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Description

A millennium has passed since Alis defeated the ultimate evil in the first Phantasy Star. The planet Motavia of the Algol solar system is no longer the antlion-plagued desert: humans have constructed a sentient computer called "Mother Brian", which could regulate the climate of the planet, turning it into a thriving utopia. One night, a young Motavian government agent named Rolf awakens in his bed after having a nightmare. He sees a young girl fighting a demon, but he is unable to help her. Shortly afterwards, he learns that dangerous bio-monsters have broken free from the laboratories, and is sent there to retrieve a recorder that might contain valuable information about the terrible incident...

Like its predecessor, the game is a party-based Japanese RPG with randomly appearing enemies and turn-based combat. Eight characters can join the quest and can be swapped at will to participate in a combat party of four. Characters can equip a wide variety of weapons, including firearms; dual wielding is also possible. Various techniques which require "TP" (technique points, equivalent to magic points in comparable games) are learned by different characters at specific levels. Unlike the first game, Phantasy Star II utilizes the same top-down view for both navigation and dungeon exploration; the now-2D dungeons are notable for their complexity.

Alternate Titles

  • "梦幻之星2" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "PSII" -- Common abbreviation
  • "Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni" -- Japanese title
  • "Phantasy Star 2" -- Informal title
  • "ファンタシースターII ~帰らざる時の終わりに~" -- Japanese spelling

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Schizophrenic experience Genesis YID YANG Bronze Star Contributing Member (162563)
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The Press Says

Legendra Genesis Nov 03, 2004 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Dragon Genesis Aug, 1990 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
HonestGamers Genesis Oct 29, 2005 10 out of 10 100
Player One Genesis Mar, 1991 95 out of 100 95
The Review Busters Genesis 2009 8.5 out of 10 85
Power Play Genesis Jul, 1990 85 out of 100 85
Video Games Genesis Jan, 1991 82 out of 100 82
IGN Wii Feb 18, 2008 8 out of 10 80
Nintendo Life Wii Feb 16, 2008 7 Stars7 Stars7 Stars7 Stars7 Stars7 Stars7 Stars7 Stars7 Stars7 Stars 70
GameCola.net Genesis Mar, 2004 4 out of 10 40

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Trivia

Phantasy Star II has a subtitle in Japan. In other versions of the game it was dropped. Roughly Translated it reads: "At The End Of Restoration". It has also been translated, as "At the End of the Time Which Can Never Be Returned".


This entry was contributed by Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (208641), gamewarrior (5076), Ben K Bronze Star Contributing Member (22961) and YID YANG Bronze Star Contributing Member (162563)
 

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