Phantasy Star II
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Phantasy Star II[lower-alpha 1] is a science fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It was released in Japan in 1989, North America in 1990, and in Europe in 1990.[1] It was later ported to a variety of different platforms. An updated remake, Phantasy Star Generation 2[lower-alpha 2], was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005 in Japan.
Phantasy Star II | |
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Developer(s) | Sega |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Director(s) | Chieko Aoki |
Producer(s) | Yuji Naka |
Programmer(s) | Yuji Naka |
Artist(s) | Rieko Kodama |
Writer(s) | Chieko Aoki |
Composer(s) | Tokuhiko Uwabo |
Series | Phantasy Star |
Platform(s) | Sega Genesis |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Phantasy Star II is the second installment in Sega's acclaimed Phantasy Star series and serves as a sequel to the original Phantasy Star for the Master System. Phantasy Star II takes place 1,000 years after the events of its predecessor and follows the journey of a government agent named Rolf and his friends, who are on a mission to discover why the protector of the planet Mota, Mother Brain, has started malfunctioning.
Phantasy Star II was the first video game to use a 6 mega-bit cartridge, making it the biggest video game on a console at the time.[2] Since its release Phantasy Star II has been the subject of critical acclaim.