Shining Force/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
70	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[1]	[details]
78	Beep! MegaDrive	1992-03-07	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[2]	[details]
89	Console Mania	1992-1x-xx	IT IT		^[3]	[details]
90	Digitiser	1993-07-30	UK UK	PAL	^[4]	[details]
70	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1	1999-xx-xx	RU RU		^[5]	[details]
91	Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide	1993-11-18	UK UK		^[6]	[details]
73	Famitsu	1992-03-13	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[7]	[details]
78	GamePro	1993-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[8]	[details]
87	Gamers	1993-07-23	DE DE		^[9]	[details]
78	Game Informer	1997-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[10]	[details]
80	Hippon Super	1992-03-04	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[11]	[details]
92	Joypad	1993-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[12]	[details]
92	Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming	1993-06-24	UK UK	PAL	^[13]	[details]
85	Mega Drive Fan	1992-05-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[14]	[details]
92	Mega	1993-05-20	UK UK	PAL	^[15]	[details]
77	Megablast	1993-09-29	DE DE		^[16]	[details]
95	Mega Force	1993-0x-xx	FR FR		^[17]	[details]
87	Mega Fun	1993-08-18	DE DE	NTSC-U	^[18]	[details]
90	MegaTech	1993-04-23	UK UK	PAL	^[19]	[details]
90	Mean Machines Sega	1993-04-24	UK UK	PAL	^[20]	[details]
94	Player One	1993-06-10	FR FR		^[21]	[details]
90	Play Time	1993-08-04	DE DE	PAL	^[22]	[details]
92	Power Up!	1993-07-24	UK UK		^[23]	[details]
89	Power Play	1993-06-16	DE DE		^[24]	[details]
89	Power Unlimited	1993-10-27	NL NL		^[25]	[details]
86	Sega Magazin	1993-09-01	DE DE		^[26]	[details]
89	Sega Power	1993-06-03	UK UK	PAL	^[27]	[details]
92	Sega Pro	1992-10-08	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[28]	[details]
92	Sega Pro	1993-03-11	UK UK	PAL	^[29]	[details]
93	Sega Pro	1993-05-13	UK UK	PAL	^[30]	[details]
86	Sega Zone	1993-06-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[31]	[details]
84	Sega Force	1993-11-04	SE SE		^[32]	[details]
88	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[33]	[details]
85	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU		^[34]	[details]
88	Video Games	1993-06-30	DE DE		^[35]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	35	86	70	95	25	Very positive
World	NTSC-J	6	82	73	92	20	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	3	81	78	87	10	Very positive
World	PAL	11	91	86	93	7	Very positive
JP	All	5	81	73	88	15	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	5	81	73	88	15	Very positive
US	All	2	78	78	78	0	Positive
US	NTSC-U	2	78	78	78	0	Positive
UK	All	12	91	86	93	7	Very positive
UK	NTSC-J	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
UK	PAL	8	91	86	93	7	Very positive
FR	All	3	94	92	95	3	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
DE	All	7	86	77	90	13	Very positive
DE	NTSC-U	1	87	87	87	0	Very positive
DE	PAL	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
IT	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
NL	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
RU	All	3	75	70	85	15	Positive
SE	All	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Software charts

References

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 204
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 35
↑ Console Mania, "Novembre 1992" (IT; 1992-1x-xx), page 64
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-07-30)
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 264
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 88
↑ Famitsu, "1992-03-27" (JP; 1992-03-13), page 39
↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 16
↑ Game Informer, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 86
↑ Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 114
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 14
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 54
↑ Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 42
↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 78
↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 76
↑ MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 76
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 74
↑ Player One, "Juin/Juillet 1993" (FR; 1993-06-10), page 82
↑ Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 110
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 24, 1993" (UK; 1993-07-24), page 1
↑ Power Play, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-16), page 112
↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 52
↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 48
↑ Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 58
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 42
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 36
↑ Sega Zone, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-xx), page 26
↑ Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 10
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23
↑ Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 84

Shining Force

Books: Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1992) | Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Settei Shiryoushuu (1992) | Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Hyakka (1992) | Shining Force Kouryaku no Tebiki (1992) | Shining Force Battle Guide (1993)
Music: Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Game Guide Book (1992)

Prototypes: 1993-03

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 204

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-04.pdf_p35-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 35

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_013.pdf_p64-3] Console Mania, "Novembre 1992" (IT; 1992-1x-xx), page 64

[digitiser1993-07-30-4] Digitiser (UK) (1993-07-30)

[5] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 264

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p88-6] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 88

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0171.pdf_p39-7] Famitsu, "1992-03-27" (JP; 1992-03-13), page 39

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p34-8] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-05.pdf_p16-9] Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 16

[:File:GameInformer_US_051.pdf_p66-10] Game Informer, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 66

[11] Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 86

[:File:Joypad_FR_021.pdf_p114-12] Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 114

[:File:MDAG_UK_12.pdf_p14-13] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 14

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-06.pdf_p83-14] Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p54-15] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 54

[:File:Megablast_DE_1993-04.pdf_p42-16] Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 42

[:File:MegaForce_FR_18.pdf_p78-17] Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-09.pdf_p76-18] Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 76

[:File:MegaTech_UK_17.pdf_p76-19] MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 76

[:File:MeanMachinesSega08UK.pdf_p74-20] Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 74

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_032.pdf_p82-21] Player One, "Juin/Juillet 1993" (FR; 1993-06-10), page 82

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-09.pdf_p110-22] Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 110

[23] Power Up!, "Saturday, July 24, 1993" (UK; 1993-07-24), page 1

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1993-07.pdf_p112-24] Power Play, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-16), page 112

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_004_199311.pdf_p52-25] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 52

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p48-26] Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 48

[:File:SegaPower_UK_44.pdf_p58-27] Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 58

[:File:SegaPro_UK_13.pdf_p42-28] Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 42

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-29] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SegaPro_UK_20.pdf_p36-30] Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 36

[:File:SegaZone_UK_09.pdf_p26-31] Sega Zone, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-xx), page 26

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_07.pdf_p10-32] Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 10

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p84-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84

[34] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-07.pdf_p84-35] Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 84

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