<s>
Software	O
Planning	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
and	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
II	I-Application
that	O
were	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
largely	O
unnoticed	O
upon	O
release	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
CD	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
"	O
Books	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
sequentially	O
or	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
two	O
Books	O
are	O
new	O
scenarios	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
CD	I-Application
that	O
continue	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
stats	O
from	O
Books	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
can	O
be	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
Book	O
3	O
by	O
saving	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
backup	O
RAM	O
cart	O
since	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
is	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
all	O
the	O
data	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Nick	O
,	O
a	O
visitor	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
new	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Guardiana	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
CD	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
CD	I-Application
is	O
a	O
generally	O
more	O
accurate	O
translation	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
and	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
though	O
some	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
Hanzou	O
and	O
Musashi	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
,	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
CD'''s	O
localization	O
as	O
"	O
Higgins	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Rush	O
"	O
,	O
respectively.Character	O
name	O
translations	O
,	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
Central	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
CD	I-Application
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
perspectives	O
but	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
n't	O
significantly	O
differ	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
and	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
either	O
of	O
those	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
the	O
exciting	O
battles	O
,	O
detailed	O
fight	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
exploration	O
,	O
he	O
deemed	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
CD	I-Application
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
owners	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars.Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
this	O
"	O
almost	O
overwhelming	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
epic	O
"	O
title	O
among	O
their	O
top	O
ten	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
all	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
entries	O
of	O
the	O
Shining	O
series	O
collectively	O
as	O
number	O
77	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
made	O
special	O
note	O
of	O
Shining	O
Force	O
CD''	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
RPGs	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
