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Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II

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Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II
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Developer(s)Sonic Team
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Nintendo GameCube, Xbox
Release2002
Genre(s)Online hack and slash RPG
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II is a video game released for the Nintendo GameCube and Xbox. An online hack and slash RPG, its focus is online gameplay rather than storyline. Offline mode is also available, for single player and multiplayer. Multiplayer split-screen mode can be played with up to 4-players, though the framerate and visibility range is much lower than offline single-player and online modes. Playing online on Xbox requires an active Xbox Live Silver account. Check Phantasy Star Online on "See also" for more details.

As of April 1st, 2007, the online servers for the GameCube release of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II have officially been shut down.

Changes

Aside from the new areas, there were many changes made from this game's Dreamcast iterations.

  • Three new character classes were added.
  • Several aspects of the game such as weapons, armor, and enemy stats were significantly re-balanced.
  • The amount of experience points needed from levels 1 to 200 was significantly reduced.
  • Other classes ouside Force cannot use Grants and Megid unlike the Dreamcast version.