The Shining Series is a series set in your Standard Fantasy Setting developed and published by Sega. The games are all set in the same universe but sequels are rarely a continuation of the preceding games; with only minor characters, locations or references linking the series together.
Games in the franchse are;
- Shining in the Darkness - Released 1991 for the Sega Genesis.
- Shining Force - Released 1992 for the Sega Genesis.
- Shining Force Gaiden - Released 1992 for the Sega Game Gear.
- Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya - Released 1993 for the Sega Game Gear.
- Shining Force II - Released 1993 for the Sega Genesis.
- Shining Force CD - Released 1994 for the Sega Mega-CD.
- Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict - Released 1995 for the Sega Game Gear.
- Shining Wisdom - Released 1995 for the Sega Saturn.
- Shining the Holy Ark - Released 1996 for the Sega Saturn.
- Shining Force III - Released in three parts;
- Scenario 1 - Released 1997.
- Scenario 2 - Released 1998 (Japan Only).
- Scenario 3 - Released 1998 (Japan Only).
- Shining Soul - Released 2002 for the Game Boy Advance.
- Shining Soul II - Released 2003 for the Game Boy Advance.
- Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon - Released 2004 for the Game Boy Advanced (Remake of Shining Force).
- Shining Tears - Released 2004 for the Play Station 2.
- Shining Force Neo - Released 2005 for the PS2.
- Shining Road to the Force - Released 2005 for Japanese Mobile Phones.
- Shining Force Chronicle I - Released 2005 for Japanese Mobile Phones (Remake of Shining Force Gaiden).
- Shining Force Chronicle II - Released 2005 for Japanese Mobile Phones (Remake of Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya).
- Shining Force Chronicle III - Released 2005 for Japanese Mobile Phones [Remake of Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict).
- Shining Road II - Released 2006 for Japanese Mobile Phones.
- Shining Force EXA - Released 2007 for PS2.
- Shining Wind - Released 2007 for PS2.
- Shining Wind X - Released 2008 for Japanese Mobile Phones.
- Shining Force Feather - Released 2009 for the Nintendo DS.
- Shining Force Cross - Released 2009 in Arcades.
- Shining Force Cross Raid - Released 2010 in Arcades.
- Shining Hearts - Released 2010 for the Play Station Portable.
- Shining Blade - Released 2012 for the Playstation Portable.
It also has two Animes;
- Shining Tears X Wind - Based on Shining Tears, originally broadcast in Japan 2007.
- Hearts: Shiawase no Pan - based on Shining Hearts, currently ongoing.