Binding: Video Game Brand: Sega Of America, Inc. EAN: 0010086013122 Label: Sega Of America, Inc. Manufacturer: Sega Of America, Inc. Platform: Sega Genesis Publisher: Sega Of America, Inc. Sales Rank: 5035 Studio: Sega Of America, Inc.
Rating: - Great RPG from a great system
Sega Genesis is probably the 2nd best video game system ever made (behind Nintendo and maybe behind Intellivision) and their RPG games are also some of the best. Shining Force very well could be Sega's best. You start as a young man who is called upon to save the workld from the Evil's of Dark Dragon. Through the 8 chapters of the game you'll fight 30different battles, picking up all sorts of companions (29 in all) to fight with you along the way (they range form Magicians, Healers, Archers, Warriors, Flyer's, Knight's to worthless idiots). As you get stronger you have to buy better weapons, get better spells, and get promotions, find special objects and secrets and kill certain foes. Certain fights are better suited for certain fighters, I'll leave that to you to find whio is good in what areas, but this is a must have RPG from a great game system.
Rating: - GO SHINING FORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This game is by far the best RPG game i have EVER played!!!! but be warned this game can be quite frustrating example: last night i was playing and about 2 or 3 rune nights left and i attacked 1 with Max (main character...you can name him whatever you want) and his turn came up, he attacked me and i lost...it was SO frustrating!!! but the game is really fun, the music is just wondeful! it is scary how good it is compared to other games around that time. i have sega smashpack 2 and thats how i play it, i oringally saw it and it said sonic 2 included and i just HAD to buy it, i saw the sreecnshot for shining force and said "I don't like these types of games" i didnt play shining force for a while then i decided that that was the only game i hadnt played and so i tried it and i was blown away!!!!! overall a really great game the graphics are ok but who cares about that because the gameplay, music, and battle system makes up for that! because of this game i now like turn-based games! ^_^
Rating: - WOW
This game is the very first rpg i ever played on a console....It is also the first rpg i ever beat. Actually its the first game i ever beat period.It was long....harrowing....challenging and wonderful.I would play it over and over again using different parties and finding different things. (Like the bikini that Tao can wear, mind you it only changes her sprite and not the artwork during her battle scenes but still its kinda funny) I ended up losing my copy rather stupidly...the classic someone borrowed it then moved away deal.however...i reccomend this game to ANYONE and oh yeah....Some one on here mentioned not to get Gong...get him he doesnt use weapons cause hes a monk and he hits DECENTLY hard hes good to get you going till you can find someone to replace him. He is also your hardest hitting healer.Lowe is ok but slow. Gong will smack the crap out of people. thank you and goodnight
Rating: - AWESWOME!!!
Yet another review by Sonic. Shining Force is what brought me to the light of RPG gaming. It has a great storyline, intense battles, and a whole lot more! It'll have you slaming your controler (or in my case, keyboard) to the ground and stomping all over it! In that instance, I would reccomend the Sega 6-button Arcade Contoller. I played this game on the Sega Smash Pack for my PC and want it for my recently aquired Genesis. Unfortunately, Amazon is out of used copies of Shining Force. Oh well. Check out the Sega Smash Pack to play it on your PC.
Pros:
Fun RPG Game
Good Music
Awesome Graphics
Cons:
Anger Spurts (Have an extra controller)
Hard to find
Ussually Expensive
-Sonic
Rating: - The Light is shining on this one
This game rocks. The graphics are great (for genesis anyway) and the soundtrack is the best I have heard in a video game. The strategy rpg elements are a lot of. this game makes me want advance wars. this game should be purchased by anyone with a genesis
