Hive, the Japanese subsidiary of Korean company Vespa, has obtained the rights to develop a mobile game based on Sega’s Shining Force video game. The game titled Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness (tentative) is set to launch globally in the first half of 2022.
The game will be a free-to-play title with in-app purchases. Specific territories were not announced, but the licensing includes the right to distribute games in Japan, South Korea, and other Asian countries, as well as North America and Europe. A beta test is also planned.
Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness intends to bring the Shining Force tactical RPG to mobile devices, based on the unique setting and story of the Shining series. The mobile game will be a simulation RPG, in which players can nurture the charming characters from the series.
▍About Shining Force
Shining Force is a 1992 fantasy turn-based tactics role-playing video game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console. The game is the second instalment of the Shining series developed by Sega.
In Shining Force, battles take place in square grids, and each unit occupies one square. Each unit can move up to a fixed amount of squares along the battlefield, determined by its Move statistic. Depending on its location relative to enemies and to allies, a unit can also perform one action: attack, cast a spell, use an item, or search the area.
