is an action-RPG

Action role-playing game

Action role-playing games form a loosely defined sub-genre of role-playing video games that incorporate elements of action or action-adventure games, emphasizing real-time action where the player has direct control over characters, instead of turn-based or menu-based combat...

 developed by XTALSOFT

XTALSOFT

was a Japanese software house established in 1982 to develop games for Japanese computers. Most of XTALSOFT's games are traditional role-playing games, with gameplay similar to that of Eye of the Beholder....

 and published by DOG for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan in .

The story

Kalin no Tsurugi takes place in the peaceful Altenia Kingdom. Recently, however, monsters have been appearing. To help combat these monsters, the King calls forth his best knight: you. Your purpose is twofold: you must find the mage Gladrif and defeat the monsters terrorizing the townspeople.

External links

Square Enix Kalin no Tsurugi Page