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+ | :''For the PC game of the same name, see ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2]]''.'' | ||
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|publisher=[[Sega]] | |publisher=[[Sega]] | ||
|developer=[[Sonic Team]] | |developer=[[Sonic Team]] | ||
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+ | '''''Phantasy Star Online''''' (ファンタシースターオンライン) is an MMORPG developed by [[Sonic Team]] for the [[Sega Dreamcast]]. It was the first ''Phantasy Star'' game released in six years, following ''[[Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium]]'', and makes extensive use of the Dreamcast's online features. | ||
− | '' | + | The game was re-released and improved on extensively. This article covers the original Dreamcast release. For the Dreamcast update, see ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2]]''. There are four episodes in the series, however only the first exists in the Dreamcast game. This first episode was re-released for the GameCube and [[Xbox]] as ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II]]'' in 2002 with an additional secondary Episode added in and with new features such as local multiplayer. The third can be seen in ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and the fourth, ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode IV: Blue Burst]]'' was released for Microsoft Windows. |
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− | + | The game itself is a typical RPG, where you slay monsters on the field, find items, upgrade your equipment, and of course, level up. Episodes I, II and IV differ from many previous games of this genre by offering a real-time, rather than turn-based approach to combat - and seamlessly integrating this with the exploration/plot development aspects of the game. | |
− | + | == Game story == | |
+ | Unlike the rest of the Phantasy Star series, PSO's prologue starts on the planet of Coral (possibly a splinter colony from the Algol star system). Coral was becoming unsuitable for life, so a pair of colony ships, Pioneer 1 and Pioneer 2, were sent to the planet Ragol, thought to be uninhabited by intelligent life, to colonize it. Pioneer 1 reached Ragol safely, and constructed a colony there. But when Pioneer 2 arrived seven years later, a sudden explosion engulfed the Pioneer 1 colony as they attempted to communicate. The Player (s) take the role of Hunters, mercenaries/bounty hunters/troubleshooters sent down to the source to determine the cause of the explosion, and find any survivors. | ||
== Sonic Cameo == | == Sonic Cameo == | ||
− | Lots of times, on the online servers, there would be cameos with [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]], [[Tails]], [[Knuckles]], and [[Eggman]]. The game also contains a few cameo items, such as Opa Opa from [[Fantasy Zone]], Maracas from [[Samba de Amigo]], even a gun created by Dr. Eggman, aptly called the Egg Blaster. | + | Lots of times, on the online servers, there would be cameos with [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]], [[sonic:Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]], [[sonic:Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]], and [[sonic:Dr. Eggman|Eggman]]. The game also contains a few cameo items, such as Opa Opa from [[Fantasy Zone]], Maracas from [[Samba de Amigo]], even a gun created by Dr. Eggman, aptly called the Egg Blaster. |
== Version list == | == Version list == | ||
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*Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA and Europe) | *Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA and Europe) | ||
*Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus (GameCube) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA) | *Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus (GameCube) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA) | ||
− | *Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst Beta | + | *Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst Beta (Windows) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA andEurope) |
*Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (Windows) 2004 (Japan) / 2005 (USA and Europe) | *Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (Windows) 2004 (Japan) / 2005 (USA and Europe) | ||
− | *Phantasy Star Online Episode IV Beta (Windows) 2004 (Japan) | + | *Phantasy Star Online Episode IV Beta (Windows) 2004 (Japan) (Released along with Blue Burst in NA and EU) |
− | *Phantasy Star Online Episode IV (Windows) 2005 (Japan) | + | *Phantasy Star Online Episode IV (Windows) 2005 (Japan) (Released along with Blue Burst in NA and EU) |
− | == | + | ==VMU Features== |
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− | + | |+ Phantasy Star Online Save Data | |
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− | + | | PSO/MAIN_DATA | |
+ | | PSO______SYS | ||
+ | | PSO/MAIN_DATA | ||
+ | | 15 blocks | ||
+ | |[[Image:Pso MainFile.png]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | PSO/GUILD_CARD | ||
+ | | PSO______GCD | ||
+ | | PSO/GUILD_CARD | ||
+ | | 30 blocks | ||
+ | |[[Image:Pso Guild.png]] | ||
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+ | | PSO/SCREEN_IMAGE | ||
+ | | PSO______IMG | ||
+ | | PSO/SCREEN_IMAGE | ||
+ | | 195 blocks | ||
+ | |[[Image:Pso Screenshot.png]] | ||
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− | == | + | ==Production Credits == |
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− | + | '''Producer:''' [[Yuji Naka]]<br> | |
− | + | '''Director:''' [[Takao Miyoshi]]<br> | |
− | + | '''Art Director:''' [[Satoshi Sakai]]<br> | |
− | + | '''Program Director:''' [[Akio Setsumasa]]<br> | |
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− | Producer: [[Yuji Naka]]<br> | ||
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− | Art Director: [[Satoshi Sakai]]<br> | ||
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===Game Design Section=== | ===Game Design Section=== | ||
− | Battle/Enemy | + | '''Battle/Enemy:''' [[Yojiro Ogawa]], [[Kenichi Fujiwara]]<br> |
− | + | '''Fleld:''' [[Shintaro Hata]]<br> | |
− | Fleld: Masaya Amano<br> | + | '''Assistant Fleld:''' Masaya Amano<br> |
− | Item: [[ | + | '''Item/Technque:''' [[Kenichi Fujiwara]]<br> |
− | Word Select: [[Kenjiro Morimoto]]<br> | + | '''NetWork/Word Select:''' [[Kenjiro Morimoto]]<br> |
− | + | '''Sequence/Sound/Manual:''' [[Daisuke Mori]]<br> | |
− | Quest | + | '''City/Quest/Script Writer:''' [[sonic:Akinori Nishiyama|Akinori Nishiyama]]<br> |
− | Quest | + | '''Quest Script:''' [[Atsushi Kanno]], Hidenobu Hasebe<br> |
+ | '''Assistants Quest Script:''' [[Tomoyuki Hayashi]], [[Michio Abe]], Kenji Odaka, Akiyoshi Fushmi, Yonosuke Miki<br> | ||
===Program Section=== | ===Program Section=== | ||
− | Chartacter: [[Masanobu Yamamoto]]<br> | + | '''Chartacter:''' [[Masanobu Yamamoto]]<br> |
− | Enemy: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]] | + | '''Enemy:''' [[Kouichi Toya]], [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]], [[Akio Setsumasa]], [[Masakazu Miura]]<br> |
− | Sound: [[ | + | '''Sound:''' [[Kouichi Toya]]<br> |
− | Chartacter Creation: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]]<br> | + | '''Chartacter Creation:''' [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]]<br> |
− | Data Saving | + | '''Battle/Data Saving:''' [[Akihiko Shinya]]<br> |
− | Field/City/Quest: [[Masato Nakazawa]]<br> | + | '''Technioue/Camera:''' [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br> |
− | Word Select: [[ | + | '''Field/City/Quest:''' [[Masato Nakazawa]]<br> |
− | Menu Window: Ryuichi Ishiguro< | + | '''Word Select:''' [[Masakazu Miura]]<br> |
− | Sequence: Nobuo Nakagawa<br> | + | '''Menu Window:''' Ryuichi Ishiguro<br> |
− | Item: [[Makoto Suzuki]]<br> | + | '''Sequence:''' Nobuo Nakagawa<br> |
− | Network: [[Akio Setsumasa]], Kazuhiro Tonogi, | + | '''Item:''' [[Makoto Suzuki]]<br> |
− | + | '''Network:''' [[Akio Setsumasa]], Kazuhiro Tonogi, Junichi Takeda<br> | |
===Graphic Design Section=== | ===Graphic Design Section=== | ||
− | Chartacter/Item: [[Wataru Watanabe]], Yuki Takahshi<br> | + | '''Chartacter/Item:''' [[Wataru Watanabe]], Yuki Takahshi<br> |
− | Assistant: Yonosuke Miki<br> | + | '''Assistant:''' Akiyoshi Fushimi, Yonosuke Miki<br> |
− | Chartacter Motion: [[Tomonori Dobashi]]<br> | + | '''Chartacter Motion:''' [[Tomonori Dobashi]]<br> |
− | City Chartacter: [[Ai Ikeda]]<br> | + | '''NPC (City Chartacter):''' [[Ai Ikeda]]<br> |
− | Field: [[Kosei Kitamura]], Sakae Tabata | + | '''Field:''' [[Kosei Kitamura]], Sakae Tabata, [[Michio Abe]], [[Hideaki Moriya]], [[Akira Mikame]], [[Kaori Hitsuda]], Kenji Odaka<br> |
− | Enemy: [[Satoshi Sakai]], Masatoshi Yasumura | + | '''Enemy:''' [[Satoshi Sakai]], [[Masatoshi Yasumura]]<br> |
− | Technique | + | '''Technique/Sequence:''' Takanori Fukazawa<br> |
− | Sequence: Takanori Fukazawa | + | '''Symbol Chat:''' Haruka Haqinoya<br> |
− | Symbol Chat: Haruka | + | '''Chartacter Illustration:''' [[Akikazu Mizuno]]<br> |
− | + | '''Motion Capture:''' Kazuhisa Nishimura (Ldw/Sakuratei), Kazuhiko Mino (Ldw/Sakuratei), Akihito Okimura (Ldw/Sakuratei), Shigeru Ohata (Ldw/Sakuratei)<br> | |
− | Chartacter Illustration: [[Akikazu Mizuno]]<br> | + | '''Action Cordinator:''' Mitsuo Abe (AAC)<br> |
− | Motion Capture: Kazuhisa Nishimura(Ldw/Sakuratei), | + | '''Motion Actors:''' Akira Gohashi (ACC), Jun Yamashita (ACC), Kazuhiko Shinyako (Katsugekiza), Tony Hosokawa (Katsugekiza)<br> |
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− | Action Cordinator: Mitsuo Abe(AAC | ||
− | Motion Actors: Akira Gohashi(ACC), Jun Yamashita(ACC), Kazuhiko Shinyako(Katsugekiza), Tony Hosokawa(Katsugekiza)<br> | ||
===Sound Section=== | ===Sound Section=== | ||
− | Sound | + | '''Sound Director:''' [[Fumitaka Shibata]]<br> |
− | + | '''Sound Creator:''' [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]]<br> | |
− | + | '''Sound Designer:''' [[Tomonori Sawada]]<br> | |
− | Sound Creator | ||
− | Sound Designer: [[Tomonori Sawada | ||
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===Tokyo Recording Unit=== | ===Tokyo Recording Unit=== | ||
− | Orchestra Recording Producer: Kotaro Kamada(Band Power)<br> | + | '''Orchestra Recording Producer:''' Kotaro Kamada (Band Power)<br> |
− | Orchestra Arranger: Daisuke Okamoto, Toshiaki Hda<br> | + | '''Orchestra Arranger:''' Daisuke Okamoto, Toshiaki Hda<br> |
− | Conductor: Yaufumi Tokito<br> | + | '''Conductor:''' Yaufumi Tokito<br> |
− | Main Orchestra Play: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra<br> | + | '''Main Orchestra Play:''' Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra<br> |
− | Orchestra Chief Manager: Hiroyuki Tominaga | + | '''Orchestra Chief Manager:''' Hiroyuki Tominaga<br> |
− | + | '''Musician Co-Ordinator:''' Ayako Sato (Witchcraft)<br> | |
− | Musician Co-Ordinator: Ayako Sato(Witchcraft)<br> | + | '''Recording Engineer:''' [[Hirokazu Akashi]], [[Yoshitada Miya]], Hirofumi Sako<br> |
− | Recording Engineer: [[Hirokazu Akashi]], [[Yoshitada Miya]], Hirofumi Sako<br> | + | '''Assistant Engineer:''' [[Sawako Sogabe]], Kazunori Yoshida (Sound City), Saroshi Nakazawa (Sound City)<br> |
− | Assistant Engineer: Sawako Sogabe, Kazunori Yoshida(Sound City), Saroshi Nakazawa(Sound City)<br> | + | '''Recorded At:''' [[Wave Master|Wave Master Recording Studio]] (June-Oct. 2000), Sound City Studio (Sep. 2000)<br> |
− | Recorded At: [[Wave Master|Wave Master Recording Studio]](June-Oct.2000), Sound City Studio(Sep.2000)<br> | ||
===London Recording Unit=== | ===London Recording Unit=== | ||
− | Vocal: Loren<br> | + | '''Vocal:''' Loren<br> |
− | Recording | + | '''Recording Co-Ordinator:''' Shiro Sahisu (Ro-Jam)<br> |
− | Recording Director: Kan Hashimoto(Jail House)<br> | + | '''Recording Director:''' Kan Hashimoto (Jail House)<br> |
− | Recording Engineer: Phlip Bagenal<br> | + | '''Recording Engineer:''' Phlip Bagenal<br> |
− | Recorded At: Eastcote Studios London UK(Oct.2000)<BR> | + | '''Recorded At:''' Eastcote Studios London UK (Oct. 2000)<BR> |
− | Sound Coordinator: [[Yukifumi Makino]]<br> | + | '''Sound Coordinator:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]<br> |
− | Sound Created By: [[Wave Master|Wave Master Inc.]]<br> | + | '''Sound Created By:''' [[Wave Master|Wave Master Inc.]]<br> |
===Sega Corporation=== | ===Sega Corporation=== | ||
− | Executive Management: [[Hideki Sato]], [[Tetsu Kayama]]<br> | + | '''Executive Management:''' [[Hideki Sato]], [[Tetsu Kayama]]<br> |
− | + | '''System R&D Dept:''' Kenichi Iwanaga, Jiro Terakawa, Masahito Nishimatsu, Yuki Yamanka, Takuji Konuma, Masahiro Sato, Akihiro Etori<br> | |
− | + | '''Product Management Dept.:''' [[Masanao Maeda]], Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita<br> | |
− | + | '''Management Team Manager:''' Yoshihiro Sakuta<br> | |
− | Product Management Dept.: [[Masanao Maeda]], Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita | + | '''Management Team Designer:''' [[Youichi Takahashi]]<br> |
− | + | '''Management Team Editor:''' Chieko Nakamura<br> | |
− | + | '''International Business/Product Delvelopment:''' [[Hiroyuki Miyazaki]], [[Shinobu Shindo]], Hitoshi Okuno<br> | |
− | + | '''Consumer Product Dept. Manager:''' Akira Nishikawa<br> | |
− | International Business/Product Delvelopment: [[Hiroyuki Miyazaki]], Hitoshi Okuno | + | '''Consumer Product Dept.:''' Hideki Yokaichiya, Yoshimitsu Wakai<br> |
− | Consumer Product Dept.: | + | '''Sales Promotion:''' Takayoshi Ohuchi, Nako Ohoka, Kazuhiro Asami<br> |
− | Sales Promotion: | + | '''Licensing Dept. Director:''' Masahiro Nakagawa, Toshiki Izawa<br> |
− | === | + | ===Isao Corporation=== |
− | + | '''Network Contents Division General Manager:''' Hiroshi Nakanishi<br> | |
− | + | '''Game Business Dept. Manager:''' Keiichiro Suzuki<br> | |
− | + | '''Game Business Dept. Producer:''' Akihiro Itoh, Takeshi Hotta, Rikiya Katagai<br> | |
− | + | '''Communication Server Development:''' Akito Osame<br> | |
− | + | '''Technical Support General Manager:''' Kunihiko Hayashi<br> | |
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− | ===Sega. | + | ===Sega of America Dreamcast Inc.=== |
− | COO: | + | '''President & COO:''' Peter Morre<br> |
− | + | '''Executive Vice President:''' [[Shinobu Toyoda]]<br> | |
− | + | '''Localization Producer:''' [[Jason Kuo]]<br> | |
− | + | '''Localization Manager:''' Osamu Shibamuya<br> | |
− | + | '''VP Of Localization:''' [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br> | |
− | + | '''Soad Test Lead Tester:''' Gabrielle Brown<br> | |
− | + | '''Soad Test Assistant Leads:''' Tom Fong, Shaheed Khan<br> | |
− | + | '''Soad Marketing Product Manager:''' Rich Briggs<br> | |
− | + | '''Soad Marketing Associate Product Manager:''' Noah Musler<br> | |
− | + | '''Soad Marketing Director Of Product Marketing:''' John Golden<br> | |
− | + | '''Soad Marketing Creatives Services:''' Bob Schonfisch, Angela Santos<br> | |
− | + | '''Soad Marketing Public Relations:''' Gwen Marker<br> | |
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===Sega.Com=== | ===Sega.Com=== | ||
− | + | '''CTO:''' Muwaffa Lahham<br> | |
− | + | '''Network Producer:''' Ryan Hurth<br> | |
− | + | '''Marketing Project Manager:''' Bee Yinn Low<br> | |
− | + | '''Lead Marketing Analyst:''' Jason Nolen<br> | |
===Sega Europe, Ltd.=== | ===Sega Europe, Ltd.=== | ||
− | + | '''Chief Operating Officer:''' Kazutoshi Miyake<br> | |
− | Director Of | + | '''Director Of Product Delvelopment:''' Naohiko hoshino<br> |
− | Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto< | + | '''Assistant Director Of Product Delvelopment:''' [[Kats Sato]]<br> |
− | European Product Manager: | + | '''Localization Producer:''' Kuniyo Matsumoto<br> |
− | + | '''Test Manager:''' Jason Cumberbatch<br> | |
− | + | '''Lead Tester:''' Nick Bennett<br> | |
− | + | '''Language Coordinator:''' Caroline Ruiz<br> | |
− | + | '''European Product Marketing Manager:''' Jim Pride<br> | |
− | + | '''European Product Marketing Executive:''' Mark Fisher<br> | |
− | + | '''Public Relations Executive:''' Stuart Turner<br> | |
− | Special Thanks: Sonic Team USA, [[Tadashi Takezaki]], Toshimasa Kubo | + | '''Manual/Packaging/Serior Designer:''' Ross Mcleish<br> |
− | Cooperation With: [[Sofdec|MPEG Sofdec]], [[ADX]]<br> | + | '''Network Manager:''' Ryusuke Ito<br> |
− | Created By: [[Sonic Team]]<br> | + | '''Network Engineer:''' Stephen Tan<br> |
− | Presented By: [[Sega]]<br> | + | '''Network QC:''' Teruo Yabumoto<br> |
+ | '''Special Thanks:''' Sonic Team USA, [[Tadashi Takezaki]], Toshimasa Kubo, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Ayako Hino, [[Ikuo Ishizaka]], [[Takayuki Ohta]], [[Masahiro Wakayama]], Yasuko Mariyama, Cord Smith<br> | ||
+ | '''Cooperation With:''' [[Sofdec|MPEG Sofdec]], [[ADX]]<br> | ||
+ | '''Created By:''' [[Sonic Team]]<br> | ||
+ | '''Presented By:''' [[Sega]]<br> | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | == | + | ==Promotional Material== |
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ==Physical Scans== | ||
+ | {{ratings | ||
+ | | icon=DC | ||
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+ | | consolesplus_source={{num|109|page=74/75/76/77}} | ||
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+ | | playbox=92 | ||
+ | | playbox_source={{num|3|page=36/37/38}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Dreamcast | ||
+ | | region=US | ||
+ | | front=PSODCBox us.jpg | ||
+ | | back=PSO DC US Box Back.jpg | ||
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+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Dreamcast | ||
+ | | region=EU | ||
+ | | front=PSODCBox eu.jpg | ||
+ | | back=Pso dc eu back cover.jpg | ||
+ | | square=yes | ||
+ | | disc=Pso dc eu disc.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Dreamcast | ||
+ | | region=JP | ||
+ | | front=PSODCBox jp.jpg | ||
+ | | back=PSO DC JP Box Back.jpg | ||
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+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Dreamcast | ||
+ | | region=JP (Limited Edition) | ||
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+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Dreamcast | ||
+ | | region=BR | ||
+ | | front=Pso dc br frontcover.jpg | ||
+ | | back=Pso dc br backcover.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
+ | * [http://www.pscave.com/pso/ Phantasy Star Online section at Phantasy Star Cave] | ||
* [http://www.sonicteam.com/pso/ Official Phantasy Star Online homepage] | * [http://www.sonicteam.com/pso/ Official Phantasy Star Online homepage] | ||
* [http://www.sonicteam.com/pso/minhiro2/ Official PSO fan site 'Minhiro'] | * [http://www.sonicteam.com/pso/minhiro2/ Official PSO fan site 'Minhiro'] | ||
− | * [http:// | + | * [http://sega.jp/dc/001220/ Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)] |
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* [http://www.sega.com/gamesite/pso3card/content.html Official Episode III Website] | * [http://www.sega.com/gamesite/pso3card/content.html Official Episode III Website] | ||
* [http://phantasystaruniverse.com/ Official Phantasy Star Universe Website] | * [http://phantasystaruniverse.com/ Official Phantasy Star Universe Website] | ||
+ | * [http://www.sonicteam.com/ Sonic Team homepage] | ||
* [http://www.pso-world.com/ Unofficial PSO and PSU fan community, PSO-World] | * [http://www.pso-world.com/ Unofficial PSO and PSU fan community, PSO-World] | ||
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- For the PC game of the same name, see Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2.
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Phantasy Star Online (ファンタシースターオンライン) is an MMORPG developed by Sonic Team for the Sega Dreamcast. It was the first Phantasy Star game released in six years, following Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, and makes extensive use of the Dreamcast's online features.
The game was re-released and improved on extensively. This article covers the original Dreamcast release. For the Dreamcast update, see Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2. There are four episodes in the series, however only the first exists in the Dreamcast game. This first episode was re-released for the GameCube and Xbox as Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II in 2002 with an additional secondary Episode added in and with new features such as local multiplayer. The third can be seen in Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution for the Nintendo GameCube and the fourth, Phantasy Star Online Episode IV: Blue Burst was released for Microsoft Windows.
The game itself is a typical RPG, where you slay monsters on the field, find items, upgrade your equipment, and of course, level up. Episodes I, II and IV differ from many previous games of this genre by offering a real-time, rather than turn-based approach to combat - and seamlessly integrating this with the exploration/plot development aspects of the game.
Contents
Game story
Unlike the rest of the Phantasy Star series, PSO's prologue starts on the planet of Coral (possibly a splinter colony from the Algol star system). Coral was becoming unsuitable for life, so a pair of colony ships, Pioneer 1 and Pioneer 2, were sent to the planet Ragol, thought to be uninhabited by intelligent life, to colonize it. Pioneer 1 reached Ragol safely, and constructed a colony there. But when Pioneer 2 arrived seven years later, a sudden explosion engulfed the Pioneer 1 colony as they attempted to communicate. The Player (s) take the role of Hunters, mercenaries/bounty hunters/troubleshooters sent down to the source to determine the cause of the explosion, and find any survivors.
Sonic Cameo
Lots of times, on the online servers, there would be cameos with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Eggman. The game also contains a few cameo items, such as Opa Opa from Fantasy Zone, Maracas from Samba de Amigo, even a gun created by Dr. Eggman, aptly called the Egg Blaster.
Version list
- Phantasy Star Online Network Trial Edition (Dreamcast) 2000 (Japan)
- Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast) 2000 (Japan) / 2001 (USA and Europe)
- Phantasy Star Online Ver.2 (Dreamcast) 2001 (Japan and USA) / 2002 (Europe)
- Phantasy Star Online Beta (Windows) 2001 (Japan)
- Phantasy Star Online (Windows) 2001 (Japan) 2001 / 2002 (rest of South-East Asia)
- Phantasy Star Online Demo (Windows) (Japan) 2001 / (UK) 2002
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Trial Edition (GameCube) 2002 (Japan)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube) 2002 (Japan and USA) / 2003 (Europe)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Version "1.1" (GameCube) 2002 (Japan)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (Xbox) 2003 (worldwide)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution Trial Edition (GameCube) 2003 (Japan)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA and Europe)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus (GameCube) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA)
- Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst Beta (Windows) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA andEurope)
- Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (Windows) 2004 (Japan) / 2005 (USA and Europe)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode IV Beta (Windows) 2004 (Japan) (Released along with Blue Burst in NA and EU)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode IV (Windows) 2005 (Japan) (Released along with Blue Burst in NA and EU)
VMU Features
Production Credits
Producer: Yuji Naka
Director: Takao Miyoshi
Art Director: Satoshi Sakai
Program Director: Akio Setsumasa
Game Design Section
Battle/Enemy: Yojiro Ogawa, Kenichi Fujiwara
Fleld: Shintaro Hata
Assistant Fleld: Masaya Amano
Item/Technque: Kenichi Fujiwara
NetWork/Word Select: Kenjiro Morimoto
Sequence/Sound/Manual: Daisuke Mori
City/Quest/Script Writer: Akinori Nishiyama
Quest Script: Atsushi Kanno, Hidenobu Hasebe
Assistants Quest Script: Tomoyuki Hayashi, Michio Abe, Kenji Odaka, Akiyoshi Fushmi, Yonosuke Miki
Program Section
Chartacter: Masanobu Yamamoto
Enemy: Kouichi Toya, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Akio Setsumasa, Masakazu Miura
Sound: Kouichi Toya
Chartacter Creation: Yasuhiro Takahashi
Battle/Data Saving: Akihiko Shinya
Technioue/Camera: Shinya Matsunami
Field/City/Quest: Masato Nakazawa
Word Select: Masakazu Miura
Menu Window: Ryuichi Ishiguro
Sequence: Nobuo Nakagawa
Item: Makoto Suzuki
Network: Akio Setsumasa, Kazuhiro Tonogi, Junichi Takeda
Graphic Design Section
Chartacter/Item: Wataru Watanabe, Yuki Takahshi
Assistant: Akiyoshi Fushimi, Yonosuke Miki
Chartacter Motion: Tomonori Dobashi
NPC (City Chartacter): Ai Ikeda
Field: Kosei Kitamura, Sakae Tabata, Michio Abe, Hideaki Moriya, Akira Mikame, Kaori Hitsuda, Kenji Odaka
Enemy: Satoshi Sakai, Masatoshi Yasumura
Technique/Sequence: Takanori Fukazawa
Symbol Chat: Haruka Haqinoya
Chartacter Illustration: Akikazu Mizuno
Motion Capture: Kazuhisa Nishimura (Ldw/Sakuratei), Kazuhiko Mino (Ldw/Sakuratei), Akihito Okimura (Ldw/Sakuratei), Shigeru Ohata (Ldw/Sakuratei)
Action Cordinator: Mitsuo Abe (AAC)
Motion Actors: Akira Gohashi (ACC), Jun Yamashita (ACC), Kazuhiko Shinyako (Katsugekiza), Tony Hosokawa (Katsugekiza)
Sound Section
Sound Director: Fumitaka Shibata
Sound Creator: Hideaki Kobayashi, Fumie Kumatani
Sound Designer: Tomonori Sawada
Tokyo Recording Unit
Orchestra Recording Producer: Kotaro Kamada (Band Power)
Orchestra Arranger: Daisuke Okamoto, Toshiaki Hda
Conductor: Yaufumi Tokito
Main Orchestra Play: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
Orchestra Chief Manager: Hiroyuki Tominaga
Musician Co-Ordinator: Ayako Sato (Witchcraft)
Recording Engineer: Hirokazu Akashi, Yoshitada Miya, Hirofumi Sako
Assistant Engineer: Sawako Sogabe, Kazunori Yoshida (Sound City), Saroshi Nakazawa (Sound City)
Recorded At: Wave Master Recording Studio (June-Oct. 2000), Sound City Studio (Sep. 2000)
London Recording Unit
Vocal: Loren
Recording Co-Ordinator: Shiro Sahisu (Ro-Jam)
Recording Director: Kan Hashimoto (Jail House)
Recording Engineer: Phlip Bagenal
Recorded At: Eastcote Studios London UK (Oct. 2000)
Sound Coordinator: Yukifumi Makino
Sound Created By: Wave Master Inc.
Sega Corporation
Executive Management: Hideki Sato, Tetsu Kayama
System R&D Dept: Kenichi Iwanaga, Jiro Terakawa, Masahito Nishimatsu, Yuki Yamanka, Takuji Konuma, Masahiro Sato, Akihiro Etori
Product Management Dept.: Masanao Maeda, Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita
Management Team Manager: Yoshihiro Sakuta
Management Team Designer: Youichi Takahashi
Management Team Editor: Chieko Nakamura
International Business/Product Delvelopment: Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Shinobu Shindo, Hitoshi Okuno
Consumer Product Dept. Manager: Akira Nishikawa
Consumer Product Dept.: Hideki Yokaichiya, Yoshimitsu Wakai
Sales Promotion: Takayoshi Ohuchi, Nako Ohoka, Kazuhiro Asami
Licensing Dept. Director: Masahiro Nakagawa, Toshiki Izawa
Isao Corporation
Network Contents Division General Manager: Hiroshi Nakanishi
Game Business Dept. Manager: Keiichiro Suzuki
Game Business Dept. Producer: Akihiro Itoh, Takeshi Hotta, Rikiya Katagai
Communication Server Development: Akito Osame
Technical Support General Manager: Kunihiko Hayashi
Sega of America Dreamcast Inc.
President & COO: Peter Morre
Executive Vice President: Shinobu Toyoda
Localization Producer: Jason Kuo
Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamuya
VP Of Localization: Jin Shimazaki
Soad Test Lead Tester: Gabrielle Brown
Soad Test Assistant Leads: Tom Fong, Shaheed Khan
Soad Marketing Product Manager: Rich Briggs
Soad Marketing Associate Product Manager: Noah Musler
Soad Marketing Director Of Product Marketing: John Golden
Soad Marketing Creatives Services: Bob Schonfisch, Angela Santos
Soad Marketing Public Relations: Gwen Marker
Sega.Com
CTO: Muwaffa Lahham
Network Producer: Ryan Hurth
Marketing Project Manager: Bee Yinn Low
Lead Marketing Analyst: Jason Nolen
Sega Europe, Ltd.
Chief Operating Officer: Kazutoshi Miyake
Director Of Product Delvelopment: Naohiko hoshino
Assistant Director Of Product Delvelopment: Kats Sato
Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto
Test Manager: Jason Cumberbatch
Lead Tester: Nick Bennett
Language Coordinator: Caroline Ruiz
European Product Marketing Manager: Jim Pride
European Product Marketing Executive: Mark Fisher
Public Relations Executive: Stuart Turner
Manual/Packaging/Serior Designer: Ross Mcleish
Network Manager: Ryusuke Ito
Network Engineer: Stephen Tan
Network QC: Teruo Yabumoto
Special Thanks: Sonic Team USA, Tadashi Takezaki, Toshimasa Kubo, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Ayako Hino, Ikuo Ishizaka, Takayuki Ohta, Masahiro Wakayama, Yasuko Mariyama, Cord Smith
Cooperation With: MPEG Sofdec, ADX
Created By: Sonic Team
Presented By: Sega
Promotional Material
Physical Scans
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External links
- Phantasy Star Online section at Phantasy Star Cave
- Official Phantasy Star Online homepage
- Official PSO fan site 'Minhiro'
- Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)
- Official Episode III Website
- Official Phantasy Star Universe Website
- Sonic Team homepage
- Unofficial PSO and PSU fan community, PSO-World
- ↑ 576 Konzol, "Február 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ Bonus, "2/2001" (YU; 2001-03-25), page 38
- ↑ Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 74
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-15), page 78
- ↑ DC-UK, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-15), page 42
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (2001-02-15)
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-41 extra (2000-12-29ex)" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 22
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 19" (UK; 2001-02-22), page 46
- ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
- ↑ Dreamplanet, "Marzo 2001" (ES; 2001-02-15), page 34
- ↑ Edge, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-26), page 70
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-06), page 111
- ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 155
- ↑ Famitsu, "2000-12-29" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 34
- ↑ GamePlay RPG, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 56
- ↑ GamePro, "April 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 106
- ↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ Gamers' Republic, "March 2001" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
- ↑ Hyper, "May 2001" (AU; 2001-03-21), page 56
- ↑ MAN!AC, "03/2001" (DE; 2001-02-07), page 52
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
- ↑ Next Generation, "April 2001" (US; 2001-03-20), page 82
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-08), page 8
- ↑ Playbox, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 37
- ↑ Play, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ PSX Extreme, "05/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 65
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 9, Nummer 3, Maart 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 32
- ↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Marzo 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ Silicon Mag, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 30
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Fevral 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 46