These are versions of the game that have been released to the public. There are of course other releases such as pirate copies/compilations and preview/demo copies in which various aspects of the game may be different, some of which may be found listed in the Collectables section.

Do not let the name of this game fool you - it may have 'Force' in the title, but the game is not a tactical RPG as one would expect from such a name. Sega Japan tacked 'Neo' on the end to try to show it's different: it is, in fact, an Action RPG (and not even 2 player like Shining Tears).

Aspartate has kindly translated Sega Japan's introduction to the game:

"New Shining Force is born.Warriors inherited the destined power called "Force" from their fathers,and carve the trophies of their battles on this stone.This is a story about people who own the two "Forces" of light and darkness.All these love will rock the world.

A RPG that wakes your heart."

Well, it's certainly going to rock the Shining World, and seemingly not in a good way. Let's hope it's a pleasant surprise.

More translations for the storyline can be found on the Storyline Summary page.