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Game entry

Shining Force II

1993 · JRPG, Strategy · PC, Mac, Linux, Wii, Mega Drive · Tec Toy

Shining Force II is ranked no. 3,747 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,418 and 34% of duels won. Against Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 0 wins to 3 losses in 3 duels. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 51 out of 69 (1993).

World rank

no. 3,747

ELO score

1,418

Wins

34%

Duels played

61

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About Shining Force II

As a student of Astral the wizard, you and your friends study all the usual subjects: reading, writing, and sword fighting. As your time at school draws to an end, dark events are taking place on the island of Grans. The two Jewels which seal the Door to Darkness have been stolen, allowing a creature of awesome power to be unleashed. Finding where the Jewels were taken, and why, is a task only the bravest of adventurers can undertake.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,418 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Shining Force II sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,744 Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly 1,418
  2. 3,745 Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame 1,418
  3. 3,746 Risk: Global Domination 1,418
  4. 3,747 Shining Force II 1,418
  5. 3,748 The First Berserker: Khazan 1,418
  6. 3,749 The Past Within 1,418
  7. 3,750 Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus 1,418

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The standing

Where Shining Force II ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Shining Force II stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 51 out of 69 (1993).

Where Shining Force II ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,747 5,035
JRPG 199 228
1990s 501 659
1993 51 69

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