Phantasy Star II

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Phantasy Star II
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Xbox 360, Steam, RealOne Arcade, Android, iOS
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega R&D 2 M2
Distributor: Kanal 10 (SE rental) Tec Toy (BR) Samsung (KR)
Distribution portal: Puyo Puyo! Sega (JP)
Genre: RPG
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages: 日本語 English Português
Release Date RRP Code JP 1989-03-21 ¥8,0008,000 G-5501 US 1990-03 $69.9569.95 1301 US ▼ (Sega Channel) 1994-06-01 SUBsub EU 1990-12 1301 FR 1991 UK 1990-12 £49.9949.99 1301 SE (Rental) 199x AU 199x CA 19xx BR 1996-03 R$59.9959.99 048170 KR 199x GM6066JG JP ▼ 2008-01-29 700pts700 US ▼ 2008-02-18 800pts800 EU ▼ 2008-02-15 800pts800 AU ▼ 2008-02 800pts800 JP ▼ 2009-06-10 400MSP400 JP ▼ (Otameshiban) 2009-06-10 FREEfree US ▼ 2009-06-10 400MSP400 US ▼ (Trial Game) 2009-06-10 FREEfree EU ▼ 2009-06-10 400MSP400 EU ▼ (Trial Game) 2009-06-10 FREEfree DE ▼ 2009-06-10 400MSP400 DE ▼ (Trial Game) 2009-06-10 FREEfree UK ▼ 2009-06-10 400MSP400 UK ▼ (Trial Game) 2009-06-10 FREEfree AU ▼ 2009-06-10 AU ▼ (Trial Game) 2009-06-10 FREEfree KR ▼ 2009-06-10 400MSP400 KR ▼ (Pyeong-gapan Game) 2009-06-10 FREEfree JP ▼ 2010-08-27 ¥600600 9+ US ▼ 2010-08-26 $4.994.99 9+ EU ▼ 2010-08-27 UK ▼ 2010-08-27 £1.991.99 9+ US ▼ 2002-12-05 US ▼ 2012-05-02 $2.992.99 211203 EU ▼ 2012-05-02 €2.492.49 211203 UK ▼ 2012-05-02 £1.991.99 211203 AU ▼ 2012-05-02 $3.493.49 211203 US ▼ 2019-02-01 $0.990.99 211203 EU ▼ 2019-02-01 €0.990.99 211203 UK ▼ 2019-02-01 £0.790.79 211203 AU ▼ 2019-02-01 $1.351.35 211203 US ▼ 2019-02-01 $0.990.99 211203 EU ▼ 2019-02-01 €0.990.99 211203 UK ▼ 2019-02-01 £0.790.79 211203 AU ▼ 2019-02-01 $1.351.35 211203 JP ▼ (PuyoSega) 2012 SUBsub

Phantasy Star II, called Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni (ファンタシースターII 還らざる時の終わりに) in Japan, is the sequel to Phantasy Star. It was developed and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive in 1989.

It was the first RPG to be released for the system and is considered a highly influential release for the genre as a whole.

Story

Introduction

A thousand years have passed since the events of the first game. The Algo star system (formerly Algol) has prospered under the care of a giant, autonomous computer called Mother Brain. Mother Brain has terraformed the desert planet of Mota (formerly Motavia), transforming it into a lush and vibrant utopia. It controls the Climatrol tower, which regulates the climate of the planet. Under the apparently benevolent rule of Mother Brain, the people of Algo have had all of their needs provided for them, but they have become weak and lethargic as a result. They have come to revere Mother Brain and have become completely dependent on it, but no one knows where or what it actually is.

Two years before the events of the game, experiments at the Biosystems Lab on Mota resulted in the creation of "biomonsters," biologically modified animals that are hostile to humans. Though the lab has been shut down, biomonsters still roam the land, and a class of mercenaries known as Hunters has formed to fight them.

Government agent Rolf has been haunted by a recurring nightmare in which he sees a young woman fighting a great demon (Alis fighting Dark Falz in the first Phantasy Star game) and he is unable to help. Rolf is assigned to investigate the recent increase in biomonsters. Accompanying him on his journey is the "numan" girl Nei, the result of experiments with human and biomonster genes, whom he regards as a sister.

Gameplay

Town and character status

Overworld and dungeon

Battle and strategy menu

Phantasy Star II is a role-playing game. The player controls the main character Rolf and his companion Nei. Other characters join the party as the game progresses, each with different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities. There are eight characters in total, each with his or her own inventory of items and different preferred weapons and armor. The player forms a party of at most four characters by visiting Rolf's house in Paseo.

The game uses a top-down perspective for exploring towns and the overworld. Towns and dungeons are accessed from the overworld. The player eventually obtains a Jet Scooter, which can travel through water, to assist in traversing Mota. The game uses the same overhead perspective for dungeons, abandoning the first-person dungeons of its predecessor, though dungeons are visually distinguished by a foreground parallax layer. Dungeons are large and complex, with multiple levels. Dungeons and the overworld are populated with random enemy encounters. The player earns meseta, the in-game currency, by winning these battles, which can be exchanged for items and equipment in towns. Characters can equip separate one-handed weapons or shields in each hand or a single two-handed weapon.

The game uses a turn-based battle system, similar to the original game but from behind the perspective of the characters and without the unique backgrounds. Selecting FGHT (Fight) starts the battle, which ensues automatically unless the player presses a button to interrupt it (after the current round of turns are completed). The player can select STGY (Strategy) and give orders to individual characters or attempt to run from the encounter. The ORDR (Order) submenu allows the player to order a character to attack, use a technique (a special ability), use an item, or defend. Techniques require technique points to use. The character reverts to attacking or defending after using an item or a support technique (such as a healing ability) but continues using offensive techniques until given a different order. Battles can involve up to four foes and up to two different enemy types. While individual enemies cannot be targeted, the player can target enemies by type. Attacks have a chance to miss. Characters and enemies are defeated when they run out of hit points. When the enemies are defeated, the party earns meseta and surviving party members gain experience.

As the characters gain experience points, they increase in level, gaining access to new techniques and raising their statistics:

• HP: The amount of damage that the character can sustain from enemy attacks before dying.
• TP: A pool of energy required for using techniques. Using a technique costs TP and cannot be done if its cost exceeds the current TP.
• Strength: Increases the character's HP.
• Mental: Increases the character's TP.
• Agility: Increases the character's priority in the battle order.
• Luck: Increases the chance that a character can evade an enemy attack.
• Dexterity: Increases the chance that a character will hit an enemy and not miss with an attack.
• Attack: Increases the damage done by normal attacks. Guns are not affected by the Attack statistic.
• Defense: Reduces the damage taken from enemy attacks.

Enemy attacks can sometimes inflict a poison status effect on characters, which prevents them from being healed until the ailment is removed by an item or a technique (but otherwise has no ill effects).

Rather than being revived at a church as in the previous game, party members who are slain in battle can be brought back for a fee by creating a new body for them at a Clone Lab in town. The game ends if the entire party is defeated in battle. Towns also have Teleport Stations, which allow the party to teleport to any previously visited town, and Hospitals, which restore the party's hit points and technique points for a fee. The player can save the current game at the Data Memory building (but cannot save the game at any point like the previous game without first acquiring the Visiphone item). The starting town, Paseo, additionally has a Central Tower building, which contains a storage room for storing items and a library for learning additional information about the world.

When out of battle, the player can invoke a menu to view the status of any character, manage items, or use out-of-combat techniques. The player can also change the order of the party; members placed at the front of the party are more likely to be attacked.

Characters

Rolf and Nei are initially available. The other characters appear at Rolf's house in Paseo and join the party after each new town Rolf and Nei visit (with the exception of Hugh, who joins after visiting the Biosystems Lab). The player has the option to rename any of the characters when they join, with the exception of Nei.

	Rolf (ユーシス)
	The main character. He is an orphan whose parents were killed in a space travel incident. He works as an agent for the government of Mota and has been tasked with investigating the recent outbreak of biomonsters. He is a well balanced fighter and the only character who can wield swords. He learns a number of strong offensive abilities as well as some healing techniques. He is required to be in the party. Technique Level Acquired Foi Level 1 Ryuka Level 4 Gifoi Level 5 Tsu Level 5 Zan Level 7 Hinas Level 7 Res Level 8 Gra Level 10 Githu Level 11 Nafoi Level 14 Gizan Level 16 Gires Level 16 Nathu Level 20 Nazan Level 24 Gigra Level 27 Rever Level 30 Megid Level 35 Nagra Level 40
	Nei (ネイ)
	"The human who was not a human." The second in a line of "numans," a race of humans enhanced with biomonster DNA, which gives her some animal-like characteristics. Considered failed experiments, she and her "sister" Neifirst became social outcasts and were pursued by bounty hunters. She was rescued by Rolf, who regards her as a sister, and she accompanies him on his missions. She is agile and learns some healing techniques. Her genes cause her to age at a much greater rate than normal humans, so she gains levels twice as fast as the other characters, though her stats increase at about the same rate. She is the only character who can equip bars (called claws in the Japanese version). She is required to be in the party. Technique Level Acquired Res Level 1 Anti Level 16 Sak Level 20 Nasak Level 24
	Rudolf Steiner (ルドガー・シュタイナー)
	A former member of the Algo army. He becomes a Hunter after losing his wife and child to biomonsters and vowing to avenge them. He does not learn any techniques, but he has the highest hit points and defense of any of the characters and can equip large guns and heavy armor. He joins the party after Rolf visits Arima.
	Amy Sage (アンヌ・サガ)
	A young doctor who joins Rolf's journey to help those harmed by the biomonster attacks. Though she is a poor fighter, she learns a number of powerful healing and support techniques and gains the most technique points out of any character. Though she has low hit points and defense, she has relatively high luck and dexterity, allowing her to dodge enemy attacks. She joins the party after Rolf visits Oputa. Technique Level Acquired Res Level 1 Shu Level 2 Deban Level 4 Foi Level 5 Anti Level 5 Gires Level 6 Sar Level 9 Sak Level 10 Nasak Level 12 Sashu Level 15 Nares Level 15 Saner Level 24 Rever Level 24 Gisar Level 27 Nasar Level 30 Gra Level 40 Gigra Level 48
	Hugh Thompson (ヒューイ・リーン)
	A biologist and an expert on the biomonsters who joins the party to help contain the biomonster outbreak. He is a weak fighter with poor defense and agility, but he learns a number of unique techniques for damaging biomonsters. He joins the party after Rolf visits the Biosystems Lab. Technique Level Acquired Remit Level 2 Doran Level 3 Gen Level 3 Sagen Level 5 Shinb Level 5 Shiza Level 6 Res Level 8 Foi Level 9 Gifoi Level 12 Vol Level 15 Zan Level 18 Savol Level 24 Gra Level 27 Gires Level 30 Gigra Level 33 Gizan Level 36
	Anna Zirski (アーミア・アミルスキー)
	A Guardian, a member of a group of warriors who hunt Hunters that have gone rogue. She is a strong fighter with high dexterity and agility. She is the only character who can wield slashers, which are bladed weapons that damage all enemies in a group. She joins the party after Rolf visits Zema. Technique Level Acquired Foi Level 1 Ner Level 6 Shift Level 8 Fanbi Level 16 Zan Level 32
	Josh Kain (カインズ・ジ・アン)
	An aspiring engineer, but he found that he was better at destroying things than creating them and became a wrecker instead. He has average statistics but learns a number of unique techniques for fighting robotic enemies. He joins the party after Rolf visits Kueri. Technique Level Acquired Foi Level 1 Frosa Level 1 Elijia Level 4 Gaj Level 7 Rimet Level 7 Conte Level 9 Gigaj Level 10 Zan Level 10 Sag Level 13 Gra Level 14 Nagaj Level 17 Gisag Level 21 Brose Level 26 Nasag Level 28 Gizen Level 31
	Shir Gold (シルカ・レビニア)
	A thief who comes and goes like the wind. She was born into a wealthy family but wanted to seek adventure. She is a poor fighter but learns some useful techniques (though she has low technique point gain). She has the unique ability to shoplift items from shops in the game. Every time the party enters a shop with her, there is a chance that she will "disappear"; she can be found in Rolf's house in Paseo (regardless of where she was previously, even a different planet) with the item that she stole. She is capable of stealing items that are impossible to obtain otherwise, including the Visiphone from the storage room in the Central Tower of Paseo (after she reaches level 10). She joins the party after Rolf visits Piata. Technique Level Acquired Foi Level 1 Ryuka Level 6 Hinas Level 9 Res Level 12 Gifoi Level 15 Zan Level 18 Gra Level 24 Gizan Level 27 Gires Level 30 Nazan Level 33 Gigra Level 36 Nagra Level 45

Town

Towns contain buildings that the party can enter to talk with NPCs or purchase items, equipment, or services. The party can also sell items at any shop for half of the purchase price.

	House
	The player can decide which members to include in the active party at Rolf's house in Paseo. Other houses in other towns contain NPCs.
	Hospital
	Party members can have their hit points and technique points restored for a fee at a hospital.
	Data Memory
	The player can save the game at the Data Memory.
	Clone Lab
	Fallen allies can have new bodies created for them for a fee at the Clone Lab.
	Teleport Station
	The party can teleport to any previously visited town at the Teleport Station.
	Item Shop
	Sells consumable items such as healing items.
	Weapon Shop
	Sells weapons.
	Armor Shop
	Sells armor.
	Central Tower
	Located in Paseo. Contains a storage room where excess items can be kept and a library that contains history and other information about the world. Shir can steal the Visiphone item from the storage room (if she is level 10 or higher), which can be used to save the game at any point.

Items

Item shop

Item	Cost (in meseta)	Description
Monomate	20	Restores 20 hit points to an ally.
Dimate	60	Restores 60 hit points to an ally.
Trimate	1,600	Fully restores an ally's hit points.
Antidote	10	Cures an ally of poison effects.
Star Mist	1,000	Fully restores the entire party's hit points.
Moon Dew	12,000	Revives a dead ally.
Escapipe	70	Teleports the party to the entrance of the current dungeon.
Telepipe	130	Teleports the party to the last Data Memory building visited.
Hidapipe	280	Prevents random encounters when traveling in the overworld.

Weapons

Weapon shop

Knives

Knives are one-handed weapons.

The Dagger, Laser Knife, and Fire Staff can be stolen from shops by Shir.

Weapon	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Attack	Defense	Equippable by
Laconian Dagger	18,400	Ryuon	4	22	Shir
Knife	100	Paseo, Ryuon	5	—	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Scalpel	180	Paseo, Oputa	7	—	Amy, Hugh
Dagger	200	Paseo, Arima	8	1	Rudo, Hugh, Kain, Shir
Whip	1,400	Zema	20	2	Anna
Ceramic Knife	2,800	Arima, Oputa	20	3	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Laser Knife	4,400	Zema, Aukba	28	5	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Fire Staff	—	—	32	11	Amy
Laconian Mace	16,800	Aukba, Zosa	40	8	Hugh, Kain

Swords

Swords are two-handed weapons that also increase Defense.

Weapon	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Attack	Defense	Equippable by
Sword	1,200	Arima, Oputa	36	8	Rolf
Ceramic Sword	3,200	Zema, Aukba, Zosa	60	10	Rolf
Laser Sword	5,400	Piata	100	18	Rolf
Sword of Ang	—	—	116	—	Rolf
Laconian Sword	22,000	—	124	14	Rolf
Neisword	—	—	150	48	Rolf

Bars

Bars (or claws) are one-handed weapons.

Weapon	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Attack	Defense	Equippable by
Steel Bar	80	Paseo, Arima	7	2	Nei
Ceramic Bar	1,200	Oputa	27	2	Nei
Laser Bar	3,100	Kueri, Piata	38	3	Nei

Slashers

Slashers are one-handed weapons that damage all enemies in a group (with the exception of the Boomerang, which only hits one enemy).

Weapon	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Attack	Equippable by
Boomerang	480	Kueri, Zosa	12	Anna
Slasher	2,000	Zema	17	Anna
Laser Slasher	6,700	Kueri, Ryuon	30	Anna
Fire Slasher	—	—	36	Anna
AC Slasher	24,000	Aukba, Zosa	42	Anna
Neislasher	—	—	60	Anna

Handguns

Handguns are one-handed weapons.

Weapon	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Attack	Equippable by
Poison Shot	1,700	Zema	15	Amy, Hugh
Sonic Gun	640	Paseo, Arima	17	Rolf, Rudo, Hugh, Kain
Acid Shot	4,800	Kueri, Piata, Zosa	25	Amy, Hugh

Shots

Shots are two-handed weapons.

The Laser Shot can be stolen from shops by Shir.

Weapon	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Attack	Equippable by
Bow Gun	300	Paseo	16	Rolf, Rudo, Hugh, Kain
Silent Shot	920	Oputa, Kueri	20	Amy
Cannon	2,200	Paseo	36	Rudo, Kain
Laser Shot	6,200	Zema	40	Rudo, Kain
Laser Cannon	20,000	Kueri, Piata, Aukba	60	Rudo
Pulse Cannon	32,000	Piata, Ryuon	70	Rudo
Neishot	—	Aukba	120	Rudo

Vulcans

Vulcans are two-handed weapons that can attack multiple enemies per turn: the Shotgun can attack two enemies at a time, while the two Vulcans damage every enemy in a group.

Weapon	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Attack	Equippable by
Shotgun	800	Arima, Oputa	20	Rudo, Kain
Vulcan	12,600	Piata, Ryuon	56	Rudo
Pulse Vulcan	48,000	Zosa	76	Rudo

Armor

Armor shop

Headgear

The Silver Crown and Jewel Crown can be stolen from shops by Shir.

Armor	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Defense	Equippable by
Magic Cap	—	Skure	2	Rolf
Headgear	120	Paseo	3	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Ribbon	80	Ryuon	3	Nei
Fibergear	430	Oputa	8	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Silver Ribbon	380	Oputa	12	Nei
Titanigear	1,400	Zema	14	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Silver Crown	470	Piata	14	Amy, Anna, Shir
Crescent Gear	—	—	14	Rudo
Titanimet	3,700	Zema	16	Rolf, Kain
Storm Gear	—	—	16	Kain
Jewel Crown	—	—	17	Amy, Anna, Shir
Snow Crown	—	—	17	Amy
Color Scarf	—	—	17	Anna
Wind Scarf	—	—	17	Shir
Jewel Ribbon	4,700	Piata	21	Nei
Laconian Gear	28,000	Aukba	27	Rudo, Hugh
Laconian Helmet	29,000	Zosa	29	Rudo, Hugh
Nei Crown	—	—	48	Amy
Nei Helmet	—	—	50	Rolf, Kain

Body armor

Armor	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Defense	Equippable by
Prison Clothes	—	—	2	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Carbon Vest	120	Paseo	4	Nei
Carbon Suit	128	Paseo	4	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Fiber Vest	280	Oputa	6	Nei
Fiber Coat	300	Paseo, Oputa	8	Rolf, Rudo, Hugh, Kain
Fiber Cape	820	Oputa	20	Amy, Anna, Shir
Amber Robe	—	—	21	Hugh
Titanium Chest	5,400	Kueri	24	Rolf, Hugh
Titanium Armor	5,600	Kueri	82	Rudo, Kain
Titanium Cape	6,300	Kueri	46	Amy, Anna, Shir
Ceramic Chest	10,000	Piata	48	Rolf, Hugh
Ceramic Armor	11,700	Piata	56	Rudo, Kain
Ceramic Cape	12,400	Piata	60	Amy, Anna, Shir
Crystanish	—	—	60	Rudo, Kain
Crystal Chest	—	—	62	Rolf
Crystal Cape	—	—	65	Amy, Anna, Shir
Laconinish	35,000	Zosa, Ryuon	07	Rudo, Kain
Laconian Cape	36,000	Aukba, Zosa	80	Anna
Laconian Chest	28,000	Ryuon	88	Rolf
Nei Cape	—	—	95	Amy, Shir
Nei Armor	—	—	4	Rudo, Kain

Shields and sleeves

The Green Sleeves can be stolen from shops by Shir.

Armor	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Defense	Equippable by
Carbon Emel	420	Paseo	7	Amy, Anna, Shir
Carbon Shield	540	Paseo	8	Rolf, Rudo, Hugh, Kain
Fiber Shield	1,200	Oputa	15	Rolf, Rudo, Hugh, Kain
Fiber Emel	1,360	Zema	17	Amy, Anna, Shir
Mirror Emel	5,120	Kueri	30	Amy, Anna, Shir
Aegis	—	—	32	Hugh, Kain
Mirror Shield	4,800	Zema	32	Rolf, Rudo, Hugh, Kain
Ceramic Shield	8,300	Kueri	39	Rolf, Rudo, Hugh, Kain
Ceramic Emel	9,700	Aukba	40	Amy, Anna, Shir
Truth Sleeves	—	—	59	Shir
Green Sleeves	—	—	63	Anna
Laconian Emel	12,000	Zosa, Ryuon	68	Amy, Anna
Laconian Shield	13,000	Aukba, Ryuon	85	Rudo, Hugh, Kain
Nei Shield	—	—	95	Hugh, Kain
Nei Emel	—	—	118	Anna, Shir

Shoes

The Shune Boots can be stolen from shops by Shir.

Armor	Cost (in meseta)	Shop	Defense	Agility	Attack	Equippable by
Shoes	240	Zema	3	2	—	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Sandals	180	Aukba	3	3	—	Nei
Boots	1,000	Zema	7	3	—	Rolf, Rudo, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Knife Boots	4,200	Kueri	7	5	7	Nei, Anna
Long Boots	6,800	Piata, Zosa	7	7	5	Anna
Hirza Boots	9,800	Aukba	7	7	—	Amy, Shir
Shune Boots	7,500	Zosa	7	10	—	Anna, Shir
Garda Boots	12,400	Ryuon	15	8	—	Rolf, Rudo, Hugh, Kain

Techniques

Offensive

Technique	TP cost	Description	Learned by
Foi	2	Damages one enemy for 12-17 hit points.	Rolf, Amy, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Gifoi	6	Damages one enemy for 33-46 hit points.	Rolf, Hugh, Shir
Nafoi	12	Damages one enemy for 109-149 hit points.	Rolf
Zan	4	Damages a group of enemies for 16-23 hit points.	Rolf, Hugh, Anna, Kain, Shir
Gizan	7	Damages a group of enemies for 25-34 hit points.	Rolf, Hugh, Kain, Shir
Nazan	11	Damages a group of enemies for 84-115 hit points.	Rolf, Shir
Gra	8	Damages all enemies for 16-23 hit points.	Rolf, Amy, Hugh, Kain, Shir
Gigra	12	Damages all enemies for 33-46 hit points.	Rolf, Amy, Hugh, Shir
Nagra	20	Damages all enemies for 67-92 hit points.	Rolf, Shir
Tsu	6	Damages one enemy for 25-34 hit points.	Rolf
Githu	13	Damages one enemy for 67-92 hit points.	Rolf
Nathu	20	Damages one enemy for 126-172 hit points.	Rolf
Fanbi	2	Damages one enemy and heals the caster for 8-11 hit points.	Anna
Eijia	4	Damages a group of robots for 19-26 hit points.	Kain
Gaj	1	Damages one robot for 16-23 hit points.	Kain
Gigaj	5	Damages one robot for 50-69 hit points.	Kain
Nagaj	15	Damages one robot for 126-172 hit points.	Kain
Sag	3	Damages all robots for 16-23 hit points.	Kain
Gisag	15	Damages all robots for 50-69 hit points.	Kain
Nasag	27	Damages all robots for 126-172 hit points.	Kain
Gen	1	Damages one biomonster for 16-23 hit points.	Hugh
Sagen	3	Damages all biomonsters for 16-23 hit points.	Hugh
Megid	55	Damages all enemies for 336-460 hit points but halves the hit points of the entire party except the caster.	Rolf
Vol	8	Chance to defeat one biomonster.	Hugh
Savol	16	Chance to defeat a group of biomonsters.	Hugh
Shiza	6	Chance to halve the accuracy of one biomonster's special attacks.	Hugh
Doran	2	Chance to halve the accuracy of one biomonster's physical attacks.	Hugh
Rimit	3	Chance to paralyze one biomonster.	Hugh
Shinb	4	No effect.	Hugh
Brose	8	Chance to defeat one robot.	Kain
Conte	6	Chance to halve the accuracy of one robot's special attacks.	Kain
Forsa	2	Chance to halve the accuracy of one robot's physical attacks.	Kain
Rimet	3	Chance to paralyze one robot.	Kain

Support

Technique	TP cost	Description	Learned by
Res	3	Heals one ally for 20 hit points.	Rolf, Nei, Amy, Hugh, Shir
Gires	7	Heals one ally for 60 hit points.	Rolf, Amy, Hugh, Shir
Nares	13	Fully heals one ally.	Amy
Sak	1	Sacrifices the caster's life to fully heal one ally.	Nei, Amy
Nasak	1	Sacrifices the caster's life to fully heal the entire party.	Nei, Amy
Sar	13	Heals the entire party for 20 hit points.	Amy
Gisar	29	Heals the entire party for 60 hit points.	Amy
Nasar	53	Fully heals the entire party.	Amy
Anti	2	Cures an ally of poison effects.	Nei, Amy
Rever	30	Revives a dead ally (or fully heals an ally if not dead).	Rolf, Amy
Shift	5	Increases the Attack of the caster by 20.	Anna
Shu	3	Increases the Defense of one ally by 20.	Amy
Sashu	8	Increases the Defense of the entire party by 20.	Amy
Ner	2	Increases the Agility of one ally by 10.	Anna
Saner	6	Increases the Agility of the entire party by 10.	Amy
Deban	4	Reduces enemy damage to all party members.	Amy
Ryuka	8	Teleports the party to the last Data Memory building visited.	Rolf, Shir
Hinas	4	Teleports the party to the entrance of the current dungeon.	Rolf, Shir

Achievements

Main article: Phantasy Star II/Achievements.

History

Mother Brain

Development

The game was originally in development for the Master System before being switched to the Mega Drive.

“	Phantasy Star II was originally planned for the Sega Master System, as a direct sequel to Phantasy Star. Later it was decided it would be released on the Megadrive, so we had to rework all our plans. Despite that huge change, we only had a half year to finish the game, a real oppressive schedule. And of course we had to complete the debugging in that timeframe, so when you consider the normal schedule for an RPG, Phantasy Star II was created in an incredibly short period. The only reason we made it was because of Yuji Naka.	„
— Kotaro Hayashida

The game was programmed over a 2 and a half month period, but the script began development far earlier in April, with writer Chieko Aoki frustrated that she had to wait for the 3 programmers to finish Super Thunder Blade first, which had officially begun development around the same time as Phantasy Star II, and was finished 2 months later in August 1988. Lead programmer Yuji Naka had planned to visit his parent's house of a holiday after finishing Super Thunder Blade, but the art team begged him not to leave.

The process for designing monsters was slightly unusual. The art director would draw a rough sketch of a monster, and then hand it over to one of the artists under his supervision, who were free to change the designs however they wanted.

The game's notoriously complex dungeon design is said to be the work of an overzealous new employee.

“	Another issue was related to the dungeons, which were created by a new employee. Because he was new, he put a ton of effort into the maps and kind of overdid it... the game became more about the complex dungeons than anything else. I think you really see that on the Dezolis dungeons. They were really well done, and when Chieko Aoki saw them she didn't want all the new employee's work to be for naught, so we ended up using those maps... albeit with some mixed feelings. They contributed to the latter half of the game being unbalanced.	„
— Kotaro Hayashida

Release

At the time of release, Phantasy Star II was one of the biggest RPGs available for home consoles. Its 6 Mbit cartridge was the largest used for a video game console at the time. In turn, it is one of the longest (and arguably most difficult) Mega Drive games. Translation issues prevented the game from being localised worldwide. Sega created Japanese and English translations, with Tec Toy translating the game into Portuguese for the Brazilian market. As such, there was no official pan-European localisation of Phantasy Star II; only English language versions were released in that region.

Due to its perceived difficulty, the US and UK versions shipped with a map and 110-page hint book, Phantasy Star II Hint Book.

Legacy

The success of Phantasy Star II led to eight Phantasy Star II text adventure games across 1991 for the Sega Game Toshokan service. It has also led to multiple sequels, most notably Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom and Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium.

Phantasy Star II has been re-released numerous times through compilations. It was included in Sega Ages Phantasy Star Collection for the Sega Saturn in 1998, which adds the ability to increase the walking speed of the characters. It was released as part of Phantasy Star Collection for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. This version crops the viewport of the game and rearranges some of the menus to fit the Game Boy Advance's screen. Emulated versions were included in Sega Smash Pack for the PC in 1999, Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 for the Dreamcast in 2001, Sega Mega Drive Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable in 2006, and Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2008. The original game with both the Japanese and the Western soundtrack arrangements as well as the text adventure games were included in Phantasy Star Complete Collection for the PlayStation 2 in 2008. This version of the game also adds the ability to increase the walking speed of the characters and change the amount of meseta and experience awarded from enemy encounters, which reduces grinding. Emulated versions were also released for the Wii's Virtual Console service, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam, and iOS. The iOS version was removed from sale on iTunes in 2015, but it was re-released for iOS as well as for Android as part of the Sega Forever series as Phantasy Star Classics in 2017.

The game was remade as Phantasy Star Generation: 2 for the PlayStation 2. This version has new graphics and music, expanded dialogue, and modified gameplay mechanics.

The game was included in the Mega Drive Mini 2 in 2022. This version has an "Original Mode," which is identical to the original release, and an "Easy Mode," which, like some previous re-releases, increases the walking speed of the characters and the amount of meseta and experienced gained from battles.

Nei makes a cameo appearance in Segagaga, released for the Dreamcast in 2001, and in Sega Ages Columns II, released for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.

Versions

The volume of drums heard in almost all of the background music has been lowered for the Western releases.

The Virtual Console release changed the hospital icon from a cross into an "H" and removed the red cross from the doctor's suit in a close-up picture. These changes were not retained for the later Mega Drive Mini 2 releases.

Version history

Main article: Phantasy Star II/Changelog.

System	Version	Size	Date	Comment	Ref	Icon
	0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0	4.6MB	201211302012-11-30	iOS 6 Support.
	0000010000000000010000000000001.0.1	4.6MB	201008262010-08-26
	0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0		201007272010-07-27

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Phantasy Star II	Phantasy Star II
English (US)	Phantasy Star II	Phantasy Star II
Japanese	ファンタシースターII 還らざる時の終わりに	Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni

Production credits

Main article: Phantasy Star II/Production credits.

Digital manuals

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  Steam manual

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  Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual

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  Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual

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  Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Phantasy Star II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

File:Phantasy Star II MD JP TVAdvert.mp4

JP TV Advert

File:Phantasy Star II MD JP TVAdvert.mp4

FI advert

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #0: "Extra issue of Beep!" (1989-04-27)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #8: "March 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:

• GamePro (US) #9: "April 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
• Game Players (US) #0203: "Vol. 2 No. 3 March 1990" (1990-0x-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #10: "May 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #11: "June 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #3: "Ioúnios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Artwork

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  JP cover, front

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  JP cover, back

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  US/EU cover

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  Rudo

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) 90 №14, p34/49

	90
Based on 1 review

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 80 ACE (UK) 89 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 93 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 70 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 78 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) 78 Console XS (UK) PAL 72 Cool Gamer (RU) 80 Dragon (US) NTSC-U 100 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 80 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU) 90 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 70 The Games Machine (IT) 89 Génération 4 (FR) 93 Joystick (FR) 97 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 79 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 85 Mega (UK) PAL 88 MegaTech (UK) 78 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 78 Player One (FR) 95 Power Play (DE) 85 Raze (UK) PAL 90 Sega Power (UK) PAL 94 Sega Power (UK) PAL 100 Sega Power (UK) 92 Sega Pro (UK) 79 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 72 Smash (DE) NTSC-J 86 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 78 Tilt (FR) 90 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 73 Video Games (DE) 82 Zero (UK) 89

	84
Based on 34 reviews

Phantasy Star II

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual Map PCB

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Hint Book Map PCB

Mega Drive, UK
Cover
Cart Manual Hint Book

Mega Drive, SE rental (kanal10)
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Phantasy Star II/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 0d07d0ef MD5 75ea42b49a65ceb0395480126f426c6a SHA-1 fcd032ded2235171f51db316ad1b7688fbbdafe4	768kB	1989-06	Cartridge (US/EU)
✔	CRC32 904fa047 MD5 0fa38b12cf0ab0163d865600ac731a9a SHA-1 0711080e968490a6b8c5fafbb9db3e62ba597231	768kB	1990-01	Cartridge (US/EU)	Rev A
✔	CRC32 75af3d59 MD5 28e1ef5faa5968449b57d1bea39ea153 SHA-1 ad9cfbd641d30d90fa684e4ae56f9c9e14d4525d	1MB	1990-01	Sega Mega Drive Classics	Rev A, PC rerelease
✔	CRC32 67db982a MD5 98e34f05f6e5fb55517b1f8990b734ff SHA-1 f5f5ca9c5685b3759736f8852b88d481b9281a93			Virtual Console WAD file (US/EU)	Rev A, Wii Virtual Console
✔	CRC32 bec8eb5a MD5 ad692c895d5c2cab7b616df2135ea3b4 SHA-1 fc186c681e110723b4be5590f242c73d5004c8a7	768kB	1988-12	Cartridge (JP)
?	CRC32 e6688b66 MD5 f2d46a63b34cf6e5a2c8264fb59c06e7 SHA-1 ab62fac112cb4dd1f19cb973bd7952b161f6d100	768kB	1989-06	Cartridge (BR)
?	CRC32 b034c46e MD5 c620dbe2bd0bed5059ca7913dedabfe0 SHA-1 80ff3216a4350a5e8a10d3107e70a244a837899b	768kB	1989-07-28	CD-R disc				Page

External links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
• Nintendo catalogue pages: US, AU
• Phantasy Star II on Xbox Marketplace: JP, US, UK, AU, KR
• Phantasy Star II on iTunes: JP, US, UK
• Phantasy Star II on Steam
• Phantasy Star II on Google Play (offline)
  • Phantasy Star II Sega Forever version on Google Play
• Official website on PuyoSega.com (Japanese)
• Phantasy Star II section at Phantasy Star Cave
• Behind the Design: Phantasy Star II article by Ken Horowitz at Sega-16

References

Phantasy Star series
"Classic" series Phantasy Star (1987) | Phantasy Star II (1989) | Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (1990) | Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993) Phantasy Star II Text Adventures (Amia | Anne | Huey | Kinds | Nei | Rudger | Shilka | Yushis/Eusis) (1991) | Phantasy Star Adventure (1992) | Phantasy Star Gaiden (1992) | Phantasy Star (2003) | Phantasy Star Generation: 1 (2003) | Phantasy Star Generation: 2 (2005) Compilations Sega Ages Phantasy Star Collection (1998) | Phantasy Star Collection (2003) | Phantasy Star Complete Collection (2008) Related media Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection I (1993) | Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection II (1993) | Phantasy Star 1st Series Complete Album (2008) | Phantasy Star Series 25th Anniversary Sound Collection (2012) | Phantasy Star Series 25th Anniversary Concert Sympathy 2013 Live Memorial Album (2013) | Phantasy Star (2022) | Phantasy Star II (2022) | Phantasy Star III (2023) | Phantasy Star IV (2023) Memorial Drama CD & Fanbook "Phantasy Star: Fuujirareshi Kioku" (1995) Phantasy Star II Hint Book (1989) | Phantasy Star III: Toki no Keishousha Koushiki Guide Book (1990) | Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Hint Book (1991) | Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni Game Guide Book (1994) | Phantasy Star Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1995) | Phantasy Star IV Official Players Guide (1995) | 25th Anniversary Phantasy Star Visual Chronicles (2013)
"Modern" series Phantasy Star Online (Ver. 2 | Ep. I & II | Ep. III | Blue Burst) (2000-2005) | Phantasy Star Universe (Ambition of the Illuminus) (2006-2007) | Phantasy Star Online 2 (es | Cloud) (2012-2020) | Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (2021) Handheld games Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Character Timer (2002) | Phantasy Star 0 (Mini) (2008-2009) | Phantasy Star Portable (2008) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Infinity) (2009-2011) | Phantasy Star: Eternal Planets (2011) | Phantasy Star Nova (2014) | Idola: Phantasy Star Saga (2018) Compilations Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II & III Trilogy (200x) | Phantasy Star Defender's Pack! (2011) Spin-offs Pachislot Phantasy Star Online 2 (2020) Related media Phantasy Star Online Original Sound Track (2001) | Phantasy Star Online Songs of Ragol Odyssey: Soundtrack Episode 1 & 2 (2002) | Let The Winds Blow: Phantasy Star Online Episode III Special Edition (2003) | Let The Winds Blow: Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution Original Sound Track (2003) | Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Premium Arrange (2004) | Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst Episode IV Sound Track (2005) | Phantasy Star Universe Game Soundtrack (2006) | Phantasy Star Universe Tsutaya Original Sound Track (2006) | Save This World: Phantasy Star Universe Original Score (2006) | For Brighter Day Phantasy Star Universe Original Soundtrack (2006) | Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou Original Soundtrack (2008) | Phantasy Star 0 Original Sound Track (2009) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Special Single CD (2009) | Phantasy Star Soundtrack: Theme Song Collection (2010) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack: Wings of Universe (2010) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity Special CD (2011) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity Original Soundtrack (2012) | Phantasy Star Series 25th Anniversary Sound Collection (2012) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Mini Sound Track (2013) | Phantasy Star Series 25th Anniversary Concert Sympathy 2013 Live Memorial Album (2013) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 1 (2013) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 2 (2013) | Phantasy Star Music Collection 2000-2007 (2013) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Character Song CD: Song Festival (2014) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 3 (2014) | Phantasy Star Nova Original Soundtrack (2015) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Character Song CD: Song Festival II (2015) | Phantasy Star Online Series 15th Anniversary Concert: Sympathy 2015 Live Memorial Album (2016) | Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation Original Soundtrack (2016) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 4 (2016) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 5 (2017) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 6 (2017) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 7 (2019) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 8 (2019) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Original Sound Tracks Vol. 7 & 8 Special Pack: Recitea (2019) | Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle Theme Song Vol.1 Destiny / Timeless Fortune (2019) Phantasy Star Online 2: Project Dream Arcs! (2013) Phantasy Star Online Navigation Guide (2000) | Phantasy Star Online Official Perfect Guide (2001) | Phantasy Star Online Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (2001) | Phantasy Star Online Perfect Guide (2001) | Phantasy Star Online Tettei Kouryaku Guide (2001) | Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 Perfect Guide (2001) | Phantasy Star Online Fan Book (2001) | Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Official Perfect Guide (2002) | Phantasy Star Online Ultimate (2002) | Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Settei Shiryoushuu (2003) | Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution Complete Guide (2003) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (2004) | Phantasy Star Universe Signature Series Guide (2006) | Phantasy Star Universe Perfect Bible (2006) | Phantasy Star Universe Visual Book (200x) | Phantasy Star Universe Settei Shiryoushuu (2007) | Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou Perfect Guide (2007) | Phantasy Star Portable Fan Book: Guardians Maniacs (2008) | Phantasy Star Portable Perfect Bible (2008) | Phantasy Star 0 Photon Master Guide (2008) | Phantasy Star 0 Complete Guide (2009) | Phantasy Star 0 Official Strategy Guide (2009) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Star Frontier Guide (2009) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Perfect Bible (2010) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Settei Shiryoushuu (2010) | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity: Infinity Battle Guide (2011) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Start Guide Book (2012) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Master Guide Book (2012) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Expert Guide (2013) | 25th Anniversary Phantasy Star Visual Chronicles (2013) | Phantasy Star Nova Guide Book (2014) | Phantasy Star Nova Side Stories (2015) | Phantasy Star Nova Perfect Bible (2015) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Fashion Catalogue 2012-2015 (2015) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 1 & 2 Settei Shiryoushuu (2015) 15th Anniversary Phantasy Star Online Visual Chronicles (2015) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Fashion Catalogue 2015-2016: Oracle & Tokyo Collection (2016) | Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 3 Settei Shiryoushuu (2016) | Phantasy Star Online 2 es 3rd Anniversary Visual & Chip Collection (2017) Other Phantasy Star Online 2 -On Stage- (2014) | Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation (2016) | Phantasy Star Online Series 15th Anniversary Concert: Sympathy 2015 Live Memorial Blu-ray (2016) | Puso Ni Comi (2019) | Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle (2019-2020)