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lordofduct - Nov 18, 2004

		lordofduct	Nov 18, 2004
		I was wondering if there were any strategy games similar to Shining Force's gameplay that have multi-player? That sounds a lot of fun!

		it290	Nov 18, 2004
		Gladius, which is available on all the current consoles as well as the PC, has a turn-based, tile-based combat system similar to Shining Force and supports multiplayer. It's quite a fun game, too. Also, Shining Force 2 has a code that allows a second player to control the enemy characters. This makes the game _really_ difficult for the force, though.

		lordofduct	Nov 18, 2004
		Now thats exactly what I need, that code... what do you mean it makes it really difficult for the force?

		it290	Nov 18, 2004
		You can find the code on Shining Force Central, although IIRC it's very difficult to execute without a programmable controller. Although if you ask around someone can probably send you a savestate with the code enabled. What I mean about it being difficult is that the only thing that makes SF playable is the fact that the AI is rather dumb. The enemy characters are usually more powerful than the force by a fair margin, but because they almost always attack in small groups, they're fairly manageable. If the enemies are controlled by a human player, they can take formation and lay waste to the force with relative ease in most situations.

		lordofduct	Nov 18, 2004
		Then Ill remember to always be the enemy... nah, that would make for some good strategy on the Force's side!

		CrazyGoon	Nov 18, 2004
		If you have some friends with GBA's, then Advance Wars supports multiplayer. And it's good to finally see Shining Force being solely refered to as a Strategy game. Time to party! :banana

		lordofduct	Nov 18, 2004
		When was Shining force not referred to as a strategy game... the shining series is kinda RPG in my opinion, but depending which shining game (force, in the darkness, holy ark) breaks away from RPG in so many ways! Now that is one dynamic series... but does it get its praise? No, it all goes to that simplistic 1 dimensional series FF that has hardly evolved since its beginning!

		reX dart: eskimo spy	Nov 18, 2004
		Well, Shining Tears is selling well in Japan, if that's any consolation. :cheers

		it290	Nov 18, 2004
		If you're playing multi, I would at least make a rule like 'no attacking Bowie until everyone else is dead', because otherwise the good guys really don't stand a chance. You'd probably have to sideline Bowie to make it fair, however.

		lordofduct	Dec 7, 2004
		I found one on SEGA-16 Gain Ground...... im gonna have to check this out!

		racketboy	Dec 7, 2004
		Weren't they going to do a Sega Ages for Gain Ground?

		it290	Dec 8, 2004
		Gain Ground is a sweet game. I need to get a copy of that and El Viento so I can continue building my Renovation collection, but they're both hard to find... edit - and yes, I think there is an Ages remake planned.