Shining Force II (Sega Genesis, 1994)

Shining Force Two was the sequel to the original acclaimed Shining Force, and on the Genesis it sits basically alone, as one of the few great RPG's for this system.

The game is tactical "chess-board" style gameplay, with several battles and an interesting story, and its graphics, while bad by today's standard are clean and crisp, and the game does a good job of keeping the attention of the gamer. There are a few good tunes from the game, and the sound is okay, but not exactly astounding (hard to produce on a Genesis).

This game is different from its predecesor, Shining Force, but it is a good sequel, and one that does not require playing the first one to play. It comes highly recommended, is pretty valuable, and is downright fun to play. Aside from a few problems late in the game (where the linear nature of the game opens up a bit), the game works well, and should take an experienced gamer a while to play. If you still own a working Genesis and haven't played this game, or have, but no longer own it, pick up this game. It is easily worth 30-40 dollars, and can hold your attention for as many, if not more hours.

This is a great game! I first played it on sega channel in the mid-90's. Remember Sega Channel?! This game and its predecessor, the first Shining Force are what paved the way for the FF Tactics series! This is a great game in and out and I can only hope for the day this comes to xbox live arcade!!!

The game's premise is simply gathering warriors together in "The Shining Force" and beating the game's objective. The game uses simple rules for grid like combat, but there is much strategy still.

Shining Force, Shining Force II and Shining Force CD are must plays if you have a Sega Genesis/Sega CD.

If you like strategy role playing games but don't want to memorize a novel in order to learn how to play it...you won't be disappointed.