Shining Soul II Game Boy Advance
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74 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: As monsters begin to appear in the kingdom Klantol, King Marcel announces a grand tournament at the coliseum to find a hero that can protect the country. Now, as a mighty Brawler, Priestess, Dark Wizard, or Ninja, you must accept the king's challenge. Each character has certain strengths and weaknesses that can mean the difference between victory and defeat in single-player, multiplayer, or cooperative multiplayer modes. In addition to valuable weapons and armor, you can equip your party with Force Links, which, when combined, create a Shining Force--a powerful weapon capable of decimating the enemy forces.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
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  1. netjak
    90
    In a generation of games where developers put more time into cutscenes, talking, and character development than into pure gameplay, this hack/slash RPG is a huge relief. There's a time and place for games that are more like movies, but Shining Soul 2 is a reminder as to what this hobby of videogames is all about.
  2. GameCube Advanced
    85
    I always wondered if someone could pull off a "Diablo"-esque game on the GBA, and this proves it can be done, and done well.
  3. Nintendo Power
    84
    Slow-to-roll-out dialogue bogs down the game at the beginning, but the pace quickens when the fighting begins. [Mar 2004, p.120]
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  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    72
    Get some friends together, though, and you've got one seriously fun multiplayer RPG. [Jan 2004, p.164]
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  1. DOPENESS
    10
    AWESOME!
  2. DragonBoy
    9
    Very good but i havent had a chance to try the multiplayer unfortunately.... thats one thing i miss!
  3. JimminyCricket
    8
    Lots of fun, very addictive, but too simplistic gaameplay.