The player now assumes the role of Deanna, a young man found wounded by the cliffs near Cypress's castle by two Cypress soldiers.Īfter rescuing the Queen, Prince Nick and the Cypress Army join forces with Guardiana to defeat Iom's evil plan. The party must travel to the kingdom of Cypress to rescue Guardiana's captive soldiers and find a way to cure Queen Anri, who was placed under a sleep spell by the ambassador of Cypress, Woldol. The player controls Nick, a visitor to Guardiana (incorrectly translated as "Gardiana"), who is chosen to be the new leader of the Guardiana Shining Force. Similarly, character stats from Book 3 can be transferred to the party of Book 4. Book 4 can be accessed by finding a hidden item in Book 2 and completing Books 1-3.Ĭharacter stats from Books 1 and 2 can be carried over to the starting party of Book 3.
Progress made in book 3 must be saved on a back-up RAM cart since the Sega CD's internal memory isn't enough to save both games' data. Between cutscenes the player is allowed to save the game, promote characters, resurrect fallen characters, and sometimes buy and sell weapons and healing items.Īfter finishing the first two scenarios, the third scenario can be accessed.
The player progresses through a series of turn-based tactical battles interspersed with short cutscenes. The gameplay mechanics are identical to those of the original Game Gear games. Book 3 includes six battles and book 4 one battle, for a total of 53 battles - more than any other Shining Force game. The first two are available to the player from the start while books 3 and 4 are unlocked after certain conditions are met. These are designated as 4 distinct games (or "books") that the players can play through. It chronicles the adventures of a second generation of Shining Force led by Nick and later Natasha and was compiled of remakes of Shining Force Gaiden and Shining Force Gaiden II and two short additional scenarios which act as sequels to those games. Shining Force CD (シャイニング・フォースCD ?) is a turn-based tactical Role Playing Game for the Mega CD (a.k.a.