Shining Tears is an action role-playing game co-developed by Nextech and Amusement Vision and published by Sega in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 as a part of the Shining Force video game series. It tells the story of a mysterious boy named Xion.
An anime adaptation for the game was announced by Sega, entitled Shining Tears X Wind. It is produced by Studio Deen and began airing in early April 2007. A sequel, Shining Wind, was released in 2007, with return appearances by all the main characters of Shining Tears.
Sega's "Shining" franchise beams onto PlayStation 2 for the first time in this release. Viewed from an isometric perspective, the colorful, swords-and-sorcery themed game world is home to anime-inspired heroes and villains. Unlike in earlier titles, such as the Shining Soul and Shining Force games, battles play out in real-time. Players take the role of a young soldier named Xion who awakes in the middle of an ongoing war with no memory of his past. Xion is always joined by a companion as he enters a fight, but which characters decide to team up with him can depend on decisions he makes as he moves through the game's story.
STORY:
In the beginning of the story, an elven girl named Elwyn finds Xion washed up on the shore of a river. She checks if he is still alive and as she looks, a ring falls by the water. As Elwyn tries to take it, she sees that Xion is on the verge of death so she takes him quickly to the village doctor, Pios. When Xion wakes up, he finds himself in The Heroes' Hearth, the tavern of the town Heroes' Way.
He is then confronted by Pios and Elwyn, questioning him on what happened. He says he cannot remember and only vaguely remembers his name. The two introduce themselves to him and he finds both his hands have two strange rings. They will not come off his hands as Pios tries to investigate the rings. The two then explain that the rings could possibly be the Twin Dragon Rings, the legendary rings of power. Discarding the thought, Pios investigates more on the rings as Xion falls asleep.
A feature of this game is that there is a unique ending involving each of the eight characters that Xion can team up with, making up a total of eight endings. The ending is determined by the character that Xion has developed the highest relationship with.
Features:
* Adventure in single-player mode or link skills in two-player cooperative mode
* Collect over 300 items and battle up to 50 onscreen enemies at once
* Seventy different battle stages allow for long- and close-ranged attacks
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
The Legend of the Rings...UNLEASHED!
The past is nothing but an array of troubling memories. Darkness, danger and evil lay in your wake. Only the magical powers of two mystical rings will unveil your true identity and your...destiny. Battle hordes of enemies as you protect the Fortress City of Shildia. Combine your powers with one of either specially skilled companions with the exclusive Link Battle System for unique and special attacks. But, choose your partners wisely as every decision you make will have a different consequence.
"...a multi-faceted revival of one of its (Sega's) most prized classics." -ign.com (preview 11/04)
"...this action-RPG is so interesting, so visually pleasing, and so novel that it's become my #2 most wanted game of 2005." -gamespy.com
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Medieval Fantasy & Anime themes.
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