Phantasy Star Online 2
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Phantasy Star Online 2 is an adventure developed by Online Entertainment R&D, released 4 July 2012 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.
What Phantasy Star Online 2 is
Phantasy Star Online 2 is an adventure game developed by Online Entertainment R&D and released in 2012. It was published by AsiaSoft. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, sandbox and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 12 players online, and includes co-op. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer. There are 45 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Phantasy Star series
Phantasy Star Online 2 is the 33rd of 51 entries we hold in the Phantasy Star series. It arrived a year after Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity. The next entry was Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode2 Code in 2013. Its critic score of 77 is 6 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Phantasy Star Online at 90.
How it was received
Phantasy Star Online 2 holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 56% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 7 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel ® Core™ i3-4150, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce® GT430. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 103GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Phantasy Star Online 2 launched on 4 July 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky and Pokémon Black Version 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky, Pokémon Black Version 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Phantasy Star Online 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Phantasy Star Online 2: Vivienne Pack
Phantasy Star Online 2: Howzer Pack
Phantasy Star Online 2: Helga Pack
Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode2 Code
Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode3 Mission
Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode4 Reborn
Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode5 Heroes
Phantasy Star Online 2: Cloud
Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode6 Stars
Phantasy Star Online 2: Sonic Collaboration Pack
Phantasy Star Online 2: Ragol Fashion Pack 3rd
Phantasy Star Online 2: Tails Collaboration Pack
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis
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