Answers to the most common Shining Force II questions are below. If you can’t find your answer here, try searching the site.
Shining Force 2 Gameplay
- How do I get through the maze at the Devil’s Head Statue?
- Under Ribble in the area where the Achilles Sword was found, there are some blocked passages… where do they lead?
- How can I get the best mithril weapons quickly?
- What is the purpose of Land Effect?
- I bought the game used, without the booklet, could you tell me how to…?
- How many Mithrils are there and where are they located?
- The Taros dropped his sword/Cameela dropped the Iron Ball. Nobody can equip it, what does it do?
- How do I get the Holy Sword (Force Sword) out of the stone?
- I follow an old man to a room where he says there is a tunnel to Grans Island. When we get there and I kill the monsters, he tells me it’s locked. Where do I go from here?
- On the west side of Pacalon Castle, I can see a stairway, but no way to reach it. How can I reach it?
- When I go back to Yeel, after I’ve been to Parmecia, the town is deserted. What am I supposed to do here?
- Rohde always tells me that he’s busy and to come back later. When I do, he says the same. How can I make him join me?
- Whenever I go to fight the big guy in armour (The Taros), he just tells me to go away. How do I fight him?
- How do I get the chest in the Prism Flowers battle?
- How do I get the chest outside Mitula’s Sanctuary – the one on the island in the lake around the temple?
Emulation
- I’m having a problem with the ROM/emulator, can you tell me how to…?
- Where can I download Shining Force ROMs?
- Is there a way I can play this game on my computer?
- How do I use the “.gsv” savegames I downloaded from this site?
- When I tried to equip Lemon with a weapon, it didn’t work, what’s wrong?
Cheats & Secrets
- I heard a rumour about a weapon called the Engulf Sword… where is it?
- Are there any Game Genie / Action Replay codes for Shining Force 2?
- I can’t get the UDUDLRLR…. cheat to work! What am I doing wrong?
- What does the ‘Game Completed’ option in the Configuration cheat do?
- Are there any cheats for Shining Force 1?
Website
- When are you going to update….[insert section of site here]?
- Will you link to my Shining Force II website?
- How can I link to your Shining Force II website?
- I’m going to make a website about Shining Force II. Can I use your…?
- Are you going to make a page about any other Shining Force games?
Characters & Promotion
- Why is Peter listed as “Ash” in the instructions manual?
- Which of the 4 characters should I select at Creed’s Mansion?
- How do I use the promotion items (and can I promote a Paladin to Pegasus Knight / Gladiator to Baron / Vicar to Mastermonk / Sniper to Brass Gunner / Wizard to Sorcerer)?
- What level do my characters need to be at to get promoted?
- Which are the best characters for the force / Which characters do you usually use?
Other Questions
- Is Bowie the son of Max from the original Shining Force?
- Whenever I save a game and power-down, each time I go back to play it the save game is gone! Why is this? (non-emulator)
- Where can I buy [insert name of Shining game here]?
- Is there going to be a Shining Force 3 on the Genesis?
