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Shining Hearts

This is a Japan-only game in the Shining franchise. This portable title utilize classic turn-based rpg combat with beautiful hand-drawn character art both in battle and in the world. The game was adapted into…

16 December 2010

Shining Hearts is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Studio Saizensen, released 16 December 2010 on PlayStation Portable.

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What Shining Hearts is

Shining Hearts is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Studio Saizensen and released in 2010. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kaguya, an amnesic girl washed ashore, meets Rick, a swordsman and a baker. The peaceful island of Wyndaria is invaded by pirates who seek the pendant Kaguya has. Knowing the situation, Rick plans to restore her memory.
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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 series

Shining Hearts is the eighth of 12 entries we hold in the Shining series. It arrived 4 years after Shining Wind. The next entry was Shining Blade in 2012.

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What it launched against

Shining Hearts launched on 16 December 2010, within three weeks of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Dead Nation and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.

Released around the same time: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Dead Nation, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.

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When did Shining Hearts come out?
Shining Hearts was released on 16 December 2010 for PlayStation Portable.

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