Shining Force (1992)
Camelot Software Planning, Climax Entertainment
Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Wii · iOS
3.95 from 216 ratings
604 members have it in their collection · 20 playing now · 216 backlogged · 103 wish listed
How long? Main story 21h · with extras 18h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Shining Force is a turn-based tactical RPG. Battles take place in square grids, and each unit occupies 1 square. Units can belong to one of two sides: allies (controlled by the player) or enemies (controlled by the computer AI). Each unit can move up to a fixed amount of squares along the battlefield, determined by its Move statistic. Depending on …
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Shining Force is a turn-based tactical RPG. Battles take place in square grids, and each unit occupies 1 square. Units can belong to one of two sides: allies (controlled by the player) or enemies (controlled by the computer AI). Each unit can move up to a fixed amount of squares along the battlefield, determined by its Move statistic. Depending on its location relative to enemies and to allies, a unit also has the option to attack, cast a spell, use an item, search (if adjacent to a treasure chest), or stay and do nothing, all of which end the unit's turn. Some commands, such as equipping or dropping items, don't count as actions, and the character's turn is able to continue. The order of the turns is determined by the unit's agility score and a random seed. Units can use offensive actions, such as physical attacks or offensive magic, only on units belonging to the other side and can use supportive actions, such as healing magic, stat-enhancing magic, and items, only on units belonging to the same side.
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Details
- Developers
- Camelot Software Planning, Climax Entertainment
- Publishers
- Sega
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Franchises
- Shining Force
- Series
- Shining Force
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Mar 20, 1992 (Worldwide) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Jul 10, 2007 (Japan) Wii
- Jul 23, 2007 (North_America) Wii
- Aug 03, 2007 (Europe) Wii
- Jul 29, 2010 (Worldwide) iOS
- Jan 26, 2011 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Related
Bundled in
- Sega Smash Pack 2 (Dec 1999) · PC
- Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (Jan 2001) · DC
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Feb 2009) · PS3, X360
- Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics (Jun 2010) · LIN, MAC, NSW, Oculus Rift, PC, Steam VR
- Sega Genesis Classics: Series 4 (Jan 2011) · PC
- Sega Genesis Classics (May 2018) · NSW, PS4, XONE
- Sega Smash Pack 2 (Dec 1999) · PC
- Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (Jan 2001) · DC
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Feb 2009) · PS3, X360
- Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics (Jun 2010) · LIN, MAC, NSW, Oculus Rift, PC, Steam VR
- Sega Genesis Classics: Series 4 (Jan 2011) · PC
- Sega Genesis Classics (May 2018) · NSW, PS4, XONE
- Shining Force Classics (Oct 2018) · ANDR, iOS
- Mega Drive Mini (Sep 2019) · Plug & Play
- Sega Genesis Mini (Sep 2019) · Plug & Play
- Mega Drive Mini (Sep 2019) · Plug & Play
- Sega Archives from USA Vol. 3 · PC
Remakes
- Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (Apr 2004) · GBA, WiiU
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
63
4 stars
89
3 stars
53
2 stars
8
1 star
2
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Daninokuni Jun 16, 2022
I don't know who thought that giving a lot of evasion to strong enemies was a good idea, but it's not. I just keep attacking ten minutes until one of my units hits...
Status Daninokuni Jun 8, 2022
In chapter 3, my "like" is turning to "love".
This game has pretty cool classes. It's not easy to choose which units to use, and there are a lot of non-humans units here, which is cool.
Status internpepper Nov 12, 2020
I loved the diverse cast in this game. You can choose centaurs, werewolves, dragons, elves, and more. The overall story and world was pretty basic, but the combat system was fun. Item management was terrible, but that's just a product of an older game. Overall, I enjoyed this one and look forward to playing the sequel!
