Hiroyuki Takahashi, is the president of the video game development studio Camelot Software Planning. He has participated in most of the company's projects as a game designer, producer, and writer.

Shining Force is a 1992 turn-based tactical role-playing game for the Sega Genesis console. It is the second entry of the Shining series of video games, following Shining in the Darkness. While primarily a traditional fantasy-themed game, it contains some science fiction elements.