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*'''Graphics:''' Masayuki Hashimoto, Fumihide Aoki, Satomi Yokose, Kensuke Suzuki, Ayumu Shindo, Junko Nakamura, Orm-Gai Fukuda, Natsuyo Shinzawa, Kanae Yamada | *'''Graphics:''' Masayuki Hashimoto, Fumihide Aoki, Satomi Yokose, Kensuke Suzuki, Ayumu Shindo, Junko Nakamura, Orm-Gai Fukuda, Natsuyo Shinzawa, Kanae Yamada | ||
*'''Music Composition and Orchestration:''' [[Motoaki Takenouchi]] | *'''Music Composition and Orchestration:''' [[Motoaki Takenouchi]] | ||
− | *'''CD Recording:''' Two Five Co. | + | *'''CD Recording:''' [[Two Five Co.]] |
*'''Sound Effects:''' Dogen Shibuya | *'''Sound Effects:''' Dogen Shibuya | ||
*'''Narration:''' Kotono Mitsuishi | *'''Narration:''' Kotono Mitsuishi |
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System(s): Sega Mega-CD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Seraphic[1], Rit's[1], Winds[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supporting companies: Twofive (CD recording) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Sonic! Software Planning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: RPG[2], Simulation[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shining Force CD (シャイニングフォースCD) is a compilation of two previously released Shining Force games, Shining Force Gaiden and Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya, both originally for the Sega Game Gear. Shining Force CD makes significant improvements to the graphics as well as offering a higher quality CD audio soundtrack.
The game is broken into four "Books" comprising 53 battles in total, more than any other Shining Force game.
Contents
Story
Towards the Root of Evil
The ambassador of Cypress, Woldol, visits Gardiana and presents a jeweled box as a gift for Queen Anri. Opening the box places her under a sleep spell, which Woldol declares that only King Edmond of Cypress can awaken her from. Gardiana launches an invasion of Cypress in retaliation, but a month passes and no word is heard from the Gardiana army.
The player controls Nick, a visitor, who is chosen to be the new leader of the Gardiana Shining Force. The party travels to the kingdom of Cypress to rescue Gardiana's captive soldiers and find a way to cure Queen Anri. On their journey, they are joined by members of the Cypress resistance force, who are fighting to free Cypress from the influence of Woldol, who murdered the rightful king and installed Edmond as a puppet ruler in service to the evil god Iom. The Gardiana army also learns that Nick is the son of the late king.
In a final assault on Cypress's castle, Edmond is killed. Nick battles Woldol using the Sword of Hajya, which can only be wielded by those of the royal bloodline of Cypress and is the only weapon which can break Iom's power. Though victorious, Nick is infected with a venom that turns his right arm to stone. With Queen Anri cured by Prince Nick's actions, Gardiana becomes Cypress's ally.
The Evil God Awakes
Cypress and Gardiana are now at war with Iom, a nation devoted to the evil god of the same name. The player now assumes the role of Deanna, a young man found wounded by the cliffs near Cypress's castle by two young Cypress soldiers, Natasha and Dawn. Nick and his troops depart to battle Iom, leaving Mayfair (a former member of the Cypress resistance) and several soldiers in charge of the castle. Once recuperated, Deanna joins them on guard duty, and though shy by nature, he begins to bond with Natasha.
An Iom agent steals the Sword of Hajya from the castle. A small team of young soldiers left to guard the castle, led by Natasha and guided by Mayfair, set out to hunt down the thief and redeem the Sword of Hajya. Their pursuit takes them to the neighboring kingdom of Emild, whose ruler has been sacrificed to Iom and replaced with the shapeshifting general Gordon. They recover the Sword of Hajya from Gordon, but immediately after a mysterious benefactor informs them that Prince Nick was defeated and taken prisoner.
Natasha's force now heads to Iom to rescue Prince Nick. Their mysterious benefactor repeatedly comes to their aid but refuses to identify himself. They learn that Warderer, the king of Iom, is sacrificing members of royalty to Iom in order to summon the god to their world and that he intends to make Nick the next sacrifice.
When the Cypress force confronts Warderer, General Hindel of Iom rescues Nick. Nick explains that Hindel betrayed Iom in order to save Deanna, Hindel's brother and that the Cypress force's mysterious benefactor was sent by Hindel. Deanna had in fact been wounded by a Cypress soldier while serving in an invading force from Iom. Following this revelation, an enraged Warderer kills Hindel and sacrifices himself to Iom, thereby summoning the evil god. Nick and his men defeat Iom, sending him back to Hades. With the war over, Natasha and the others return to Cypress with Prince Nick. Deanna ultimately decides he must return home to Iom, despite his love for Natasha and the new friendships he has formed in Cypress. But Natasha, who has fallen in love with Deanna, insists on going with him.
A New Challenge
The player again assumes the role of Nick. Several months after Iom's defeat, Prince Nick's coronation ceremony is interrupted by an old woman named Dava. She asserts that Nick is unworthy of being crowned king and kidnaps Queen Anri. To prove himself worthy of the crown, Prince Nick must lead the Cypress army and his friends from Gardiana to rescue the lost queen.
The Museum
Nick and his friends are visiting the most historic museum in Cypress when the exhibits of Nick's greatest enemies suddenly come to life.
Gameplay
Shining Force CD is a turn-based tactical role-playing game. The player progresses through a series of turn-based tactical battles interspersed with short cutscenes. Battles take place in square grids, and each unit occupies one square. Each unit can move up to a fixed amount of squares along the battlefield, determined by its Movement statistic. Depending on its location relative to enemies and to allies, a unit can also perform one action: attack, cast a spell, use an item, or search the area. Some commands, such as equipping or dropping items, do not count as actions. The order of turns is determined by the unit's Agility score and a random seed. Characters gain experience points from attacking, using magical abilities, and defeating foes, which allow them to gain levels that increase their statistics and sometimes grant them new abilities. Defeated enemies also drop gold, which can be used to buy weapons and other items. Units are defeated when they lose all of their hit points. They receive a defensive benefit from the Land Effect of the tile on which they are standing. Between cutscenes, the player is allowed to save the game, promote characters, resurrect fallen characters, and buy and sell weapons and other items at a store. The game features simplified, menu-driven camps that replicate the headquarters, priests, and shops of the Mega Drive games.
Each allied unit is represented by a character with his or her own background and personality. Each allied unit has a class, which defines a set of abilities for that unit and determines their spells that they can learn and the weapons that they can equip. A unit can be promoted to another class at any level between 10 or 20. Upon promotion, the character's level resets to 1 and statistics are reduced by a fixed amount, although they begin higher if the character is promoted at a higher level. Characters have the following statistics:
- HP: The number of hit points that the character has, which is the amount of damage the character can take from enemies before dying.
- MP: The number of magic points that the character has, which is used for casting spells.
- Attack: The amount of damage that the character deals to enemies.
- Defense: The amount of damage that a character can absorb without losing hit points.
- Agility: The priority in which a unit takes a turn in battle.
- Movement: The number of tiles that a character can move in battle, which is affected by the type of terrain (except for flying units).
Statistics can also be improved through the use of items. The character's race can also affect how he or she performs in battle. For example, elves are less affected by rough terrain but centaurs are more affected. The player's army can consist of as many as 12 members, and members can be swapped in and out of the active party in between battles, with the exception of the team's leader, who must be present in every battle.
The goal of each battle is to defeat all enemies or sometimes to defeat the leader of the enemy force. The Shining Force is defeated if the team's leader falls in battle. Defeated characters can be revived after each battle. The player can also choose to escape the battle by casting Egress with the leader of the Shining Force. Even if the player army is defeated, the player can recover allies and retry the battle. The Force keeps any experience that is obtained, regardless of the battle's outcome, but players lose half of their gold if the team leader is defeated.
The game is divided into four "Books." The first two Books, which are available immediately and can be played in either order, contain the adapted versions of the Shining Force Gaiden games. Book 3 is a new scenario that becomes available after completing the first two Books. Character statistics from Books 1 and 2 can be carried over to Book 3 by saving the game on a CD BackUp RAM Cart since the Mega-CD's internal memory is insufficient to store all the required data. Book 4 is a special battle that is unlocked by finding a hidden item in Book 2 and completing the first three Books.
Characters
Many of the characters are related to characters from Shining Force.
The spell level requirements include the level of the character at promotion. For example, if Nick is promoted at level 10, he learns Bolt at level 6 after being promoted.
Book 1
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Race: Human Initial class: Swordsman (SDMN) Promoted class: Hero (HERO) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Shining Force. A young man introduced by Ruce as the leader of the expeditionary force. Nick is the prince and heir to the throne of Cypress but conceals this fact to the other characters. Nick is the only character who can equip the Sword of Hajya.
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Ruce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Dwarf Initial class: Warrior (WARR) Promoted class: Gladiator (GLDT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Lug. He helps organize the Gardiana expedition to rescue the missing soldiers sent to Cypress. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Elf Initial class: Archer (ACHR) Promoted class: Sniper (SNIP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Hans. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Half-Giant Initial class: Monk (MNK) Promoted class: Master Monk (MMNK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The nephew of Gong.
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Wendy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Elf Initial class: Mage (MAGE) Promoted class: Wizard (WIZ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The younger sister of Tao and Diane.
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Apis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Centaur Initial class: Knight (KNTE) Promoted class: Paladin (PLDN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Ken. He wears a red headband similar to Mae, which implies that she may be his mother. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Human Initial class: Monk (MNK) Promoted class: Master Monk (MMNK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A monk who joins the party after the Gardiana expedition crashes its ship onto the shore of Miniyom and rescues him and his sister from the Cypress forces.
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Claude | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Birdman Initial class: Birdman (BDMN) Promoted class: Bird Battler (BDBT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A member of the Cypress resistance who travels to Miniyom to join the Gardiana expedition. He joins the party at the end of Chapter 1 and provides a ship to take the Force to Asreet Island. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Centaur Initial class: Ranger (RNGR) Promoted class: Bow Knight (BWNT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Cypress resistance member who tries to conceal the resistance base from the army of Woldol. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayfair | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Human Initial class: Priest (PRST) Promoted class: Vicar (VICR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The daughter of the archbishop of Cypress. Woldol killed her father and blinded her. She joins the Force along with Stock after they liberate the town they are in. She serves as the advisor to the Force in Books 2 and 3.
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Yeesha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Human Initial class: Mage (MAGE) Promoted class: Wizard (WIZ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A mage who is sealed inside a tower with a spell by Bazoo. She joins the party after the Force defeats Bazoo and frees her.
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Gyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Beastman Initial class: Beast (BST) Promoted class: Berserker (BRSK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prince Nick's personal bodyguard and advisor. He is unaffected by rough terrain. He joins the party after meeting them near the beginning of Chapter 3. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domingo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Magical Creature Promoted class: Magical Creature (MCRT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A magical, flying creature. He is a hidden character who joins the party if he is found in Battle 12.
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Kashing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Centaur Initial class: Knight (KNTE) Promoted class: Paladin (PLDN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One of the surviving soldiers initially sent to Cypress from Gardiana. He joins the party after the Force finds him in the Death Tunnel on the way to Gundoll Fort. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Dwarf Promoted class: Gladiator (GLDT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Another surviving member of the Cypress invasion force. He joins the party outside of Gundoll Fort. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shriek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Birdman Promoted class: Bird Battler (BDBT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Another surviving member of the Cypress invasion force. He is kept captive by Dantom inside Gundoll Fort and joins the party after the Force defeats Dantom. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Randolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Centaur Promoted class: Paladin (PLDN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A member of the Cypress army who joins the Force after they defeat King Edmond out of loyalty to Prince Nick. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amigo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Magical Creature Promoted class: Magical Creature (MCRT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A magical, flying creature. She is a hidden character who joins the party if she is found in Battle 19. She is the only healer in the series who can fly.
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Lug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Dwarf Promoted class: Gladiator (GLDT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Called Luke in Shining Force. Member of the original Shining Force and father of Ruce. He joins the party in the last battle to help defeat Woldol, bringing with him the Sword of Hajya. |
Book 2
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Race: Human Initial class: Swordsman (SDMN) Promoted class: Hero (HERO) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Shining Force. Cypress soldiers find him wounded, and he is nursed back to strength in Cypress. He is a soldier of Iom but conceals this from the people of Cypress. He leads the party to recover the stolen Sword of Hajya. It is later revealed that he is the brother of Hindel. He is the romantic interest of Natasha.
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Race: Human Initial class: Mage (MAGE) Promoted class: Wizard (WIZ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Shining Force. A Cypress guard who helps lead the party to recover the stolen Sword of Hajya. She is the romantic interest of Deanna.
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Jaha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Dwarf Initial class: Warrior (WARR) Promoted class: Gladiator (GLDT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A young Cypress guard who often tries to shirk his guard duty. He wears a pot as a helmet. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Centaur Initial class: Knight (KNTE) Promoted class: Paladin (PLDN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A young Cypress guard who often tries to shirk his guard duty. He tries to impress Dawn. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dawn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Centaur Initial class: Knight (KNTE) Promoted class: Paladin (PLDN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A young Cypress guard who takes her duty more seriously than Jaha, Eric, and Luke. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Human Initial class: Monk (MNK) Promoted class: Master Monk (MMNK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A young Cypress guard who often tries to shirk his guard duty. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Human Initial class: Priest (PRST) Promoted class: Vicar (VICR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A priest from the Thames village. The Iom soldiers are holding the villagers hostage and claim that they will be released in exchange for the Sword of Hajya. He joins the party after Mayfair convinces him that they can save his people together.
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Graham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Centaur Initial class: Ranger (RNGR) Promoted class: Bow Knight (BWNT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham steals the Sword of Hajya for Iom. He ends up defecting and joining the Cypress army at Thames. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Elf Initial class: Archer (ACHR) Promoted class: Sniper (SNIP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A castle guard of Emild. He leads the Force to King Emild to reclaim the Sword of Hajya. He joins the party after learning that the king has been assassinated by Iom forces. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Foxling Initial class: Mage (MAGE) Promoted class: Wizard (WIZ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The royal sorceress of Emild. She rushes to the castle to save the king when she sees it crumbling. She joins the party after learning that the king has been assassinated.
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Race: Kyantol Promoted class: Vicar (VICR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fought with Prince Nick along with Randolf and Claude at the unsuccessful battle at Algam Fort. They find the Cypress army at the end of Chapter 2. She serves as the advisor to Natasha's party after the Shining Force is split and joins the party after it is reunited.
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Randolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Centaur Promoted class: Paladin (PLDN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A returning character from Book 1. Fought with Prince Nick along with Sarah and Claude at the unsuccessful battle at Algam Fort. They find the Cypress army at the end of Chapter 2, and Randolf joins Natasha's party. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claude | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Birdman Promoted class: Bird Battler (BDBT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A returning character from Book 1. Fought with Prince Nick along with Sarah and Randolf at the unsuccessful battle at Algam Fort. They find the Cypress army at the end of Chapter 2, and Claude joins Deanna's party. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rohde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Dwarf Promoted class: Gladiator (GLDT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A worker who helped build Algam Fort and knows its weak point. He joins Natasha's party after they liberate his village. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Human Promoted class: Samurai (SMRI) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Called Musashi in Shining Force. He is a hidden character who joins the party if he is found in Battle 18. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Higins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Human Promoted class: Shinobi (SNB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Called Hanzou in Shining Force. He is a hidden character who joins the party if he is found in Battle 21.
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Gyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Race: Beastman Promoted class: Berserker (BRSK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A returning character from Book 1. Prince Nick's personal bodyguard and advisor. He joins the party as they approach the shrine of Iom and shares with the group a shortcut to it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Race: Human Promoted class: Prince (PRNC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The leader of the Shining Force in Book 1. He is captured by the Iom army. He joins the party in the last battle after the Force rescues him.
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Book 3
Most of the characters from the first two Books are available to use, with the notable exceptions of Mayfair and Gyan. The game can carry over the statistics of the player's characters from the previous Books. If not continuing from previous saves, the game provides the characters with a set of default statistics. For characters who are available in both Books, the game selects the version that the player has leveled up higher. Hidden characters are only available if they were found in the previous Books. Prince Nick is the leader of the Shining Force, and Mayfair is its advisor.
- Nick
- Ruce
- Shade
- Sig
- Wendy
- Apis
- Cray
- Claude
- Stock
- Yeesha
- Domingo
- Kashing
- Gates
- Shriek
- Randolf
- Amigo
- Deanna
- Natasha
- Jaha
- Eric
- Dawn
- Luke
- Slade
- Graham
- Chester
- May
- Sarah
- Rohde
- Rush
- Higins
Book 4
Book 4 consists of a single battle and always contains the same roster of characters rather than allowing the player to choose a party as in previous battles. The game can carry over the statistics of the player's characters from Book 3. Otherwise, it provides the characters with a set of default statistics. Prince Nick is the leader of the Shining Force.
- Nick
- Ruce
- Shade
- Wendy
- Claude
- Deanna
- Natasha
- Jaha
- Eric
- Dawn
- Luke
- Sarah
Items
Items are sold in shops, found in chests, or sometimes dropped by defeated foes.
Category | Item | Cost (in gold) | Description |
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Auxiliary | Angel Wing | 40 | Escapes the battle and returns to camp. |
Healing | Antidote | 20 | Cures poison. |
Medical Herb | 10 | Restores about 10 HP. | |
Healing Seed | 200 | Restores about 20 HP. | |
Healing Rain | 20,000 | Restores all HP for all allies. | |
Boosting | Cheerful Bread | 500 | Increases 4-5 HP. |
Powerful Wine | 500 | Increases Attack by 2-4. | |
Protect Milk | 500 | Increases Defense by 2-4. | |
Quick Chicken | 500 | Increases Agility by 2-4. | |
Running Pimento | 1,500 | Increases Movement by 1-2. |
Equipment
Cursed items occasionally prevent the bearer from attacking.
Weapons
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Weapons in Book 3 are found by searching or dropped by fallen enemies.
Rings
Ring | Cost (in gold) | Description |
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Power Ring | 10,000 | Increases Attack by 5, casts Attack. |
Quick Ring | 12,000 | Increases Agility by 5. |
Protect Ring | 10,000 | Increases Defense by 5, casts Boost Level 1. |
Running Ring | 10,000 | Increases Movement by 2. |
White Ring | 10,000 | Increases Defense by 10, casts Aura Level 2. Can only be equipped by Heroes and Vicars. |
Black Ring | 8,500 | Cursed. Increases Attack by 10, casts Blaze Level 2. Can only be equipped by Wizards. |
Evil Ring | 9,500 | Cursed. Increases Attack by 10, casts Bolt Level 2. Can only be equipped by Wizards. |
Magic
Production credits
Book 1
(Original Shining Force Gaiden Game Gear Staff)
- Programmers: Haruki Kodera, Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Taguchi
- Subscript: Hiroyuki Takahashi
- Map Design: Shuji Shimizu, Tatsuya Niikura, Tatsuaki Ikeda
- Character Design: Hiroshi Kajiyama
- Graphics: Tomonori Shinjou, Kensuke Suzuki
- Music Composer: Motoaki Takenouchi
- Sound Effects: Dogen Shibuya
- Manual: Naoko Okada, Kiyotaka Hibino, Mitsunobu Sato
- Directed by: Shugo Takahashi
- Produced by: Hiroyuki Takahashi
- Special thanks to: Naoki Akahane, Kouki Tamai, Katsushi Fujii, Masayuki Hashimoto, R.I.S. Co.,Ltd., Rit's
- Created by: Sonic Co.,Ltd.
Book 2
(Original Shining Force Gaiden II Game Gear Staff)
- Programmers: Haruki Kodera, Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Akira Takasaki, Yasuhiro Taguchi
- Subscript: Shugo Takahashi, Hiroyuki Takahashi
- Map Design: Shuji Shimizu, Tatsuya Niikura
- Character Design: Hiroshi Kajiyama
- Graphics: Kensuke Suzuki, Masanori Kaneko, Miyuki Matsumoto
- Music Composer: Motoaki Takenouchi
- Sound Effects: Dogen Shibuya
- Manual: Naoko Okada, Akio Nakajima
- Directed by: Shugo Takahashi
- Produced by: Hiroyuki Takahashi
- Special thanks to: Masayuki Hashimoto, Kouki Tamai, R.I.S. Co. Ltd., Rit's
- Created by: Sonic Co., Ltd.
Book 3
- Programmers: Yasuhiro Taguchi, Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Tsukasa Tanaka, Chikaaki Tokuhiro, Masashi Muramori
- Subscript: Shugo Takahashi
- Map Design: Shuji Shimizu, Tatsuya Niikura, Ayumu Shindo
- Character Design: Hiroshi Kajiyama
- Graphics: Masayuki Hashimoto, Fumihide Aoki, Satomi Yokose, Kensuke Suzuki, Ayumu Shindo, Junko Nakamura, Orm-Gai Fukuda, Natsuyo Shinzawa, Kanae Yamada
- Music Composition and Orchestration: Motoaki Takenouchi
- CD Recording: Two Five Co.
- Sound Effects: Dogen Shibuya
- Narration: Kotono Mitsuishi
- Manual: Naoko Okada, Riko Kushida, Maguler Design
- Directed by: Yasuhiro Taguchi
- Produced by: Shugo Takahashi
- General Produced by: Hiroyuki Takahashi
- Special Thanks to: Rit's, R.I.S. Co.,Ltd, Seraphic Co.,Ltd., Winds Co.,Ltd.
- Created by: Sonic Co.,Ltd.
- TM & © Sega 1994, 1995
Book 4
- Programmers: Yasuhiro Taguchi, Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Tsukasa Tanaka, Chikaaki Tokuhiro, Masashi Muramori
- Subscript: Shugo Takahashi
- Map Design: Shuji Shimizu, Tatsuya Niikura, Ayumu Shindo
- Character Design: Hiroshi Kajiyama
- Graphics: Masayuki Hashimoto, Fumihide Aoki, Satomi Yokose, Kensuke Suzuki, Ayumu Shindo, Junko Nakamura, Orm-Gai Fukuda, Natsuyo Shinzawa, Kanae Yamada
- Music Composer: Motoaki Takenouchi
- Sound Effects: Dogen Shibuya
- Manual: Naoko Okada, Riko Kushida, Maguler Design
- Directed by: Yasuhiro Taguchi
- Produced by: Shugo Takahashi
- General Produced by: Hiroyuki Takahashi
- Special Thanks to: Rit's, R.I.S. Co.,Ltd, Seraphic Co.,Ltd., Winds Co.,Ltd.
- Created by: Sonic Co.,Ltd.
- © Sega 1992, 1993, 1994
Overseas version
- Producer: Jerry Markota
- Product Manager: John Garner
- Text Translation: Sinobu Shindo
- Text Editors: Jerry Markota, Sara Reeder
- Lead Tester: David Wood
- Assistant Lead Testers: Gregg Vogt, Todd Pifer
- Testers: Crisi Albertson, Mark Griffin, Joe Cain, Stan Weaver, Tony Lynch, Michael Wu, Conan Tigard, Michael Williams
- Manual: John McClain
- Special Thanks: Judi Markota, Michael Deininger, Mikiko Itoga, Wendy Dinsmore, Marc Sherrod, Manabu Akabane
Digital manuals
Magazine articles
- Main article: Shining Force CD/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Shining Force CD/Technical information.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Seraphic
- ↑ File:ShiningForceCD MCD JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mega-cd/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-22 19:24)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/jg_fDNpmeAY/m/yqJJ5hSayK8J
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 5 May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 29
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 86
- ↑ File:Shining Force CD, Book 1 MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Shining Force CD, Book 2 MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Shining Force CD, Book 4 MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Shiningforcecd mcd us manual.pdf, page 28
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1994" (JP; 1994-07-08), page 22
- ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 151
- ↑ Famitsu, "1994-07-29" (JP; 1994-07-15), page 1
- ↑ GamePro, "June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 98
- ↑ Game Informer, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
- ↑ Joypad, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 72
- ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
- ↑ MAN!AC, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-10), page 72
- ↑ Mega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-31), page 8
- ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 87
- ↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 82
- ↑ Next Generation, "June 1995" (US; 1995-05-23), page 112
- ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 108
- ↑ Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 106
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 86
- ↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 31
- ↑ Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 46
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 52
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 40
- ↑ VideoGames, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 98
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