It does a disservice to any game on the Top 100 All-Time list to try to sum up its experience in a single review. Shining Force II's continued recognition though, even 15 years after its original release, should be more than enough reason for you to consider dropping 800 Points on a download of its new Virtual Console version. Like the first Shining Force before it, it's an excellent strategy RPG design that will last you for hours on end, and represents an excellent value for your investment of just eight bucks.
Presentation - 8.5
Graphics - 8.5
Sound - 7.5
Gameplay - 9.0
Lasting Appeal - 8.5
Overall -
KeenGamer: ''Strategy RPGs have been popular since the 80s, but the genre has ebbed and flowed through the decades, surviving extinction and reviving in a beautiful new genre that blends the old and new. What are the best Strategy RPGs on modern consoles? From Fire Emblem to Civilization, check out our list below.''
Britain’s favourite console is a quarter of a century old, but from Streets Of Rage 2 to Micro Machines, which are its greatest games?
Rice Digital run down the classic JRPGs and SRPGs that you can play for free and work perfectly on a touch screens
