Customer Reviews

Shining Force II

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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.

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.

Shining Force 2 is simply an incredibly fun game to play. With an enormous cast of charactors, a long involved storyline, loads of cool interesting towns, and awsome monsters this game is among my favorite RPG's ever. Perhaps the most interesting, innovative part of the game is the overhead Final Fantasy Tactics style battle engine which requires tremendus stratagy to achieve success along with the stregth of one's battle party. Highly recomended to RPG fans.

Long before Final Fantasy Tactics and Arc the Lad, there was Shining Force 2. This one has an excellent story and great characters. The battle system is essentially the same used in Tactics but not nearly as complex. The music is also very good and memorable and light years better than the previous installment. The graphics are also top-notch.

One of my friends introduced me to this game via the Sega channel many years ago. It's a great RPG and it's sad that it goes usually forgotten (I noticed many people tend to remember the first one more than this one, which is a shame because this one beats the first one hands down).

If you happen to come across this game in a pawn shop or gaming store, I HIGHLY suggest picking this up. It's a great game and possibly the best RPG for the Sega Genesis. A classic.

Amazing game, Great story line 2nd was much longer than the first. There are no two better RPG's in existance.

Like the title states, Shining Force I and II were my first RPGs. I started the former in 2nd or 3rd grade and I can't remember how many times I've played them both through. There's no comparing either one of these with Final Fantasy Tactics. In SFII there are nothing but improvements. Graphics, music, weapons and even the ability to shake up the order of play a bit. (I would say the first one is a little bit harder b/c of the boss battles). Def. a must buy if you're looking for a great game that's just really fun. I also recomment Vandal Hearts for the PS1. Similar style with a battle system that rivals (maybe tops) the Shining Force series.

Shining Force 2 took everything about SF1 and made it better. This game is amazing. The fun factor is overwhelming, the story is fun and epic, and the gameplay is addictive and challenging. I have played through this title several times and I love it every time, it is probably my favorite video game period. If you have a Genesis, and you play RPGs, it is imperative that you own this game.

While the Phantasy Star series of RPGs will forever remain the best RPGs as far as characters and story lines go, Shining Forces II has by far my favorite battle system in any game ever. It has a turn-based battle system, and characters with RPG-like powers and equipment. This game is great!

hehe, this game is just absoloutly great in every way...hmm where to start?

For one thing, the graphics for the time, are jaw dropping. The music, while not superb, is nice, and the storyline is great. But the main thing that made me like this, is that unlike the other strategy rpgs ive played (Vandal Hearts, Front Mission 3 etc...), the battles were a lot less repetitive and seemed to have more relevance to the story.

The best Genesis game ever made, I reckon.

hehe, this game is just absoloutly great in every way...hmm where to start?

For one thing, the graphics for the time, are jaw dropping. The music, while not superb, is nice, and the storyline is great. But the main thing that made me like this, is that unlike the other strategy rpgs ive played (Vandal Hearts, Front Mission 3 etc...), the battles were a lot less repetitive and seemed to have more relevance to the story.

The best Genesis game ever made, I reckon.