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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.
  
'''Phantasy Star Online''' is an MMORPG made by [[Sega]] for the [[Dreamcast]]. This one has a lot of references to past Phantasy Star games. PSO was also released for [[GameCube]], [[Xbox]] and two PC ports(The first was a direct port of the Dreamcast version for Asia and the second was a port of the Xbox version named "Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst and Episode IV in Japan") (and was one of the only online games for GameCube). The GameCube release contained a downloadable ''[[Tiny Chao Garden]]'' minigame for use with the [[Gameboy Advance]]. A sequel, C.A.R.D. Revolution Episode 3, was made for GameCube, but not for Xbox. The PC version(Blue Burst) introduced a new episode named Episode IV, which played similar to Episode 1 & 2.
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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 your typical RPG, where you slay monsters on the field, find items, upgrade your equipment, and of course, level up. Episodes I and II 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. Episode III reverted back to a turn-based combat system, opting to also turn from a typical RPG to a card game, similar to Yu-gi-oh or Magic: The Gathering. Episode IV and Phantasy Star Universe reverted to Episode I and II's gameplay style.
 
 
 
== 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 contructed 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.
 
  
Episode III takes place twenty-one years after Episodes I and II.  Pioneer 2 is still orbiting Ragol, its people still not yet allowed to come down to their new home.  A group of Hunters and other citizens have become dissatisfied with the actions of the Principal Government, which they have come to see as corrupt. They have fled down to the planet's surface, and formed the Arkz, an Eco-terrorist-like group that seeks to expose the government's corruption, and keep them from overdeveloping the planet for their own gain.
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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.
  
Blue Burst's story, Episode IV, takes place not long after Episode II. A meteor crash landed into the deserts of Ragol and it's up to hunters to investigate. Rupika (who was seen breifly in the Gran Squall mission in Episode I) and a man named Leo Gahart seem to be connected to this incident. Episode IV is noted for also being significantly more difficult than Episode I and II, and also not as prone to hacking as the console ancestors of the game, due to everything being saved server side.
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== Game story ==
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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.
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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 (Windows) 2003 (Japan) / 2004 (USA andEurope)
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*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)
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*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)
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*Phantasy Star Online Episode IV (Windows) 2005 (Japan) (Released along with Blue Burst in NA and EU)
 
 
==Production Credits (Ver.1 & Ver.2)==
 
Producer: [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
 
Director: [[Takao Miyoshi]]<br>
 
Art Director: [[Satoshi Sakai]]<br>
 
Program Director: [[Akio Setsumasa]]<br>
 
 
 
===Game Design Section===
 
Battle/Enemy: [[Yojiro Ogawa]], [[Kenichi Fujiwara]]<br>
 
Fleld: [[Shintaro Hata]]<br>
 
Assistant Fleld: Masaya Amano<br>
 
Item/Technque: [[Kenichi Fujiwara]]<br>
 
NetWork/Word Select: [[Kenjiro Morimoto]]<br>
 
Sequence/Sound/Manual: [[Daisuke Mori]]<br>
 
City/Quest/Script Writer: [[Akinori Nishiyama]]<br>
 
Quest Script: [[Atsushi Kanno]], Hidenobu Hasebe<br>
 
Assistants Quest Script: [[Tomoyuki Hayashi]], [[Michio Abe]], Kenji Odaka, Akiyoshi Fushmi, Yonosuke Miki<br>
 
 
 
===Program Section===
 
Chartacter: [[Masanobu Yamamoto]]<br>
 
Enemy: [[Kouichi Toya]], [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]], [[Akio Setsumasa]], [[Masakazu Miura]]<br>
 
Sound: [[Kouichi Toya]]<br>
 
Chartacter Creation: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]]<br>
 
Battle/Data Saving: [[Akihiko Shinya]]<br>
 
Technioue/Camera: [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br>
 
Field/City/Quest: [[Masato Nakazawa]]<br>
 
Word Select: [[Masakazu Miura]]<br>
 
Menu Window: Ryuichi Ishiguro<br>
 
Sequence: Nobuo Nakagawa<br>
 
Item: [[Makoto Suzuki]]<br>
 
Network: [[Akio Setsumasa]], Kazuhiro Tonogi, Junichi Takeda<br>
 
 
 
===Graphic Design Section===
 
Chartacter/Item: [[Wataru Watanabe]], Yuki Takahshi<br>
 
Assistant: Akiyoshi Fushimi, Yonosuke Miki<br>
 
Chartacter Motion: [[Tomonori Dobashi]]<br>
 
NPC (City Chartacter): [[Ai Ikeda]]<br>
 
Field: [[Kosei Kitamura]], Sakae Tabata, [[Michio Abe]], [[Hideaki Moriya]], [[Akira Mikame]], [[Kaori Hitsuda]], Kenji Odaka<br>
 
Enemy: [[Satoshi Sakai]], [[Masatoshi Yasumura]]<br>
 
Technique/Sequence: Takanori Fukazawa<br>
 
Symbol Chat: Haruka Haqinoya<br>
 
Chartacter Illustration: [[Akikazu Mizuno]]<br>
 
Motion Capture: Kazuhisa Nishimura (Ldw/Sakuratei), Kazuhiko Mino (Ldw/Sakuratei), Akihito Okimura (Ldw/Sakuratei), Shigeru Ohata (Ldw/Sakuratei)<br>
 
Action Cordinator: Mitsuo Abe (AAC)<br>
 
Motion Actors: Akira Gohashi (ACC), Jun Yamashita (ACC), Kazuhiko Shinyako (Katsugekiza), Tony Hosokawa (Katsugekiza)<br>
 
 
 
===Sound Section===
 
Sound Director: [[Fumitaka Shibata]]<br>
 
Sound Creator: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]]<br>
 
Sound Designer: [[Tomonori Sawada]]<br>
 
 
 
===Tokyo Recording Unit===
 
Orchestra Recording Producer: Kotaro Kamada (Band Power)<br>
 
Orchestra Arranger: Daisuke Okamoto, Toshiaki Hda<br>
 
Conductor: Yaufumi Tokito<br>
 
Main Orchestra Play: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra<br>
 
Orchestra Chief Manager: Hiroyuki Tominaga<br>
 
Musician Co-Ordinator: Ayako Sato (Witchcraft)<br>
 
Recording Engineer: [[Hirokazu Akashi]], [[Yoshitada Miya]], Hirofumi Sako<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>
 
  
===London Recording Unit===
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==VMU Features==
Vocal: Loren<br>
 
Recording Co-Ordinator: Shiro Sahisu (Ro-Jam)<br>
 
Recording Director: Kan Hashimoto (Jail House)<br>
 
Recording Engineer: Phlip Bagenal<br>
 
Recorded At: Eastcote Studios London UK (Oct. 2000)<BR>
 
Sound Coordinator: [[Yukifumi Makino]]<br>
 
Sound Created By: [[Wave Master|Wave Master Inc.]]<br>
 
  
===Sega Corporation===
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Executive Management: [[Hideki Sato]], [[Tetsu Kayama]]<br>
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System R&D Dept: Kenichi Iwanaga, Jiro Terakawa, Masahito Nishimatsu, Yuki Yamanka, Takuji Konuma, Masahiro Sato, Akihiro Etori<br>
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Product Management Dept.: [[Masanao Maeda]], Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita<br>
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! Name
Management Team Manager: Yoshihiro Sakuta<br>
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! File Name
Management Team Designer: [[Youichi Takahashi]]<br>
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! Comment
Management Team Editor: Chieko Nakamura<br>
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! File Size
International Business/Product Delvelopment: [[Hiroyuki Miyazaki]], [[Shinobu Shindo]], Hitoshi Okuno<br>
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!Icon
Consumer Product Dept. Manager: Akira Nishikawa<br>
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Consumer Product Dept.: Hideki Yokaichiya, Yoshimitsu Wakai<br>
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| PSO/MAIN_DATA
Sales Promotion: Takayoshi Ohuchi, Nako Ohoka, Kazuhiro Asami<br>
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| PSO______SYS
Licensing Dept. Director: Masahiro Nakagawa, Toshiki Izawa<br>
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===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>
 
  
===Sega of America Dreamcast Inc.===
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==Production Credits ==
President & COO: Peter Morre<br>
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Executive Vice President: [[Shinobu Toyoda]]<br>
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'''Producer:''' [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
Localization Producer: [[Jason Kuo]]<br>
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'''Director:''' [[Takao Miyoshi]]<br>
Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamuya<br>
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'''Art Director:''' [[Satoshi Sakai]]<br>
VP Of Localization: [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br>
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'''Program Director:''' [[Akio Setsumasa]]<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>
 
 
 
===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.===
 
Chief Operating Officer: Kazutoshi Miyake<br>
 
Director Of Product Delvelopment: Naohiko hoshino<br>
 
Assistant Director Of Product Delvelopment: Kats Sato<br>
 
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>
 
Manual/Packaging/Serior Designer: Ross Mcleish<br>
 
Network Manager: Ryusuke Ito<br>
 
Network Engineer: Stephen Tan<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>
 
 
 
== Production Credits (Episode 1 & 2) ==
 
Producer: [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
 
Assistant Producer: [[Takao Miyoshi]]<br>
 
Director: [[Shintaro Hata]]<br>
 
Art Director: [[Satoshi Sakai]]<br>
 
Server Program Director: [[Akio Setsumasa]]<br>
 
Program Director: [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br>
 
  
 
===Game Design Section===
 
===Game Design Section===
Battle/Enemy/Character: [[Atsushi Kanno]]<br>
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'''Battle/Enemy:''' [[Yojiro Ogawa]], [[Kenichi Fujiwara]]<br>
Enemy Assistant: Kengo Ucgibori<br>
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'''Fleld:''' [[Shintaro Hata]]<br>
Fleld: Masaya Amano<br>
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'''Assistant Fleld:''' Masaya Amano<br>
Item: [[Asahiko Kikuchi]]<br>
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'''Item/Technque:''' [[Kenichi Fujiwara]]<br>
Word Select: [[Kenjiro Morimoto]]<br>
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'''NetWork/Word Select:''' [[Kenjiro Morimoto]]<br>
Scenario Writer: [[Atsushi Kanno]]<br>
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'''Sequence/Sound/Manual:''' [[Daisuke Mori]]<br>
Quest Director: Hidenobu Hasebe<br>
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'''City/Quest/Script Writer:''' [[sonic:Akinori Nishiyama|Akinori Nishiyama]]<br>
Quest Assistant: Kazyuki Miyamoto<br>
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'''Quest Script:''' [[Atsushi Kanno]], Hidenobu Hasebe<br>
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'''Assistants Quest Script:''' [[Tomoyuki Hayashi]], [[Michio Abe]], Kenji Odaka, Akiyoshi Fushmi, Yonosuke Miki<br>
  
 
===Program Section===
 
===Program Section===
Chartacter: [[Masanobu Yamamoto]]<br>
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'''Chartacter:''' [[Masanobu Yamamoto]]<br>
Enemy: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]], Junichi Takeda, Ryuichi Ishiguro, [[Makoto Suzuki]], [[Akio Setsumasa]]<br>
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'''Enemy:''' [[Kouichi Toya]], [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]], [[Akio Setsumasa]], [[Masakazu Miura]]<br>
Sound: [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br>
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'''Sound:''' [[Kouichi Toya]]<br>
Chartacter Creation: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]]<br>
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'''Chartacter Creation:''' [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]]<br>
Data Saving/Technioue/Camera: [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br>
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'''Battle/Data Saving:''' [[Akihiko Shinya]]<br>
Field/City/Quest: [[Masato Nakazawa]]<br>
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'''Technioue/Camera:''' [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br>
Word Select: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]]<br>
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'''Field/City/Quest:''' [[Masato Nakazawa]]<br>
Menu Window: Ryuichi Ishiguro<BR>
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'''Word Select:''' [[Masakazu Miura]]<br>
Sequence: Nobuo Nakagawa<br>
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'''Menu Window:''' Ryuichi Ishiguro<br>
Item: [[Makoto Suzuki]]<br>
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'''Sequence:''' Nobuo Nakagawa<br>
Network: [[Akio Setsumasa]], Kazuhiro Tonogi, Yuji Hirukawa<br>
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'''Item:''' [[Makoto Suzuki]]<br>
Technical Support: [[Yoshitaka Kawabata]]<br>
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'''Network:''' [[Akio Setsumasa]], Kazuhiro Tonogi, Junichi Takeda<br>
  
 
===Graphic Design Section===
 
===Graphic Design Section===
Chartacter/Item: [[Wataru Watanabe]], Yuki Takahshi<br>
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'''Chartacter/Item:''' [[Wataru Watanabe]], Yuki Takahshi<br>
Assistant: Yonosuke Miki<br>
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'''Assistant:''' Akiyoshi Fushimi, Yonosuke Miki<br>
Chartacter Motion: [[Tomonori Dobashi]]<br>
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'''Chartacter Motion:''' [[Tomonori Dobashi]]<br>
City Chartacter: [[Ai Ikeda]]<br>
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'''NPC (City Chartacter):''' [[Ai Ikeda]]<br>
Field: [[Kosei Kitamura]], Sakae Tabata, Haruka Hagunoya, [[Michio Abe]], [[Akira Mikame]], [[Kaori Hitsuda]], Kenji Odaka, Shio Hashimoto<br>
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'''Field:''' [[Kosei Kitamura]], Sakae Tabata, [[Michio Abe]], [[Hideaki Moriya]], [[Akira Mikame]], [[Kaori Hitsuda]], Kenji Odaka<br>
Enemy: [[Satoshi Sakai]], Masatoshi Yasumura, Yuki Kawawa<br>
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'''Enemy:''' [[Satoshi Sakai]], [[Masatoshi Yasumura]]<br>
Technique: Takanori Fukazawa<br>
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'''Technique/Sequence:''' Takanori Fukazawa<br>
Sequence: Takanori Fukazawa, Miho Bonkohara<br>
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'''Symbol Chat:''' Haruka Haqinoya<br>
Symbol Chat: Haruka Haginoya<br>
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'''Chartacter Illustration:''' [[Akikazu Mizuno]]<br>
Web Design: Miho Bonkohara<br>
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'''Motion Capture:''' Kazuhisa Nishimura (Ldw/Sakuratei), Kazuhiko Mino (Ldw/Sakuratei), Akihito Okimura (Ldw/Sakuratei), Shigeru Ohata (Ldw/Sakuratei)<br>
Chartacter Illustration: [[Akikazu Mizuno]]<br>
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'''Action Cordinator:''' Mitsuo Abe (AAC)<br>
Motion Capture: Kazuhisa Nishimura(Ldw/Sakuratei), Ryuichi Yamada(Ldw/Sakuratei), Shigeru Ohata(Ldw/Sakuratei), Shigeaki Nunokawa(Ldw/Sakuratei), Masaaki Murakami(Ldw/Sakuratei), Masakatsu Inoue(Ldw/Sakuratei), Yasuyo Hirao(Ldw/Sakuratei)<br>
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'''Motion Actors:''' Akira Gohashi (ACC), Jun Yamashita (ACC), Kazuhiko Shinyako (Katsugekiza), Tony Hosokawa (Katsugekiza)<br>
Motion Capture(Lobby Action): Hans Van Veenendaal(Sega-AM2), Takeo Iwata(Sega-AM2), Hideaki Fukai(Sega-AM2), Fujita Katsuhiro(Sega-AM2)<br>
 
Action Cordinator: Mitsuo Abe(AAC), Wataru Koga(Katsugekiza)<br>
 
Motion Actors: Akira Gohashi(ACC), Jun Yamashita(ACC), Kazuhiko Shinyako(Katsugekiza), Tony Hosokawa(Katsugekiza)<br>
 
  
 
===Sound Section===
 
===Sound Section===
Sound Producer: [[Fumitaka Shibata]]<br>
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'''Sound Director:''' [[Fumitaka Shibata]]<br>
Sound Director: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]]<br>
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'''Sound Creator:''' [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]]<br>
Sound Technical Director: [[Shigeharu Isoda]]<br>
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'''Sound Designer:''' [[Tomonori Sawada]]<br>
Sound Creator & Designer: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]]<br>
 
Sound Designer: [[Tomonori Sawada]]<br>
 
Additional Support: [[Yutaka Minobe]]<br>
 
  
 
===Tokyo Recording Unit===
 
===Tokyo Recording Unit===
Orchestra Recording Producer: Kotaro Kamada(Band Power)<br>
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'''Orchestra Recording Producer:''' Kotaro Kamada (Band Power)<br>
Orchestra Arranger: Daisuke Okamoto, Toshiaki Hda<br>
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'''Orchestra Arranger:''' Daisuke Okamoto, Toshiaki Hda<br>
Conductor: Yaufumi Tokito<br>
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'''Conductor:''' Yaufumi Tokito<br>
Main Orchestra Play: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra<br>
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'''Main Orchestra Play:''' Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra<br>
Orchestra Chief Manager: Hiroyuki Tominaga(Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra)<br>
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'''Orchestra Chief Manager:''' Hiroyuki Tominaga<br>
Addtional Musicians: Noki Watanabe(Feb), Hiroyuki Koike(1st Strings), Rie Koike(2nd Strings), Kaori Hirooka(Vla), Masahiro Tanaka(Vc), Gizaemon Furuta(Horn)<br>
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'''Musician Co-Ordinator:''' Ayako Sato (Witchcraft)<br>
Musician Co-Ordinator: Ayako Sato(Witchcraft)<br>
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'''Recording Engineer:''' [[Hirokazu Akashi]], [[Yoshitada Miya]], Hirofumi Sako<br>
Recording Engineer: [[Hirokazu Akashi]], [[Yoshitada Miya]], Hirofumi Sako<br>
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'''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>
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'''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>
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'''Vocal:''' Loren<br>
Recording Coordinator: Shiro Sahisu(Ro-Jam)<br>
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'''Recording Co-Ordinator:''' Shiro Sahisu (Ro-Jam)<br>
Recording Director: Kan Hashimoto(Jail House)<br>
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'''Recording Director:''' Kan Hashimoto (Jail House)<br>
Recording Engineer: Phlip Bagenal<br>
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'''Recording Engineer:''' Phlip Bagenal<br>
Recorded At: Eastcote Studios London UK(Oct.2000)<BR>
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'''Recorded At:''' Eastcote Studios London UK (Oct. 2000)<BR>
Sound Coordinator: [[Yukifumi Makino]]<br>
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'''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>
Network R&D Dept.: [[Hideki Okamura]], Kenichi Iwanaga, Yuki Yamanka, Masahiro Sato, Masaharu Shinohara, Yoshimi Agata, Akira Ohe, Shintaro Matsumoto, Osamu Kawahata, Jin Kojima<br>
+
'''System R&D Dept:''' Kenichi Iwanaga, Jiro Terakawa, Masahito Nishimatsu, Yuki Yamanka, Takuji Konuma, Masahiro Sato, Akihiro Etori<br>
Technical Management: Akihiro Etori, Takuji Konuma, Takashi Shoji<br>
+
'''Product Management Dept.:''' [[Masanao Maeda]], Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita<br>
Sega Access: Yoichi Uchida, Takayuki Kunihiro, Shincgi Yamazaki, Toyoji Kurose, Makoto Tamaki<br>
+
'''Management Team Manager:''' Yoshihiro Sakuta<br>
Product Management Dept.: [[Masanao Maeda]], Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita, Hideki Yokaichiya<br>
+
'''Management Team Designer:''' [[Youichi Takahashi]]<br>
Design Production Team Manager: Yoshihiro Sakuta<br>
+
'''Management Team Editor:''' Chieko Nakamura<br>
Design Production Designer: [[Youichi Takahashi]]<br>
+
'''International Business/Product Delvelopment:''' [[Hiroyuki Miyazaki]], [[Shinobu Shindo]], Hitoshi Okuno<br>
Design Production Editor: Chieko Nakamura, Masaru Kobayashi<br>
+
'''Consumer Product Dept. Manager:''' Akira Nishikawa<br>
International Business/Product Delvelopment: [[Hiroyuki Miyazaki]], Hitoshi Okuno, Yusuke Suai<br>
+
'''Consumer Product Dept.:''' Hideki Yokaichiya, Yoshimitsu Wakai<br>
Consumer Product Dept.: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Akira Terasawa, Kazumi Kigawa, Yoshimitsu Wakai, Kazuhiko Morii, Sunao Murayama<br>
+
'''Sales Promotion:''' Takayoshi Ohuchi, Nako Ohoka, Kazuhiro Asami<br>
Sales Promotion: Naoko Ohoka, Yasushi Nagumo, Markio Takeda<br>
+
'''Licensing Dept. Director:''' Masahiro Nakagawa, Toshiki Izawa<br>
  
===Sega of America, Inc.===
+
===Isao Corporation===
President & COO: Peter Moore<br>
+
'''Network Contents Division General Manager:''' Hiroshi Nakanishi<br>
Executive Vice President: [[Shinobu Toyoda]]<br>
+
'''Game Business Dept. Manager:''' Keiichiro Suzuki<br>
Localization Producer: [[Jason Kuo]]<br>
+
'''Game Business Dept. Producer:''' Akihiro Itoh, Takeshi Hotta, Rikiya Katagai<br>
Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamuya<br>
+
'''Communication Server Development:''' Akito Osame<br>
VP Of Product Delvelopment: [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br>
+
'''Technical Support General Manager:''' Kunihiko Hayashi<br>  
Project Test Lead: Kari Hattner<br>
 
Senior Tester: Walter Kim<br>
 
Product Manager: Rich Briggs<br>
 
Associste Product Manager: Noah Musler<br>
 
Vice President-Marketing: Mike Fischer<BR>
 
Creative Services: Bob Schonfisch, Erica Forte<br>
 
Public Relations: Kirsten Merit, Bryce Baer<br>
 
Adventising: Caroline Mcniel, Teri Higgins<br>
 
  
===Sega.Com===
+
===Sega of America Dreamcast Inc.===
COO: Fred Huey<br>
+
'''President & COO:''' Peter Morre<br>
Network Producer: Ryan Hurth<br>
+
'''Executive Vice President:''' [[Shinobu Toyoda]]<br>
Director.PD: Jerry Markota<br>
+
'''Localization Producer:''' [[Jason Kuo]]<br>
Lead Network Analyst: Jason Kuner<br>
+
'''Localization Manager:''' Osamu Shibamuya<br>
Director.Online Dev: John Kuner<br>
+
'''VP Of Localization:''' [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br>
Web Producer: Chris Olson<br>
+
'''Soad Test Lead Tester:''' Gabrielle Brown<br>
Director.Operations: Eugene Archibald<br>
+
'''Soad Test Assistant Leads:''' Tom Fong, Shaheed Khan<br>
Network Engineer: Eric Fehr<br>
+
'''Soad Marketing Product Manager:''' Rich Briggs<br>
 
+
'''Soad Marketing Associate Product Manager:''' Noah Musler<br>
===Sega Europe, Ltd.===
+
'''Soad Marketing Director Of Product Marketing:''' John Golden<br>
Coo: Naoya Tsurumi<br>
+
'''Soad Marketing Creatives Services:''' Bob Schonfisch, Angela Santos<br>
Director Of PD: Kats Sato<br>
+
'''Soad Marketing Public Relations:''' Gwen Marker<br>
Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto<br>
 
Assistant Producer: Jens Geffert<br>
 
European Product Manager: Mark Fisher<br>
 
Network Manager: Ryusuke Ito<br>
 
Network Engineer: Stephen Tan, Sean Quinlan<br>
 
Network QC: Teruo Yabumoto<br>
 
Test Dept: David Smith, Chris Geiles<br>
 
Special Thanks: Sonic Team USA, [[Tadashi Takezaki]], Toshimasa Kubo, Satoshi Iami, Yutaka Shoji, Kazunori Yagi, Hidekai Fujii, Nobuyuki Inoue, Masato Kubota, Youshi Obata, Tsuyoshi Sawada, [[Mutsuhiro Fujii]], Yasuko Maruyama, [[Takaaki Saito]], [[Masakazu Miura]], Cord Smith<br>
 
Cooperation With: [[Sofdec|MPEG Sofdec]], [[ADX]]<br>
 
Created By: [[Sonic Team]]<br>
 
Presented By: [[Sega]]<br>
 
 
 
===Production Credits(Episode 1 & 2 Plus)===
 
Producer: [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
 
Assistant Producer: [[Takao Miyoshi]]<br>
 
Director: [[Shintaro Hata]]<br>
 
Art Director: [[Satoshi Sakai]]<br>
 
Server Program Director: [[Akio Setsumasa]]<br>
 
Program Director: [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br>
 
 
 
===Game Design Section===
 
Battle/Enemy/Character: [[Atsushi Kanno]]<br>
 
Fleld: Masaya Amano<br>
 
Item: [[Asahiko Kikuchi]]<br>
 
Word Select: [[Kenjiro Morimoto]]<br>
 
Scenario Writer: [[Atsushi Kanno]]<br>
 
Quest Director: Hidenobu Hasebe<br>
 
Quest Assistant: Hiroshi Satori, Yasuhiro Imai, Yuya Kimura<br>
 
 
 
===Program Section===
 
Chartacter: [[Masanobu Yamamoto]]<br>
 
Enemy: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]], Junichi Takeda, Ryuichi Ishiguro, [[Makoto Suzuki]], [[Akio Setsumasa]]<br>
 
Sound: [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br>
 
Chartacter Creation: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]]<br>
 
Data Saving/Technioue/Camera: [[Shinya Matsunami]]<br>
 
Field/City/Quest: [[Masato Nakazawa]]<br>
 
Word Select: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]]<br>
 
Menu Window: Ryuichi Ishiguro<BR>
 
Sequence: Nobuo Nakagawa<br>
 
Item: [[Makoto Suzuki]]<br>
 
Network: [[Akio Setsumasa]], Kazuhiro Tonogi, Yuji Hirukawa<br>
 
Technical Support: [[Yoshitaka Kawabata]]<br>
 
 
 
===Graphic Design Section===
 
Chartacter/Item: [[Wataru Watanabe]], Yuki Takahshi<br>
 
Assistant: Yonosuke Miki<br>
 
Chartacter Motion: [[Tomonori Dobashi]]<br>
 
City Chartacter: [[Ai Ikeda]]<br>
 
Field: [[Kosei Kitamura]], Sakae Tabata, Haruka Hagunoya, [[Michio Abe]], [[Akira Mikame]], [[Kaori Hitsuda]], Kenji Odaka, Shio Hashimoto<br>
 
Enemy: [[Satoshi Sakai]], Masatoshi Yasumura<br>
 
Technique: Takanori Fukazawa<br>
 
Sequence: Takanori Fukazawa, Miho Bonkohara<br>
 
Symbol Chat: Haruka Haqinoya<br>
 
Web Design: Miho Bonkohara<br>
 
Chartacter Illustration: [[Akikazu Mizuno]]<br>
 
Motion Capture: Kazuhisa Nishimura(Ldw/Sakuratei), Ryuichi Yamada(Ldw/Sakuratei), Shigeru Ohata(Ldw/Sakuratei), Shigeaki Nunokawa(Ldw/Sakuratei), Masaaki Murakami(Ldw/Sakuratei), Masakatsu Inoue(Ldw/Sakuratei), Yasuyo Hirao(Ldw/Sakuratei)<br>
 
Motion Capture(Lobby Action): Hans Van Veenendaal(Sega-AM2), Takeo Iwata(Sega-AM2), Hideaki Fukai(Sega-AM2), Fujita Katsuhiro(Sega-AM2)<br>
 
Action Cordinator: Mitsuo Abe(AAC), Wataru Koga(Katsugekiza)<br>
 
Motion Actors: Akira Gohashi(ACC), Jun Yamashita(ACC), Kazuhiko Shinyako(Katsugekiza), Tony Hosokawa(Katsugekiza)<br>
 
 
 
===Sound Section===
 
Sound Producer: [[Fumitaka Shibata]]<br>
 
Sound Director: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]]<br>
 
Sound Technical Director: [[Shigeharu Isoda]]<br>
 
Sound Creator & Designer: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]]<br>
 
Sound Designer: [[Tomonori Sawada]]<br>
 
Additional Support: [[Yutaka Minobe]]<br>
 
 
 
===Tokyo Recording Unit===
 
Orchestra Recording Producer: Kotaro Kamada(Band Power)<br>
 
Orchestra Arranger: Daisuke Okamoto, Toshiaki Hda<br>
 
Conductor: Yaufumi Tokito<br>
 
Main Orchestra Play: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra<br>
 
Orchestra Chief Manager: Hiroyuki Tominaga<br>
 
Addtional Musicians: Noki Watanabe(Feb), Hiroyuki Koike(1st Strings), Rie Koike(2nd Strings), Kaori Hirooka(Vla), Masahiro Tanaka(Vc), Gizaemon Furuta(Horn)<br>
 
Musician Co-Ordinator: Ayako Sato(Witchcraft)<br>
 
Recording Engineer: [[Hirokazu Akashi]], [[Yoshitada Miya]], Hirofumi Sako<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>
 
 
 
===London Recording Unit===
 
Vocal: Loren<br>
 
Recording Co-Ordinator: Shiro Sahisu(Ro-Jam)<br>
 
Recording Director: Kan Hashimoto(Jail House)<br>
 
Recording Engineer: Phlip Bagenal<br>
 
Recorded At: Eastcote Studios London UK(Oct.2000)<BR>
 
Sound Coordinator: [[Yukifumi Makino]]<br>
 
Sound Created By: [[Wave Master|Wave Master Inc.]]<br>
 
 
 
===Sega Corporation===
 
Executive Management: [[Hisao Oguchi]], [[Hideki Okamura]], [[Masanao Maeda]], Hidekazu Yukawa, [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]], Yusuke Asano<br>
 
Network R&D Dept.: [[Hideki Okamura]], Kenichi Iwanaga, Yuki Yamanka, Masahiro Sato, Masaharu Shinohara, Yoshimi Agata, Akira Ohe, Shintaro Matsumoto, Osamu Kawahata, Jin Kojima<br>
 
Technical Management: Akihiro Etori, Takuji Konuma, Takashi Shoji<br>
 
Product Management Dept.: [[Masanao Maeda]], Seijiro Sannabe, Yasushi Yamashita, Hideki Yokaichiya<br>
 
Design Production Team: Yoshihiro Sakuta, [[Youichi Takahashi]], Chieko Nakamura, Masaru Kobayashi, Yoshitake Ohta<br>
 
International Business/Product Delvelopment: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki, Yusuke Suai<br>
 
Consumer Product Dept.: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Akira Terasawa, Kazuhiko Morii, Sunao Murayama<br>
 
Sales Promotion: Naoko Ohoka, Yasushi Nagumo, Markio Takeda, Yoko Nagasawa<br>
 
 
 
===Sega of America, Inc.===
 
Executive Vice President: [[Shinobu Toyoda]], Fred Huey<br>
 
Localization Producer: [[Jason Kuo]]<br>
 
Director.PD: Osamu Shibamuya<br>
 
Product Manager: Noah Musler<br>
 
Adventising: Teri Higgins<br>
 
Website Manager: Chris Olson<br>
 
  
 
===Sega.Com===
 
===Sega.Com===
Director.PD: Jerry Markota<br>
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'''CTO:''' Muwaffa Lahham<br>
Director.Online Dev: John Kuner<br>
+
'''Network Producer:''' Ryan Hurth<br>
Director.Operations: Eugene Archibald<br>
+
'''Marketing Project Manager:''' Bee Yinn Low<br>
Network Engineer: Eric Fehr<br>
+
'''Lead Marketing Analyst:''' Jason Nolen<br>
  
 
===Sega Europe, Ltd.===
 
===Sega Europe, Ltd.===
Coo: Naoya Tsurumi<br>
+
'''Chief Operating Officer:''' Kazutoshi Miyake<br>
Director Of PD: [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br>
+
'''Director Of Product Delvelopment:''' Naohiko hoshino<br>
Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto<BR>
+
'''Assistant Director Of Product Delvelopment:''' [[Kats Sato]]<br>
European Product Manager: Mark Fisher<br>
+
'''Localization Producer:''' Kuniyo Matsumoto<br>
Network Manager: Ryusuke Ito<br>
+
'''Test Manager:''' Jason Cumberbatch<br>
Network Engineer: Stephen Tan, Sean Quinlan<br>
+
'''Lead Tester:''' Nick Bennett<br>
French Translator: Brigtte Nadesan<br>
+
'''Language Coordinator:''' Caroline Ruiz<br>
German Translator: Zuzanna Zabkova<br>
+
'''European Product Marketing Manager:''' Jim Pride<br>
Spanish Translator: Marta Lois Gonzalez<br>
+
'''European Product Marketing Executive:''' Mark Fisher<br>
Test Dept: David Smith, Chris Geiles<br>
+
'''Public Relations Executive:''' Stuart Turner<br>
Special Thanks: Sonic Team USA, [[Tadashi Takezaki]], Toshimasa Kubo, Satoshi Iami, Yutaka Shoji, Kazunori Yagi, Hidekai Fujii, Nobuyuki Inoue, Masato Kubota, Youshi Obata, Tsuyoshi Sawada, [[Mutsuhiro Fujii]], Yasuko Maruyama, [[Takaaki Saito]], Takeshi Shimizu<br>
+
'''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>
 +
}}
  
== Box Art ==
+
==Promotional Material==
=== Dreamcast (First Version) ===
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:PSODCBox us.jpg|US cover
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File:PSO DC US PrintAdvert.jpg|US print advert
Image:PSODCBox eu.jpg|EU cover
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File:PhantasyStarOnline DC JP Flyer.pdf|JP flyer
Image:PSODCBox jp.jpg|JP cover (orginal)
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PSO DC FR PrintAdvert.jpg|FR print advert
Image:PSODCBoxLE jp.jpg|JP cover (limited edition)
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 +
 +
==Physical Scans==
 +
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| consolesplus=91
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| playbox=92
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| playbox_source={{num|3|page=36/37/38}}
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 +
{{Scanbox
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| region=US
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| front=PSODCBox us.jpg
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| back=PSO DC US Box Back.jpg
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| item1name=Inlay
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Dreamcast
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| region=EU
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| front=PSODCBox eu.jpg
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| back=Pso dc eu back cover.jpg
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| square=yes
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| disc=Pso dc eu disc.jpg
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Dreamcast
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| region=JP
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| front=PSODCBox jp.jpg
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| console=Dreamcast
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| region=JP (Limited Edition)
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Dreamcast
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| region=BR
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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://www.sonicteam.com/ Sonic Team homepage]
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* [http://sega.jp/dc/001220/ Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)]
* [http://www.sega.co.jp/ SEGA of Japan homepage]
 
 
* [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
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System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: RPG

















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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.

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

Phantasy Star Online Save Data
Name File Name Comment File Size Icon
PSO/MAIN_DATA PSO______SYS PSO/MAIN_DATA 15 blocks Pso MainFile.png
PSO/GUILD_CARD PSO______GCD PSO/GUILD_CARD 30 blocks Pso Guild.png
PSO/SCREEN_IMAGE PSO______IMG PSO/SCREEN_IMAGE 195 blocks Pso Screenshot.png


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

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №109, p74/75/76/77
90 №95, p70/71
92 №3, p36/37/38
Sega Dreamcast
91
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
90
[1]
Bonus (YU) PAL/NTSC
86
[2]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
91
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
100
[4]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
100
[5]
Digitiser (UK)
100
[6]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
100
[7]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[8]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
94
[9]
Dreamplanet (ES) PAL
96
[10]
Edge (UK) PAL
90
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
83
[12]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
94
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
93
[14]
GamePlay RPG (FR) PAL
99
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[16]
Game Station (UK)
90
[17]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
87
[18]
Hyper (AU) PAL
89
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
91
[20]
Neo Plus (PL)
90
[21]
Neo Plus (PL)
90
[22]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
100
[23]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[24]
Playbox (FR) PAL
92
[25]
Play (PL)
85
[26]
PSX Extreme (PL)
70
[27]
Power Unlimited (NL)
90
[28]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
100
[29]
Silicon Mag (US) NTSC-U
83
[30]
Strana Igr (RU)
90
[31]
Sega Dreamcast
91
Based on
31 reviews

Phantasy Star Online

Dreamcast, US
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Dreamcast, EU
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Dreamcast, JP
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Dreamcast, JP (Limited Edition)
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Dreamcast, BR
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  1. 576 Konzol, "Február 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 30
  2. Bonus, "2/2001" (YU; 2001-03-25), page 38
  3. Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 74
  4. Computer & Video Games, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-15), page 78
  5. DC-UK, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-15), page 42
  6. Digitiser (UK) (2001-02-15)
  7. Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-41 extra (2000-12-29ex)" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 22
  8. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 19" (UK; 2001-02-22), page 46
  9. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
  10. Dreamplanet, "Marzo 2001" (ES; 2001-02-15), page 34
  11. Edge, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-26), page 70
  12. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-06), page 111
  13. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 155
  14. Famitsu, "2000-12-29" (JP; 2000-12-15), page 34
  15. GamePlay RPG, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 56
  16. GamePro, "April 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 106
  17. Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
  18. Gamers' Republic, "March 2001" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
  19. Hyper, "May 2001" (AU; 2001-03-21), page 56
  20. MAN!AC, "03/2001" (DE; 2001-02-07), page 52
  21. Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
  22. Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
  23. Next Generation, "April 2001" (US; 2001-03-20), page 82
  24. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-08), page 8
  25. Playbox, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 37
  26. Play, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 30
  27. PSX Extreme, "05/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 65
  28. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 9, Nummer 3, Maart 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 32
  29. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Marzo 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
  30. Silicon Mag, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 30
  31. Strana Igr, "Fevral 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 46