Vandal Hearts (1996) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Vandal Hearts

You assume the role of Ash Lambert, a hero torn between saving his country and restoring honor to the disgraced Lambert dynasty. As he struggles with his inner demons and personal problems, he will meet…

80 25 October 1996

What Vandal Hearts is

Vandal Hearts is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Konami and released in 1996. It is available on PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Thousands of years ago, the holy man known to history as Toroah the Messiah traveled far and wide across the continent of Sostegaria, spreading his teachings throughout the land. After his death, his descendants and heirs assumed absolute political power over the region, forming the basis of the Holy Ashah Dynasty and ruling through a combination of religious doctrine and military power for millennia. The kings and queens of the Holy Ashah Dynasty, however, did not always rule wisely or justly, and, as time passed, the citizenry began to resent the power of their leaders. Fifteen years ago, this growing discontent found its ultimate expression in the person of Arris the Sage, who united the…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Vandal Hearts holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Vandal Hearts launched on 25 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Twisted Metal 2. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2.

Cheats and codes

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