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Phantasy Star II

Platform : Sega Genesis

Publisher : Sega

Release date : 21 March 1989

Category : Role Playing

Game description

Phantasy Star II is a Japanese role playing game for the Sega Genesis and the second installment in the Phantasy Star series.

The game received wide critical acclaim for its design, music, graphics and story, and is seen as a landmark title in the genre. It was the largest console game of the time, using an unprecedented 6 mega-bit cartridge.

Its more elaborate plot is set in the Algol solar system from the first game, a millennium later. This time it follows the journey of a young agent of the Motavian government who is assigned a mission to investigate the reason behind the creation of the so called "Biomonsters", man-made creatures that have been wreaking havoc on the planet. Accompanied by the mysterious human-Biomonster hybrid Nei and later joined by many other companions, he'll uncover a shady conspiracy that threatens the very foundation of the Algol system.

The game is noted for having an unexpectedly dark and deep story for its time that doesn't pull its punches. It's especially remarkable for featuring what was possibly the first death of a major main character in the genre, preceding Final Fantasy VII by nearly eight years.

Unlike in the original game, the dungeons in Phantasy Star II are presented in third person. They have been noted for their complexity, being made up of made up of elaborate layouts spanning various floors. Like its predecessor, it uses a turn-based battle system. An innovation is an optional auto-fighting feature that allows party members to take action without having to be issued commands.

15 Hacks

TitleDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionDate
Phantasy Star II Consistency HackThis is a sort of a purist hack, aiming for consistency with future titles, while also keeping the s...Squack SpencerImprovement1.025 October 2023
Phantasy Star II Sound Engine ReplacementThese patches work to change the sound engine and PCM samples of one region's release of Phantasy St...wyatt8740Improvement1.020 September 2022
Phantasy Star II ModernizationThe purpose of this hack is to mitigate many of the flaws of Phantasy Star II in order to create an ...FauntleroyImprovement4.122 July 2022
Fast Walking for Modernization 4.0 HackThis mod simply adds the functionality of the Fast Walking patch by lory1990 on top of the Moderniza...quincognitoAddendum0.123 April 2022
Phantasy Star II ImprovementBug fix and enhancement mod geared toward rebalancing the underutilized characters and implementing ...FlamePurgeImprovement4.423 April 2021
Phantasy Star II - Reduced Flicker and FlashWhen battle units are damaged, they flicker three times, and the screen also flashes red three times...FlamePurgeImprovement1.0014 November 2020
Phantasy Star II - Retranslation & ImprovementsThis patch replaces the original English script with a more accurate, freshly translated one. It ...TannerComplete1.107 November 2020
Phantasy Star II BugfixThis patch aims to fix bugs and oversights found in the original game, and in addition the game scri...lory1990Bug Fix7.104 September 2019
Less Stupid CameraThis hack updates Phantasy Star 2's camera whenever the player moves, instead of when the player rea...LancerECNMImprovement0.121 December 2018
Phantasy Star II - Revised EditionThis hack aims to make the game more consistent by fixing many bugs and errors found in the original...Gavin the DemonImprovement2.010 November 2018
Phantasy Star II - Fast WalkingThis patch of Phantasy Star II doubles the characters' walking speed. Jet Scooter speed is unaltered...lory1990Improvement1.021 May 2016
Phantasy Star II (Japan) Music ImprovementThis hack is the same as the original Japanese version, but it contains the sound driver used in the...lory1990Improvement1.020 August 2014
Phantasy Star II Easy ModeThe Phantasy Star Complete Collection released for the PlayStation 2 in 2008 featured the addition o...ReiskaImprovement1.016 May 2012
Numan RevolutionThis is a thorough alteration of Phantasy Star II for the Sega Genesis that changes nearly every fac...The KomradeImprovement1.1021 December 2007
Evil OverloadThis is a thorough alteration of Phantasy Star II for the Sega Genesis that changes nearly every fac...The KomradeImprovement1.0221 December 2007

4 Translations

TitleLanguageDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionDate
Phantasy Star IIPortugueseThis is a project to re-localize all classic Phantasy Star games to Brazilian Portuguese. The inten...Mad-DentistFully Playable1.0a15 September 2021
Phantasy Star IIKoreanIt's a long waited translation for Phantasy Star 2. Patch it on USA/Europe version and the game's re...CyjzeroFully PlayableREV121 August 2013
Phantasy Star IIGermanThis patch translates Phantasy Star II from English to German.Star-TransFully Playable1.030 July 2000
Phantasy Star IIEnglishOnce, long ago, some folks who could both English and Japanese realized something. The script for on...Naflign's EgoFully Playable1.812 March 2000

0 Utilities

1 Documents

TitleDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionDate
Phantasy Star II DisassemblyThis is a disassembly for the US/EU version of Phantasy Star II. It targets the Macro Assembler AS. ...lory1990Source Code1.023 Aug 2019

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