![]() ![]() Soon, he recovers and gets along well with Natasha. As he sets of for an attack against the evil Iom Empire, Natasha and her friends bring in a young injured boy, Deanna. The 2nd story begins a few months after Nick has restored Cypress. The 1st quest thus begins in earnest as the new Shining Force begins their journey spanning 4 Chapters. Nick’s identity as Prince of Cypress is soon revealed and the real reasons why Cypress is under tyranny are revealed. When all hope is almost lost, the descendants and relatives of the heroes in the 1st game come forth to offer their help and are led by a quiet young boy named Nick. Guardiana sends their best warriors to Cypress to save their queen, but none return. Queen Anri is attacked and placed under a sleep spell by Woldol, Archbishop of Cypress. The Sega CD version offers improved graphics and 2 new games, making the game span 4 books altogether! The game is a port of 2 Game Gear games, the 1st never released stateside while the 2nd became known as Shining Force II: Sword of Hajya. The game’s story takes place about 20 years after the 1st Shining Force and tells the tales of Prince Nick and Deanna. Sadly, many people never got a chance to play the game since the Sega CD never sold well. Shining Force CD is a great candidate for the system, being an engrossing and well-loved game among fans. Joins after the Shining Force rescue his sister.Sega’s CD console never made much of an impact in its day, but it did have its fair share of stellar titles. Cray - A Monk from the town of Miniyom.Wendy - A spunky and adventurous mage, younger sister of Diane and Tao.Apis - A young but talented knight, Ken's son.Ruce - Co-organizer of the Guardiana expedition, Lug's son.Nick - The prince of Cypress, he leads the Shining Force.The story is set in the nations of Cypress, Iom, Guardiana, and Emild. Nick and his friends are visiting the most historic museum in Cypress when the exhibits of Nick's greatest enemies suddenly come to life. He has the Cypress army and his friends from Guardiana to help him, but not all is as it seems. To prove himself worthy of the crown, Prince Nick must rescue the lost queen. or is he? An old woman named Dava has her doubts, and to prove her point, she interrupts the coronation ceremony and kidnaps Queen Anri. Several months after Iom's defeat, Prince Nick is ready to be crowned as King of Cypress. The player again assumes the role of Nick. A small team of the young soldiers left to guard the castle, led by the mage Natasha and guided by the military officer Mayfair, must hunt down the thief and redeem the Sword of Hajya. However, shortly after Nick and his troops depart for Iom, an Iom agent steals the Sword of Hajya from Cypress's castle. The player now assumes the role of Deanna, a young man found wounded by the cliffs near Cypress's castle by two Cypress soldiers.Īfter rescuing the Queen, Prince Nick and the Cypress Army join forces with Guardiana to defeat Iom's evil plan. The party must travel to the kingdom of Cypress to rescue Guardiana's captive soldiers and find a way to cure Queen Anri, who was placed under a sleep spell by the ambassador of Cypress, Woldol. The player controls Nick, a visitor to Guardiana (incorrectly translated as "Gardiana"), who is chosen to be the new leader of the Guardiana Shining Force. Similarly, character stats from Book 3 can be transferred to the party of Book 4. Book 4 can be accessed by finding a hidden item in Book 2 and completing Books 1-3.Ĭharacter stats from Books 1 and 2 can be carried over to the starting party of Book 3. Progress made in book 3 must be saved on a back-up RAM cart since the Sega CD's internal memory isn't enough to save both games' data. Between cutscenes the player is allowed to save the game, promote characters, resurrect fallen characters, and sometimes buy and sell weapons and healing items.Īfter finishing the first two scenarios, the third scenario can be accessed. The player progresses through a series of turn-based tactical battles interspersed with short cutscenes. The gameplay mechanics are identical to those of the original Game Gear games. Book 3 includes six battles and book 4 one battle, for a total of 53 battles - more than any other Shining Force game. The first two are available to the player from the start while books 3 and 4 are unlocked after certain conditions are met. These are designated as 4 distinct games (or "books") that the players can play through. It chronicles the adventures of a second generation of Shining Force led by Nick and later Natasha and was compiled of remakes of Shining Force Gaiden and Shining Force Gaiden II and two short additional scenarios which act as sequels to those games. Shining Force CD (シャイニング・フォースCD ?) is a turn-based tactical Role Playing Game for the Mega CD (a.k.a. ![]()
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