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Shining Force
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, iOS, Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch Online, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: Cube
Genre: RPG[1][2], Simulation[3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,7008,700 G-5512
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$64.9564.95[5] 1312
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1312
Sega Mega Drive
DE 		DM 129.95129.95[6] 1312
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£49.9949.99[7][8] 1312
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GMC035JG
Sega Mega Drive
AS
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		700pts700[10]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800[12]
ESRB: Everyone
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[11]
PEGI: 7+
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		800pts800[13]
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Nintendo Switch Online
JP ▼ 		SUBsub
Nintendo Switch Online
US ▼ 		SUBsub
Nintendo Switch Online
EU ▼ 		SUBsub
Nintendo Switch Online
UK ▼ 		SUBsub
Nintendo Switch Online
AU ▼ 		SUBsub
iOS
JP ▼ 		¥333 (350)350i[22]
iOS
US ▼ 		$2.992.99[20]
9+
iOS
EU ▼
Steam
US ▼ 		$2.992.99[24] 71120
ESRB: Everyone
Steam
EU ▼ 		€2.492.49[24] 71120
PEGI: 7+
Steam
UK ▼ 		£1.991.99[24] 71120
PEGI: 7+
Steam
AU ▼ 		$3.493.49[24] 71120
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Steam Linux
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[26] 71120
ESRB: Everyone
Steam Linux
EU ▼ 		€0.990.99[26] 71120
PEGI: 7+
Steam Linux
UK ▼ 		£0.790.79[26] 71120
PEGI: 7+
Steam Linux
AU ▼ 		$1.351.35[26] 71120
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Steam OS X
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[26] 71120
ESRB: Everyone
Steam OS X
EU ▼ 		€0.990.99[26] 71120
PEGI: 7+
Steam OS X
UK ▼ 		£0.790.79[26] 71120
PEGI: 7+
Steam OS X
AU ▼ 		$1.351.35[26] 71120
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)

Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention, known as Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan (シャイニング・フォース 神々の遺産) in Japan, or more commonly just as Shining Force, is a turn-based tactical role-playing game developed by Climax Entertainment and Sonic Co. and published in 1992 by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive. It was the second release in the Shining series following the 1991 RPG Shining in the Darkness.

Emulated versions were released for the Wii Virtual Console, iOS and Steam. The iOS version was removed from sale on iTunes in 2015. [27] In October 2018 an emulated version of the game would become available again on iOS and Android via the Sega Forever release of the Shining Force Classics compilation. [28]

Story

Chapter 1 - Runefaust Invasion

Max is a young swordsman who trains under the wing of Lord Varios, in the Kingdom of Guardiana. One day, the King informs them that the Gate of the Ancients, a place Guardiana has watched over for centuries, might have been reached by the forces of Runefaust. Max accepts the King’s plea to leave with a small force assembled by the adviser Nova to stop their antics and they are successful, but as the commander of Runefaust’ troops dies, he laughs at them, as Lord Kane from Runefaust should be invading Guardiana by now. Max quickly returns to Guardiana, just in time watch Varios being killed by Kane and then leaving. The King, also heavily wounded, reveals that the Gate can only be opened with a key, and instructs Max to find it before Runefaust and to discover the motivations behind their actions. The King also dies and Mae, distraught by her father Varios’ death, joins the force.

Max heads to the Kingdom of Alterone, which is an ally of Guardiana and lies close to the northwest. There, he finds that the King was threatened about his Kingdom’s safeness by Kane and is thrown to prison. Max is saved by Khris and the force heads back to the castle to talk with the King, which begs forgiveness and excuses himself about being under Kane’s power. He gives Max a last advice, a hint to a secret passage and to head to Rindo and then Manarina as there’s someone there that can help him.

Chapter 2 - Spirit of the Holy Spring

The Force reaches Rindo, only to find that Kane has bought all the ships and has sailed away. There is only one ship left, which belongs to the Mayor, who doesn't allow them to have it.

Defeated, the Force takes the advice of Alterone’s King and heads off to Manarina, which has an Arcane College where the best mages are trained, and where Anri, the Guardiana King’s daughter, is studying magic. There, Max finds Anri and tells her about her father and Guardiana. After a brief period of denial, followed by despair, Anri joins the Force. Max then speaks to Otrant, which informs the Force that to get the key to the Gate of the Ancients before Runefaust, they need to retrieve the Orb of Light from the Cavern of Darkness. The Force does so and when they return with the object, Otrant tells them they should use it on the Pool of the Ancients, which is tied with the Gate somehow. Max uses the Orb, and the Spirit of the Holy Spring tells Max that the Legacy of the Ancients is an evil being that has been sealed away for 1,000 years and someone called Darksol is searching for the key to unlock that seal.

The Force returns to Rindo, where they find that the Mayor’s grandson is missing. They head towards the place he was last seen in, the new Circus. The Force enters and is surprised by an horde of monsters. After defeating them and saving the child, the Mayor gives them his ship in gratitude. The Force is ready to set sail but then they are greeted by Mishaela, an evil witch, who burns the ship down. The Force returns to the Mayor, to ask for more advice. He tells them that the next town with ships is Uranbatol, which is to the northeast. Since it’s a long way, he tells them to stop at Shade Abbey first. There Force meets two bird warriors, Balbaroy and Amon, and they’re all caught up in a battle by Darksol. After being victorious, the two birdmen take them to Bustoke.

Chapter 3 - Secret Weapon of Runefaust

Chapter 4 - The Great Fortress of Balbazak

Chapter 5 - Gateway to the Hidden Shrine

Chapter 6 - Descendant of the Sacred Dragon

Chapter 7 - The Lost Civilization

Chapter 8 - Rise of the Ancient Castle

Gameplay

Characters

Main article: Characters (Shining Force)

The force is made by various warriors, which will join at various locations of the game, some with specific tasks that need to be completed to access them. Every character has their own specific class which helps determine their stats, abilities, weapons that can be equipped, and magic that can be learnt. There are a grand total of 30 playable characters in Shining Force.

  • There are seven stats in Shining Force: LV (level), HP (health points), MP (magic points), AT (attack power), DF (defense power), AG (agility, which determines their place in each turn), and MV (movement, which determines the amount of squares they are allowed each turn).
    • EXP is given by attacking enemies, and/or using offensive or defensive magic. The characters will gain levels accordingly and all their stats except MV are raised randomly. Which stats each character is awarded is somewhat random. Because of the random nature of the level-ups, each character's growth may vary from playthrough to playthrough. That said, all characters have their independent strengths and weaknesses, which make them unique even amongst the same classes.
    • As mentioned before, once a unit hits level +10, he or she can be promoted to an upgraded class, which will reset their level to 1 but will boost their stats as well.
  • Each character can carry up to four items of any kind, along with an accessory and a weapon equipped.
    • There are several items in Shining Force. Amongst them, the most important are healing items (related to stat restoring while on battles mostly) and boosting items (related to permanent stat increase).
    • There are only one type of accessories, rings and five main classes of weapons: Arrows and Launched Weapons (arrows, shells and shots), Axes, Polearms (not named) (lances, halberds and spears), Staves and Magical Weapons (Rods, Staves and Sticks) and Swords (katanas and swords). These can be equipped by everyone which shares a class, and has the objective of raising stats. Some have spells when used (though there's a chance they'll break).
  • There are fifteen types of spells, eight offensive (Blaze, Freeze, Bolt, Desoul, Dispel, Muddle, Slow and Sleep) and seven defensive (Heal, Aura, Detox, Shield, Boost, Quick and Egress), which use certain MP points to be cast. Some can hit just one ally / enemy while others have an area of effect, and can hit several allies / enemies in a cross shape formation.

Playing Modes

Exploration Field

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Shining Force features exploration fields like any standard RPG, with objectives such as picking up information or interacting with citizens. While strolling through the various towns and villages the force is represented by the force leader Max. The buttons A and/or C are used to access menus and to confirm actions and B is to return on the menu or for cancelling options.

Exploration Field Menu

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  • TALK - While standing close to someone, it will start a conversation.
  • MAGIC - Accesses magic but is mostly useless while in these fields.
  • SEARCH - Searches the area where Max is turned to. If the area or object doesn’t have anything attached to it, nothing will be found.
  • ITEM - Accesses the inventory, the D-Pad highlights the item. Each character can carry one equipped weapon, along with four unsorted items or weapons.
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    • USE - Uses a selected item.
    • GIVE - Switches items around.
    • DROP - Discards a selected item.
    • EQUIP - Equip or take off a weapon.

Recurrent Locations

Shop Menu (Items and Weapons)

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Talking to the seller will allow buying items and weapons for the force.

  • BUY - Displays the standard item and weapons list.
  • SELL - Sells something from your inventory. Naturally, the selling price is always lower than the buying one.
  • REPAIR - Repairs a broken item.
  • DEALS - Accesses special items on sale.

Abbey Menu

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Talking to a priest will allow curing or reviving the force, upgrading a character's class or saving the game.

  • SAVE: Saves the game exactly as it stands.
  • CURE: Cures status ailments for a sum of money.
  • PROMOTE: Once a character achieves level +10, he or she can be promoted to a different class, which will give them many advantages.
  • RAISE: Revives characters that were killed in battle.

Headquarters Menu

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The Headquarters is where the force assembles. It has three rooms, a vestibule of some sort, where talking to Nova will access the Headquarters Menu, a red carpet room, where the active force waits ready to march, and a bar to the back, which serves as a common room for the reserves.

  • ADVICE: Nova will give his useful advice for the upcoming battle.
  • JOIN: Chooses the active party, as only twelve can take part in one battle at one time.
  • STATUS: Access each character's status windows.
  • ITEM: Accesses the inventory.

Battle Field

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Shining Force also features battle fields, where the player moves the characters in turns across the scenario overlaid with a square grid, which can be seen as somewhat similar to chess. Battles are gained by either destroying every enemy, the Boss (which defeats all others) or move outside of the battle field map. As an extra, some bonus' items are given if specific goals are met. Battles are lost if the leader of the force dies and the game will switch back to the last accessible priest, losing half the Gold the Force was carrying.

Battle Menu

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Pressing A or C will access the battle menu. All of the options except Stay will enter a fight screen animation. Pressing START will hide the status windows, both while idle on the battle field or while in a fight screen animation.

  • ATTACK - Attacks an enemy if he's in range, which depends from the kind of weapon the character has equipped. Characters can fail their attacks and sometimes they can attack twice.
  • MAGIC - Accesses magic, if the character knows it.
  • ITEM - Accesses the inventory. Using DROP or EQUIP doesn't require a turn.
  • STAY - Holds position without any kind of active action.

Game Command Options Menu

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Pressing the B button will make a white highlighter box appear around the character. Moving it to any character and pressing A or C will access the character's stat windows. The latter has the extra of displaying their movement for the next turn. Pressing A in an empty slot will access the Game Command Options.

  • MAP - Access the battlefield map, displaying the location of the force in green and the enemies in red.
  • QUIT - Saves and quits the game.
  • MESSAGE - Disables battle messages (level-ups and special items are still displayed).
  • SPEED - Changes the text speed.

Pressing B will make the white highlight return to the character which is supposed to move.

History

Development

Takahashi began thinking of ideas for a new game in November of 1990 while Shining in the Darkness was still in development. He wanted to develop an RPG with a Dragon Quest-style progression system and strategy-oriented battle. Initially, Tagawa and Tamaki were the only other people on the team who were interested in making a tactical RPG. Takahashi did not want to tell the team what kind of game to create so they had several meetings about the design of the game before they all reached an agreement. [29]

Takahashi believed that most RPGs of the time only focused on telling an interesting story, treating battles and the coupled system as a tacked on extra rather than a core part of the experience. He wanted to challenge that notion, making a game with an engaging battle system. Shining Force was inspired primarily by Kure Software Koubou's Silver Ghost, a RPG for the PC-88 line of computers released in 1988. Silver Ghost's battle system consists in real-time actions and a multi-character system, in which the player controlled the leader of a "force" and attacked enemies by running into them, with the rest of the force following and engaging in combat with anything that comes close to them.

Takahashi had worked on Dragon Quest previously, and had wondered how the battle system could be improved. Silver Ghost and the tiled chess-like movement of units typical of tactical RPGs provided the answer, as it introduced the concepts of distance and range.

Sequels and re-releases

Shining Force was followed up by Shining Force II and Shining Force III in 1993 and 1997 respectively as well as a number of spin-offs.

The game was remade in 2004 by Amusement Vision as Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon. In its Mega Drive form, Shining Force has appeared in numerous compilations, including Sega Archives from USA Vol.3, Sega Smash Pack 2, Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection Volume 4 and Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection. It was also released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2008.

Other media associated with this game include an encyclopedia, several game guides, a soundtrack release, a manga series (3 volumes) and The Curse of Zeon, a six part story published in Sonic the Comic (issues #73-78).

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Shining Force Shining Force
Japanese シャイニング・フォース 神々の遺産 Shining Force: Legacy of the Gods

Version history

Main article: Shining Force/Changelog.
System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
iOS
 0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0 7.3MB 201212012012-12-01 iOS 6 support. [30]
iOS
 0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 6.2MB 201007292010-07-29 [31]

Comparisons

Main article: Shining Force/Comparisons.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits


Music

The Music was composed by Masahiko Yoshimura while the Sound Effects were programmed by Dogen Shibuya and Enzan Shibuya.

Digital manuals

  • Steam manual

  • Mega Drive Mini US manual

  • Mega Drive Mini EU manual

  • Mega Drive Mini JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Shining Force/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Shining Force/Promotional material.

Artwork

  • Khris

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88 [32]
92 №12, p14/15
Sega Mega Drive
 90
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[33]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
78
[34]
Console Mania (IT)
89
[35]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
90
[36]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[37]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
91
[38]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[39]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[5]
Gamers (DE)
87
[40]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[41]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
80
[42]
Joypad (FR) PAL
92
[43]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
92
[44]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
85
[45]
Mega (UK) PAL
92
[46]
Megablast (DE)
77
[47]
Mega Force (FR)
95
[48]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
87
[49]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
90
[8]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[50]
Player One (FR)
94
[51]
Play Time (DE) PAL
90
[52]
Power Up! (UK)
92
[53]
Power Play (DE)
89
[54]
Power Unlimited (NL)
89
[55]
Sega Magazin (DE)
86
[56]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[57]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
92
[58]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[59]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[60]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
86
[61]
Sega Force (SE)
84
[62]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
88
[63]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
85
[64]
Video Games (DE)
88
[65]
Sega Mega Drive
 86
Based on
35 reviews

Shining Force

Mega Drive, JP
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Reg Card
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Map
Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, US (alt)
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Cover
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Mega Drive, US (?)

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PCB
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
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Cover
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Mega Drive, KR
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Technical information

Main article: Shining Force/Technical information.

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:Shiningforce md jp cover.jpg
  2. ↑ File:ShiningForce MD KR cover.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  4. ↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 104
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 49
  7. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 55
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 76
  9. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:40)
  10. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_shiningforce/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-07-10 14:37)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/shining_force (Wayback Machine: 2018-02-22 02:59)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/4FEyTVAzwCPBhcH2dRPxW4dpwTYHer49 (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:23)
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  14. ↑ https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000046986.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-10-26 03:04)
  15. ↑ @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
  16. ↑ @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
  17. ↑ @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
  18. ↑ @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://blogs.sega.com/2010/07/29/shining-force-releases-on-iphone/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-17 05:01)
  20. ↑ http://blogs.sega.com/2010/08/26/segas-back-to-school-iphone-sale/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-25 19:32)
  21. ↑ http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011765/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-23 10:45)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 http://sega.jp/kt/apple/shiningforce/ (Wayback Machine: 2010-08-18 07:03)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 https://steamdb.info/app/71120/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-12 23:33)
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  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 https://steamdb.info/app/71120/history/?changeid=5755276
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 http://steamdb.info/app/71120/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-12 23:33)
  27. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/sega-pulls-gunstar-heroes-shining-force-more-app-store-google-play-1937218 (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-09 09:21)
  28. ↑ @SEGAForever on Twitter (archive.today)
  29. ↑ Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Hyakka, Shogakukan, page 138
  30. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shining-force/id382280803?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-03 16:50)
  31. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shining-force/id382280803?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2010-08-06 03:18)
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  33. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 204
  34. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 35
  35. ↑ Console Mania, "Novembre 1992" (IT; 1992-1x-xx), page 64
  36. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-07-30)
  37. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 264
  38. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 88
  39. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-03-27" (JP; 1992-03-13), page 39
  40. ↑ Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 16
  41. ↑ Game Informer, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 66
  42. ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 86
  43. ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 114
  44. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 14
  45. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
  46. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 54
  47. ↑ Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 42
  48. ↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 78
  49. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 76
  50. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 74
  51. ↑ Player One, "Juin/Juillet 1993" (FR; 1993-06-10), page 82
  52. ↑ Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 110
  53. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 24, 1993" (UK; 1993-07-24), page 1
  54. ↑ Power Play, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-16), page 112
  55. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 52
  56. ↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 48
  57. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 58
  58. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 42
  59. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  60. ↑ Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 36
  61. ↑ Sega Zone, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-xx), page 26
  62. ↑ Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 10
  63. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84
  64. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23
  65. ↑ Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 84


Shining Force

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Main page | Comparisons | Maps | Changelog | Hidden content | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Promotional material | Region coding | Technical information | Bootlegs


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)
Sega Mega Drive
Prototypes: 1993-03



Shining series of games
Sega Mega Drive
 Shining in the Darkness (1991) | Shining Force (1992) | Shining Force II (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jashin no Kuni e (1992) | Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (1993) | Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict (1995)
Sega Mega-CD
 Shining Force CD (1994)
Sega Saturn
 Shining Wisdom (1995) | Shining the Holy Ark (1996) | Shining Force III (Scenario 2, 3, Premium Disc) (1997-1998)
Game Boy Advance
 Shining Soul (2002) | Shining Soul II (2003) | Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Shining Tears (2004) | Shining Force Neo (2005) | Shining Force EXA (2007) | Shining Wind (2007)
Mobile phone
 Shining Road to the Force (2005) | Shining Force Chronicle I (2005) | Shining Force Chronicle II (2005) | Shining Force Chronicle III (2006) | Shining Road II (2006) | Shining Wind X (2008) | SFCE Tokei (2012)
Windows PC
 Shining Tears Material Collection (2006) | Shining Wind Fan Fest (2009)
Nintendo DS
 Shining Force Feather (2009)
Arcade
 Shining Force Cross (2009) | Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) | Shining Force Cross Elysion (2012) | Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013) | Shining Force Cross Exlesia Zenith (2014) | Blade Arcus from Shining (2014)
Sony PlayStation Portable
 Shining Hearts (2010) | Shining Blade (2012) | Shining Ark (2013)
Sony PlayStation 3
 Shining Resonance (2014) | Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015)
Sony PlayStation 4
 Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015) | Shining Resonance Refrain (2018)
iOS
Google Android OS
 Shining Force Classics (2018) | Shining Force: Hero of Light and Darkness (2022)
World
Strategy games: Gameplay | Items | Accessories | Weapons | Magic
Shining related media
Albums
Sound Story of Shining and the Darkness (1991) | Shining Force Special Sound CD (1992) | Symphonic Suite Shining Force II (1993) | Symphonic Suite the Another Story of Shining Force (1994) | Shining Wisdom (1995) | Shining the Holy Ark Original Soundtrack (1996) | Shining Force III Original Soundtrack (1998) | Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Original Sound Tracks (2004) | Shining Tears (2004) | Shining Force Neo Music Collection (2005) | Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection (2005) | Shining Tears Music Collection (2005) | Shining Force EXA Music Collection (2007) | Shining Wind Music Collection (2007) | Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack (2007) | Shining Force Feather Soundtrack (2009) | Shining Hearts Kaizoku Hihou Fan Disc (2010) | Shining Force Cross Raid Original Sound Track (2011) | Shining Hearts Original Soundtrack (2011) | Shining Blade Haru no Shin Seikatsu Ouen Fan Disc (2012) | Shining Blade Character Song Album (2012) | Shining Ark Tenshi no Fandisc (2013) | Shining Force Cross Original Sound Track (2014) | Shining Resonance Music Collection (2015)
Audiobooks
Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 1 Dark Side: Memories and departure (2006) | Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 2 Light Side: Yuushatei Hanjouki (2006) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 1 (2007) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 2 (2008) | Shining Force EXA Drama CD (2008) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 3 (2008) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 4 (2009) | Drama CD Shining Force Feather (2009) | Drama CD Shining Hearts (2011)
Books
Guide book: Shining and the Darkness Koushiki Guide Book (1991) | Shining Force Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1992) | Shining Force Battle Guide (1993) | Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin Game Guide Book (1993) | Shining Force CD Koushiki Guide Book (1994) | Shining Wisdom Koushiki Guide Book (1995) | Shining the Holy Ark Koushiki Guide Book (1996) | Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin Official Guide (1997) | Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin Perfect Navi (1998) | Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko Official Guide (1998) | Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko Perfect Navi (1998) | Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu Perfect Navi (1998) | Shining Force III Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1999) | Shining Soul Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (2002) | Shining Force: Kuroki Ryuu no Fukkatsu Final Complete Guide (2004) | Shining Tears Final Complete Guide (2004) | Shining Tears Saikyou Kishidan Ikusei Guide (2004) | Shining Tears Official Strategy Guide (2005) | Shining Force Neo Force Master Ikusei Guide (2005) | Shining Force Neo Final Complete Guide (2005) | Shining Force Neo Official Strategy Guide (2005) | Shining Force EXA: The Master Guide‎ (2007) | Shining Force EXA Official Strategy Guide (2007) | Shining Force EXA Final Complete Guide (2007) | Shining Wind Saisoku Guide Book (2007) | Shining Wind Final Complete Guide (2007) | Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack (2007) | Shining Force Feather: The Master Guide‎ (2009) | Shining Force Feather Complete Guide (2009) | Shining Hearts Saisoku Guide Book (2010) | Shining Hearts Complete Guide (2011) | Shining Force Cross Raid Guide Book 1st (2011) | Shining Force Cross Raid Guide Book 2nd (2011) | Shining Blade First Blader's Guide (2012) | Shining Blade Complete Guide (2012) | Shining Force Cross Settei Shiryoushuu (2012) | Shining Ark Complete Guide (2013) | Shining Blade & Ark Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2013)
Art book: Works for Shining the Holy Ark (1996) | Shining Force III Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1999) | Shining Force EXA Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2007) | Shining Force Feather Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2009) | Shining Hearts Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2011)
Unsorted: Shining and the Darkness Kouryakuhon (xxxx) | Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) | Shining Force Kouryaku no Tebiki (xxxx) | Shining Force II Inishie no Fuuin Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) | Shining Force II Inishie no Fuuin Kouryaku no Tebiki (xxxx) | Shining Force Gaiden Final Conflict Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) | Shining Force Gaiden & Gaiden II Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) | Tony's Artworks from Shining Worlds (xxxx)
Film
Shining Tears X Wind (2007) | Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan (2010)
Toys
Weiß Schwarz Shining Force EXA TCG (2009)
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