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Shining Force II (シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印, Shainingu Fōsu Tsū: Inishie no Fūin, lit. "Shining Force II: The Ancient Seal"), is a tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning in 1993. Its storyline is not directly connected to the original Shining Fo

Shining Force II is a rpg game developed by SEGA, 1993. It stands out for magic combat and a fantasy setting. Available in single-player mode. With an iRank Score of 94/100, it ranks as an exceptional title in our catalog.

About Shining Force II

Shining Force II (シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印, Shainingu Fōsu Tsū: Inishie no Fūin, lit. "Shining Force II: The Ancient Seal"), is a tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning in 1993. Its storyline is not directly connected to the original Shining Force, although a Game Gear title Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict links the two games' plots. The game is much longer than the first and more free-roaming. There is no chapter system, so the player can return to previously visited parts of the world. There are also two different ways of promoting many characters. This game was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in Europe on October 3, 2008 and in North America on October 6, 2008. It also appears in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and as a standalone game on Steam.

iRank Score

94/100 ↗

Rating

👍 91%

32 votes

Type

RPG, JRPG, Turn-Based Strategy

Released

1993

Updated July 2026

Developer

SEGA

Platforms

PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, SEGA

Official trailer for Shining Force II

Screenshots of Shining Force II

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