Vasteel
"Two Powerful Brothers. Two Powerful Armies. One Survivor." Vasteel is a hex-based war strategy game in its core. The story mode takes the player (who controls either Stefan's or Faliall's armies) through…
Vasteel is a strategy developed by Human Entertainment, released 20 December 1990 on Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
What Vasteel is
Vasteel is a strategy game developed by Human Entertainment and released in 1990. It is available on Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The governing planet of the Vasteel Solar System is called Belose. Emperors of the Faracia dynasty have been ruling the planet for hundreds of years. However, the last emperor turned out to be rather unpopular with the people, and they began talking about changing the government system. Unexpectedly, the emperor becomes gravely ill and dies soon thereafter. His elder son, Faliall, is proclaimed the heir. However, Faliall's younger brother, Stefan, cares for the wishes of the simple folk, and is willing to change things. Hence, the bloody war between the two brothers for power and justice begins...
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Vasteel launched on 20 December 1990, within three weeks of A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado and The Amazing Spider-Man.
Released around the same time: A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado, The Amazing Spider-Man.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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