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Shining Force Neo
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 13 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Neverland
Genre(s): Action, Role-Playing Game
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: October 20, 2005
Summary
New fast-paced gameplay takes the classic Shining Force franchise in a bold new direction. Shining Force Neo is an Action RPG featuring a dramatic, character-driven story and a high gloss anime aesthetic. Real-time combat creates a deeper sense of personal involvement in battles, and the presence of more than 90 enemies on screen at once ratchets up the grand scale that the Shining Force games are known for. [Sega]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
1UP
It's great fun, a fantastic example of substance and style, and provides depth at nearly every turn. What better way to combat the armies of darkness?
Read Full Review >Gamer 2.0
In the end, Neo contains all of the Shining that gamers are looking for, but none of the Force.
Read Full Review >Just RPG
A throwback to old-school hack-and-slash games which incorporates some new elements that keeps it fresh and fun. Although the graphics, audio, and storyline certainly will not set the gaming world ablaze, the solid game mechanics should offer plenty of enjoyment for players.
Read Full Review >GameCritics
A rock-solid game. While it's not the Shining game I would have asked for, it's definitely one of the better hack-and-slash titles out there for the console market.
Read Full Review >GameShark
This isn’t the turn-based strategy RPG you remember from those consoles. If you like the idea of an RPG that is really mostly an action game, you’ll probably like it.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
It's a long game whose simplistic but satisfying combat can be quite addictive, but mostly for meticulous players who don't get frustrated easily.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
The key to a game like this is to make combat feel really good, which is something Shining Force Neo does a lot better than those middling Champions of Norrath games. When you swing your sword, it feels like it has impact, even if you're only hitting a barrel.
Read Full Review >Digital Entertainment News
If you're a fan of hack-n-slash button-mashing in your RPGs, Shining Force Neo offers a load of challenge and a long campaign.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
Shining Force Neo does its job, but it’s a bit too tough considering that you pretty much have to wait for your character to get stronger rather than improving it on your own.
Read Full Review >My Gamer
When it comes down to it, Shining Force Neo is an average title with a couple of nice game mechanics.
Read Full Review >PSM Magazine
A button masher that doesn't really live up to the best of the genre. [Jan 2006, p.78]
Eurogamer
To be presented with this utterly misguided and ill-conceived attempt to reinvent one of the best strategy-RPG series of the last two decades seems criminal and unfair. It’s a mammoth level grind, bringing together some of the action-RPG genre’s very worst conventions while leaving out some of the best.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Mithyus gave it a10:
Shining Force is not perfect in technique, but certainly brings numerous enjoyable hours of pure fun.
Nathdman gave it a6:
This game seriously dissapoints me. I was hoping that it would be like the best shining force games, 1 and 2. But it changed for the worst.
Scott S. gave it a10:
This game is awesome the graphics are just as awesome.
Friday U. gave it a10:
An excellent sequel to one of my all time series. I was skeptical about the whole real time aspect, but Sega pulled it off quite nicely. I highly recommend Neo for anyone who loved the first two, or those looking for a new Action-RPG.
Stephen T. gave it a10:
Great game despite it not being a strategy rpg.
