<s>
Software	O
Planning	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Shining	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
was	O
reworked	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
late	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
typical	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
library	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
library	O
in	O
its	O
basic	O
approach	O
,	O
rendering	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
exclusively	O
in	O
2D	O
(	O
albeit	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
than	O
would	O
be	O
possible	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
)	O
and	O
utilizing	O
mechanics	O
which	O
mostly	O
follow	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Shining	O
series	O
has	O
flitted	O
across	O
numerous	O
sub-genres	O
,	O
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
remains	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
multi-character	O
RPG	O
format	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
stands	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
is	O
strongly	O
tied	O
into	O
the	O
story	O
continuity	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
saga	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	O
Kings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
the	O
Shining	O
series	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
employ	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
has	O
a	O
unique	O
system	O
of	O
attacks	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
acquired	O
items	O
and	O
"	O
orbs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Parmecia	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
plot	O
points	O
follow	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sarah	O
and	O
Kazin	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
are	O
roaming	O
the	O
continent	O
in	O
a	O
hunt	O
for	O
Zeon	O
's	O
remaining	O
henchmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pazort	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
former	O
follower	O
of	O
Zeon	O
,	O
and	O
Sarah	O
and	O
Kazin	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
hero	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Bowie	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
actually	O
appear	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
book	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
Stormsong	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
English	O
versions	O
as	O
"	O
Thornwood	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
adapted	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
at	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
,	O
presumably	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bolster	O
the	O
new	O
system	O
's	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
modeled	O
using	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
was	O
translated	O
by	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
keeps	O
intact	O
the	O
storyline	O
connections	O
between	O
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Shining	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
lambasted	O
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
mediocre	O
and	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
linearity	O
of	O
the	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
"	O
sadly	O
falls	O
short	O
of	O
32-bit	O
graphic	O
and	O
gameplaying	O
expectations	O
"	O
,	O
looking	O
and	O
playing	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
last	O
generation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
criticized	O
the	O
boring	O
story	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
overly	O
cutesy	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
needlessly	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
acceleration	O
skill	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mediocrity	O
particularly	O
stood	O
out	O
against	O
competition	O
like	O
Mystaria	B-Application
and	O
Working	O
Designs	O
 '	O
own	O
Iron	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Maximum	O
concurred	O
with	O
EGM	O
and	O
GamePro	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
are	O
outdated	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
it	O
seemed	O
likely	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
and	O
ported	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
in-depth	O
RPG	O
action	O
"	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
decent	O
holdover	O
title	O
until	O
more	O
promising	O
Saturn	B-Device
action-adventure	O
games	O
like	O
Dark	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thor	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
localized	O
to	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	O
Automatic	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
fast-moving	O
and	O
intriguing	O
"	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
through	O
the	O
yes/no	O
questions	O
(	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
error	O
on	O
Automatic	O
's	O
part	O
;	O
the	O
answers	O
to	O
the	O
yes/no	O
questions	O
have	O
no	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
nor	O
do	O
any	O
other	O
actions	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
take	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
