Phantasy Star II
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| Developer(s) | Sega AM7 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Akinori Nishiyama (writer / director) Yuji Naka (producer / programmer) |
| Platform(s) | Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Virtual Console |
| Release date | MD/GEN March 21, 1989 March 1990VC February 18, 2008 |
| Genre(s) | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Media | 6-megabit cartridge |
Phantasy Star II (ファンタシースター II 還らざる時の終わりに Fantashī Sutā Tsū Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni?, lit. Phantasy Star II: The End of the Lost Age) is a console role-playing game released in 1989 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, and later in two different compilations for the Sega Saturn and Game Boy Advance named Phantasy Star Collection. It was also released on the Sega Smash Pack Volume One for the Dreamcast. The game is available through Nintendo's Virtual Console service as of February 18, 2008. It is also part of the Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A remake, named Phantasy Star Generation 2, was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005 as a part of Sega Ages. It is the second entry in Sega's Phantasy Star series of games that began in 1987.
The battle system is turn-based, allowing the player to choose commands for up to four characters. Each of the eight characters has a different set of preferred weapons and armor, as well as techniques, suited to the character's job.
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[edit] Story
[edit] Prologue
Somewhere deep within the Andromeda Galaxy lies the Algol Star System. The parent star, Algol (referred to as "Algo" by this point in the timeline), has three planets orbiting about it. First is Palm (formerly "Palma" in the original Phantasy Star), the home of the government. Governors, treasurers, and great thinkers dwell here in great ivory towers, away from the hubbub of everyday life.
Next is Mota (formerly "Motavia"), the shining jewel. Once a dry desert planet infested with ant lions, Mota has been transformed into a blue and green tropical paradise. Domed farms grow crops, and the water is regulated into dammed rivers. Life on Mota is sweet, peaceful, and easy. The people have everything they want, and do not need to work.
Farthest out is Dezo (formerly "Dezoris"), the ice planet. Little is known about this mysterious and dark planet.
One thousand years have passed since Alis and her friends liberated Algo from the evil Lassic. Algo has since prospered under the care of a giant computer called the Mother Brain. The Mother Brain regulates the Climatrol Tower, the Bio-Systems Lab, and all other things that provide whatever the Mota people need.
[edit] Introduction
The game begins with a short monologue in which the character Rolf recalls a strange recurring nightmare he has been having. In the dream, a young girl who resembles Alis from Phantasy Star is battling a demon, although he, himself, does not know anything of her identity. Although Rolf is nearby, he is unable to even move or speak while the demon is striking at the girl. Finally, just before the demon kills the girl, Rolf awakens.
From his home in the Motavian capital Paseo, Rolf goes to the Central Tower to meet with the Commander, the head of government on Mota, in order to receive his newest mission.
[edit] Characters
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[edit] Playable characters
[edit] Rolf Landale
- Japanese: ユーシス (Yūshisu)
- Japanese name: Eusis Landale
- Race Palman
- Age 20
- Job Agent
- Birthday September 17th
- Height 173 cm (5’8”)
- Weapon(s) Swords/Knives
[edit] Nei
- Japanese: ネイ (Nei)
- Japanese name:
- Race Numan
- Age 7 Months
- Job None
- Birthday August 30th
- Height 164 cm (5’4”)
- Weapon(s) Bars/Claws
[edit] Rudolf "Rudo" Steiner
- Japanese: ルドガー・スタイナー (Rudogā)
- Japanese: Rudger Steiner
- Race Palman
- Age 35
- Job Hunter
- Birthday July 1st
- Height 190 cm (6’2”)
- Weapon(s) Large Guns/Knives
[edit] Amy Sage
- Japanese: アンヌ・サガ (Annu)
- Japanese name: Anne Saga
- Race Palman
- Age 23
- Job Doctor
- Birthday April 26th
- Height 158 cm (5’2”)
- Weapons(s) Knives/Rods/Small Guns
[edit] Hugh Thompson
- Japanese: ヒューイ・リーン (Hyūi)
- American name: Huey Reane
- Race Palman
- Age 20
- Job Biologist
- Birthday June 14th
- Height 175 cm (5’7”)
- Weapon(s) Knives/Small Guns
[edit] Anna Zirski
- Japanese: アーミア・アミルスキー (Āmia)
- Japanese name: Amia Amirski
- Race Palman
- Age Unknown
- Job Guardian/Counter Hunter (US/JP)
- Birthday Unknown
- Height 168 cm (5’5”)
- Weapon(s) Slicers/Whips
[edit] Josh Kain
- Japanese: カインズ・ジ・アン (Kainzu)
- Japanese name: Kainz Ji An
- Race Palman
- Age 21
- Job Wrecker
- Birthday December 9th
- Height 180 cm (5’9”)
- Weapon(s) Knives/Small Guns/ Some Large Guns
[edit] Shir Gold
- Japanese: シルカ・レビニア (Shiruka)
- Japanese name: Shilka Levinia
- Race Palman
- Age 21
- Job Thief
- Birthday April 1st
- Height 161 cm (5’3”)
- Weapon(s) Knives
[edit] Important enemies
- Dark Force – Throughout the Phantasy Star series, Dark Force has been depicted as the embodiment of evil itself.
- Mother Brain – The Super Computer built to control everything in the Algo Star System. Rolf was sent out to investigate its recent malfunctioning.
- Neifirst – Half-Human, Half-Biomonster, and part of Nei herself. Being part Biomonster, she was an outcast from society, causing her to loathe mankind. This caused her to sabotage Mota's Climate Control system, as well as the Biosystems Laboratory, causing a drought on the planet, as well as the outbreak of Biomonsters; biologically altered animals.
[edit] Other notable characters
- Commander of Mota – As Rolf's superior, the Commander (or the Viceroy in the Japanese version) gives him his assignments, and provides him with necessary information.
- Lutz – A refugee Esper who lives in the Esper Mansion on Dezo, Lutz aids Rolf and friends in their mission. He is supposed to be the same Esper who accompanies Alis in Phantasy Star, but due to the English version of PS1 naming said Esper Noah, this point is lost.
- Tyler – A space pirate who rescues the characters from the satellite Gaira.
- Ustvestia – A musician who teaches characters the Musik technique. He is openly homosexual in the Japanese version, but any references to this were removed from the American release [1].
[edit] Legacy
Phantasy Star II is regarded by many as a forerunner for certain aspects of console role-playing games, such as an epic, character-driven storyline and a strategy-based battle system. It has made a number of "Greatest Game of all Time" lists: it was number 97 on EGM's list of The 200 Greatest Games of Their Time, and in August 2005 it was inducted into Gamespot's Greatest Games of All Time list.[1]
See also Phantasy Star II: Anne's Adventure, Phantasy Star II: Kinds's Adventure, Phantasy Star II: Shilka's Adventure.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Greatest Games of All Time: Phantasy Star II at GameSpot
- Phantasy Star II at GameFAQs
- Home of Classic RPGs — Game information not only about Phantasy Star
- Phantasy Star Curiosities — Curiosities about the games.
- Nintendo Virtual Console — Virtual console facts and screen shots
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