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Phantasy Star Online 2

PS Vita · Released July 4, 2012 · Developed by Online Entertainment R&D · Published by AsiaSoft

71Total 74MultiplayerCo-operativeMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureActionFantasyScience fictionSandbox

Summary

Embark on a never-ending assortment of missions with fellow operatives and experience unparalleled character customization and action RPG combat, completely free to play. Explore numerous worlds with a party of up to four friends or exclusive multiparty areas where up to twelve players can play simultaneously! Originally released in Japan and Asia in 2012 and 2014 respectively, The game makes its Global debut in 2020 with a North American launch on Xbox One and Windows 10 before eventually releasing on Steam and across 33 countries. The Global version features the latest balances and patches from the Japanese version while also slowly unlocking new content and features; starting out with the game's first three Episodes, Nine classes and several features introduced in latter major updates. Aside from that, the game supports cross-platform multiplayer and uses a Free-to-Play model with in-game purchases; players can experience a lot of what the game has to offer with no upfront fee.

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IGDB Rating
71.48 / 100
24 ratings
Total Rating
74.07 / 100
27 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Multiplayer · Co-operative · Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Perspective
First person · Third person
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Science fiction · Sandbox
Developer
Online Entertainment R&D

Also known as

China夢幻之星Online2Chinese title - simplified
AliasPSO2Abbreviation
JapanPhantasy Star Online 2Japanese title - romanization

Release history (7 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Jul 4, 2012PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 28, 2013PlayStation Vita
Mar 29, 2014PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 20, 2016PlayStation 4
Apr 15, 2020Xbox One
May 27, 2020PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 5, 2020PC (Microsoft Windows)

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Storyline

Home to four species - Humans, Newman, CAST and Deuman -the fleet known as "Oracle" has traversed numerous galaxies and discovered countless worlds. To further their purpose, groups known as ARKS were set up to explore and research newly discovered planets. However deep in space, a deadly threat would surface: the Falspawn. Spreading like a virus, Falspawn have infected inhabitants of various worlds. With the discovery of their weakness, Photons, ARKS gained a new purpose- to protect the universe from the Falspawn.

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