This game is rated ESRB: Teen for Mild Language, Suggestive Themes and Fantasy Violence.
Shining Force Neo is an action RPG developed by Neverland and released in 2005 for PlayStation 2. The game follows Max, a young soldier who has just completed his Force military training and returns home, only to find his village under attack by monsters believed to be connected to a dangerous organization known as the Legion. Complicating matters further, a mysterious figure surfaces who appears to have knowledge of Max's missing brother. Driven by both the need to neutralize the Legion threat and the hope of uncovering what happened to his sibling, Max sets out on an extended journey. Gameplay blends hack-and-slash combat with RPG progression, distinguishing the title from the strategy-focused entries that defined the earlier Shining Force series. The result is a more action-oriented take on the long-running franchise.
Thirteen years before the game begins, the world was locked in a war against the Clan of the Moon. Foul monsters known as "Legions" were unleashed by the Clan against their enemies in their bid for domination. However, powerful heroes called Forces soon rose up to lead the charge against them. Aided by Force Frames, ordinary warriors became gifted with a variety of powerful advantages that made them more than what they would have been otherwise. With this, the war against the Clan of the Moon began to turn. The Clan's Dark Castle and the Legions were banished in the end. Victory was achieved, but only at a great cost. Several nations were utterly destroyed and most of the Forces that participated in the final battle had perished. When the story starts, a young warrior named Max has nearly completed the training that will make him a Force. Journeying home, he hopes to achieve his dream, not realizing that it is only the beginning of an adventure that will take him and his friends across the world to stop the return of evil.
