Title: Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2
Console(s): Sega Dreamcast
Developer: Sonic Team
US Release Date: 9/25/2001
European Release Date: March, 2002
Japanese Release Date: ???
Genre: Network RPG
Players: 1 (4 online)
Online: Yes
Rating: T
 
  The Story:
Faced with the immient destruction of their home world, a large-scale evacuation plan known as the Pioneer Project war established to find a new home planet. Unmanned probes sent into deep space discovered a habitable planet they dubbed Ragol and the first interstellar transport ship Pioneer 1 was sent to establish a colony. After confirming Ragol was suitable, the initial colonists began preparing the planet starting with construction of the central dome.

7 years later...

Pioneer 2 completed its long voyage with the main wave of refugees aboard but just as they entered orbit and opened a communications link with the Central Dome, an enormous explosion occurred. All contact with the men and women or Pioneer 1 was lost.

Exactly what happened on Ragol?
 
  The Gameplay:
PSO Vesion 2 has the stuff from PSO and more! Also, first time to the USA now you must pay 15 dollars every 3 months for online play. There are new clothing and colors when creating characters, also you can load your regular character from PSO to PSO ver 2 through your VMU and try to get the ultimate lv 200.

New settings are the "ultimate" difficulty setting, where if you have lv 100 you can get into the most challenging with faster enemies and tougher bosses. Health-restoring monomates and dimates will have a greater effect in the ultimate mode since getting attacked will hurt more then in regular modes.

Tons more rare items in this version as well, with more powerful weapons, shields, and best of all Mags that are shapped like Sega video game systems from Mega Drive to Dreamcast.

Another new feature online is Go Go Ball, which is a soccer game that alows up to 12 players to play soccer online from special lobbies.

Online games now feature more options. You can play online modes only for people on PSO ver 2 or PSO, or both versions. You can also play Battle mode, which lets you battle other PSO Ver 2 players.

Other improvements is that Sonic Team is making sure there's no more hacking or item duping in the game. When loading you character from PSO to PSOv2 any hacked or duped items won't load onto PSOv2. A warning will let you know if your doing something of that nature and may ban you from the game for good.

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