Shining Force 2

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Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000035XMQ
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,198 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal! Intensely engaging, May 10, 2004

By	Infinite Catalyst "C. Robert Dennis" (Monument, CO) - See all my reviews

I rented this game with my cousing while we were looking for some decent rpg's on the Genesis about 10 years ago. After getting no sleep for three days, and consuming mass quantities of Dr. Pepper and Coke, we had gotten about half-way through the game. Previously playing an RPG with two people turned into quite an adruous and strickly regulated task, but with this game it was almost as fun to watch as to play.

**For fantasy enthusiasts this game excels on many, many, levels.

**Use of races in the plot line is not Tolkeinesque in is complexity, but fascinatingly diverse in battle and roaming scenarios.

**The development of characters throughout the game is sooo satisfying: twerpy girls develop into smokin' women, teenagers come of age into warriors, and the protagonist kicks some serious ass.

**The pace of the game is both epic and fast moving, only a couple of battles take too long, otherwise the difficulty level is strategically perfect. The scale of the game isn't too large, yet at the same time has incredible map twists.

**I love buying weapons. I love it. You find plenty of towns and buy plenty of character specefic weapons. (Not to mention that you forge your own near the end.) There is sweet magical development and balanced capabilites.

**The music is sweeping and epic, especially for its time and capabilities. The graphics are artistic and not annoyingly stylized. There is actually a trove of quality art throughout the game.

BOTTOME LINE: For those of you who love classic Fantasy: Tolkein, Robert Jordan, Terry Brooks, Jacques, any of those guys, you will love this game. Older guys might have to be more tolerant, but for you youngsters, this game is hot as hell.

I don't care about x-box or gamecube (for a brief time) when it comes to this game there is no excuse not to play it. It is the most satisfying RPG I have ever played. (And it dosen't take 2 months to beat!!)

Buy it, and play it. It is soooo worth it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SF2, November 1, 2002

By	cindy (ramsey, MN United States) - See all my reviews

Although Rare and Expensive, Shining Force 2 is the best game for Sega Genesis and is Better than the first version, I own this game and cost me a lot to buy. This Time Zeon the evil god is striking and it's up to the force to stop him and will be tough. This 1994 game is incredible with awesome graphics and build up to 30 characters and raise them to be strong ferocious warriors and defeat devils all throughout the game

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really was a Shining Force..., March 7, 2002

By	nafysmiley (Utah) - See all my reviews

Shining Force 2 is, without a doubt, the best Genesis game ever made. I first played it on the short-lived Sega-channel, and since then, I've never put it down. After I bought it, I think I played through it at least five times. In fact, it was the first RPG I ever played.

Shining Force 2 is a tactical RPG, with game play akin to that of Fire Emblem or Front Mission(which I also enjoyed). It is quite the challenge, and the highest difficulty (ouch!) can give you a run for your money, especially in the later battles. The primitive though still involved combat system was further boosted by a simple experience and leveling up system. The final touch to the combat, which really puts Shining Force over the edge, was the attack cut scenes. For the time this game was made, they blow me away.

The overall storyline is rather generic, but for me it took a backseat to the combat. Some of the different battles and specific elements of the story were very original, however, and added a certain extra little flavor (I dread the chessboard battle to this very day). One minor complaint is that most of the characters aren't important to the story and join you for no reason. It isn't too important, but most of the characters seemed cool enough they should have had their own backstory at least, and some involvement in the game other than combat.

All in all, Shining Force 2 is a classic RPG. It is long (I would estimate 30 hours), with nice graphics, a pretty good soundtrack (as good as you can get for electronic beeps), and very entertaining game play. I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in RPG's.