Shining Force II (1993)
Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Wii
4.09 from 172 ratings
494 members have it in their collection · 8 playing now · 193 backlogged · 85 wish listed
How long? Main story 46h · with extras 16h (from 6 logged playthroughs)
As a student of Astral the wizard, you and your friends study all the usual subjects: reading, writing, and sword fighting. As your time at school draws to an end, dark events are taking place on the island of Grans. The two Jewels which seal the Door to Darkness have been stolen, allowing a creature of awesome power to be …
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As a student of Astral the wizard, you and your friends study all the usual subjects: reading, writing, and sword fighting. As your time at school draws to an end, dark events are taking place on the island of Grans. The two Jewels which seal the Door to Darkness have been stolen, allowing a creature of awesome power to be unleashed. Finding where the Jewels were taken, and why, is a task only the bravest of adventurers can undertake.
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Details
- Developers
- Camelot Software Planning
- Publishers
- Sega, Tec Toy
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Franchises
- Shining Force
- Series
- Shining Force
- Event
- Summer CES 1994
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Oct 01, 1993 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- 1994 (Full Release) (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Jul 15, 2008 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Wii
- Jan 26, 2011 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Related
Bundled in
- 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
- 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 2 (Oct 2022) · Plug & Play
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Rating distribution
5 stars
66
4 stars
68
3 stars
28
2 stars
6
1 star
3
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review Capt.ACAB 4/5 · Apr 29, 2021
Great Strategy RPG. Better than the first
I played this after Shining Force 1 and in the beginning I was still thinking the first game was better, as I got about half way through I realized this one has a lot more depth! My main criticism is that is kind of easy to get lost about halfway through the game and some of the dialog is a …
I played this after Shining Force 1 and in the beginning I was still thinking the first game was better, as I got about half way through I realized this one has a lot more depth! My main criticism is that is kind of easy to get lost about halfway through the game and some of the dialog is a bit off.
There's almost no connection to Shining Force 1 so don't worry about jumping into this one. Shining Force 1 is good though!
Great game!
Review WerqKween 5/5 · Dec 11, 2020
While the rest of y'all are here in 2020, or 2077 or whatever, I guess I'm stuck in 1994. Although this is one of the few games I had played through previously, I was on a kick from the other Shinings so thought I'd go through this again.
Shining Force 2 is a dang blast. Battle is basic, turn-based strategy, …
While the rest of y'all are here in 2020, or 2077 or whatever, I guess I'm stuck in 1994. Although this is one of the few games I had played through previously, I was on a kick from the other Shinings so thought I'd go through this again.
Shining Force 2 is a dang blast. Battle is basic, turn-based strategy, the story is pretty bare bones, there's not much at all in terms of character development, but there's just enough secrets and exploration and stuff going on here and there. It's light and fun and definitely greater than the sum of its parts.
The soundtrack is a BOP, Motoaki Takenouchi is fantastic. Go listen to it!!
My team at the end was #mastermonk4life (Sarah and Karna), Bowie, Slade, Chester (paladin), Jaha (baron), Peter, Elric and Janet as Snipers, May, Gerhalt, and Kazin (sorcerer). I didn't shake things up too much this time around, but it was still easy going.
