Shining Wind
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| Developer(s) | Nextech |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Tony Taka (character designs) |
| Artist(s) | Tony Taka |
| Series | Shining |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player/two player |
Shining Wind (シャイニング・ウィンド Shainingu Windo) is an action role-playing game developed by Nextech and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2, and the 18th game in the Shining video game series. It was released on May 17, 2007 in Japan. The game is the sequel to Shining Tears. The main characters from Shining Tears appear in Shining Wind as well. An anime adaptation of the two games, called Shining Tears X Wind, began airing in early April 2007. Like Shining Tears, the game is illustrated by artist Tony Taka.
Characters
Real World
- Touka Kureha (呉羽 冬華 Kureha Tōka)
- Voiced by: Yui Horie - Touka is a grade 12 student and also the student council secretary of her school. Representing beauty and wisdom, she is considered the "idol" in her school. She is a gentle and polite girl; she always shows kindness to everyone, but when she meets something unreasonable she rejects it resolutely; in fact she is terrible when she is angry. She is a miko and was born into a shrine family ; she is good at the art of kyūdō and spells, but cooking is not her strong point. The school in which she studies was built by her grandfather, and her mother is the director general of this school.
- Kanon Seena (椎名 夏音 Shiina Kanon)
- Voiced by: Nana Mizuki
- Reia Hiruda (Hildareia) (蛭田 麗亜 Hiruda Reia)
- Voiced by: Kumi Sakuma
Soul Bladers
- Souma Akizuki (秋月 蒼真 Akizuki Sōma)
- Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi
- Kaito Kiriya (霧谷 魁斗 Kiriya Kaito)
- Voiced by: Akira Ishida
- Haruto Saionji (西園寺 春人 Saionji Haruto)/Trihart (トライハルト Toraiharuto)
- Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu
End Earth
Liberia
Demonic Alchemy Empire Baelgard (Elven Kingdom Astraea)
- Xecty Ein (ゼクティ・アイン Zekuti Ain)
- Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima
- Killrain (キルレイン Kirurein)
- Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa
- Zeed (formerly Prince Leon Philias) (ジード Jīdo)
- Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao
Holy Kingdom Philias
- Clalaclan Philias (クララクラン・フィリアス Kurarakuran Firiasu)
- Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi
- Caris Philias (カリス・フィリアス Karisu Firiasu)
- Voiced by: Ryōko Shiraishi
- Jin-Crow (ジンクロウ Jinkurō)
- Voiced by: Hisao Egawa
- Raidel (ライデル Raideru)
- Voiced by: Hirohiko Kakegawa
United Trading Nation Seiran
- Rouen (ロウエン Rōen)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Inada
- Houmei (ホウメイ Hōmei)
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō
- Shumari (シュマリ Shumari)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya
- Basou (バソウ Basō)
- Voiced by: Takahiko Sakaguma
- Enu (エンウ En'u)
- Voiced by: Kazunari Tanaka
- Hyoun (ヒョウウン Hyōun)
- Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai
- Kouryu (コウリュウ Kōryū)
- Voiced by: Tomohisa Asō
- Raihi (ライヒ Raihi)
- Voiced by: Naoki Imamura
Valeria
Mercenary Knighthood Weissritter
- Zero (Formerly Xion)
- Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi
- Mao (マオ Mao)
- Voiced by: Ai Nonaka
- Elwing (エルウィン Eruwin)
- Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi
- Blanc Neige (ブラン·ネージュ Buran Nēju)
- Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi
- Ryuna (リュウナ Ryūna)
- Voiced by: Akemi Kanda
- Lazarus (ラザラス Razarasu)
- Voiced by: Yoshinori Sonobe
Others
- Composer of the Eternal Forest (久遠の森の詠み手 Kuon no Mori no Yomite)/Celestia (セレスティア Seresutia)
- Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi
- Lassi (ラッシィ Rasshī)
- Voiced by: Junko Hagimori
Music
- "Heart-shaped chant"
- Lyrics by: Nana Mizuki
- Composition and arrangement by: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)
- Song by: Nana Mizuki (published in the single "SECRET AMBITION")
Reception
The game was released on Japan on May 17, 2007, and sold over 78 thousand units in four days,[1] becoming the top selling game in the country in that week.
According to the 2006 hands-on preview from IGN, the game runs at constant 60 frames per second.[2]
Other media
A game OST was released on May 31, 2007. It features the theme song, Heart-Shaped Chant, by Nana Mizuki.
References
- ↑ "Enterbrain Software Ranking". 2007-05-23.
- ↑ "IGN: Shining Wind Preview". 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2007-04-26.