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Shining Force Cross

Shining Force Cross
Arcade flyer of Shining Force Cross
Developer(s)Sega AM2
Publisher(s)Sega
Composer(s)Fumio Ito
Kazuki Takagi
Keisuke Tsukahara
Makito Nomiya
Megumi Takano
Mieko Isa
Yasuyuki Nagata
Keisuke Tsukahara
Megumi Takano
SeriesShining
ReleaseArcade
Shining Force Cross Raid
Shining Force Cross Elysion
Shining Force Cross Exlesia
Shining Force Cross Exlesia Zenith
Genre(s)Action role-playing game
Arcade systemSega RingEdge

Shining Force Cross[1] is an action role-playing game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega on the Sega RingEdge arcade platform. It is part of the Shining series from Sega.[2] It is developed by the same development team as Quest of D.[3] It was only released in Japan in arcades and received no port of any kind.

It was updated four times across its lifespan, with subtitles Raid[4], Elysion[5], Exlesia and Exlesia Zenith.[6] The online support ended on November 1, 2016.[7]

Six official soundtracks were released from all the various version of the game.[8]

Gameplay

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The game follows the same format as Quest of D, however with the difference that there are no physical trading cards to collect.[9]

With Raid, the game was updated so it can be played with up 6 players instead of 4.[10] From Elysion onwards the game can be played up to 8 players in the special elysion mode where the players fight against enemies in a vast field.[11] Classes available are human, half beast, elf, birdling and dark race.[12] Weapons that can be wielded are sword, magic gun, hammer, flail, knuckle, and dagger as well as magic weapons and magic armor.[13] The gameplay style differs heavily depending on which weapon is used. Characters can be customised in appearance, voice, height and gender. Except for gender, everything can be changed at any point in the game.[9]

Reception

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Within one month, nearly 2,400 Shining Force Cross machines had been sold to arcade operators by December 31, 2009.[14]

References

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  1. ^ シャイニング・フォース クロス
  2. ^ "Shining Force Cross". Highway Games. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  3. ^ 株式会社インプレス (2009-05-01). "ピックアップ アーケード GW(5月2日～4日)に緊急ロケテスト開催!!". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. ^ "シャイニング・フォース クロスレイド公式サイト | SEGA |". shining-force.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  5. ^ "シャイニング・フォース クロスエリュシオン公式サイト | SEGA |". shining-force.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  6. ^ "シャイニング・フォース クロスエクレシア 公式サイト | SEGA |". shining-force.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  7. ^ "シャイニング・フォース クロスエクレシア 公式サイト | シャイニング・フォース クロスシリーズ ご愛顧ありがとうございました！ | TOPICS | SEGA |". shining-force.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  8. ^ "SEGA SOUND TEAM". Spotify. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  9. ^ a b 株式会社インプレス (2009-05-01). "ピックアップ アーケード GW(5月2日～4日)に緊急ロケテスト開催!!". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  10. ^ Inc, Aetas. "［AMショー］待望の新バージョンが登場。セガ，「シャイニング・フォース クロスレイド」を出展。特設ステージでは声優・下田麻美さんの生ライブも". www.4gamer.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "『シャイニング・フォース クロスエリュシオン』稼動スタート iOS、Android向けアナログ時計の配信も開始". 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ^ "シャイニング・フォース クロスエクレシア 公式サイト | 種族について | GAME | SEGA |". shining-force.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  13. ^ "シャイニング・フォース クロスエクレシア 公式サイト | 武器について | GAME | SEGA |". shining-force.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  14. ^ "Appendix of Consolidated Financial Statements 9 Months Ended December 31, 2009" (PDF). Sega Sammy Holdings. February 5, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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