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and published by Sega for the Sony PlayStation 2 in 2005. Diverging from the series' traditional turn-based strategy roots, it adopts a hack-and-slash style comparable to Record of Lodoss War Gameplay and Technical Features

Shining Force Neo is infamous for its erratic difficulty. You will breeze through five hours of gameplay, one-shotting goblins, only to hit a boss that instantly vaporizes your entire party with a single untelegraphed laser beam. Save often. The game expects you to grind optional dungeons (via the "Trial System") to prepare for these spikes.

Reception was mixed, particularly among long-time fans of the series' tactical roots. Shining Force Neo Reviews - Metacritic

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If you view it as Shining Force IV , you will hate it. If you view it as "Sega’s answer to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance but with anime hair and a Dragon God," you will have a blast. The game respects your time if you respect its systems. It asks you to grind, but it rewards you with satisfying screen-clearing chaos.