Sega has revealed that the Amusement Vision-developed Shining Force title for PlayStation 2 will be called Shining Force Neo. Unlike its strategy-oriented prequels, the newest addition to the popular series will be an action RPG. An active party will usually consist of up to three characters, however during certain boss battles more playable characters can take part as well. Similiar to Final Fantasy X and Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Boese, it will be possible to switch characters on the fly in Shining Force Neo. So far a total of ten characters have been confirmed to join your party.

Shining Force Neo will be available in Japan on March 24th for 6,800 yen ($64.67 US).

• Official Shining Force Neo Website