Shining Soul 2

by Atlus

Product Features

• Choose from four new character classes - Brawler, Priestess, Dark Wizard, and Ninja -- learning their strengths and weaknesses will be the difference between life & death
• Enter the Royal Colosseum and challenge the computer or your friends to special battles
• Collect weapons and items for trade with other players
• Multiple side quests help you build your character and discover rare side items
• Discover the secret to combine your force's powers into the Shining Force - a powerful weapon that can decimate an army

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000ZG48M
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 20, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,272 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Game Informer Review

Outside of annoying item management, Sega fixed most of the problems that plagued the original game. Enemies no longer run blindly into your extended sword; the dungeons showcase variety in design; and the character animations actually have some life and style to them. I absolutely loathed the first adventure, but couldn't seem to pull myself away from this one. It feels a little bit like Zelda and has the depth of Diablo. Not bad. Not bad at all.

Rated: 7.5 out of 10
Editor: Andrew Reiner
Issue: February 2004




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Product Description

Shining Soul II takes you back to the beautiful and mysterious world from the original Shining Soul. The battles between light & darkness of the original game are now just legends -- but the darkness has returned. Monsters are appearing again, as the King announces a tournament of fighters. The warrior who proves his or her worth will lead the fight against the monsters. Can that warrior be you?

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shining through the Ages, May 22, 2004

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J. Adams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shining Soul 2 (Video Game)

This game is heaps of fun. I could play for hours and hours and actually found myself doing just that. If you don't mind returning to town all the time to buy more health drops and to sell off extraneous items, this game is a must buy. The only qualm I had was that it seemed at times monsters could attack you from a diagonal but you couldn't hit them. Maybe just a bug or a quirk. Either way, fun, fun, fun. Finally, levels are easy to gain and the variety of weapons and items make the game a little more enjoyable.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experienced RPG gamer's thoughts on Shining Soul 2, July 8, 2005

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Reuben Gathright "rgathright" (United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shining Soul 2 (Video Game)

This game replaced Final Fantasy II on my short list of games to play when you are bored. It took several years to do this, let's see why...

Pros:
1) Multiple character classes including a class only available once you beat the game! User configurable stats allow you to focus your character on a particular task, IE: healing(defense) vs powerful weapons abilities(offense).
2) Text is easy to read.
3) Gameplay for me has passed 80 hours over the past year.
4) Forging: You can forge three "minerals" and get a random item or "special" item. The characteristics of the item depend on: "mineral" values, gold paid for forging, order of placement on forging block and pure LUCK! This is the best weapon/armor creation method I have seen to date on the gameboy platform overvall.

Cons:
1) Soundtrack could be better. Music for the stats screen is good though.

Do not miss out on this game if you are a fan of Final Fantasy or RPG games.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A portable diablo game., December 16, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shining Soul 2 (Video Game)

This game is good for people who most likely to spend your hours hack and slashin' enemies and baddies, and love to see your character level up. Why I said this is a portable Diablo game, was because they have over 100 generated items, it's really fun to see your equip get stronger and stronger as you buy weapons/armor from the stores. If you are a gamer who likes a good storyline, I recommend you don't buy this, because this has a crappy story, you will not enjoy it, dialogs are slow, but if you are a gamer who likes to play, not caring about the story, this game is for you, 18 levels to beat up baddies, it can get repetitive going to the same dungeons with the dialog and all. I recommend this game to most people.