Phantasy Star Online 2 | |
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Developer(s) | Sega |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Director(s) | Yu Suganuma |
Producer(s) | Satoshi Sakai |
Artist(s) | Akikazu Mizuno |
Composer(s) |
Hideaki Kobayashi Kenichi Tokoi Tadashi Kinukawa |
Series | Phantasy Star Online |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4 |
Release date(s) |
Microsoft Windows
Android
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing, MMORPG, third-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Phantasy Star Online 2 | |
Anime television series | |
Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation | |
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Directed by | Keiichiro Kawaguchi |
Produced by | Hideki Uchino, Mei Yoshikawa, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi |
Written by | Mitsutaka Hirota |
Music by | Takashi Ohmama |
Studio | Telecom Animation Film |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TBS, CBC, MBS, BS-TBS |
Original run | January 7, 2016 – March 31, 2016 |
Episodes | 12 |
Phantasy Star Online 2 (ファンタシースターオンライン2 Fantashī Sutā Onrain Tsū?) is a video game in the Phantasy Star series published by Sega. It was released for Microsoft Windows in July 2012, and for PlayStation Vita in February 2013. A spin-off game, Phantasy Star Online 2es, was released for Android and iOS in 2014. A PlayStation 4 version was released in April 20, 2016. The game is currently only available commercially in Japan and Southeast Asia, but an unofficial English-language patch is available for use in Japan version.
Upon starting the game, the player can select one of several servers, known as "ships," to play. Players create and customize their characters to be used in the game. The name, gender, race, character class, body and facial features are available for customization during the character creation process, and later, the player can acquire a number of accessories and aesthetic goods to further customize their characters. There are various races available to the players in the game, which include Human, Newman (bio-engineered humanoid elves), CAST (manmade androids), and Deuman (species that contains recessive Darker genes in them). Players also pick a starting class: in addition to the core classes Hunter, Ranger, and Force, the hybrid classes Braver and Bouncer, introduced in Episode 2 and 3 respectively, are also available. Furthermore, as of Episode 3, the advanced classes Fighter, Gunner and Techer are also playable immediately. Classes in Phantasy Star Online 2 are interchangeable; every character has access to all classes, although they all level individually, and can switch between them freely at any time from the lobby. When players are finished creating their avatar, they begin playing in the tutorial and the story's prologue stage.