	How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes	2.7
Sound / Music	The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition	2.3
Story / Presentation	The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed	3.0
Overall MobyScore (3 votes)		2.7