Shining Force EXA

by Sega

Product Features

• Combination of real-time action and tactical battle strategies create a unique gameplay experience. Defend the fortress from encroaching beasts and destroy hordes of fearsome enemies in the field.
• Manage and build your ancient fortress. Build up robot defense squadrons, construct training grounds for elite soldiers, maintain and upgrade shield systems and more.
• Two playable heroes in one adventure. Battle as Toma, the chosen carrier of the Shining Force sword or Cyrille, a legendary sorceress with mysterious motives.
• Customizable warriors. There is deeper customization than ever before with hundreds of items and weapons to upgrade your character.
• Revamped Party AI. Switch out the battle party’s weapons to change the fighting techniques and thus, the course of battle.

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: B000M46V20
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 2 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 21, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,298 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #36 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Role-Playing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Shining Force EXA challenges you to unite a planet. A bitter war between two world superpowers has raged on for decades; armies of beasts and demons devastate the people and the land. With both sides deadlocked, two young heroes rise up to begin a heroic journey to stop the fighting and unite the divided world. As either Toma, a talented sword fighter boy, or Cyrille, a cunning female sorceress, you'll venture into a stunning world of swords and sorcery teeming with a huge variety of tribes. With aggressive offensive and defensive strategies, you'll lead your battle party into combat while protecting your home base, the Geo Fortress, from massive attacks. Enhanced Power Arts System - Players will master different Power Arts and unleash a wide variety of magic attacks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated!, May 25, 2007

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Compassghost - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shining Force EXA (Video Game)

Apparently, a lot of review websites like IGN and GameSpot hate this game for its slowdowns. While there are a few downfalls, the title comes up great, and I really enjoyed the time I spent with it. Everything looks great, the characters have decent voices, and the gameplay doesn't force you to learn chaotic combos, while keeping the fighting hectic.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor technically, but still fun to play, July 27, 2007

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faster "dressed in black" (Football Town, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shining Force EXA (Video Game)

So I read the lack luster reviews for this game on Gamespot and IGN, and read the fantastic reviews this game got from the fans and decided to get pick this up and see for myself who was right...

Despite its many short comings, such as poor voice acting, and game lag during large battles this game still manages to be a lot of fun to play. This really is a hidden gem for fans of combat RPG's.

In addition to your standard dungeon crawling for gear and experience to get stronger you also inherit a huge fortress that you are responsible for beefing up and protecting from enemy attacks. I certainly loved that aspect of the game, it's simple and not much to it but I really like having a house or fort that I can watch develop and change throughout a game along with my characters.

The interface is really smooth and easy to navigate, big kudos on that. Everything you need is easily accessible from the game screen.

Level designs are pretty boring to be honest, there are never any "wow that's awesome" type moments. Typically just more cave walls, bushes and stairs painted a different color.

The combat is simple and there's really not much to it other than mashing buttons and have sufficient stats to kill whatever you are fighting. The only real technique that's needed is being able to dodge if you see a boss charging an attack.

You can't control your two party members and they are...to put it as nicely as I can...incredibly stupid. Several times I'd be fighting a boss with Toma and turn the boss away from my two party members so they would not get hit by frontal attacks, only to have them go out of their way to stand in front of him and promptly be killed.

Despite all this the game is still fun to play...but definitely this is not a 5 star game by any stretch of the imagination. It is fun to play and definitely worth trying if you are in the mood for a combat/action RPG.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated - Better Than What Is Reviewed, June 3, 2007

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Enternal - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shining Force EXA (Video Game)

Wow! I just have to say wow! I was at first really disappointed that I had bought the game because right after I had bought it, I was just surfing the web and then went onto IGN to see the reviews. The reviews were it was just... bad. However, I still decided to play the game because a couple times the games that IGN rate as bad was not bad at all to me and one example was Shining Tears. Anyway, the game was great! Great animations and graphics, and great battle system (action rpg) although I do prefer turn base more since it's more traditional but the battle system was great. It's true that it does have slow down but that only happens when there is a lot of monsters that is spawn and other than the that, it's really smooth. Even during the slowdown, it feels like you are still in control and not losing because any button that you press the character WILL do but just in slow motion. Also, the voice was pretty good and not bad like some games. However, sadly SEGA did not decide to keep the Japanese audio track for it would be great if the game had both the Japanses and English track. Furthermore, the game has so much that you can do and also the events or converstion can be quite different depending on who you choose to play at that moment. Overall, I really like this game because it's quite fun and although it seems repetitive, it is not because it always keep you entertained.