Shining the Holy Ark/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
91	Consoles +	1997-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[1]	[details]
94	Consoles +	1997-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[2]	[details]
75	Computer & Video Games	1997-05-11	UK UK		^[3]	[details]
72	Digitiser	1997-06-18	UK UK	PAL	^[4]	[details]
60	Edge	1997-05-29	UK UK	PAL	^[5]	[details]
78	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1997-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[6]	[details]
80	Famitsu	1996-12-13	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[7]	[details]
90	Fun Generation	1997-06-12	DE DE	PAL	^[8]	[details]
83	GamePro	1997-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[9]	[details]
80	GamesMaster	1997-06-11	UK UK	PAL	^[10]	[details]
75	Game Informer	1997-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[11]	[details]
73	Hyper	1997-xx-xx	AU AU	PAL	^[12]	[details]
82	MAN!AC	1997-05-14	DE DE	PAL	^[13]	[details]
90	Mega Force	1997-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[14]	[details]
86	Mega Fun	1997-05-07	DE DE	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
70	Neo	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[16]	[details]
75	Next Generation	1997-08-19	US US	NTSC-U	^[17]	[details]
68	Saturn Fan	1996-12-13	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[18]	[details]
77	Saturn Fan	1997-01-31	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[19]	[details]
89	Saturn Power	1997-05-28	UK UK	PAL	^[20]	[details]
90	Sega Magazin	1997-06-11	DE DE	PAL	^[21]	[details]
89	Sega Power	1997-xx-xx	GR GR		^[22]	[details]
90	Świat Gier Komputerowych	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[23]	[details]
93	Sega Saturn Magazine	1997-05-14	UK UK	PAL	^[24]	[details]
70	Sega Saturn Magazine	1996-12-13	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[25]	[details]
85	Sega Saturn Magazine	2000-03	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[26]	[details]
80	Strana Igr	1997-xx-xx	RU RU		^[27]	[details]
84	Super Power	1997-0x-xx	FI FI		^[28]	[details]
89	Ultra Game Players	1997-07-22	US US	NTSC-U	^[29]	[details]
85	Video Games	1997-05-28	DE DE	PAL	^[30]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	30	81	60	94	34	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	5	76	68	85	17	Positive
World	NTSC-U	6	81	75	89	14	Very positive
World	PAL	13	84	60	94	34	Mixed
JP	All	5	76	68	85	17	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	5	76	68	85	17	Positive
US	All	5	80	75	89	14	Positive
US	NTSC-U	5	80	75	89	14	Positive
UK	All	6	78	60	93	33	Positive
UK	PAL	4	81	60	93	33	Very positive
FR	All	3	92	90	94	4	Very positive
FR	PAL	3	92	90	94	4	Very positive
DE	All	5	87	82	90	8	Very positive
DE	NTSC-U	1	86	86	86	0	Very positive
DE	PAL	4	87	82	90	8	Very positive
AU	All	1	73	73	73	0	Positive
AU	PAL	1	73	73	73	0	Positive
FI	All	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive
GR	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
PL	All	2	80	70	90	20	Positive
RU	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Saturn Turkish charts

Date	Position
1997-08-01	4
1997-11-01	5

References

↑ Consoles +, "Février 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 108
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 118
↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-11), page 74
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-06-18)
↑ Edge, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-29), page 84
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 53
↑ Famitsu, "1996-12-27" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "07/97" (DE; 1997-06-12), page 94
↑ GamePro, "September 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 121
↑ GamesMaster, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-11), page 60
↑ Game Informer, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 53
↑ Hyper, "September 1997" (AU; 1997-xx-xx), page 60
↑ MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 71
↑ Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 72
↑ Mega Fun, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-07), page 84
↑ Neo, "Listopad 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Next Generation, "September 1997" (US; 1997-08-19), page 134
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 26" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 196
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 3" (JP; 1997-01-31), page 66
↑ Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 60
↑ Sega Magazin, "Juli 1997" (DE; 1997-06-11), page 68
↑ Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 51
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "8/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-14), page 71
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 276
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Super Power, "9 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 52
↑ Ultra Game Players, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 66
↑ Video Games, "6/97" (DE; 1997-05-28), page 100

Shining the Holy Ark

Books: Works for Shining the Holy Ark (1996) | Shining the Holy Ark Koushiki Guide Book (1997) | Shining the Holy Ark Koushiki Perfect Navi (1997)
Music: Shining the Holy Ark Original Soundtrack (1996)

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_062.pdf_p108-1] Consoles +, "Février 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 108

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_066.pdf_p118-2] Consoles +, "Juin 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 118

[:File:CVG_UK_187.pdf_p74-3] Computer & Video Games, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-11), page 74

[digitiser1997-06-18-4] Digitiser (UK) (1997-06-18)

[:File:Edge_UK_046.pdf_p84-5] Edge, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-29), page 84

[:File:EGM_US_097.pdf_p53-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 53

[7] Famitsu, "1996-12-27" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-07.pdf_p94-8] Fun Generation, "07/97" (DE; 1997-06-12), page 94

[:File:GamePro_US_108.pdf_p121-9] GamePro, "September 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 121

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_057.pdf_p60-10] GamesMaster, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-11), page 60

[:File:GameInformer_US_051.pdf_p53-11] Game Informer, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 53

[:File:Hyper_AU_047.pdf_p60-12] Hyper, "September 1997" (AU; 1997-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-06.pdf_p71-13] MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 71

[14] Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 72

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-06.pdf_p84-15] Mega Fun, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-07), page 84

[:File:Neo_1_PL.pdf_p39-16] Neo, "Listopad 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:NextGeneration_US_33.pdf_p134-17] Next Generation, "September 1997" (US; 1997-08-19), page 134

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-26_19961227.pdf_p196-18] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 26" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 196

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-03_19970214.pdf_p66-19] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 3" (JP; 1997-01-31), page 66

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_02.pdf_p60-20] Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 60

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_44.pdf_p68-21] Sega Magazin, "Juli 1997" (DE; 1997-06-11), page 68

[:File:SEGA_Power.28GR.29_2_Oct-Nov1997.pdf_p51-22] Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 51

[23] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "8/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_20.pdf_p71-24] Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-14), page 71

[:File:SSM_JP_19961227_1996-22.pdf_p276-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 276

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

[27] Strana Igr, "Avgust 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:SuperPower_FI_1997-09.pdf_p52-28] Super Power, "9 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 52

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_100.pdf_p66-29] Ultra Game Players, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 66

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-06.pdf_p100-30] Video Games, "6/97" (DE; 1997-05-28), page 100

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