Phantasy Star Portable 2

Phantasy Star Portable 2 (ファンタシースターポータブル2, Fantashī Sutā Pōtaburu Tsū) is a video game for the PlayStation Portable, produced by Alfa System and published by Sega. It is the sequel to Phantasy Star Portable and was released for the PlayStation Portable in Japan on December 3, 2009. The North American version was released on September 14, 2010 while the Australian version was released on September 16, 2010, followed by the European version the next day.

Phantasy Star Portable 2
Developer(s)Alfa System
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Yuya Kimura
Producer(s)Satoshi Sakai
Tetsuya Sasaki
Artist(s)Akikazu Mizuno
Writer(s)Ryohei Uno
Composer(s)Hideaki Kobayashi
Fumie Kumatani
Kenichi Tokoi
SeriesPhantasy Star
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: December 3, 2009
  • NA: September 14, 2010
  • AU: September 16, 2010
  • EU: September 17, 2010
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Plot

Phantasy Star Portable 2 takes place three years after the events of Phantasy Star Portable. The humans, have now defeated and sealed off the SEED. However, because material resources in the Gurhal galaxy have been depleted, the Gurhalians plan to migrate using technology based on "sub-space sailing theory". The player character is a member of Little Wing, a private mercenary group on the space colony resort of Clad 6.[1]

Gameplay

The player starts by designing and customizing his or her own character by choosing facial features, gender, body and vocal features. Though much of the gameplay features will be similar to its predecessor, there will be some notable differences. Photon Points are no longer attached to weapons, but characters instead. Photon Charges have also been removed from the game.[1]

Features

Players are able to transfer over their character from Phantasy Star Portable to the game. However, not all data can be carried over. Data that can be transferred over includes the character's name and parts of the character's original appearance. However, the character's level and items cannot be transferred over. As a bonus for having done so, however, players acquire a photon saber that is named "Exam", as well as one of four armor units depending on the class that they have chosen. Furthermore, NPCs mention at times that the player is a former GUARDIAN.[1]

Unlike Phantasy Star Portable, Phantasy Star Portable 2 features an infrastructure play mode allowing players to form a party with other users through an internet connection, similar to Phantasy Star Online, Phantasy Star Zero, and Phantasy Star Universe. This service does not require a monthly subscription, as many other titles in the series do.[2]

Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity

On August 8, 2010, the official Phantasy Star Portable 2 site revealed Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity.[3] The game contains a new character named Nagisa (Voiced by: Nana Mizuki), and the addition of a fifth race, SEED infected humans called Dumans. It was released in Japan only on February 24, 2011.[4]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic69/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer7/10[6]
Famitsu34/40[7]
GamesMaster78%[8]
GameSpot7/10[9]
GameZone7/10[10]
IGN8/10[11]
OPM (UK)7/10[12]
PALGN7/10[13]
Play68%[14]
PSM5/10[15]

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two nines and two eights for the original,[7] and one ten and three nines (37/40) for the Infinity version.[16]

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References
  1. "Phantasy Star Portable 2" (in Japanese). Sega of Japan.
  2. S-T-H (August 18, 2009). "Famitsu Reveals Phantasy Star Portable 2". PSO World. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  3. "Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity" (in Japanese). Sega of Japan.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-12-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Phantasy Star Portable 2 for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  6. Edwards, Matt (September 30, 2010). "Phantasy Star Portable 2". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  7. "Famitsu scores". The Magic Box. November 25, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  8. "Phantasy Star Portable 2". GamesMaster (231): 91. December 2010.
  9. Stella, Shiva (October 1, 2010). "Phantasy Star Portable 2 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  10. Workman, Robert (September 25, 2010). "Phantasy Star Portable 2 review". GameZone. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  11. Clayman, David (October 4, 2010). "Phantasy Star Portable 2 Review". IGN. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  12. "Phantasy Star Portable 2". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. November 2010.
  13. Hassett, Clan (September 26, 2010). "Phantasy Star Portable 2 Review". PALGN. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  14. "Review: Phantasy Star Portable". Play (197): 98. November 2010.
  15. "Review: Phantasy Star Portable 2". PlayStation: The Official Magazine: 79. December 2010.
  16. Brian (February 26, 2011). "Complete Famitsu review scores". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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