Phantasy Star II
1989 · RPG · Genesis
Overview
Phantasy Star II (1989) is Sega's science-fantasy role-playing game for the Mega Drive, on a 6-megabit cartridge described as the largest console game of its time.
Deep Dive
Rolf leads a party of up to four, drawn from eight characters, through turn-based, menu-driven battles. Exploration is seen from above and battles in a third-person view. Its story includes the death of Nei, mortally wounded fighting Neifirst at Climacontrol.
Developer Story
Chieko Aoki directed and wrote it, with Yuji Naka producing and programming, Rieko Kodama on art and music by Tokuhiko Uwabo. It came out in Japan in March 1989 and in North America a year later.
Did You Know?
- Dragon called it "one of the best role-playing games yet to be released for any video game system".
- It was remade for the PlayStation 2 in Japan as Phantasy Star Generation 2 in 2005.
Sources & further reading
- Phantasy Star II — Wikipedia
