Shining Force EXA
Japanese Shining Force EXA cover. Illustrations by pako.
Shining Force EXA (シャイニング・フォース イクサ, Shainingu Fōsu Ikusa) is an action role-playing game developed by Neverland and published by Sega for the Sony PlayStation 2 in Japan on January 18, 2007, in Korea on February 15, 2007, and in North America on March 20, 2007.
The game uses the same engine as Shining Force Neo and repurposes many assets including maps, musical compositions, monsters, and weapons.
An art book, Shining Force EXA Design Works, was published containing concept art by pako, 3D models by Flight Unit, and interviews with artists and developers. The book also contains a short story written by the game's scenario writer Takashi Hino titled The Gold Coin Tossed Up.
The game received a novelization titled Shining Force EXA Volume 1: Dark Stirrings by author Chabo Higurashi; however, a follow-up novel was never written and leaves the story incomplete.
Several other works following the characters of EXA were produced. A prequel novel titled Heartbeat of Dawn: The Dawning of a New Age, written by the game's scenario writer Takashi Hino, was available in Japan for those who preordered the game or who bought the game while stores still had copies. A sequel story in the form of a drama CD was written by Chabo Higurashi and published by 5pb. An anthology of comics written and illustrated by various artists was published by Kadokawa. A mobile phone game was produced with a new story based around the characters entering a new world and losing their memories.
Shining Force EXA Staff
The following credits appear at the end of the North American release.
- Toma: Nick Tagas, Cyrille: Erin M. Cahill, Ragnadaam III: Roger L. Jackson, Riemsianne La Vaes: Amy Provenzano, Gadfort: Michael C. Fox, Maebelle: Melissa Hutchinson, Amitaliri: Melissa Hutchinson, Faulklin: Kai Smith, Duga: Jeff Kramer, Catheana: Brandy Collazo, Lurnaezel: Deborah Eliezer, Avalon: Gary Martinez, Garyu: Roger L. Jackson, Bornay: Roger L. Jackson, Gantetsu: Roger L. Jackson, Gilnay: Amy Provenzano, Hikanay: Evelyn Huynh, Zenus: Jeff Kramer, Zhirra: Abigayle Ashby, Narrator & Yoseph: Gary Martinez, Additional Voices: Benjamin Trapp, Greg Weber, Kevin Frane
- Recorded at: Webtone
- Cast and Directed by: Greg Weber
- Engineer/Editor: Benjamin Trapp and Team
- Series Theme music composer: Shiro Sagisu
- Monster Design: Yoshitaka Tamaki
- Character Design: pako
- Scenario: Takashi Hino
- STAFF
- Overall Direction: SEGA Corpration
- Coordinating Director: Shigeru Kurihara
- Character Data Production Director: Takeo Kimata
- Character Data Production: Yoshiyuki Yamamoto
- Assistance: Chihiro Ariga, Tatsuo suzuki
- Game Development: Neverland company Ltd.
- Game Producer: Makoto Takada
- Game Director: Shinya Togo
- Supervisor: Naoyuki Ukeda
- Planning: Jun Namiki, Nakaya Sugawara, Takuya Sato, Akira Ogawa, Yasuhiro Sugisawa
- Event Planner: Hiroyuki Asada
- Program Director: TAKION
- Game System Programming: Daimo Matsuzawa, Shinya Sato, Satoshi Abe, Hajime Kasuya
- Programming: Takashi Suwa, Hidemichi Suzuki, Atsushi Sasaki
- Art Director: Yoshimasa Ikeda
- Art Engineer: Nobuo Kashakuma
- Image Art: Tomoki Doi, Satoshi Ueno
- Design: Nobuhiro Arai, Toyoki Itoi, Keiji Takahashi, Shunsuke Takenaka, Takanobu Tsujihata, Tomoki Doi, Hidenori Machida, Shigeki Watanabe, Satoshi Ueno, Magome Katsuyuki, Kamata Hiromasa, Hirai Yoshinori, Ehara Takahiko, Tanaka Naoya
- Composer: Tomoko Morita
- Sound Effects: Yukio Nakajima
- Character Game Motion Production: G-STYLE Co., Ltd.
- Hitoshi Sagai, Yoshiya Yamada
- Character Game Model Production Collaboration: PUNCHLINE Co., Ltd.
- Ryuji Nouguchu, Junpei Sakou
- Event Graphic Coloring Collaboration: Purisuke Karasumaru
- Character Model Production, Character CG Movie Production: Flight Unit, Inc.
- Producer: HIroyuki Matsumoto
- Management: Takeshi Miyamoto
- Movie Art Director, Character Model Production: ntny
- Character Model Production: SIGE, Kaizokuya
- Modeling Support: Yoshiko Miyahara
- Motion Production: Kunikazu Yanagisawa, Hisashi Ooshio, Kouichi Soeda
- 2D Work Support: Rikiya Yamaguchi
- Character CG Basic Modeling: MA@YA
- Character CG Movie Supervisor: Takayuki Chiba
- Movie Storyboarding: Toshiyuki Kubooka
- Movie Design Board: KUSANAGI. INC, Terranetz CO., Ltd, Shinya Kaneko, Sana Takeda
- Spectacle CG Movie Production: Animation Staff Room, Inc.
- CG Producer: Hisaaki Watakawa
- CG Creative Director: Hyouei Ishida
- CG Director: Takahiro Yasuda
- CG Design: Ai Suzuki, Tomoko Tsuchiya, Koji Sano, Toshihiro Mizuno, Kiyoteru Ogawa, Hirosi Motoyama, Kazuki Shibahara, Yuki Sakitani, Shingo Funazawa, Shinichi Mizushima, Yasuyuki Sasaki, Ryoichi Isigami
- Movie Sound Production: noisycroak Co., Ltd.
- Sound Director: Hideki Sakamoto
- Compose: Keisuke Itou
- Sound Effect: Tsuyoshi Yukawa
- Support: Yasuhi Asada
- Motion Capturing Support: KATSUGEKI-ZA
- Opening Animation Production: J.C. STAFF, Inc.
- Storyboarding: Yutaka Kariu
- Original Artwork: Yutaka Kariu, Kazunori Iwakura, Hirofumi Masuda, GASHOW STUPID, Tetsuya Takeuchu, Shigeki Kimoto, HIroshi Yakou
- Animation Testing: Nobuko Ogino, Keiko Kawano, Hiroki Okamoto
- Animators: Takehiko Kageyama, Emiko Kobayashi, Yoko Ito, Tomoko Kameyama, Ena Nishikawa, Yu murakami
- Color Design: Maya Muranaga
- Finishing: Kyosuke Ishikawa, Miyuki Ishida, Akiko Uchida, Ayako Suenaga, Asuka Hino, Mika Funahashi, Shoko Mori, Miho Kumura
- Artist: Shigeki Nakamura
- Scenery: Kobayashi Production
- Photography: Shingo Fukuyo
- Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
- Production Manager: Masahiro Tabeya
- Animation Producer: Yuji Matsukura
- Title Logo Production: Landsale Co., Ltd.
- Translation: Unicon Products Inc.
- Translators: Christopher McNatt, Kensuke Komori, Ryan Stofer, Charles Shaki Masuda, Dai Kodato, Riyoko Sakemoto
- Proofreader: Emory Georges, Demian Ryu Ichinose Smith
- Editor: Riyoko Sakemoto
- Progress Management: Takayuki Hayashi
- Translation: inbound
- Overall Production: SEGA Corporation
- CG Producer: Takeshi ito
- CG Line Producer: Masahito Imamura
- Movie Sound Producer: Haruyoshi Tomita
- International Business and Product Development: Shinobu Shindo, Yuka Yoshida
- Sega of America, INC.
- CEO: Naoya Tsurumi
- President/COO: Simon Jeffery
- Vice President of Product Development: Dave Cobb
- Localization Manager: John Merlino
- Localization Producer: Kevin Frane
- Localization Consultant: Osamu Shibamiya
- Vice President of Sales: Sue Hughes-Taigen
- Vice President of Entertainment Marketing: Scott Steinberg
- Senior Publishing Manager: Klayton Vorlick
- Director of Marketing: Don Mesa
- Product Marketing Manager: Yosuke Moriya
- Marketing Intern: Grant Matson
- Associate PR Manager: Denny Chiu
- Creative Services: Jen Groeling, Heather Lucchetti, Bridget Oates, Marco Garcia
- Head of Operations: Tom Dudley
- QA Manager: Deni Skeens
- QA Supervisor: Josh Morton
- Senior QA Lead: Shawn Dobbins, Demetrius Griffin
- QA Lead Tester: Nestor Protacio
- Assistant QA Lead Tester: Teresa Guest
- Compliancy Lead Analyst: Stephen Akana
- Compliancy Assistant Leads: Lawrence Mann, Joe Floyd
- Compliancy Testers: Junior Sison, Eduardo Camacho, John Belcher
- Mastering Lab Coordinator: Rhianna Kellom
- Mastering Lab Technicians: Rey Buzon, Andrew Byrne
- Coordinating Producer: Yoichi Shimosato
- Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
- Overall Direction: SEGA Corpration
Resources
Game Directory
| Shining Games | |
|---|---|
| Mega Drive | Shining and the Darkness・Shining Force・ Shining Force II・Shining Force CD |
| Game Gear | Shining Force Gaiden・Shining Force Gaiden II・Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict |
| Saturn | Shining Wisdom・Shining the Holy Ark・Shining Force III Sc. 1・Shining Force III Sc. 2・Shining Force III Sc. 3・Shining Force III PD |
| Game Boy Advance | Shining Soul・Shining Soul II・Shining Force: Resurrection of the Black Dragon |
| PlayStation 2 | Shining Tears・Shining Force Neo・Shining Force EXA・Shining Wind |
| Mobile | Shining Road to the Force・Shining Road 2 |
| PlayStation Portable | Shining Hearts・Shining Blade・Shining Ark |
| Nintendo DS | Shining Force Feather |
| Arcade | Shining Force Cross・Blade Arcus from Shining |
| PlayStation 3 | Shining Resonance・Blade Arcus from Shining EX |
| PlayStation 4 / Switch | Shining Resonance Refrain・Blade Arcus from Shining Rebellion |
| Related Games | |
| PC-88 | Fangs: The Saga of Wolf Blood |
| Mega Drive | Land Stalker: The Emperor's Treasure・Ragnacënty |
| Super Famicom | FEDA: The Emblem of Justice・Lady Stalker |
| Saturn | FEDA Remake!・Dark Savior |
| PlayStation | Alundra・FEDA 2: White Surge the Platoon・Alundra 2 |
| Dreamcast | Climax Landers |
| Game Boy Advance | Golden Sun: The Broken Seal・Golden Sun: The Lost Age |
| Nintendo DS | Golden Sun: Jet Black Dawn |