<s>
}}	O
Shining	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1991	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
appears	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
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
on	O
PC.Review	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
operates	O
similarly	O
to	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
or	O
,	O
more	O
specifically	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
king	O
's	O
daughter	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
father	O
have	O
vanished	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
evil	O
sorcerer	O
Dark	O
Sol	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
villain	O
Darksol	O
)	O
has	O
appeared	O
to	O
threaten	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
Dark	O
Sol	O
is	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Darksol	O
and	O
Mishaela	O
,	O
the	O
villains	O
of	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
:	I-Architecture
The	I-Architecture
Legacy	I-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
Great	I-Architecture
Intention	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
Dark	O
Sol	O
's	O
role	O
in	O
Shining	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
places	O
its	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
timeline	O
sometime	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
allocated	O
the	O
bare	O
minimum	O
budget	O
offered	O
to	O
out-of-house	O
developers	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	B-Application
Olafson	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
compared	O
Shining	O
to	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
and	O
Speed	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
favorably	O
cited	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
adventure	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
full-blown	O
CRPG	O
that	O
many	O
gamers	O
were	O
hoping	O
for	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
a	O
decided	O
step	O
"	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
smooth	O
interface	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
combines	O
the	O
icons	O
and	O
combat	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
I	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
great	O
close-up	O
graphics	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#28	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
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
32nd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
1991	O
,	O
over	O
300,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
and	O
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
project	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyShining	O
in	O
the	O
Darkness	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
gaming	O
historians	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
pioneer	O
of	O
Japanese	O
console	O
RPGs	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
not	O
see	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
until	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Darkness	O
made	O
its	O
mark	O
in	O
the	O
region.Day	O
,	O
A	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
History	O
of	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
"	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
(	O
58	O
)	O
:	O
66	O
–	O
73	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
key	O
innovations	O
was	O
its	O
introduction	O
of	O
an	O
icon-based	O
menu	O
system	O
,	O
possibly	O
inspired	O
by	O
fellow	O
Sega	O
RPG	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generations	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Shining	O
series	O
,	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
,	O
diverged	O
greatly	O
in	O
gameplay	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
many	O
stylistic	O
parts	O
are	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
including	O
music	O
and	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
distinctive	O
menu	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
priests	O
for	O
saving	O
games	O
and	O
resurrecting	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
magic	O
spells	O
that	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
every	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
notable	O
exception	O
of	O
Shining	B-Application
Wisdom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Shining	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Shining	O
the	O
Holy	O
Ark''	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
