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| − | '''''Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus''''', called '''''Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou''''' (ファンタシースターユニバース イルミナスの野望) in Japan, is the first expansion of [[Sonic Team]]'s internationally popular online RPG [[Phantasy Star Universe]], available for the PC, [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox 360]] via the [[Xbox Live Arcade]] | + | '''''Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus''''', called '''''Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou''''' (ファンタシースターユニバース イルミナスの野望) in Japan, is the first expansion of [[Sonic Team]]'s internationally popular online RPG [[Phantasy Star Universe]], available for the PC, [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox 360]] via the [[Xbox Live Arcade]]. |
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Ambition of the Illuminus picks right up where the story left off in [[Phantasy Star Universe]]. | Ambition of the Illuminus picks right up where the story left off in [[Phantasy Star Universe]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | ===Release=== | ||
| + | Released initially in Japan on September 27, 2007, for [[PlayStation 2]] and PC, subsequent territorial releases followed on November 20, 2007 along with an XBLA-exclusive Japanese release of the 360 port, when North America received the expansion for all three platforms. This date also marked the worldwide release of the [[Xbox 360]] version as it was available for download through Microsoft's Xbox Live service. Europe received the PC and [[PlayStation 2]] versions of Ambition of the Illuminus a few months later, on January 11, 2008, and finally it reached Australia on February 7, 2008. | ||
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| + | Although it is an expansion pack, the PC and [[PlayStation 2]] versions of Ambition of the Illuminus are standalone and do not require the original game to play. The [[Xbox 360]] version, however, does require the original disc due to the expansion being downloadable content. | ||
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===Discontinuation of the Online Service=== | ===Discontinuation of the Online Service=== | ||
On April 1, 2010 at 12:00 PDT, Sega of America shut down the online servers of the PlayStation 2 and PC versions of the game with warning at the start of the year. Starting late January, the game was made free to play for anyone who had a paying account in the past on the game and all subscriptions were cancelled. This lead to a gigantic burst in population in the universes, not seen since the release of the game. The Japanese Playstation 2 support was dropped in mid 2011 which allowed the PC version to bring in new additions, items, armor, weapons and areas from [[Phantasy Star Portable 2]] until it's closure in September 2012. | On April 1, 2010 at 12:00 PDT, Sega of America shut down the online servers of the PlayStation 2 and PC versions of the game with warning at the start of the year. Starting late January, the game was made free to play for anyone who had a paying account in the past on the game and all subscriptions were cancelled. This lead to a gigantic burst in population in the universes, not seen since the release of the game. The Japanese Playstation 2 support was dropped in mid 2011 which allowed the PC version to bring in new additions, items, armor, weapons and areas from [[Phantasy Star Portable 2]] until it's closure in September 2012. | ||
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==Production credits== | ==Production credits== | ||
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| − | Executive Supervisor: [[Hideki Okamura]], [[Masanao Maeda]], Kazihiro Yasutomi, Hideaki Morishita | + | {{creditstable| |
| − | Executive Producer: [[Hisao Oguchi]] | + | {{creditsheader|}} |
| − | Producer: [[Takao Miyoshi]] | + | *'''Executive Supervisor:''' [[Hideki Okamura]], [[Masanao Maeda]], Kazihiro Yasutomi, Hideaki Morishita |
| − | Director: [[Satoshi Sakai]] | + | *'''Executive Producer:''' [[Hisao Oguchi]] |
| − | + | *'''Producer:''' [[Takao Miyoshi]] | |
| − | + | *'''Director:''' [[Satoshi Sakai]] | |
| − | Planning Director: [[Shintaro Hata]] | + | {{creditsheader|'''Planning Section'''}} |
| − | Players And Items: Masayuki Mukaiyama, Yu Suganuma, Ryohei Uno, Takamitsu Kobayashi, Yuichi Anzawa, Yohsuke Minobe | + | *'''Planning Director:''' [[Shintaro Hata]] |
| − | Creatures & Bosses: Yu Suganuma, Ryohei Uno | + | *'''Players And Items:''' Masayuki Mukaiyama, Yu Suganuma, Ryohei Uno, Takamitsu Kobayashi, Yuichi Anzawa, Yohsuke Minobe |
| − | Quest Director: Yuya Kimura | + | *'''Creatures & Bosses:''' Yu Suganuma, Ryohei Uno |
| − | Scenario: Sakae Tabata, Naozumi Yamaguchi, [[Satoshi Sakai]], Yasushi Ohtaka, Yuya Kimura | + | *'''Quest Director:''' Yuya Kimura |
| − | Events: Sakae Tabata, Toshiki Ito | + | *'''Scenario:''' Sakae Tabata, Naozumi Yamaguchi, [[Satoshi Sakai]], Yasushi Ohtaka, Yuya Kimura |
| − | Quest: Kenji Matsumura, Toshiki Ito, Katsunori Nagai, Shinichi Muraishi | + | *'''Events:''' Sakae Tabata, Toshiki Ito |
| − | Maps: Masanori Shiramizu, Yuka Onoda, Tatsushi Toyoshima, Shigetaka Hoshina, Yusuke Ochi, Kazuhide Tsumura | + | *'''Quest:''' Kenji Matsumura, Toshiki Ito, Katsunori Nagai, Shinichi Muraishi |
| − | My Room: Takamitsu Kobayashi | + | *'''Maps:''' Masanori Shiramizu, Yuka Onoda, Tatsushi Toyoshima, Shigetaka Hoshina, Yusuke Ochi, Kazuhide Tsumura |
| − | + | *'''My Room:''' Takamitsu Kobayashi | |
| − | + | {{creditsheader|'''Design Section'''}} | |
| − | Art Director: [[Kosei Kitamura]] | + | *'''Art Director:''' [[Kosei Kitamura]] |
| − | Characters: [[Akikazu Mizuno]], Akira Iketani, [[Masatoshi Yasumura]], Satoshi Arai, Masahiro Tsunoda, Yuka Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Shinohara, Chrissy Jean, Eri Sasaki | + | *'''Characters:''' [[Akikazu Mizuno]], Akira Iketani, [[Masatoshi Yasumura]], Satoshi Arai, Masahiro Tsunoda, Yuka Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Shinohara, Chrissy Jean, Eri Sasaki |
| − | Motion: Michihiro Sato, Tomoaki Yuyama | + | *'''Motion:''' Michihiro Sato, Tomoaki Yuyama |
| − | Creatures: Masaharu Nakayama, Siju Taniguchi, Yoshiyuki Tomatsu, Masashi Ichinho | + | *'''Creatures:''' Masaharu Nakayama, Siju Taniguchi, Yoshiyuki Tomatsu, Masashi Ichinho |
| − | Maps: Haruka Haginoya, [[Michio Abe]], Mayo Sudo, Kenji Odaka, Tomoharu Kawataki | + | *'''Maps:''' Haruka Haginoya, [[Michio Abe]], Mayo Sudo, Kenji Odaka, Tomoharu Kawataki |
| − | My Rooms: Maki Kaneko, Yoshie Tokita, Kazuyo Yamaoto | + | *'''My Rooms:''' Maki Kaneko, Yoshie Tokita, Kazuyo Yamaoto |
| − | Event Directors: Naozumi Yamaguchi | + | *'''Event Directors:''' Naozumi Yamaguchi |
| − | Event: [[Tomonori Dobashi]], Keita Mizoguchi, Sho Mutsura | + | *'''Event:''' [[Tomonori Dobashi]], Keita Mizoguchi, Sho Mutsura |
| − | Effects: Takanori Fukazawa, Ryutaro Sugiyama, Yasushi Honma, Yasutaka Tanaka | + | *'''Effects:''' Takanori Fukazawa, Ryutaro Sugiyama, Yasushi Honma, Yasutaka Tanaka |
| − | Interface: Eriko Mikawa | + | *'''Interface:''' Eriko Mikawa |
| − | Web: Ken Hijikata, Kenji Takahashi, Masahiro Jaana | + | *'''Web:''' Ken Hijikata, Kenji Takahashi, Masahiro Jaana |
| − | Technical Support: Masayuki Ishino | + | *'''Technical Support:''' Masayuki Ishino |
| − | + | {{creditsheader|'''Programming Section'''}} | |
| − | + | *'''Programming Director:''' [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]] | |
| − | Programming Director: [[Yasuhiro Takahashi]] | + | *'''Players:''' Toshihisa Satake, Yoshiji Kosaka |
| − | Players: Toshihisa Satake, Yoshiji Kosaka | + | *'''My Room:''' Kenichi Tanase, Mie Kawanishi, Kazuki Konishi |
| − | My Room: Kenichi Tanase, Mie Kawanishi, Kazuki Konishi | + | *'''Creatures:''' Toshihisa Satake, Tsuyoshi Aguram Yoshiji Kosaka, Yasumasa Matsumori |
| − | Creatures: Toshihisa Satake, Tsuyoshi Aguram Yoshiji Kosaka, Yasumasa Matsumori | + | *'''Maps:''' [[Shinya Matsunami]], Hiroshi Fujimoto, Naohide Shiga |
| − | Maps: [[Shinya Matsunami]], Hiroshi Fujimoto, Naohide Shiga | + | *'''Events:''' Tsuyoshi Agura |
| − | Events: Tsuyoshi Agura | + | *'''Interface:''' Takashi Sakamoto |
| − | Interface: Takashi Sakamoto | + | *'''Network Director:''' [[Akio Setsumasa]] |
| − | Network Director: [[Akio Setsumasa]] | + | *'''Network:''' [[Kouichi Toya]], Hideto Fujishita, Kazuhiro Tonogi, Yuji Hirukawa, Yasumasa Matsumori, Tomokazu Tochi, Baek Jounghoon, Yu Isogai |
| − | Network: [[Kouichi Toya]], Hideto Fujishita, Kazuhiro Tonogi, Yuji Hirukawa, Yasumasa Matsumori, Tomokazu Tochi, Baek Jounghoon, Yu Isogai | + | *'''Technical Support:''' Naoki Matsumoto |
| − | Technical Support: Naoki Matsumoto | + | *'''Support:''' Dennis Sachio Imabeppu |
| − | Support: Dennis Sachio Imabeppu | + | {{creditsheader|'''Sound Section'''}} |
| − | + | *'''Sound Production:''' Sega Creative Center, Sound Section | |
| − | + | *'''Sound Director:''' [[Hideaki Kobayashi]] | |
| − | Sound Production: Sega Creative Center, Sound Section | + | *'''Music Composers:''' [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Kenichi Tokoi]], [[Seirou Okamoto]], [[Taihei Sato]] |
| − | Sound Director: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]] | + | *'''Acoustuc Effects:''' [[Masaru Setsumaru]], [[Tatsuyuki Maeda]] |
| − | Music Composers: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Kenichi Tokoi]], [[Seirou Okamoto]], [[Taihei Sato]] | + | *'''Sound Effects:''' [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Kenichi Tokoi]], [[Hideki Abe]], [[Tadashi Kinukawa]] |
| − | Acoustuc Effects: [[Masaru Setsumaru]], [[Tatsuyuki Maeda]] | + | *'''Save This World (Phantasy Star Universe Main Theme)''' |
| − | Sound Effects: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]], [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Kenichi Tokoi]], [[Hideki Abe]], [[Tadashi Kinukawa]] | + | **'''Vocal:''' Kelli Sae |
| − | + | **'''Composed & Arranged By:''' [[Hideaki Kobayashi]] | |
| − | + | **'''Lyric By:''' Kan Hashimoto | |
| − | Vocal: Kelli Sae | + | *'''Save This World Remix version (Phantasy Star Universe Main Theme)''' |
| − | Composed & Arranged By: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]] | + | **'''Vocal & Lyric By:''' Runblebee |
| − | Lyric By: Kan Hashimoto | + | **'''Composed By:''' [[Hideaki Kobayashi]] |
| − | + | **'''Arranged By:''' [[Kenichi Tokoi]] | |
| − | + | *'''With You (Phantasy Star Universe Ending Theme)''' | |
| − | Vocal & Lyric By: Runblebee | + | **'''Vocal:''' Lita Harvey |
| − | Composed By: [[Hideaki Kobayashi]] | + | **'''Played By:''' Warsaw Phiharmonic, National Orchestra |
| − | Arranged By: [[Kenichi Tokoi]] | + | **'''Composed & Arranged By:''' [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Kenichi Tokoi]] |
| − | + | **'''Lyric By:''' [[Fumie Kumatani]] | |
| − | + | **'''Lyric Translated By:''' Kan Hashimoto | |
| − | Vocal: Lita Harvey | + | *'''For Brighter Day (Phantasy Star Universe Grand Ending Theme)''' |
| − | Played By: Warsaw Phiharmonic, National Orchestra | + | **'''Played By:''' Philippe Saisse, Acoustique Trio, Reaturing Kelli Sae |
| − | Composed & Arranged By: [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Kenichi Tokoi]] | + | **'''Composed & Arranged By:''' [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Kenichi Tokoi]] |
| − | Lyric By: [[Fumie Kumatani]] | + | **'''Lyric By:''' [[Fumie Kumatani]] |
| − | Lyric Translated By: Kan Hashimoto | + | **'''Lyric Translated By:''' Kan Hashimoto |
| − | + | *'''Motion Capture:''' Sega Creative Center, Motion Capture Studio, Takeo Iwata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Shunkichi Yukitake, Kimiko Nakaizumi, Hitoshi Noda, Yukie Nagiwara, Haruna Mitsuhashi | |
| − | + | *'''Capture Actors:''' Katsugekiza, Wataru Koga, Tony Hosokawa, Iori Sakakibara, Motoki Kawana | |
| − | Played By: Philippe Saisse, Acoustique Trio, Reaturing Kelli Sae | + | *'''Voice Recording Cast Record & Director:''' Greg Weber (Webtone) |
| − | Composed & Arranged By: [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Kenichi Tokoi]] | + | *'''CG Movies:''' VE R&D Dept. |
| − | Lyric By: [[Fumie Kumatani]] | + | **'''Director:''' Takashi Nakashima |
| − | Lyric Translated By: Kan Hashimoto | + | **'''Modelling:''' Hideyuki Higashi, Yoshihiko Suzuki, Kazushige Hayakawa |
| − | + | **'''Sequences:''' Kouhei Kajisa, Keisuke Takahashi, Satoshi Tomatsu, Tsubasa Nakai | |
| − | Motion Capture: Sega Creative Center, Motion Capture Studio, Takeo Iwata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Shunkichi Yukitake, Kimiko Nakaizumi, Hitoshi Noda, Yukie Nagiwara, Haruna Mitsuhashi | + | **'''Effects:''' Yoshihisa Inoue, Shuntaro Furukawa |
| − | Capture Actors: Katsugekiza, Wataru Koga, Tony Hosokawa, Iori Sakakibara, Motoki Kawana | + | **'''Production Manager:''' Chikako Tanaka |
| − | Voice Recording Cast Record & Director: Greg Weber (Webtone) | + | **'''Line Producer:''' Naoko Ajiro |
| − | + | *'''CG Movie:''' Anima Inc. | |
| − | + | **'''Director:''' Kazuya Sasahara | |
| − | Director: Takashi Nakashima | + | **'''CG Artists:''' Tomohisa Ishikawa, Shunsuke Tsuchiya |
| − | Modelling: Hideyuki Higashi, Yoshihiko Suzuki, Kazushige Hayakawa | + | **'''Project Manager:''' Daisuke Chonan |
| − | Sequences: Kouhei Kajisa, Keisuke Takahashi, Satoshi Tomatsu, Tsubasa Nakai | + | **'''Producer:''' Haruyasu Akagi |
| − | Effects: Yoshihisa Inoue, Shuntaro Furukawa | + | **'''Executive Producer:''' Shinya Sasahara |
| − | Production Manager: Chikako Tanaka | + | *'''CG Movie:''' Jet Studio Inc. |
| − | Line Producer: Naoko Ajiro | + | **'''Team Director:''' Atsushi Inoue |
| − | + | **'''CG Artists:''' Tomohisa Oda, Yasuyuki Bandai, Yutaka Kawamata, Satoshi Mochizuki | |
| − | + | **'''Project Manager:''' Mitsugu Ishii | |
| − | Director: Kazuya Sasahara | + | **'''Producer:''' Tomnori Kudokawa |
| − | CG Artists: Tomohisa Ishikawa, Shunsuke Tsuchiya | + | *'''CG Movie:''' Animaroid Inc. |
| − | Project Manager: Daisuke Chonan | + | **'''CG Director:''' Kiyonobu Kitada |
| − | Producer: Haruyasu Akagi | + | **'''Designers:''' Ryoji Fujita, Yuki Hamatani, Kentaro Koyaku, Takayuki Honda, Kagawa Fumihiko |
| − | Executive Producer: Shinya Sasahara | + | **'''Project Manager:''' Ahsuko Hashimoto |
| − | + | **'''Producer:''' Masashi Sakamoto | |
| − | + | *'''CG Movie:''' Sanzigen Inc. | |
| − | Team Director: Atsushi Inoue | + | **'''CG Designers:''' Yasuhiro Kato, Kazunobu Sano, Atsushi Nemoto, Hiroaki Matsura |
| − | CG Artists: Tomohisa Oda, Yasuyuki Bandai, Yutaka Kawamata, Satoshi Mochizuki | + | *'''CG Movie:''' Laser-Graphics |
| − | Project Manager: Mitsugu Ishii | + | **'''CG Director:''' Toshiyuki Aoyama |
| − | Producer: Tomnori Kudokawa | + | **'''Animator:''' Kensaku Takaishi |
| − | + | **'''Designer:''' Hidenori Tanaka | |
| − | + | *'''Modelling:''' Polygon Magic Inc. | |
| − | CG Director: Kiyonobu Kitada | + | **'''Project Manager:''' Hiroshi Suzuki |
| − | Designers: Ryoji Fujita, Yuki Hamatani, Kentaro Koyaku, Takayuki Honda, Kagawa Fumihiko | + | **'''Creature Models:''' Masahiro Yokoyama, Tomoharu Oiyama, Youzou Kageyama, Kouki Saitou, Atsuki Nakazato, Nobumichi Sugawara, Yousuke Kinoshita, Yousuke Kai, Takuyav Ueda |
| − | Project Manager: Ahsuko Hashimoto | + | **'''Room Decorations:''' Minoru Sugiyama, Eri Watanabe, Kenta Soga |
| − | Producer: Masashi Sakamoto | + | *'''Modelling:''' Flight Unit. |
| − | + | **'''Designers:''' Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kaitzokuya, Ntny | |
| − | + | **'''Set Up:''' Takeshi Mitamoto | |
| − | CG Designers: Yasuhiro Kato, Kazunobu Sano, Atsushi Nemoto, Hiroaki Matsura | + | *'''Modelling:''' Sega (Shanghai) Software Co. Ltd. |
| − | + | **'''Designers:''' Cheng Li, Mei Lin, Shao Mingzhu, Jin Huan, Li Muzhang, Bao Jiangang, Tang Xin, Gu Hong, Yu Xinyue | |
| − | + | **'''Quest:''' Yu Xing, Hu Yuhua, Li Shugiao, Chen Mingmei, Feng Ying, Zhang Hongnian | |
| − | CG Director: Toshiyuki Aoyama | + | {{creditsheader|'''Sega Of America Inc.'''}} |
| − | Animator: Kensaku Takaishi | + | *'''CEO:''' Naoya Tsurumi |
| − | Designer: Hidenori Tanaka | + | *'''President/COO:''' [[Simon Jeffery]] |
| − | + | *'''VP Product Development:''' David Cobb | |
| − | + | *'''VP Marketing:''' Scott Steinberg | |
| − | Project Manager: Hiroshi Suzuki | + | *'''Marketing Director:''' Don Mesa |
| − | Creature Models: Masahiro Yokoyama, Tomoharu Oiyama, Youzou Kageyama, Kouki Saitou, Atsuki Nakazato, Nobumichi Sugawara, Yousuke Kinoshita, Yousuke Kai, Takuyav Ueda | + | *'''Marketing Coordinator:''' Mabel Chung |
| − | Room Decorations: Minoru Sugiyama, Eri Watanabe, Kenta Soga | + | *'''Online Marketing Coordinator:''' Randy Stukes |
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| − | + | *'''Localization Producer:''' [[Jason Kuo]] | |
| − | Designers: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kaitzokuya, Ntny | + | *'''PR:''' Jennie Sue |
| − | Set Up: Takeshi Mitamoto | + | *'''Creative Service:''' Jen Groeling, Heather Luchrtti, Briget Oates |
| + | *'''Network Engineers:''' David Fung, Masahiro Sato | ||
| + | *'''Online:''' Jake Holub, Julian Mehlfeld, Chris Olson, Robbie Percell | ||
| + | *'''QA Manager:''' Deni Skeens | ||
| + | *'''QA Supervisor:''' Josh Morton | ||
| + | *'''Mastering Lab Supervisor:''' Rhiana Kellom | ||
| + | *'''Hardware Technician:''' Matt Ellison | ||
| + | *'''Mastering Lab:''' Rey Buzon, Scott Samson, Ray Vasquez | ||
| + | *'''Senior Team Lead:''' Demetrius Griffin | ||
| + | *'''Project Lead:''' Ken Nacua | ||
| + | *'''Assistant Team Lead:''' Mabel Chung | ||
| + | *'''Standards Supervisor:''' Stephen Akana | ||
| + | *'''Compliancy Lead:''' Lawrence Mann | ||
| + | *'''Compliancy Specialists:''' David Casallas, Marta Khosraw, Jaime Kuroiwa, David Lee, Christine Letheby | ||
| + | *'''Compliancy Testers:''' John Belcher, Eduardo Camacho, Joe Floyd, Junior Sison | ||
| + | *'''Testers:''' Brandon Bailey, Lacey Canton, Raymond Clark, Kirsten Coleman, Lionel Cortez, Michael Honrada, Amber Huesso, Zack Jones, Max Martinson, Bobby Nawbary, Devin Nelson, Pamela Peters | ||
| + | *'''Webtone Voice Director:''' Greg Weber | ||
| + | *'''Teanslation By:''' Inbound | ||
| + | *'''Speical Thanks:''' Ethan Einhorn (For PSU), Kevin Frane, Yosuke Moriya (For PSU), Kim Weber | ||
| + | {{creditsheader|'''Sega Europe Ltd.'''}} | ||
| + | *'''CEO:''' Naoya Tsurumi | ||
| + | *'''President/COO:''' Mike Haye | ||
| + | *'''Development Director:''' Gary Dunn | ||
| + | *'''Director Of European Marketing:''' Gary Knight | ||
| + | *'''Head Of Studio, Localisation:''' Kuniyo Matsumoto | ||
| + | *'''Producer:''' Ayano Murofushi | ||
| + | *'''European PR:''' Lynn Daniel, Kerry Martyn, Alistair Hatch | ||
| + | *'''Assistant Brand Manager:''' Hiromi Ando | ||
| + | *'''International Brand Manager:''' Ben Chalmers-Stevens | ||
| + | *'''Head Of Development Services:''' Mark Le Breton | ||
| + | *'''QA Supervisor:''' Marlon Grant, Stuart Arrowsmith | ||
| + | *'''Team Lead:''' James Langtry | ||
| + | *'''Assistant Team Lead:''' Gabriel Ralls | ||
| + | *'''Testers:''' Nicolas D'Offay, Daryl Grant, James Dyer, Mark Dallamore, Kye Connolly | ||
| + | *'''Senior Language Team Lead:''' Jean-Baptiste Bagot | ||
| + | *'''Senior Language Testers:''' Ronan Salon, Peter Beicht | ||
| + | *'''Standards Coordinator:''' Mohammed Ajaib | ||
| + | *'''Assistant Standards Coordinator:''' Michael Hanley | ||
| + | *'''Standard Technician:''' Ibrahim Bhatti | ||
| + | *'''Created By:''' [[Sonic Team]] | ||
| + | *'''Presented By:''' [[Sega]] | ||
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Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus, called Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou (ファンタシースターユニバース イルミナスの野望) in Japan, is the first expansion of Sonic Team's internationally popular online RPG Phantasy Star Universe, available for the PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Arcade.
Contents
Story
Continuing Story
Ambition of the Illuminus picks right up where the story left off in Phantasy Star Universe.
Shortly after the defeat of Magashi and the Endrum Collective, a mysterious group known as the Illuminus have appeared, and threatens to exterminate all non-human races. The GUARDIANS themselves are under attack, and Ethan Waber is now wanted for an attempted assassination. Determined to find Ethan at any cost is GUARDIAN instructor, Laia Martinez. As a new GUARDIAN receiving guidance from Laia, you must search for Ethan and uncover the truth.
A new series of online chapters introduced by the expansion, having completed their training and become full-fledged GUARDIANS, players take the reigns as instructors, passing on their knowledge to younger recruits all the while investigating the evil Illuminus organization. In addition, all of Episode 2 is available in the offline Story Mode on the PC and PlayStation 2 versions of the game, and limited edition collectables are given away as mission rewards, and some are given to your character at the beginning of the game.
Gameplay
Ambition of the Illuminus introduced numerous new features to Phantasy Star Universe including new weapons, photon arts, missions, clothing, enemies and more.
New weapons
Four new weapons categories were added with this expansion, giving players an even larger arsenal at their disposal as they continue their fight against the deadly SEED and human supremacist organization, the Illuminus.
- Whips are single-handed striking weapons which allow the user to attack multiple enemies within a certain radius. Though not the strongest weapon, whips are excellent for inflicting status effects on enemies.
- Slicers are single-handed striking weapons which allow players to attack from a distance. When swung, slicers launch a photon blade which will home in on its target.
- RCSMs, or ranged combat support machines, are single-handed ranged weapons which hover over their user's left shoulder. Though these weapons share their appearance with MAGs from Phantasy Star Online, RCSMs actually are weapons which automatically fire shots at enemies within range.
- TCSMs, short for TECHNIC combat support machines, are single-handed TECHNIC-casting weapons. As with RCSMs, these weapons have similar designs to certain MAGs from Phantasy Star Online, though they really act as left-handed wands, allowing players to link up to two TECHNICs to them.
New GUARDIANS types
Building on the original game's ten GUARDIANS types, Ambition of the Illuminus introduced two new types and promises at least three more in the near future.
- Acrofighters excel in the use of single-handed striking weapons. This type exhibits increased attack speed, giving players the ability to move in for an attack quickly. Though specializing in striking weapons, Acrofighters are capable of using many ranged weapons as well.
- Acrotechers are specialists at supporting party members as they are the one type with access to the highest level of support TECHNICs. This type casts TECHNICs faster than normal, but also performs well with various striking and ranged weapons.
- Though currently available only in Japan, three more new types will be released in the coming months: Fighmaster, Gunmaster and Masterforce. As their names suggest, these types are specialists in one specific field of battle, thus granting them outstanding abilities.
New areas
The universe of Gurhal continues to grow as Ambition of the Illuminus has introduced numerous new areas, missions and lobbies to the system's three planets. A few areas of interest include the Habirao Forbidden District, a mysterious forest on Neudaiz filled with enormous mushrooms and an unusually high concentration of photon in the air, and Old Rozenom City, a once-thriving metropolis that was devastated by the crash landing of the GUARDIANS Colony, an act for which the Illuminus were responsible. In all, over twelve new areas have been added, including the forest, caves, mines and ruins, fan-favorites from Phantasy Star Online.
While not running missions with other players, GUARDIANS can relax and chat with their friends in some of the expansion's new lobbies. These include Paracabana Coast, a beach front resort on Parum, Shitenkaku, a beautiful shrine at the summit of Neudaiz's Mt. Ohtoku, and Casino Voloyal, a popular casino in the Vio Tonga area of Moatoob.
History
Release
Released initially in Japan on September 27, 2007, for PlayStation 2 and PC, subsequent territorial releases followed on November 20, 2007 along with an XBLA-exclusive Japanese release of the 360 port, when North America received the expansion for all three platforms. This date also marked the worldwide release of the Xbox 360 version as it was available for download through Microsoft's Xbox Live service. Europe received the PC and PlayStation 2 versions of Ambition of the Illuminus a few months later, on January 11, 2008, and finally it reached Australia on February 7, 2008.
Although it is an expansion pack, the PC and PlayStation 2 versions of Ambition of the Illuminus are standalone and do not require the original game to play. The Xbox 360 version, however, does require the original disc due to the expansion being downloadable content.
Discontinuation of the Online Service
On April 1, 2010 at 12:00 PDT, Sega of America shut down the online servers of the PlayStation 2 and PC versions of the game with warning at the start of the year. Starting late January, the game was made free to play for anyone who had a paying account in the past on the game and all subscriptions were cancelled. This lead to a gigantic burst in population in the universes, not seen since the release of the game. The Japanese Playstation 2 support was dropped in mid 2011 which allowed the PC version to bring in new additions, items, armor, weapons and areas from Phantasy Star Portable 2 until it's closure in September 2012.
On June 8, 2012 SEGA announced that the Xbox 360 servers of the game would be shutting down September 6, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. PDT. For the remaining months players were granted various bonuses for many things. Anyone who still had an active subscription after the servers closed were refunded by Microsoft on a prorated basis.
It was said that SEGA wanted the last months of the Xbox 360 servers to be free of charge but that Microsoft did not comply with the request.
On July 7, 2012 it was announced on the official Japanese Phantasy Star Universe website that the Japanese PC servers for Phantasy Star Universe would be shutting down at midnight JST on September 27, 2012.
On August 28, 2012 GUARDIANS Licenses, game keys, and game keys for Ambition of the Illuminus were not available to purchase anymore. Following the maintenance that happened on August 30, 2012 all players were given access to premium course features even if they had never bought a GUARDIANS License beforehand. After the server closer PSU ID's were no longer able to be created and players were no longer able to purchase GUARDIANS Cash. Following the closure players had the option to transfer their money to Phantasy Star Online 2 or have it refunded as WebMoney. August 2012 was the last month that automatic renewers were charged for this version of Phantasy Star Universe and until the server closed various bonuses had been put in place. Once the servers closed all official servers for the game worldwide where gone.
The story mode for the PlayStation 2 version is still be accessible however as that can be played offline.
Production credits
- Executive Supervisor: Hideki Okamura, Masanao Maeda, Kazihiro Yasutomi, Hideaki Morishita
- Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
- Producer: Takao Miyoshi
- Director: Satoshi Sakai
Planning Section
- Planning Director: Shintaro Hata
- Players And Items: Masayuki Mukaiyama, Yu Suganuma, Ryohei Uno, Takamitsu Kobayashi, Yuichi Anzawa, Yohsuke Minobe
- Creatures & Bosses: Yu Suganuma, Ryohei Uno
- Quest Director: Yuya Kimura
- Scenario: Sakae Tabata, Naozumi Yamaguchi, Satoshi Sakai, Yasushi Ohtaka, Yuya Kimura
- Events: Sakae Tabata, Toshiki Ito
- Quest: Kenji Matsumura, Toshiki Ito, Katsunori Nagai, Shinichi Muraishi
- Maps: Masanori Shiramizu, Yuka Onoda, Tatsushi Toyoshima, Shigetaka Hoshina, Yusuke Ochi, Kazuhide Tsumura
- My Room: Takamitsu Kobayashi
Design Section
- Art Director: Kosei Kitamura
- Characters: Akikazu Mizuno, Akira Iketani, Masatoshi Yasumura, Satoshi Arai, Masahiro Tsunoda, Yuka Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Shinohara, Chrissy Jean, Eri Sasaki
- Motion: Michihiro Sato, Tomoaki Yuyama
- Creatures: Masaharu Nakayama, Siju Taniguchi, Yoshiyuki Tomatsu, Masashi Ichinho
- Maps: Haruka Haginoya, Michio Abe, Mayo Sudo, Kenji Odaka, Tomoharu Kawataki
- My Rooms: Maki Kaneko, Yoshie Tokita, Kazuyo Yamaoto
- Event Directors: Naozumi Yamaguchi
- Event: Tomonori Dobashi, Keita Mizoguchi, Sho Mutsura
- Effects: Takanori Fukazawa, Ryutaro Sugiyama, Yasushi Honma, Yasutaka Tanaka
- Interface: Eriko Mikawa
- Web: Ken Hijikata, Kenji Takahashi, Masahiro Jaana
- Technical Support: Masayuki Ishino
Programming Section
- Programming Director: Yasuhiro Takahashi
- Players: Toshihisa Satake, Yoshiji Kosaka
- My Room: Kenichi Tanase, Mie Kawanishi, Kazuki Konishi
- Creatures: Toshihisa Satake, Tsuyoshi Aguram Yoshiji Kosaka, Yasumasa Matsumori
- Maps: Shinya Matsunami, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Naohide Shiga
- Events: Tsuyoshi Agura
- Interface: Takashi Sakamoto
- Network Director: Akio Setsumasa
- Network: Kouichi Toya, Hideto Fujishita, Kazuhiro Tonogi, Yuji Hirukawa, Yasumasa Matsumori, Tomokazu Tochi, Baek Jounghoon, Yu Isogai
- Technical Support: Naoki Matsumoto
- Support: Dennis Sachio Imabeppu
Sound Section
- Sound Production: Sega Creative Center, Sound Section
- Sound Director: Hideaki Kobayashi
- Music Composers: Hideaki Kobayashi, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, Seirou Okamoto, Taihei Sato
- Acoustuc Effects: Masaru Setsumaru, Tatsuyuki Maeda
- Sound Effects: Hideaki Kobayashi, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, Hideki Abe, Tadashi Kinukawa
- Save This World (Phantasy Star Universe Main Theme)
- Vocal: Kelli Sae
- Composed & Arranged By: Hideaki Kobayashi
- Lyric By: Kan Hashimoto
- Save This World Remix version (Phantasy Star Universe Main Theme)
- Vocal & Lyric By: Runblebee
- Composed By: Hideaki Kobayashi
- Arranged By: Kenichi Tokoi
- With You (Phantasy Star Universe Ending Theme)
- Vocal: Lita Harvey
- Played By: Warsaw Phiharmonic, National Orchestra
- Composed & Arranged By: Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi
- Lyric By: Fumie Kumatani
- Lyric Translated By: Kan Hashimoto
- For Brighter Day (Phantasy Star Universe Grand Ending Theme)
- Played By: Philippe Saisse, Acoustique Trio, Reaturing Kelli Sae
- Composed & Arranged By: Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi
- Lyric By: Fumie Kumatani
- Lyric Translated By: Kan Hashimoto
- Motion Capture: Sega Creative Center, Motion Capture Studio, Takeo Iwata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Shunkichi Yukitake, Kimiko Nakaizumi, Hitoshi Noda, Yukie Nagiwara, Haruna Mitsuhashi
- Capture Actors: Katsugekiza, Wataru Koga, Tony Hosokawa, Iori Sakakibara, Motoki Kawana
- Voice Recording Cast Record & Director: Greg Weber (Webtone)
- CG Movies: VE R&D Dept.
- Director: Takashi Nakashima
- Modelling: Hideyuki Higashi, Yoshihiko Suzuki, Kazushige Hayakawa
- Sequences: Kouhei Kajisa, Keisuke Takahashi, Satoshi Tomatsu, Tsubasa Nakai
- Effects: Yoshihisa Inoue, Shuntaro Furukawa
- Production Manager: Chikako Tanaka
- Line Producer: Naoko Ajiro
- CG Movie: Anima Inc.
- Director: Kazuya Sasahara
- CG Artists: Tomohisa Ishikawa, Shunsuke Tsuchiya
- Project Manager: Daisuke Chonan
- Producer: Haruyasu Akagi
- Executive Producer: Shinya Sasahara
- CG Movie: Jet Studio Inc.
- Team Director: Atsushi Inoue
- CG Artists: Tomohisa Oda, Yasuyuki Bandai, Yutaka Kawamata, Satoshi Mochizuki
- Project Manager: Mitsugu Ishii
- Producer: Tomnori Kudokawa
- CG Movie: Animaroid Inc.
- CG Director: Kiyonobu Kitada
- Designers: Ryoji Fujita, Yuki Hamatani, Kentaro Koyaku, Takayuki Honda, Kagawa Fumihiko
- Project Manager: Ahsuko Hashimoto
- Producer: Masashi Sakamoto
- CG Movie: Sanzigen Inc.
- CG Designers: Yasuhiro Kato, Kazunobu Sano, Atsushi Nemoto, Hiroaki Matsura
- CG Movie: Laser-Graphics
- CG Director: Toshiyuki Aoyama
- Animator: Kensaku Takaishi
- Designer: Hidenori Tanaka
- Modelling: Polygon Magic Inc.
- Project Manager: Hiroshi Suzuki
- Creature Models: Masahiro Yokoyama, Tomoharu Oiyama, Youzou Kageyama, Kouki Saitou, Atsuki Nakazato, Nobumichi Sugawara, Yousuke Kinoshita, Yousuke Kai, Takuyav Ueda
- Room Decorations: Minoru Sugiyama, Eri Watanabe, Kenta Soga
- Modelling: Flight Unit.
- Designers: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kaitzokuya, Ntny
- Set Up: Takeshi Mitamoto
- Modelling: Sega (Shanghai) Software Co. Ltd.
- Designers: Cheng Li, Mei Lin, Shao Mingzhu, Jin Huan, Li Muzhang, Bao Jiangang, Tang Xin, Gu Hong, Yu Xinyue
- Quest: Yu Xing, Hu Yuhua, Li Shugiao, Chen Mingmei, Feng Ying, Zhang Hongnian
Sega Of America Inc.
- CEO: Naoya Tsurumi
- President/COO: Simon Jeffery
- VP Product Development: David Cobb
- VP Marketing: Scott Steinberg
- Marketing Director: Don Mesa
- Marketing Coordinator: Mabel Chung
- Online Marketing Coordinator: Randy Stukes
- Localization Manager: John Merlino
- Localization Producer: Jason Kuo
- PR: Jennie Sue
- Creative Service: Jen Groeling, Heather Luchrtti, Briget Oates
- Network Engineers: David Fung, Masahiro Sato
- Online: Jake Holub, Julian Mehlfeld, Chris Olson, Robbie Percell
- QA Manager: Deni Skeens
- QA Supervisor: Josh Morton
- Mastering Lab Supervisor: Rhiana Kellom
- Hardware Technician: Matt Ellison
- Mastering Lab: Rey Buzon, Scott Samson, Ray Vasquez
- Senior Team Lead: Demetrius Griffin
- Project Lead: Ken Nacua
- Assistant Team Lead: Mabel Chung
- Standards Supervisor: Stephen Akana
- Compliancy Lead: Lawrence Mann
- Compliancy Specialists: David Casallas, Marta Khosraw, Jaime Kuroiwa, David Lee, Christine Letheby
- Compliancy Testers: John Belcher, Eduardo Camacho, Joe Floyd, Junior Sison
- Testers: Brandon Bailey, Lacey Canton, Raymond Clark, Kirsten Coleman, Lionel Cortez, Michael Honrada, Amber Huesso, Zack Jones, Max Martinson, Bobby Nawbary, Devin Nelson, Pamela Peters
- Webtone Voice Director: Greg Weber
- Teanslation By: Inbound
- Speical Thanks: Ethan Einhorn (For PSU), Kevin Frane, Yosuke Moriya (For PSU), Kim Weber
Sega Europe Ltd.
- CEO: Naoya Tsurumi
- President/COO: Mike Haye
- Development Director: Gary Dunn
- Director Of European Marketing: Gary Knight
- Head Of Studio, Localisation: Kuniyo Matsumoto
- Producer: Ayano Murofushi
- European PR: Lynn Daniel, Kerry Martyn, Alistair Hatch
- Assistant Brand Manager: Hiromi Ando
- International Brand Manager: Ben Chalmers-Stevens
- Head Of Development Services: Mark Le Breton
- QA Supervisor: Marlon Grant, Stuart Arrowsmith
- Team Lead: James Langtry
- Assistant Team Lead: Gabriel Ralls
- Testers: Nicolas D'Offay, Daryl Grant, James Dyer, Mark Dallamore, Kye Connolly
- Senior Language Team Lead: Jean-Baptiste Bagot
- Senior Language Testers: Ronan Salon, Peter Beicht
- Standards Coordinator: Mohammed Ajaib
- Assistant Standards Coordinator: Michael Hanley
- Standard Technician: Ibrahim Bhatti
- Created By: Sonic Team
- Presented By: Sega
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- SCEJ catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official website (English)
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