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Sega Genesis, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Microsoft Windows
Release
March 20, 1992
Mega Drive/Genesis
JP: March 20, 1992
NA: July 13, 1993[1]
UK: July 1993[2]
Game Boy Advance
EU: April 30, 2004[4]
NA: June 8, 2004[3]
JP: August 5, 2004
iOS July 29, 2010[5] Windows January 26, 2011 Linux, macOS May 29, 2018[6]
Genre(s)
Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)
Single player
Shining Force[a] is a 1992 turn-based tactical role-playing game for the Sega Genesis console. It is the second entry of the Shining series of video games, following Shining in the Darkness. While primarily a traditional fantasy-themed game, it contains some science fiction elements.
The game has been repeatedly re-released: in Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 for the Dreamcast and Sega Smash Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows, in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3,[8] and as a standalone game for the Wii Virtual Console and Microsoft Windows via Steam. Additionally, in 2004 a remake was released for the Game Boy Advance under the title Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon and in 2010 the game was released for iOS but was discontinued in 2015. It was re-released again on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in 2021.[9]
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^"File:SegaPro UK 21.pdf" (PDF). Sega Retro. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^"Atlus U.S.A., Inc. - Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon for the Game Boy Advance Ships to Retailers Nationwide". GameZone. June 8, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^"SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics now officially supports Linux with a big update & price drop". GamingOnLinux. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^"Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon". IGN. Archived from the original on June 16, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^Review for Xbox 360 version of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, IGN.
^Stedman, Alex (September 30, 2021). "Nintendo Switch Online Expanding With N64 and Sega Genesis Games in New Membership". IGN. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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