Sega has released some new tidbits regarding the background story of its PlayStation 2 action RPG Shining Force Neo. 13 years before, Max and his companions embark on their adventure, a massive war had broken out in the game's world. In this war the so-called Family of the Moon played a key role. The Family of the Moon not an actual family, but rather an expression used to describe a certain group of people. When the wicked feelings residing in the dark part of a living being, align themselves with the force resting on the moon, then this creature is referred to as member of the Family of the Moon. In said war, the Family released the force hidden on the moon to summon the Legion, monsters from another world. Now these dangerous creatures have re-appeared directly in front of Max and his party.

Shining Force Neo will be available in Japan on March 24th for 6,800 yen ($66.66 US).

• Famitsu