Shining Force Classics

Name: Shining Force Classics
Rating: 4.250965 (10417 reviews)
Author: SEGA

By: SEGA

Three episodes of SEGA’s Shining series hit SEGA Forever in one single app!

This app was removed from Google Play Store on 2025-06-30

Features & Capabilities

Experience the epic Shining series with Shining Force Classics, featuring three iconic episodes from SEGA's legendary RPG franchise in one convenient app. Players journey through a shared universe exploring diverse gameplay styles that include thrilling 3D first-person dungeon crawling and strategic turn-based battles.

Shining in the Darkness invites you to fight through the labyrinth's shadows to save the Kingdom of Thornwood. Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention challenges you to command a team of up to 10 characters against an invading horde and an ancient dragon. Finally, Shining Force II continues the saga with an expanded cast and enhanced fantasy-style 16-bit graphics, battling to seal the unleashed evil once and for all.

This mobile collection supports ad-free gameplay via in-app purchase, game saving, leaderboards, and HID-compatible controller support, delivering a rich retro RPG experience on the go.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Game Games Entertainment

By:

SEGA

Downloads:

671,229

Rating:

4.25

(10,417)

Version:

9.0.0 Last updated: 2025-05-22

Version code:

2025052201

Creation date:

2018-10-24

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
android.permission.VIBRATE Safe

Size:

56.74MB

Email:

he*****@segaamerica.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2025-06-30

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Developed by:

SEGA

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.mega

Email:

he*****@segaamerica.com

Website:

http://www.sega.com

User Reviews

Users appreciate the availability and nostalgia of the Shining Force classics on mobile, with smooth gameplay and minimal ads in the free version. Major issues revolve around an unreliable save system dependent on internet and ads, leading to frequent progress loss. The virtual D-Pad controls are widely criticized for poor responsiveness and diagonal input issues. Many users experience crashes and sign-in problems, especially offline, which severely impacts playability. While the core games remain beloved, technical and control flaws frustrate players, preventing a fully enjoyable experience until addressed.

Pros

Classic Shining Force games are well-loved and faithfully ported to mobile, offering nostalgic enjoyment.
Minimal and unintrusive ads in the unpaid version, with an option to purchase ad-free for $5.
Game graphics and pixel-perfect scaling are appreciated.
Gameplay is smooth and the games themselves remain engaging and strategic.

Cons

Save system is unreliable, requiring internet connection and Google Play sign-in, often failing to save progress.
Ads are mandatory for saving in free version and sometimes fail to load, causing progress loss and frustration.
Virtual D-Pad controls are poor, prioritizing diagonal inputs and making navigation and cheat codes difficult.
App experiences frequent crashes, freezes, and sign-in issues, particularly when offline or with bad connections.
Local save requires a subscription or internet connection; ad-free version still sometimes has ads or requires sign-in repeatedly.

Recent reviews

Disappointing! The cloud save is unreliable. The wheel just keeps spinning, and I can't even go back into the game to try again. A subscription is required for local save. I'd be fine watching a commercial each time I need to save or load, but the progress circle will just keep spinning forever. No RPG is worth playing if you can't save. Even when it does connect to Google it doesn't save. Please fix this issue, and I'll gladly update this review. Update 1-18-25: still no update and no response.

Jo*****, 2025-01-18

D-Pad is terrible. Really slows down the game. I had extra credit so I went ad free right away and highly regret it. Save system requires a connection and even the game loading seems to chug if you aren't on a decent connection. Makes no sense for an offline game. I can understand needing to load ads, but considering I paid to remove ads I expect to be able to play offline. Edit: D-Pad issue can be helped by adjusting size. Not adding any stars though because the sign in issues persist