<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
primarily	O
a	O
traditional	O
fantasy-themed	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
contains	O
some	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
repeatedly	O
re-released	O
:	O
in	O
Sega	O
Smash	O
Pack	O
Volume	O
1	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	O
Smash	O
Pack	O
2	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
in	O
2004	O
a	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
:	O
Resurrection	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Dragon	O
and	O
in	O
2010	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
again	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
order	O
of	O
turns	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
agility	O
score	O
and	O
a	O
random	B-Algorithm
seed	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
,	O
each	O
allied	O
unit	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
character	O
with	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
own	O
background	O
and	O
personality	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
army	O
gets	O
stronger	O
even	O
upon	O
its	O
defeat	O
,	O
although	O
Max	O
's	O
death	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
losing	O
half	O
of	O
their	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
also	O
possesses	O
an	O
exploration	O
mode	O
that	O
occurs	O
outside	O
of	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
Japanese-style	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
,	O
along	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
or	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
labyrinths	O
and	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
puzzles	O
to	O
solve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Max	O
recruits	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
allies	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
:	I-Architecture
The	I-Architecture
Legacy	I-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
Great	I-Architecture
Intention	I-Architecture
begins	O
the	O
saga	O
of	O
Guardiana	O
that	O
is	O
continued	O
in	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
tells	O
how	O
Anri	O
became	O
Queen	O
of	O
Guardiana	O
,	O
and	O
relates	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
several	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
also	O
tells	O
how	O
Max	O
and	O
Adam	O
's	O
blood	O
feud	O
with	O
Mishaela	O
began	O
,	O
giving	O
rise	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
successful	O
Shining	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
allotted	O
only	O
a	O
minimal	O
budget	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
popular	O
assumption	O
,	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
was	O
not	O
influenced	O
by	O
archetypal	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
lead	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
developer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Takahashi	O
remarked	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
tempo	O
of	O
that	O
title	O
was	O
so	O
bad	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
something	O
I	O
even	O
wanted	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
recalled	O
that	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
was	O
chiefly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asking	O
himself	O
how	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
could	O
"	O
take	O
the	O
battles	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
make	O
them	O
more	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
an	O
obscure	O
Japanese	O
PC	O
game	O
called	O
Silver	O
Ghost	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
simulation	O
action	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
where	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
direct	O
,	O
oversee	O
and	O
command	O
multiple	O
characters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#33	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
this	O
"	O
truly	O
unique	O
RPG	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
86th	O
top	O
retro	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
additionally	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
a	O
definite	O
office	O
favourite.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
:	O
Resurrection	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
rerelease	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Resurrection	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Dragon	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
July	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
