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Sega's long running series of tactical action RPGs which are centered around a young hero's quest to lead a band of adventurers, the 'Shining Force', against the forces of darkness

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The Shining Force series is part of Sega's long-running Shining (Franchise) franchise, which also includes the Shining Soul (Franchise) series.

Shining Force Cross (Franchise) is an arcade sub-series of the Shining Force (Franchise) series.

Games

Shining Force (Game)

20 March 1992

Platforms/Game Boy AdvancePlatforms/GenesisPlatforms/PCPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/iPadPlatforms/iPhone

Shining Force Gaiden (Game)

25 December 1992

Platforms/Game Gear

Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya

25 June 1993

Platforms/Game GearPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Shining Force II (Game)

1 October 1993

Platforms/GenesisPlatforms/PCPlatforms/Wii Shop

Shining Force CD (Game)

21 July 1994

Platforms/Sega CD

Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict

30 June 1995

Platforms/Game Gear

Shining Force III (Game)

31 May 1998

Platforms/Saturn

Shining Force III Scenario 2 (Game)

29 June 1998

Platforms/Saturn

Shining Force III Scenario 3 (Game)

23 September 1998

Platforms/Saturn

Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon

8 June 2004

Platforms/Game Boy Advance

Shining Force: Neo

20 October 2005

Platforms/PlayStation 2

Shining Force EXA (Game)

18 January 2007

Platforms/PlayStation 2

Shining Force Feather (Game)

19 February 2009

Platforms/Nintendo DS

Shining Force Cross (Game)

3 December 2009

Platforms/Arcade

Shining Force Cross Raid (Game)

25 November 2010

Platforms/Arcade

Shining Force Cross Elysion (Game)

15 March 2012

Platforms/Arcade

Shining Force Cross Exlesia (Game)

20 June 2013

Platforms/Arcade

Shining Force Classics (Game)

24 October 2018

Platforms/AndroidPlatforms/iPadPlatforms/iPhone

Franchise details

Name

Shining Force

Features

18 games

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First game

Shining Force (Game)

Aliases

Characters

• Has characters: Scorpion (Character), Kuai Liang (Character), Reptile (Character), Raiden (Character), Guile (Character), M. Bison (Character), Ryu (Character), Sonic the Hedgehog (Character), Chun-Li (Character), Ken Masters (Character), Alex Kidd (Character), Tails (Character), Knuckles (Character), Adam Hunter (Character), Blaze Fielding (Character), Mega Man (Character), Ristar (Character), Axel Stone (Character), Earl (Character), Toejam (Character), Darksol (Character), Domingo (Character), Kane of Runefaust (Character), Max (Character), Oddler (Character), Chaz (Character), Chester (Character), Claude (Character), Elric (Character), Frayja (Character), Gerhalt (Character), Higins (Character), Janet (Character), Jaro (Character), Karna (Character), Lemon (Character), Peter (Character), Randolf (Character), Rick (Character), Rohde (Character), Sheela (Character), Sir Astral (Character), Slade (Character), Taya (Character), Tyrin (Character), Zynk (Character), Cameela (Character), Geshp (Character), Kraken (Character), Bowie (Character), Eric (Character), Jaha (Character), Kazin (Character), Kiwi (Character), Luke (Character), May (Character), Sarah (Character), Skreech (Character), Adam (Character), Alef (Character), Amon (Character), Anri (Character), Arthur (Character), Balbaroy (Character), Bleu (Character), Diane (Character), Earnest (Character), Gong (Character), Gort (Character), Guntz (Character), Hans (Character), Hanzou (Character), Jogurt (Character), Ken (Character), Khris (Character), Kokichi (Character), Lowe (Character), Luke (Character), Lyle (Character), Mae (Character), Musashi (Character), Pelle (Character), Tao (Character), Torasu (Character), Vankar (Character), Zylo (Character), Klein (Character), Xion (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Japan (Location), Dungeon (Location), Russia (Location), The United States of America (Location), Space (Location), Cave (Location), Forest (Location), Castle (Location), Desert (Location), Shop (Location), Town (Location), Tavern (Location), Shrine (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Villain (Concept), Zombie (Concept), Resurrection (Concept), Damsel In Distress (Concept), Maps (Concept), Non-Player Character (Concept), Sprite (Concept), Male Protagonists (Concept), Save Point (Concept), First-Person Perspective (Concept), Silent Protagonist (Concept), Melee (Concept), Silent Protagonists Who Talk in Sequels (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Mini-Boss (Concept), Good vs. Evil (Concept), Robot (Concept), Reptilian Humanoid (Concept), Knight (Concept), Multiple Endings (Concept), Rats (Concept), Mascot Sports (Concept), Punctuation Mark Above Head (Concept), God (Concept), Magic (Concept), Souls (Concept), Hack and Slash (Concept), Hit Points (Concept), Inventory (Concept), Loot Gathering (Concept), Shopping (Concept), Experience Points (Concept), Health (Concept), 2D (Concept), Centaurs (Concept), Dragon (Concept), Amnesia (Concept), Roman Numerals (Concept), Flashback (Concept), Summoning (Concept), Top-Down Perspective (Concept), Ancient Curse (Concept), Episodic Content (Concept), Wizards (Concept), Birdmen (Concept), Healer (Concept), Chimera (Concept), Pegasus (Concept), Class Change (Concept), Necromancers (Concept), Grinding (Concept), Mana (Concept), Skeletons (Concept), Elf (Concept), Party System (Concept), Werewolf (Concept), Level Up (Concept), Centaur (Concept), Trolls (Concept), Skeleton Warriors (Concept), Golem (Concept), Vertical Scrolling (Concept), Goblins (Concept), Gargoyles (Concept), Death (Concept), Tactical Turn-Based Combat (Concept), Griffons (Concept), Nāga (Concept), Game Over (Concept), Dungeon Crawling (Concept), Item Combination (Concept), Hellhound (Concept), Chicken (Concept), Oversized Vermin (Concept), Random Loot (Concept), Games on which Anime are Based (Concept), Health Warnings (Concept), Turn-Based (Concept), Unskippable Tutorial Sequence (Concept), Continue (Concept), Colossus (Concept), Killing Rats (Concept), Deus Ex Machina (Concept), Grid-Based Movement (Concept), Chapters (Concept), Class-Based Shooter (Concept), Damage Numbers (Concept), E3 1997 (Concept), E3 1998 (Concept), E3 2005 (Concept), High Score (Concept), Itemization (Concept), OnLive (Concept), Original Soundtrack Release (Concept), Randomly Generated Map (Concept), Remake (Concept), Sega Channel (Concept), Sequel is in a Different Genre (Concept), Sound Test (Concept), Steam (Concept), Tokyo Game Show 2008 (Concept), Unskippable Cutscene (Concept), Virtual Console (Concept), World Map (Concept), Dullahan (Concept), Requel (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Spear (Object), Bow (Object), Laser (Object), Brass Knuckles (Object), Gun (Object), Helmet (Object), Knife (Object), Missile (Object), Rocket Launcher (Object), Mustache (Object), Machine Gun (Object), Axe (Object), Whip (Object), Sword (Object), Armor (Object), C4 (Object), Gold (Object), Rope (Object), Nunchaku (Object), Train (Object), Trip Mine (Object), Magic Staff (Object), Power Glove (Object), Shield (Object), Treasure Chest (Object), Ring (Object), Potion (Object), Battle Axe (Object), Lance (Object), Torch (Object), Flail (Object), Steamed Bun (Object), Javelin (Object), Crate (Object), Mythril (Object), Town Portal Scroll (Object)

People

• Has people: Jeff Kramer (Person), Toshio Furukawa (Person), Hikaru Midorikawa (Person), Houko Kuwashima (Person), Goichi Suda (Person), Fumihide Aoki (Person), Nana Mizuki (Person), Melissa Hutchison (Person), Noizi Ito (Person), Gary Martinez (Person), Arnold Feener (Person), Janine Cook (Person), Joe Cain (Person), Michael A. Williams (Person), Nobuo Kashakuma (Person), William M. Sullivan (Person), Yoshitaka Sakamoto (Person), Akihiko Sato (Person), Akira Ueda (Person), Dennis Lee (Person), Hiroto Yamamoto (Person), Hisao Oguchi (Person), Jin Shimazaki (Person), Kan Naitoh (Person), Keigo Kobayashi (Person), Keith Palmer (Person), Kiyoaki Matsumoto (Person), Kouji Sugimori (Person), Masafumi Takada (Person), Masaki Wachi (Person), Masashi Niwano (Person), Naofumi Tsuruyama (Person), Rika Kurokawa (Person), Satoshi Murata (Person), Shinobu Shindo (Person), Takuya Hanaoka (Person), Tetsuya Nakazawa (Person), Toshihiro Nagoshi (Person), Yoichi Shimosato (Person), Yoshitaka Tamaki (Person), Atsuko Fukuyama (Person), Bonnie Shirley (Person), Don Shirley (Person), Kelly Knight (Person), Joel Breton (Person), Christine Watson (Person), Atsushi Ii (Person), Hiroki Sonoda (Person), Hiroyuki Takahashi (Person), Katsuyuki Magome (Person), Keisuke Futami (Person), Motoi Sakuraba (Person), Shugo Takahashi (Person), Yusuke Sugimoto (Person), Akiko Satou (Person), Akira Okamoto (Person), Atsushi Sasaki (Person), Ayumu Shindo (Person), Brodrico Suave (Person), Cindy Ireland (Person), Daimo Matsuzawa (Person), Daisuke Tajima (Person), Dogen Shibuya (Person), Enzan Shibuya (Person), Fumio Shimoyama (Person), Hajime Kasuya (Person), Haruki Kodera (Person), Hidehiro Yoshida (Person), Hidemichi Suzuki (Person), Hidenori Machida (Person), Hiroki Kikuta (Person), Hiroshi Kajiyama (Person), Hiroshi Muraoka (Person), Hirotada Kakusaka (Person), Hiroto Nakashima (Person), Hiroyuki Asada (Person), Junko Nakamura (Person), Katsuji Aoyama (Person), Kei Kuboki (Person), Keiji Takahashi (Person), Kenichi Murakami (Person), Kenji Orimo (Person), Kotaro Hayashida (Person), Kouji Shinozaki (Person), Kuniharu Miyake (Person), Makoto Takada (Person), Masahiko Yoshimura (Person), Masayuki Hashimoto (Person), Masumi Takimoto (Person), Mieko Koguchi (Person), Mizuho Mochizuki (Person), Motoaki Takenouchi (Person), Naoki Aoki (Person), Naoyuki Ukeda (Person), Nobuhiro Arai (Person), P. E. Jareth Hein (Person), Ritsuko Hisasue (Person), Ryushiro Miyazaki (Person), Ryutaro Ishimatu (Person), Satoshi Abe (Person), Satoshi Nakahasi (Person), Shigeki Kimura (Person), Shigeki Watanabe (Person), Shigeru Kurihara (Person), Shin Hamanaka (Person), Shin Yamanouchi (Person), Shinya Nishigaki (Person), Shinya Sato (Person), Shinya Togo (Person), Shiro Tsuchiya (Person), Shuji Shimizu (Person), Shunsuke Takenaka (Person), Tadashi Iwasa (Person), Tadashi Iwase (Person), Takanobu Tsujihata (Person), Takashi Hino (Person), Takashi Miyasaka (Person), Takashi Suwa (Person), Takeo Kimata (Person), Takeshi Nohara (Person), Takion (Person), Takuya Yokota (Person), Tatsuya Niikura (Person), Tetsuta Yamada (Person), Tomoki Doi (Person), Tomoko Morita (Person), Tomoko Murakami (Person), Tomoyuki Murai (Person), Toyoki Itoi (Person), Yasuhiro Taguchi (Person), Yasunori Gotoh (Person), Yojiro Hirashita (Person), Yoshiki Ito (Person), Yoshimasa Ikeda (Person), Yoshinori Tagawa (Person), Yoshiyuki Yamamoto (Person), Yukio Nakajima (Person), Yuriko Nishiyama (Person), Yutaka Yamamoto (Person)