Shining Force II

As a student of Astral the wizard, you and your friends study all the usual subjects: reading, writing, and sword fighting. As your time at school draws to an end, dark events are taking place on the island of…

1 October 1993

Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) Fantasy

Shining Force II is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Camelot Software Planning, released 1 October 1993 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux and Mac.

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What Shining Force II is

Shining Force II is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Camelot Software Planning and released in 1993. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a shrine south of Granseal Castle, a thief named Slade unwittingly breaks the power of a magic seal by stealing the jewels of Light and Darkness; this unseals the demon king Zeon trapped therein. The following day, King Granseal falls sick when he is attacked by an unknown creature and Sir Astral, the court's advisor, along with his apprentices, Bowie the squire, Sarah the healer and Chester the knight, investigate these events at the castle. They find that the door to the Tower of Ancients has been unlocked and stands open. Greeting their arrival in the tower are devils named "Gizmos" springing forth to attack, though their ultimate intentions are unknown. Upon their defeat, the Gizmo…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Shining Force series

Shining Force II is the third of 10 entries we hold in the Shining Force series. It arrived 2 years after Shining Force. The next entry was Shining Force III: Premium Disc in 1999.

See all 10 Shining Force games in release order →

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 32MB or greater graphics card. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it launched against

Shining Force II launched on 1 October 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer and Myst.

Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer, Myst.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Shining Force II — frequently asked questions

When did Shining Force II come out?

Shining Force II was released on 1 October 1993 for Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Shining Force II?

At minimum, Shining Force II needs 32MB or greater graphics card graphics, 50MB free disc space of storage.

How many GB is Shining Force II?

The PC version needs about 0 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("50MB free disc space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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