<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
imminent	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
Sega	O
decided	O
in	O
advance	O
to	O
release	O
Scenarios	O
2	O
and	O
3	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
so	O
Scenario	O
1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
with	O
minor	O
edits	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
script	O
that	O
resolved	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
cliffhanger	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camelot	O
issued	O
a	O
supplemental	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
,	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
Premium	O
Disk	O
,	O
to	O
Japanese	O
players	O
who	O
submitted	O
proofs	O
of	O
purchase	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Premium	O
Disk	O
includes	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
model	O
viewer	O
,	O
and	O
bonus	O
battles	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
data	O
imported	O
from	O
prior	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
earlier	O
Force	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Shining	O
series	O
,	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
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>
The	O
enemy	O
side	O
wins	O
if	O
they	O
kill	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
leader	O
(	O
Synbios	B-Application
in	O
Scenario	O
1	O
,	O
Prince	O
Medion	O
in	O
Scenario	O
2	O
and	O
Julian	O
in	O
Scenario	O
3	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
battle	O
by	O
casting	O
Return	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
the	O
leader	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-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
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
few	O
puzzles	O
to	O
solve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scenario	O
1	O
features	O
Synbios	B-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
lord	O
from	O
the	O
Republic	O
of	O
Aspinia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
Synbios	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
military	O
force	O
representing	O
Aspinia	O
at	O
a	O
peace	O
conference	O
in	O
the	O
neutral	O
city	O
of	O
Saraband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
covers	O
this	O
conflict	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Synbios	B-Application
and	O
his	O
team	O
's	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Bulzome	O
sect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
Synbios	B-Application
has	O
periodic	O
encounters	O
with	O
Medion	O
,	O
Destonia	O
's	O
youngest	O
prince	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
recognizes	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medion	O
works	O
parallel	O
to	O
Synbios	B-Application
of	O
Aspinia	O
,	O
often	O
disposing	O
of	O
rogue	O
Aspinian	O
elements	O
to	O
spare	O
Synbios	B-Application
's	O
force	O
from	O
fighting	O
against	O
its	O
own	O
countrymen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Medion	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
battle	O
with	O
Synbios	B-Application
 '	O
force	O
when	O
Julian	O
steps	O
in	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
for	O
all	O
intents	O
and	O
purposes	O
the	O
true	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
story	O
arc	O
is	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
an	O
earlier	O
Shining	O
game	O
,	O
Shining	B-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Julian	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
who	O
asks	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
his	O
missing	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
joins	O
Synbios	B-Application
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
his	O
quest	O
in	O
Scenario	O
1	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
Galm	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
tossed	O
over	O
a	O
waterfall	O
at	O
the	O
suspension	O
bridge	O
and	O
believed	O
by	O
Synbios	B-Application
 '	O
army	O
to	O
be	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
Julian	O
leads	O
a	O
three-party	O
coalition	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
armies	O
of	O
both	O
Synbios	B-Application
and	O
Medion	O
,	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
conflict	O
against	O
Bulzome	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
Vandal	O
long	O
sealed	O
in	O
another	O
dimension	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
true	O
orchestrator	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Like	O
Saturn	B-Device
itself	O
,	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
will	O
end	O
up	O
being	O
an	O
effort	O
that	O
was	O
underproduced	O
,	O
underrated	O
,	O
but	O
fun	O
as	O
hell.	O
"	O
</s>
