The latest installment in this beloved strategy role-playing series is a major departure--it's a quirky, fast-paced, tough hack-and-slash action RPG. Oddly enough, it may be for the best if you're ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Sega's Shining Force series made its name on a number of popular turn-based strategy games, so it's somewhat surprising that Shining Force NEO isn't a ...

In case you missed it, SEGA's upcoming action/RPG Shining Force Neo is quite a departure from the strategy-laced outings of the franchise's past. So while at first glance, it may be obvious that a lot ...

A new Shining Force game is due to be released next year, which will make it the first entry in the series for 13 years. The newest iteration in the series will be an officially licensed mobile-only ...

For those who don't know, Shining Force 2 is a gem of the Sega Genesis era. It's a fantasy-fiction turn-based strategy RPG. If you're thinking, "like Fire Emblem?" you're not far off. It was kind of ...

The Shining series debuted on the Sega Mega Drive (AKA Sega Genesis) in 1991, with the dungeon crawler Shining in the Darkness. Since then, the franchise has expanded to include action RPGs – 2018’s ...

Released for the Sega Genesis console in 1991, Shining in the Darkness was a first-person dungeon crawl that took place in the kingdom of Thornwood, which was threatened by a nefarious sorcerer named ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. Alright, it's been a while since the last SEGA Forever release, but today we a have a new title that contains a three-pack from the ...

Shining Empire is the new RPG project from Shining Force Online team Arcade County. The studio has launched a Kickstarter for the game after Sega put a stop to Shining Force Online, with a view to ...

Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness is a new free-to-play entry in Sega's storied turn-based strategy saga for mobile phones. It's being developed by Hive, a Japanese subsidiary of Korean ...