Description
The award-winning Phantasy Star Online sparked a worldwide
gaming phenomenon. Now the world of PSO is coming to Nintendo GameCube.
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II will be the first online game available
on the GameCube, and will feature all-new gameplay modes and exclusive new
content. New character classes, weapons, enemies, items and quests are only
a portion of the new content waiting to be discovered. The evolution of the
original revolutionary gaming experience continues.
Review
This is the first online-enabled title for the GameCube, and
it's essentially two games in one. Episode I incorporates all the content
and gameplay from the original Phantasy Star Online, including challenge
mode, the player-vs.-player deathmatch in battle mode, and Lobby Ball. All
characters, levels, and quests are included and are optimized for GameCube.
Episode II is a new full-length adventure. You'll face real-time combat with
enemies that are more menacing, more fierce, and more powerful than any
you've encountered before on Ragol. New levels, such as the mountain and
beach stages, give you expanded areas of gameplay and deep, lush worlds to
explore. You'll also be given all-new quests to complete, additional weapons
to master, and plenty of other rare items to find.
The game also includes a new split-screen, four-player mode
for intense offline gameplay. You can team up or compete with up to three of
your hunter friends on the same console. Choose between Episode I and
Episode II stages for intense multiplayer action in a variety of different
modes. An upgraded character-creation mechanism gives you seemingly infinite
customization options, including choice of hair style, skin color, clothing,
face, and even height and width.
