Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

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Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch Online, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega CS M2
Sound driver: SMPS 68000
Genre: RPG
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1993-12-17 ¥8,8008,800 G-5524 US 1995-02 1307 EU 1995-11 1307-50 PT 1995 MDJ1307 AU 199x KR 199x GM93042JG JP ▼ 2008-06-24 700pts700 US ▼ 2008-12-22 800pts800 EU ▼ 2008-11-14 800pts800 AU ▼ 2008-11 800pts800 JP ▼ 2021-10-25 US ▼ 2021-10-25 EU ▼ 2021-10-25 US ▼ 2012-05-02 $2.992.99 211205 EU ▼ 2012-05-02 €2.492.49 211205 UK ▼ 2012-05-02 £1.991.99 211205 AU ▼ 2012-05-02 $3.493.49 211205 US ▼ 2019-02-01 $0.990.99 211205 EU ▼ 2019-02-01 €0.990.99 211205 UK ▼ 2019-02-01 £0.790.79 211205 AU ▼ 2019-02-01 $1.351.35 211205 US ▼ 2019-02-01 $0.990.99 211205 EU ▼ 2019-02-01 €0.990.99 211205 UK ▼ 2019-02-01 £0.790.79 211205 AU ▼ 2019-02-01 $1.351.35 211205

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, known as Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni (ファンタシースター 千年紀の終りに) in Japan, is a role-playing game in the Phantasy Star series. The game is highly regarded and considered one of the greatest Mega Drive games as well as one of the greatest RPGs ever made.

Phantasy Star IV marks the end of the "classic" Phantasy Star series, and was the last to be released for the Sega Mega Drive. The series would continue after a six-year gap with Phantasy Star Online for the Sega Dreamcast.

Story

Introduction

“	AW 2284. Monster attacks have swelled the ranks of those who call themselves "Hunters." But as the attacks become ever more frequent and powerful, an elite few begin to wonder what is behind this outbreak... and when and how will it all end?	„
— Introduction

Phantasy Star IV takes place a thousand years after the events of Phantasy Star II (and a thousand years before the era of Phantasy Star III). The death of Mother Brain ushered in a period of decline known as the Great Collapse, in which the majority of the population of the Algo star system died and its advanced technological culture was lost. The once-thriving planet Motavia has largely reverted to its original desert state as the climate and biosphere-controlling devices installed over a thousand years previously begin to fail, and life has become progressively more difficult for the planet's inhabitants. Furthermore, there has been a marked increase in the numbers of the "biomonsters," a catch-all term for the strange and violent aberrations of Motavia's flora and fauna. Keeping these creatures under control is the job of "Hunters."

Hired by Piata Academy on Motavia, the renowned Hunter Alys Brangwin and her young apprentice Chaz Ashley begin their investigation into the relationship between the biomonster problem and the planet's ecological crisis. Joined by others along the way, they connect the world's troubles to a cult leader called Zio, "The Black Magician," whose aims appear to be total annihilation of not only Motavia but of the whole Algo solar system.

Gameplay

Town and character status

Overworld and dungeon

Battle and strategy menu

Land Rover

Cutscene

Phantasy Star IV is a role-playing game and plays similarly to its predecessors. The player controls a party of as many as five characters, initially formed around the Hunters Alys and Chaz. Additional characters join and leave the party as the story progresses, each having different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities. The party shares an inventory of items, but each character also equips his or her own weapons and armor pieces.

The game uses a top-down perspective for towns, dungeons, and the overworld. Dungeons and the overworld have random enemy encounters as the party moves through them. Dungeons additionally have treasure chests for finding items. The party earns meseta, the in-game currency, from defeating enemies in battle, which can then be exchanged for items, equipment, and services in towns. Characters can equip separate one-handed weapons or shields in each hand or a single two-handed weapon.

Battles are turn-based and use a third-person perspective (combining the character sprites from Phantasy Star II with the changing backgrounds of the other two games). On each turn, the player can choose to issue individual commands to each character or to select a macro, a set of predetermined actions for every character in the party that can be programmed by the player outside of battle. The player can set up to eight different macros. The player can also attempt to run from an encounter. When issuing commands, the player can choose to order a character to attack, use a technique (a special ability that costs technique points to use), use a skill (a limited use ability unique to the character), use an item, or defend. The character reverts to attacking 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, and the player can target individual enemies. 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: Used as the base value for the character's attack power.
• Mental: Determines the effectiveness of some techniques and skills.
• Agility: Increases the character's priority in the battle order.
• Dexterity: Increases the chance that a character will hit an enemy and not miss with an attack.
• Attack: Determines the damage done by physical attacks. It is the sum of the character's Strength with bonuses added by weapons and other equipment.
• Defense: Reduces the damage taken from enemy attacks. It is the sum of the character's Dexterity with bonuses added by armor and other equipment.
• Mental Defense: Reduces the damage taken from certain kinds of enemy attacks. It is the sum of the character's Mental with bonuses added by armor and other equipment. This statistic is not shown in-game.

The game introduces combination attacks, which are devastating attacks performed by combining certain techniques from different characters in a particular order. Combination attacks damage every enemy in the battle. There are fourteen different combination attacks in the game, and they can be programmed into macros for easier casting. Each technique in the combination attack must be done in order and without any other actions in between, so the turn speed of each character and random chance both affect whether a combination attack is successfully performed.

Towns include weapon, armor, and item shops. Staying at an inn restores the party's hit points, technique points, and skill uses for a fee, as well as reviving any party members who have fallen in battle. The Hunter's Guild building in Aeido has a number of side quests for gaining additional experience and meseta.

The vehicles from the original game (the Land Rover, the Ice Digger, and the Hydrofoil) return and move quickly through the overworld, negotiating otherwise impassable terrain such as quicksand, ice, and water. The player now engages enemies in random battles inside each vehicle, using the vehicle's own weapons (which include special weapons that work similarly to skills). Vehicles restore their hit points after each battle.

When out of battle, the player can invoke a menu with to view the status of any character, change the party order (members placed at the front of the party are more likely to be attacked), manage items, use out-of-combat techniques (including healing and teleportation techniques), read dialogue summarizing the current story situation, or modify battle macros. There is also an options menu that can be opened with  START  that allows the player to save the game at any time or to set options (such as message speed or button configuration).

Story events are told through cutscenes with manga-style panel illustrations.

Characters

The composition of the party is determined by the plot developments rather than selected by the player, though the player can choose the fifth member of the party before the final battle.

Android characters do not learn any techniques and cannot be healed with conventional healing techniques, but they revive themselves automatically if slain and regenerate hit points while walking outside of battle. They have high hit points and strength and are also immune to poison, sleep, and paralysis effects. They acquire their skills as items that upgrade or augment their hardware.

	Alys Brangwin (ライラ・ブラングウェン)
	Alys is the top Hunter of the Hunter's Guild, known as the "Eight Strokes Warrior" (八ッ裂きのライラ, "Lyra the Dismemberer"). She has taken Chaz under her wing as her apprentice. At the beginning of the game, they accept a job to exterminate the monsters infesting the basement of the Piata Academy, where they find monster breeding capsules and begin an investigation into their origin. Alys starts the game at a higher level than the other characters. She has high speed and equips slashers, which are boomerang-like weapons that hit all enemies in one turn. She can learn all of the fire and physical attack techniques as well as some stat-boosting techniques. Technique Level Acquired Foi Level 1 Shift Level 1 Saner Level 1 Zan Level 8 Gifoi Level 14 Gizan Level 18 Nafoi Level 24 Nazan Level 27 Skill Level Acquired Effect Vortex Level 1 Damages one enemy for Attack plus 48 damage. Moon Shade Level 10 Chance to paralyze all enemies. Death Level 13 Chance to defeat one enemy.
	Chaz Ashley ( ルディ・アシュレ)
	The main character. Chaz is being trained to be a Hunter by Alys. He is a well rounded fighter. He is the only character who can equip swords. He is the only character who learns light attack techniques and also learns healing and teleportation techniques. Technique Level Acquired Res Level 1 Tsu Level 4 Hinas Level 8 Ryuka Level 9 Anti Level 11 Zan Level 12 Rimpa Level 14 Gires Level 16 Githu Level 17 Brose Level 21 Gizan Level 23 Rever Level 25 Nathu Level 31 Nares Level 36 Nazan Level 37 Megid — Skill Level Acquired Effect Earth Level 1 Chance to paralyze one enemy. Crosscut Level 6 Damages one enemy for Attack plus 80 damage. Air Slash Level 13 Damages all enemies for Attack damage. Ray Blade Level 27 Damages one enemy for Mental plus 176 damage. Explode Level 35 Chance to defeat one enemy.
	Hahn Mahlay (ハーン・マーレイ)
	Hahn is a scholar at the Piata Academy who hires Alys and Chaz to investigate the monster appearances. He is a technique-focused character who learns a number of attack and healing techniques. He is the only character learns bio techniques, which are strong against non-mechanical enemies. He joins the party at level 1 before entering the first dungeon of the game. Technique Level Acquired Res Level 1 Gelun Level 1 Wat Level 3 Anti Level 6 Doran Level 7 Zan Level 9 Vol Level 10 Gires Level 11 Rimpa Level 12 Rimit Level 13 Giwat Level 16 Gizan Level 21 Nares Level 23 Nawat Level 28 Savol Level 33 Nazan Level 37 Skill Level Acquired Effect Vision Level 1 Boosts the Dexterity of all non-android allies by a fixed amount. Astral Level 29 Damages one enemy for Mental plus 168 damage. Eliminate Level 30 Chance to defeat one enemy.
	Rune Walsh (スレイ・ウォルシュ)
	Rune is a mysterious, powerful wizard who already knows Alys from previous adventures. He initially joins the party at level 17 in Molcum. He learns more damage techniques than any other character. Technique Level Acquired Foi Level 1 Wat Level 1 Gra Level 1 Arows Level 1 Hinas Level 1 Ryuka Level 1 Giwat Level 18 Gifoi Level 19 Seals Level 20 Rever Level 21 Gigra Level 23 Nafoi Level 25 Nawat Level 26 Nagra Level 30 Skill Level Acquired Effect Flaeli Level 17 Damages one enemy for Mental plus 48 damage. Hewn Level 17 Damages one enemy for Mental plus 64 damage. Diem Level 24 Chance to defeat one enemy. Tandle Level 27 Damages all enemies for Mental plus 144 damage. Efess Level 29 Damages all enemies for Mental plus 160 damage. Negatis Level 32 Chance to defeat all enemies. Legeon Level 35 Damages all enemies for Mental plus 224 damage.
	Gryz (パイク)
	Gryz is a Motavian who wishes to avenge his parents, who were killed by Zio and his forces. He joins the party at level 6 in Tonoe. He is a strong fighter and the only character who can equip axes. He learns only one technique. Technique Level Acquired Brose Level 1 Skill Level Acquired Effect Crash Level 6 Chance to defeat one enemy. War Cry Level 14 Boosts Gryz's Attack statistic. Sweeping Level 25 Damages all enemies for Attack damage.
	Rika (ファル)
	Rika is a numan and an evolution of Nei from Phantasy Star II. At the beginning of the game, she is only a year old and has never left the Bio-Plant. She has extensive knowledge of ancient advanced technology, taught to her by the artificial intelligence Seed and the android Wren. She joins the party at level 1 at the Bio-Plant but gains levels faster than other characters. She is the only character who can equip claws. She has high agility and dexterity and learns a number of support techniques. Technique Level Acquired Res Level 1 Saner Level 8 Gires Level 13 Deban Level 14 Shift Level 19 Sar Level 20 Gisar Level 28 Nares Level 33 Nasar Level 40 Skill Level Acquired Effect Illusion Level 1 Chance to subtract Rika's Agility from every enemy's Agility. Double Slash Level 4 Damages one enemy for Attack plus 64 damage. Eliminate Level 12 Chance to defeat one enemy. Disrupt Level 17 Damages all enemies for Attack damage.
	Demi (フレナ)
	Demi is an android who was designed to act as the system controller for the climate systems of Motavia. She traveled to Nurvus to shut down the planet's control systems as they were malfunctioning, but she was captured by Zio. She joins the party at level 12 after escaping Zio's Fortress. She can only equip guns as weapons. Skill Level Acquired Effect Recover Level 12 Heals self. Can be used out of combat. Stasis Beam Level 12 Chance to paralyze one enemy. Spark Level 12 Chance to defeat one enemy. Barrier Level 12 Increases the mental defense of all allies. Medical Power Level 12 Revives all non-android allies and heals them for an amount equal to Demi's Strength. Can be used out of combat. Phononmaser — Damages all enemies for Strength plus 176 damage.
	Wren (フォーレン)
	Wren is an android who is the custodian of the space station Zelan, where the remaining Algo support systems reside. He is not the same as the character of the same name from Phantasy Star III. He joins the party at level 20 on Zelan. He can only equip guns as weapons. Skill Level Acquired Effect Recover Level 20 Heals self. Can be used out of combat. Flare Level 20 Damages one enemy for Strength plus 128 damage. Spark Level 20 Chance to defeat one enemy. Barrier — Increases the Mental Defense of all allies. Hyper Jammer — Chance to paralyze all enemies. Burst Rockets — Damages all enemies for Strength plus 144 damage. Positron Bolt — Damages all enemies for Strength plus 240 damage.
	Raja (ス・ラジャ)
	Raja is a good-natured Dezorian priest. He joins the party at level 25 on Dezolis. He is a strong healer with access to every healing technique in the game as well as the only skill that can restore technique points. Technique Level Acquired Res Level 25 Anti Level 25 Rimpa Level 25 Sar Level 25 Arows Level 25 Rimit Level 25 Gires Level 25 Seals Level 25 Rever Level 25 Nares Level 27 Gisar Level 28 Regen Level 31 Nasar Level 34 Skill Level Acquired Effect Blessing Level 25 Increases the Defense of all allies. Holyword Level 25 Chance to defeat one enemy. Ataraxia Level 25 Restores TP to all non-android allies for an amount equal to Raja's Mental. Miracle Level 25 Heals all allies. Can be used out of combat. Saint's Fire Level 25 Damages all enemies for Mental plus 144 damage.
	Kyra Tierney (シェス・ティアニー)
	Kyra is an esper wizard. She joins the party at level 27 at the Esper Mansion. She learns all of the fire and gravity attack techniques along with some healing and recovery techniques. Technique Level Acquired Res Level 27 Foi Level 27 Anti Level 27 Rimpa Level 27 Gires Level 27 Gifoi Level 27 Gra Level 27 Gigra Level 30 Nafoi Level 33 Nares Level 36 Nagra Level 40 Skill Level Acquired Effect Medice Level 27 Heals one ally. Can be used out of combat. Flaeli Level 27 Damages one enemy for Mental plus 48 damage. Telele Level 27 Chance to subtract Kyra's Mental from every enemy's Attack. Hewn Level 27 Damages all enemies for Mental plus 112. Warla Level 29 Increases the Defense of all allies. Bindwa Level 35 Chance to paralyze all enemies. Tandle Level 39 Damages all enemies for Mental plus 176 damage.
	Seth (シアム・シズラブラム)
	Seth is a traveling archaeologist who happens to be heading to the ruins of the same ancient temple as the group. He joins the party at level 35 at the Soldier's Temple. He does not learn any techniques. Skill Level Acquired Effect Shadow Level 35 Chance to subtract Seth's Mental from every enemy's Agility. Corrosion Level 35 Damages all enemies for Mental plus 144 damage. Mind Blast Level 35 Chance to paralyze all enemies. Death Spell Level 35 Chance to defeat one enemy.

History

Development

The development team for the game was led by Toru Yoshida and Rieko Kodama, who had previously worked on Phantasy Star II. The game is much more similarly stylistically to the first two Phantasy Star games and continues the plotline established by those games. Composer Izuho Numata is the only known staff member shared with Phantasy Star III. The developers sought to combine the best elements of all the previous Phantasy Star games to create the "definitive Phantasy Star," while also improving upon the storytelling of its predecessors with deeper characterization and manga-inspired cutscenes.

“	It's a direct continuation of the first two games. PSIII was like a collection of side-stories, but with PSIV, we're returning to the main storyline, with PSI and PSII forming the historical backdrop. I wanted to make one more game where you get to explore the whole solar system and travel from planet to planet. When our team made PSII, we were stretched pretty thin, and we couldn't include all that we had imagined. We felt that leaving the story at PSII, therefore, would have been a real waste, and that's how the idea for PSIV got started. Also, PSII's battle animation system still stands out today, I think. It allowed for really great visual presentation, and again, we thought it would be a huge waste to not revisit it. But PSII and PSIII also had a lot of flaws, and we wanted to fix all that and make a game which players would consider the definitive Phantasy Star. So in that sense, we also saw PSIV as a sort of remake of the best elements of the series.	„
— Toru Yoshida

3D dungeon in development

Plans were put in place to include pseudo-3D stages like in the original Phantasy Star, but the idea was scrapped during development.

“	Whenever you release new hardware or equipment, users are going to have high expectations for it. For example, with the Sega Master System, the 3D dungeons in Phantasy Star probably grabbed a lot of attention for that reason. I know we've had a lot of requests to add the 3D dungeons back in for the Megadrive Phantasy Star games. However, players won't be satisfied with SMS-era technology for the 3D dungeons in a Megadrive game, and it doesn't make sense with our design plans either: everything has to be rotatable, floors, ceilings, etc, and that would take up far too much memory.	„
— Rieko Kodama

Legacy

The game has been re-released several times. It was included in Sega Ages Phantasy Star Collection for the Sega Saturn in 1998. It was also included in 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. These compilationsm additionally include interviews with developers Rieko Kodama and Toru Yoshida as unlockables. It was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam as part of the Sega Mega Drive Classics collection in 2018. Emulated versions have been released for the Wii's Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch Online. These versions fix a bug in the game that corrupts character statistics after reaching level 99. The game was also included in the Mega Drive Mini, released in 2019, which also fixes the level 99 glitch.

A remake of the game was planned as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series for the PlayStation 2 (in the same vein as Phantasy Star Generation 1 and Phantasy Star Generation 2), but it was never made.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium	Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
English (US)	Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium	Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
Japanese	ファンタシースター 千年紀の終りに	Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni

Production credits

• Original Story Plan: T.Yoshida
• Script: A.Nishiyama
• Sound Direction: I.Takeuchi
• Battle-System Plan: K.Tsugawa
• Battle Program: Y.Endou
• Battle Program Assist: M.Hunabashi
• Monster Graphic Design: K.Tsugawa, T.Yoshida, A.Nishiyama, T.Mori
• Battle B-G Design: R.Kodama, K.Tsugawa
• System Plan: A.Nishiyama
• System Program: D.Yamamoto
• System Program Assist: M.Shibata
• Field Graphic Design: R.Kodama
• Character Design: T.Yoshida
• Mechanic Design: K.Tsugawa, A.Nishiyama
• Map Design: T.Yoshida, A.Nishiyama, K.Tsugawa, T.Mori
• Object Design: A.Nishiyama, K.Tsugawa, T.Yoshida, R.Kodama
• Font Design: A.Nishiyama
• Visual Event Plan: T.Yoshida
• Papet Event Plan: A.Nishiyama
• Event Program: D.Yamamoto
• Event Program Assist: M.Shibata
• Visual Event Graphic: T.Yoshida, R.Kodama, K.Tsugawa, T.Mori
• Music Compose: I.Takeuchi, M.Nakagaki
• Sound Program: I.Takeuchi, Y.Kashima
• Sound Effect: I.Takeuchi, M.Nakagaki
• Special Thanks: M.Kanari, K.Hayashida, T.Uwabo, Y.Takeuchi, A.Nakamura, K.Morita, T.Ogawa, S.Sannabe, H.Tanaka, T.Takezaki, Y.Nagumo, A.Aizawa, Y.Sakuta, C.Nakamura, T.Narita, S.Kawahira, K.Ono, T.Oohara, K.Shirahata, Y.Okadaya, T.Itou, A.Yamazaki, T.Kuroda, J.Kakuta
• Direction: R.Kodama, T.Yoshida
• Created by: Team PSIV
• Presented by: Sega

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In-game credits

• Directors: Rieko Kodama, Tohru Yoshida, Kiyoshi Takeuchi
• Planners: Kazuyoshi Tsugawa, Akinori Nishiyama
• Programmers: Yoshiaki Endo, Daisuke Yamamoto, Masatoshi Shibata, Makoto Funabashi
• Producer: Jerry Markota
• Product Manager: Jaime Wojick
• Coodinator: Masanobu Tsukamoto
• Text Translation: Shippy Ohka
• Text Editors: Jerry Markota, David Forster, David Wood
• Assistant Lead Testers: David Wood, Gregg Vogt
• Testers: Crisi Albertson, Janine Cook, John Amirkhan, Derek Carmichael, Arnold Feener, Todd Pifer, Stanley Weaver, Mike Callahan, Ed Chennault, Randy Kreidt, Rachael Bristol, Peter Clark, Mark Griffin, Michael Wu
• Manual: Wendy Dinsmore
• Special Thanks: Clint Dyer, John Sauer, Rick Raymo

Source:

US manual

Digital manuals

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  Steam manual

• PhantasyStarIV MD US digital manual.pdf

  Mega Drive Mini US manual

• PhantasyStarIV MD EU digital manual.pdf

  Mega Drive Mini EU manual

• PhantasyStarIV MD JP digital manual.pdf

  Mega Drive Mini JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

File:Phantasy Star IV The End of the Millennium MD JP TVAdvert(Alt).mp4

JP TV Advert

File:Phantasy Star IV The End of the Millennium MD JP TVAdvert(Alt).mp4

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-12: "December 1993" (1993-11-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-01: "January 1994" (1993-12-08)

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0802: "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
also published in:

• Sega Visions (US) #23: "February/March 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
• GamePro (US) #68: "March 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
• Sega Visions (US) #24: "May 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #22: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-01-10)

Artwork

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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source GamesMaster (UK) 72

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Based on 1 review

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 70 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 80 CD Consoles (FR) 48 Consoles + (FR) 92 Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U 67 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) 78 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU) 100 GameFan (US) NTSC-U 93 Game Players (US) NTSC-U 70 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 73 Gamers (DE) PAL 80 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 69 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 78 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 50 Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL 87 Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU) 80 Joypad (FR) NTSC-J 83 Joypad (FR) 94 MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U 85 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 85 Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U 83 Mega Play (US) NTSC-U 91 Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U 88 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 50 Player One (FR) 94 Power Up! (UK) 89 Sega Magazin (DE) 88 Sega Power (UK) PAL 87 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U 95 Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL 90 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 90 Todo Sega (ES) 86 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 84 Video Games (DE) NTSC-U 82

	81
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Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

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Technical information

ROM dump status

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External links

• Sega of America webpage: Mega Drive
• Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
• Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium on Steam
• Phantasy Star IV section at Phantasy Star Cave

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)