Sega of America has anounced a Title Update will be released for Phantasy Star Universe on December 11th. This update will include the following changes:
The official English webpage was updated today with details for the content updates for December 11th. Here is a breakdown of what we can expect:
The infamous Christmas Tree decoration
The voting gallery for the Rappies Makes Things Better contest is now open. Check out the voting gallery and vote for the entry that you find to be the most humorous. The winners of the contest will receive the following prizes:
PSO-World would like to thank everyone that submitted entries and Sega of America/RubyEclipse for supplying the prizes for this contest. Good luck to all of the participants!
Sega of Japan recently released eight soundtracks from previous Phantasy Star games on the iTunes Music Store. Here is a breakdown of the albums that are available:
In addition, the soundtracks from several Shining Force games were released. Most of the soundtracks can be purchased as a full album, with prices varying between $7.99 and $24.99. Credit goes to Mike for originally reporting this story here and Sayara for bringing it to our attention. You can discuss these soundtrack releases in this forum thread.
MegaZoneXE recently posted about a Japanese website he visited that offers paper models of selected Phantasy Star Online Mags. The models include the basic Mag, Pushan, Sato, and PSO item boxes. If appropriate care is taken while constructing the models, you will be rewarded with a high-quality Mag or item box replica. In order to view the model files from this website, you will need the free Pepakura Viewer. If you decide to build your own Mag model, be sure to take a picture and share the results in this forum thread.
Example of a Completed Sato
The Japanese version of Phantasy Star Portable 2 was released yesterday. To commemorate the release, Sega of Japan has released a series of Partner Machine wallpapers. Also, the first two downloadable missions were made available. They include a Fanta quiz mission and Photon Drop exchange mission. Given the sales records of the first version, it is expected that Phantasy Star Portable 2 will sell very well this week, possibly in excess of 200,000 copies.
GH450 Wallpaper
For those that are unfamiliar with Phantasy Star Portable 2, this sequel takes place three years after the end of the Ambition of the Illuminus storyline. Within the story, you work for an organization known as Little Wing. You will have the chance to interact with old friends and interact with new characters. The biggest addition to the game is a dedicated set of online servers for the game's infrastructure mode. Also, several new gameplay mechanics have been included such as shields, a roll button, and charged shots. Phantasy Star Online fans will definitely be interested in the inclusion of copious amounts of PSO content. A large number of enemies, items, and bosses have been included from Episode I, Episode II, and Episode IV.
If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you can purchase it from reputable online shops such as Play-Asia. Be sure to check out our Phantasy Star Portable forum for all the latest Phantasy Star Portable 2 news and discussion. Credit goes to Mike for bringing us news about the downloadable missions.
Sega of Japan has released a fansite kit for Phantasy Star Portable 2 that includes a large number of high quality images. To download the kit, go to this webpage, scroll to the bottom, and click on the red button. The kit includes images of all the main story characters and several enemies, along with several promotional banners. If you are a fan of Phantasy Star Portable 2, it is definitely worth downloading.
Do not mess with this guy.
One of the new features for Phantasy Star Portable 2 will be the inclusion of an extra difficulty level known as Hard Mode. Once you have completed the game on Normal Mode, you will be able to replay Story Missions on Hard Mode. This new difficulty will feature higher-level enemies and presumably better loot. In addition, you will be able to unlock better clothing and items from the NPC shops as you progress in the game.
Story Mission with Level 53 to 73 Enemies
Credit goes to WBMike for bringing us this news. You can read additional news from this update in WBMike's forum post.
Sonic Team has decided to partner with Weekly Young Jump to create new room decoration items featuring Japanese idols for Phantasy Star Portable 2. According to siliconera.com, these room decorations will be unlocked with exclusive codes from upcoming issues of Young Jump magazine. The official game page was helpful enough to list the birthdate, blood-type, and bust/waist/hip measurements for each of the models.
Hideo Kojima would be proud.
It'll be interesting to see if any of these novel collaborations survive the localization process. You can discuss this update in our Phantasy Star Portable forum.
For the last couple of weeks, there has been a conspicuous lack of reviews for Phantasy Star Zero among the major North American video game sites. It appears this is starting to change as 1Up's Dustin Quillen has released his review for the game. Overall, he felt disappointed with the game and gave it a B- rating. He cited the game's "high-maintenance camera, imprecise controls, and lousy user interface" as flaws. Also, he felt the game's Phantasy Star Online-like gameplay mechanics gave it a dated feel. However, he still feels Phantasy Star Zero is a decent 3D Nintendo DS game.
So do you agree with the review? You can share your reactions in this forum thread. Credit goes to Kishiin for bringing us this news.
Wow, if this question was asked 10 years ago, I'd have a definite answer right away. But as of now, my best advice is to check the ID section for guides
Dhylec Yesterday, 08:39 PM