Phantasy Star Online
Pioneer 2 finally completed it's long voyage to the new home world. But as the ship entered orbit, an enormous explosion shook the entire planet, and all contact with the thousands of people already there was…
Phantasy Star Online is an adventure developed by Sonic Team, released 21 December 2000 on Dreamcast.
What Phantasy Star Online is
Phantasy Star Online is an adventure game developed by Sonic Team and released in 2000. It was published by Sega. It is available on Dreamcast only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story of Phantasy Star Online is unrelated to the original Phantasy Star series,[10] and is less substantial.[8] Threatened by the imminent destruction of their home planet, thousands of refugees arrive at planet Ragol aboard the spaceship Pioneer 2. As they establish contact with colonists sent ahead on Pioneer 1, an enormous explosion shakes the planet. Adventurers from Pioneer 2 land to investigate the explosion and search for Rico Tyrell, daughter of the head of Pioneer 2. They discover the planet overrun by monsters, and follow messages left by Rico leading to an ancient evil, Dark Falz.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Phantasy Star series
Phantasy Star Online is the 11th of 51 entries we hold in the Phantasy Star series. It arrived 2 years after Sega Smash Pack. The next entry was Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 in 2001. Its critic score of 90 is 19 points above the series average of 71. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Phantasy Star Online holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Phantasy Star Online launched on 21 December 2000, within three weeks of Pokémon Crystal Version, Tales of Destiny II, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Quake III: Team Arena. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: Pokémon Crystal Version, Tales of Destiny II, Pokémon Stadium 2, Quake III: Team Arena.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Phantasy Star Online yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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