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System:
Game Boy Advance
Publisher:
Atlus U.S.A.
Developer:
Amusement Vision
UPC: 4005209053358

Year:
2004
Players: 1
Offline: 1
Country Origin: US
ESRB: T

Game Genre:
Tactical RPG
Game Perspective:
Top-Down
Genre Non-Sport:
Medieval / Fantasy, Turn-based

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Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (GBA) - Game Boy Advance

Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon is a Tactical RPG game developed by Amusement Vision, Ltd. and published by Atlus U.S.A., Inc. in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance.

Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon

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Rating: 8.8 (85 votes)

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Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Box Description

Darksol, a mysterious traveler, plans to resurrect a dangerous creature, the Dark Dragon, to invade the kingdom of Guardiana. In Shining Force: Dark Resurrection, you play the part of a young warrior who was washed ashore in Guardiana, and you remember nothing from your past. Now, you must become a leader and control a band of up to 12 characters on the battlefield as you fight to save Guardiana from the forces of evil. On your journey, you'll discover a wide array of weapons, armor, and powerful magic spells.

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Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Review by: Crazy Li - 7.1/10

Classic SRPG Greatness
Shining Force - Resurrection of Dark Dragon for the GBA is a remake of the first Shining Force game on the Sega Genesis. It was an early, simple strategy RPG that still managed to be fun. The GBA remake adds some new characters and features to further enhance the game and is easily the definitive version to play.

A comparative rival series is Fire Emblem, which this game has some similarities to. I do find the Genesis version to be better than the Fire Emblem games that were out at the time and even the GBA remake can hold up to the GBA Fire Emblem games. One thing in particular that I like about Fire Emblem is that even though ranged attacks typically are only 2 panels away in length, magic spells can be upgraded as the character levels and give you a better range and targeting area. This is something that many future SRPGs have adapted and Fire Emblem seems to miss.

Another charm of Fire Emblem that's mostly unique to it is the ability to freely roam world maps as if you were playing a standard RPG. Most SRPGs just take you from map to map without any movement control. Here, you can walk around towns to shop. Walk from town to town and you literally walk right onto your battle map when the next battle is to occur. I must prefer this to the forced linear progression of ushering you directly to your next location that most SRPGs have.

Like most SRPGs, you have a variety of character types. All characters are set in stone and not really customizable. They have their own unique abilities and movement styles depending on their class. Some characters are melee, some are archers, some are mages. You can also class change to upgrade them to a more powerful class at level 20.

Some of the newer characters also create some really interesting additions to the game. I really like the card system to give you special abilities and the concept of cloning a character as an extra fighter that can be defeated without consequences.

Don't be fooled by my ratings. The game isn't anything special compared to other GBA games, but it's still a really good game if you take it for what it is.

Graphics: Graphically, the game isn't too special, but definitely far above the original Genesis graphics. It looks like a standard GBA game which is a definite improvement. The animations gain improvement as well.

Sound: The sound quality is about average... not too much better than the original if I recall correctly. The soundtrack itself is pretty good. As simple as the basic battle theme is, it's kinda catchy. The sound effects were also well done.

Addictiveness: This is a very fun game to play if you like SRPGs. It's very traditional in its formula and execution, but I don't find this to be a bad thing. Some of the new GBA-exclusive features also give you much more to do than you had before.

Story: The story's kind of standard for an old RPG... you play as a young man who someone gets mixed up in a wild adventure and now has to save the world. There are a few interesting things that happen, but nothing super amazing. Still, I'd say the story was pretty good considering the time of the original game.

Depth: The game is of decent length, giving you a fair amount of battles. The new card system is something else to explore and add to your play time a bit. There's also the idea of getting all your characters to level 20 so you can upgrade their classes and then retrain them before you go to beat the game.

Difficulty: I'm very good at these kinds of games, so maybe it's not as easy as I feel it is... but the game wasn't that challenging. Each of the three new characters to the game also give you something that makes battles easier in some way. Whether it's just being really awesome at attacking or providing additional support, I'd say having them makes the GBA version easier than the Genesis one.
  Graphics 7   Sound 8   Addictive 8   Depth 8   Story 5   Difficulty 4

Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Game Description

Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon is a remake of the first Shining Force game. The story still revolves around the Runefaust army trying to resurrect the Dark Dragon, but it features some new additions like new characters and additional story sequences in-between battles. Furthermore, dialogues have been expanded and the main hero has a background story now and is able to talk. Graphics have also received a complete overhaul, and the sound quality has been improved, although the compositions are the same as in the original.

The heart of the game are of course the tactical turn-based battles. You can take up to twelve different members of your Shining Force into battle. There are many different classes ranging from fighters and magicians to healers, knights, monks, ninjas and many more. In-between battles you can explore various towns to buy new weapons and items or chat with the townsfolk. There are also a number of secret characters and items to be discovered.

Shining Force's gameplay has also seen some changes. The interface has been slightly simplified and you can now organize your units before battles. During battles, it is now possible to view upcoming turns, which makes it much easier to plan your next steps. To make the battles more interesting, even for fans of the original, you receive certain bonuses (usually money or a weapon) for completing battles in a set number of turns. Finally, a card-collecting side-quest has been added. Cards can have various effects in battle and one character is able to transform into the cards that you have found.

Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Reviews

Overall 8.8    Graphics 7    Sound 8    Addictive 8    Story 5    Depth 8    Difficulty 4


7.1
Classic SRPG Greatness   Crazy Li
Shining Force - Resurrection of Dark Dragon for the GBA is a remake of the first Shining Force game ...
  Graphics 7   Sound 8   Addictive 8   Story 5   Depth 8   Difficulty 4

      Review Rating: 4/5     Submitted: 10-11-12     Review Replies: 2

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Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Cheat Codes

Daring Dress Alternate Costume for Anri. Found after beating Battle 2 of Chapter 3. Repeatedly tap A on the brown mountains coming out of the grey mountains in the northeast corner.
Maid's Outfit Alternate Costume for Khris. Found after beating Battle 1 of Chapter 3. Repeatedly tap A on the wall where the Dark Elves were.
Teeny Bikini Alternate Costume for Tao and/or Narsha. Collect all the cards and then in the New Game+ talk to the woman in the hut by where Gong is obtained. She will give it to you.

Chaos Card Deliver the final blow to Chaos with Adam.

Adam In Runefaust castle's entrance hall.
Alef In a chest in Prompt.
Amon Balbaroy will give this to you upon joining.
Anri In a bookshelf in Manarina castle.
Arthur After acquiring the Orb of Light, speak to Arthur in Manarina and he'll give you his card.
Bleu After the battle with Kane, in Rudo talk to Karin, then Krin, then Karin twice.
Diane In the first Pao location, in the pigpen.
Domingo When Pao settles in its second location, speak with the pigs in town to find the card.
Earnest Hidden in a bookshelf in Urbanatol
Gong After recruiting Gong, talk to the woman inside the cabin to get his card.
Gort After you recruit Gort, speak to his granddaughter in the basement near the center of town to get his card.
Hanzou In a tree in Runefaust, near the pub.
Khris After the fourth battle of the game, speak to Khris' admirer to receive the card.
Kokichi Watch Kokichi's demonstration of his flying suit, then talk to his assistant to get this card.
Lyle In a chest, in the northwest corner of Rudo.
Max Acquired when you beat the game once.
Musashi After talking with Kane in Prompt, search the large building with two doors. The card is on the wall between the doors.
Tao After speaking with Anri in Manarina, find the mad scientist to be turned into a chicken. Tao's card is with the wizard who changes you back.
Torasu In Prompt castle, on the bookshelf near the left elder.
Yogurt In the front carriage of the Pao caravan in both settlements. Examine the control panel to receive it.
Zylo Check the church sign in Bustoke.

Arthur Chapter 2) Talk to him before you leave Rindo
Domingo Chapter 4) Take your egg to the Egg Warmer to get him
Gong Chapter 1) Go to the house to the far east of the Guardiana region and talk to him to have him join you
Gort Chapter 1) Listen to his storys before the first battle then talk to him when you get back.
Guntz Chapter 4) Watch him test the steam suit and he joins later at the paopig pen.
Hanzo Read all the signs in the mermaid village, then search the furniture in the church. Go to the big fish and he will join.
Kokichi Chapter 4) Watch him fly his machine by searching it after hes freed and he will join when Pao leaves
Yogurt Chapter 4) After sighting him once in each chapter before this, navigate in and around the church in Pao and he'll join you

Dark Dragon Card Deliver the finishing blow with Mawlock

Balbazak Card Deliver the final blow to Balbazak with Earnest.
Colossus Card Deliver the final blow to Colossus' center head using Luke
Dark Dragon Card Have Mawlock deliver the final blow to Dark Dragon.
Darksol Card Deliver the final blow to Darksol using Max
Demon Master Card Have Narsha kill him.
Dullahan Card Have Domingo kill it.
Elliot Card Have Max kill him.
Ghoul's Card Max has to finish her off.
Gobgovitch' Card Narsha has to finish him off.
Hellhound's Card Guntz has to finish him off.
Kane Card Deliver the final blow to Kane using Max
Laser Eye Anri must deliver the finishing blow in battle 3 of chapter 3.
Marionette's Card Gort has to finish her off.
Master Mage Card Have Mae kill him.
Mishaela Max must deliver the finishing blow in the final battle of chapter 6.
Pegasus Knight Zylo must deliver the finishing blow to the final Pegasus Kt. in battle 2 of chapter 3.
Ramladu Card Deliver the final blow to Ramladu using Narsha
Rune Knight's card Max has to finish him off.
Silver Knight Tao or Anri must deliver the finishing blow in battle 3 of chapter 3.
Skeleton Card Have Anri kill it.
Soul Eater Card Have Zuika kill it.

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Game Characters in Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon

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Zylo (26)
Ken (16)
Mae (16)
Luke (11)
Hans (9)
Anri (5)
Bleu (5)
Pelle (5)
Khris (3)
Tao (3)
Adam (2)
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Comments for Shining Force - Resurrection of the Dark Dragon

Divine Aurora 08-08-16 - 02:41 PM
 A really great game with a excellent story and really good graphics a must play for any fan of the RPG genre
BfCamp123 07-17-14 - 11:10 AM
 You can even train to help with your levels which basically all you do is fight a battle leave one enemy and use the spell your main person has to go to the nearest town and do the battle over.
jc2p2 10-03-13 - 09:12 PM
 Have played almost the entire series. Original was harder but the remake is a better play all round.
Cyuss_Warren 12-05-12 - 04:34 PM
 I never played this, and have no idea how to equip weapons...
guillaume64 12-01-12 - 04:46 PM
 wow this graphics is cool
Zyphe_X 07-16-12 - 02:06 AM
 played it for the gen. long time ago graphics are revamped, story minorly altered, hero has voice (cool). love this game plan on beating it over the next few days.
reaper13342 06-02-12 - 10:35 PM
 Other than that though its better than the original as far as Graphics and the Story is told a bit better IMHO. Either way its a great game :)
reaper13342 06-02-12 - 10:34 PM
 My only complaint about this version is that Max is just way too emotional for me,They shoulda left him as the "Non-talking Hero
paulc1990 05-30-12 - 10:50 AM
 zzx
zaruse 06-30-11 - 08:40 PM
 hey everyone
deerfart 05-26-11 - 03:42 AM
 death to luke hahaha/
delf0513 04-20-11 - 07:53 PM
 anyone ever play Shining Force "Resurrection of Dark Dragon"? the story line is like the genesis Shining Force but the graphics are more detailed and the dialouge is different
uchia56 03-27-11 - 07:46 AM
 sega*
uchia56 03-27-11 - 07:46 AM
 this game is btr than the gba but easier
JayMizlle 02-26-11 - 04:07 PM
 does using a save state on this game mess up any other save states you have?
dcoopin 01-24-11 - 04:06 PM
 this game is awesome, BUT MINE JUST CRASHED!!!! :(
theclever1 01-02-11 - 02:45 PM
 Hi Cat Fight! It's me the cleve1! Does Polywrath learn hydro pump at a higher level in Pokemon Heart Gold
JPlomaster 11-28-10 - 01:55 PM
 heyy
dolphins_1656 09-05-10 - 12:55 PM
 why wont buttons reg
dolphins_1656 09-05-10 - 09:45 AM
 what are the buttons to play?
Merius 09-02-10 - 05:15 PM
 use to love this game when i was a kid
inuyashakid 09-01-10 - 09:02 PM
 sorry i meant to put here
inuyashakid 09-01-10 - 09:01 PM
 this is only a part of a trilogy play shining soul and shining soul 2 if its not her download a VBA (VisualBoyAdvanced) and those 2 games
luli_ie 07-12-10 - 10:32 AM
 i love it!
russday81 06-18-10 - 12:36 AM
 hope this is as good as the genesis ones.

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