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Shining Force
Console icon Mega Drive

Shining Force (Mega Drive)

Developer

Camelot Software Planning

Publisher

Sega

Genre

Tactical RPG, Role-Playing Game, Strategy

Released

July 1993

Title screenshot
In-game screenshot

Achievements

Authors: Alfex (69), Ascot (1)
There are 70 achievements worth 314 (552) points.
One Help In One Hundred (1) [m] (1)
Get 100 coins from King Guardiana

950 (569) of 1,156

82.18% unlock rate

Bare-Handed Fighter (5) [m] (5)
Recruit Gong

703 (476) of 1,156

60.81% unlock rate

For the Old Times' Sake (5) [m] (5)
Recruit Gort

718 (479) of 1,156

62.11% unlock rate

The Mentor's Daughter (1) (1)
Recruit Mae

758 (490) of 1,156

65.57% unlock rate

Recruit Khris (1) (1)
Recruit Khris

628 (409) of 1,156

54.33% unlock rate

Treasure Hunter, Chapter 1 (10) (17)
Open all the chests in chapter 1

297 (243) of 1,156

25.69% unlock rate

The King's Daughter (1) (1)
Recruit Anri

512 (332) of 1,156

44.29% unlock rate

The Magic Knight (5) [m] (7)
Recruit Arthur

437 (301) of 1,156

37.80% unlock rate

The Monomyth Continues (5) (8)
Promote Max to class HERO

400 (266) of 1,156

34.60% unlock rate

From Padawan to Jedi (1) (1)
Promote Luke to class GLDR

358 (251) of 1,156

30.97% unlock rate

Look At Me Now, Barbie (1) (1)
Promote Ken to class PLDN

371 (252) of 1,156

32.09% unlock rate

Fire Master (1) (1)
Promote Tao to class WIZD

393 (260) of 1,156

34.00% unlock rate

Robin Hood (1) (1)
Promote Hans to class BWMS

337 (237) of 1,156

29.15% unlock rate

Promote Lowe (1) (1)
Promote Lowe to class VICR

322 (237) of 1,156

27.85% unlock rate

Punch Master (1) [m] (1)
Promote Gong to class MMNK

287 (230) of 1,156

24.83% unlock rate

Obi Wan (1) [m] (1)
Promote Gort to class GLDR

364 (255) of 1,156

31.49% unlock rate

Promote Mae (1) (1)
Promote Mae to class PLDN

367 (249) of 1,156

31.75% unlock rate

Promote Khris (1) (1)
Promote Khris to class VICR

287 (216) of 1,156

24.83% unlock rate

Ice Master (1) (1)
Promote Anri to class WIZD

343 (243) of 1,156

29.67% unlock rate

The Magic Paladin (1) [m] (1)
Promote Arthur to class PLDN

267 (212) of 1,156

23.10% unlock rate

Treasure Hunter, Chapter 2 (10) [m] (17)
Open all the chests in chapter 2

336 (240) of 1,156

29.07% unlock rate

Saved the Circus (5) (7)
Defeat the Marionette

448 (307) of 1,156

38.75% unlock rate

The Birdman (1) (1)
Recruit Balbaroy

462 (301) of 1,156

39.97% unlock rate

The Birdwoman (1) (1)
Recruit Amon

461 (299) of 1,156

39.88% unlock rate

Promote Balbaroy (1) (1)
Promote Balbaroy to class SKYW

313 (231) of 1,156

27.08% unlock rate

Promote Amon (1) (1)
Promote Amon to class SKYW

291 (218) of 1,156

25.17% unlock rate

Merida (1) (1)
Recruit Diane

448 (294) of 1,156

38.75% unlock rate

Promote Diane (1) (1)
Promote Diane to class BWMS

300 (221) of 1,156

25.95% unlock rate

Jacob Black (1) (1)
Recruit Zylo

432 (286) of 1,156

37.37% unlock rate

Promote Zylo (1) (1)
Promote Zylo to class WFBN

369 (247) of 1,156

31.92% unlock rate

Treasure Hunter, Chapter 3 (10) [m] (21)
Open all the chests in chapter 3, including the Sugoi Mizugi and the Kitui Huku

218 (179) of 1,156

18.86% unlock rate

Destroy the Laser Eye (5) [m] (8)
Destroy both the Laser Eye and the Silver Knight at the end of the battle

378 (262) of 1,156

32.70% unlock rate

Almost a Goner (1) (1)
Recruit Pelle

416 (275) of 1,156

35.99% unlock rate

Promote Pelle (1) (1)
Promote Pelle to class PLDN

293 (218) of 1,156

25.35% unlock rate

My Pet Hamster (5) [m] (8)
Recruit Jogurt

335 (241) of 1,156

28.98% unlock rate

Leonardo da Vinci (5) [m] (8)
Recruit Kokichi

321 (233) of 1,156

27.77% unlock rate

Promote Kokichi (1) [m] (1)
Promote Kokichi to class SKYL

257 (197) of 1,156

22.23% unlock rate

Recruit Vankar (5) [m] (8)
Recruit Vankar

376 (259) of 1,156

32.53% unlock rate

Promote Vankar (1) [m] (1)
Promote Vankar to class PLDN

251 (198) of 1,156

21.71% unlock rate

You Should've Joined Us (10) (16)
Defeat Elliott

376 (258) of 1,156

32.53% unlock rate

Criatura Magica (5) [m] (8)
Recruit Domingo

388 (257) of 1,156

33.56% unlock rate

Recruit Guntz (5) [m] (8)
Recruit Guntz

398 (265) of 1,156

34.43% unlock rate

Promote Guntz (1) [m] (1)
Promote Guntz to class SBRN

309 (222) of 1,156

26.73% unlock rate

Treasure Hunter, Chapter 4 (10) [m] (22)
Open all the chests in chapter 4, including the Kenji

192 (166) of 1,156

16.61% unlock rate

I Want REVENGE (1) (1)
Recruit Earnest

392 (255) of 1,156

33.91% unlock rate

Promote Earnest (1) (1)
Promote Earnest to class PLDN

255 (197) of 1,156

22.06% unlock rate

Defeat Balbazak (10) (17)
Defeat Balbazak

360 (243) of 1,156

31.14% unlock rate

Treasure Hunter, Chapter 5 (10) [m] (22)
Open all the chests in chapter 5, including the Teppou

191 (161) of 1,156

16.52% unlock rate

Heavy Artillery (5) [m] (8)
Recruit Lyle

371 (240) of 1,156

32.09% unlock rate

Big Bert (1) [m] (1)
Promote Lyle to class SKNT

286 (211) of 1,156

24.74% unlock rate

Norbert (1) (1)
Recruit Bleu

362 (240) of 1,156

31.31% unlock rate

Bahamut (1) (1)
Promote Bleu to class GRDR

294 (210) of 1,156

25.43% unlock rate

Defeat Kane (10) (18)
Defeat Kane

335 (226) of 1,156

28.98% unlock rate

Treasure Hunter, Chapter 6 (10) [m] (26)
Open all the chests in chapter 6, including the Youji

154 (136) of 1,156

13.32% unlock rate

Not So Tough After All (10) (18)
Defeat Mishaela

308 (219) of 1,156

26.64% unlock rate

Recruit Musashi (1) [m] (1)
Recruit Musashi

273 (202) of 1,156

23.62% unlock rate

The Archmage Duo (1) (1)
Recruit Alef and Torasu

318 (220) of 1,156

27.51% unlock rate

Lightning Master (1) (1)
Promote Alef to class WIZD

286 (212) of 1,156

24.74% unlock rate

The Pope (1) (1)
Promote Torasu to class VICR

290 (214) of 1,156

25.09% unlock rate

Treasure Hunter, Chapter 7 (10) [m] (21)
Open all the chests in chapter 7

246 (178) of 1,156

21.28% unlock rate

The Bicentennial Man (1) (1)
Recruit Adam

320 (222) of 1,156

27.68% unlock rate

Sayonara, Baby (1) (1)
Promote Adam to class CYBG

280 (202) of 1,156

24.22% unlock rate

Bad Pool Caller (10) (18)
Defeat Chaos

298 (212) of 1,156

25.78% unlock rate

Recruit Hanzou (5) (9)
Recruit Hanzou

273 (199) of 1,156

23.62% unlock rate

Long Live the King (10) (19)
Defeat Ramladu

283 (203) of 1,156

24.48% unlock rate

Treasure Hunter, Chapter 8 (10) (25)
Open all the chests in chapter 8, including the Kaku-Chan

160 (140) of 1,156

13.84% unlock rate

Defeat the Colossus (10) (19)
Defeat the Colossus

275 (199) of 1,156

23.79% unlock rate

Too Late... (25) (49)
Defeat Darksol

280 (200) of 1,156

24.22% unlock rate

Never Say Too Late (25) (49)
Defeat the Dark Dragon

276 (196) of 1,156

23.88% unlock rate

Perfect Victory (10) (22)
Defeat the Dark Dragon with no casualties

237 (168) of 1,156

20.50% unlock rate

💬Official Forum Topic
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Recent comments

(See all 40)

boltfox20 23 Jul 2020 01:50
There needs to be a Shining Influence achievement for if you beat the first battle without picking up your Shining Force.
Alurith 23 Jul 2020 01:59
That involves an exploit. Not sure if they would be cool with that, since it's technically not a glitch.
ryanmts 10 Sep 2020 17:18
Playing the Japanese version, the "Recruit Jogurt" achievement unlocked automatically when starting a new game... bug?
Olafur 8 Oct 2020 22:27
mastered again!
Jazzehjeff 8 Oct 2020 22:41
New 'cheevos, eh? ...Yeah, probably about time I played through this masterpiece again. <3
Alurith 28 May 2021 03:30
I think most character promotions should be worth more than 1 point. They take a decent bit of time. Especially if you are doing all characters, a lot of which start at low levels.
Emoon 23 Jan 2022 15:17
Set definitely needs a rescore, indeed. Almost 50% of the points are condensed just on Chapter 8. Dark Dragon cheevos could easily be downgraded to 25/50. As for the character ones, maybe simply settling for 3 points/recruit and 5 points/promotion (promotions are way harder since they need actually _focusing_ on the sidekicks, some of which aren't really helpful).
Sines 15 Mar 2022 21:50
A classic for a reason, simple game with a classic 90's era story, nice graphisms and a cool soundtrack. Just missing a couple of QoL features like a better inventory management to be perfect. Set layout is great, very thorough, but I agree that the points attribution feel unbalanced. Leaving characters that join you at promotable level to 1pt feel fair but for all of the others (and especially the healers) it require to grind some battles and should be worth a bit more. I also don't understand why Hanzo is worth 5pts and Musashi 1pt when they both have the same potential to be missed. Also there could be an additional challenge achievement for getting one Yogurt Ring.
DaniloZlatan 15 May 2022 02:44
Mastered, 25 hours, great set!
rlxldk 11 Jun 2022 21:21
200% done! Thanks for a good set)
BalrogRPG 9 Oct 2022 02:03
All time favorite. It was fun to do achievements for it.
elvio26 28 Oct 2022 15:04
worst rescore but I prefer only the badge
MeatWallet 6 Jan 2023 17:04
I there a way I can request an achievement be made? I found it fun when I was younger to solo the game with Max (the main character). Ensured I killed off all the other characters as I got them. Max would be the only character that would see one point of exp. Its definitely challenging and I am sure other users would love working on this achievement.
InfamousGM1 18 Apr 2023 00:37
when trying to load this game in Retroarch(which has latest version, and on picodrive core) it pops up that this game has no achievements. i checked with another person and it says same thing to them. it is the proper rom as well.
carlocgc 27 Apr 2023 12:44
Getting "Game cannot be identified" in retroarch. It was working a month ago just fine.
Flemm 1 May 2023 13:10
who would think that all the achievements for U-version are made for a poorly made overdump [o1]?
StonyPony 8 May 2023 05:39
Also having issues with "cannot be identified" for US
StonyPony 8 May 2023 05:45
Specifically, using RetroArch 3ds. Other games load fine
Tekish11 8 May 2023 16:40
Close to the end here, it was nice to re-experience this one... but I think maybe the mastery here was a little too breezy.
WanderingHeiho 1 Jun 2023 00:38
Mastery #306: While I'm not the biggest fan of tactical RPGs, mostly from my lack of playing them, this is one that stays in my heart. Thanks for the set.