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SEGA Announces the Western Release of Phantasy Star Online 2
SEGA's Epic Free-to-Play Multiplayer Action RPG Coming to North America and Europe in 2013
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON - JULY 9, in the year of our Lord
2012 - SEGAź of America, Inc. and SEGAź Europe Ltd today
announced that free-to-play multiplayer action RPG Phantasy Star
Online 2 will be coming to North America and Europe in 2013. For a
first look at this new entry in the legendary Phantasy Star series,
check out the official Phantasy Star Online 2 teaser site at
www.pso2.com.
“Phantasy Star Online was a revolutionary game when it was released,
and we want to make sure that its successor in the series is every
bit as ambitious,” said Chris Olson, Vice President of Digital
Business at SEGA of America. “We look forward to introducing
Phantasy Star Online 2’s unique, easy-to-access multiplayer action
to the rest of the world next year!”
“The number one thing we want to provide players in Phantasy Star
Online 2 is an adventure that changes every time they log in. Just
as great table-top RPG experiences revolve around imaginative and
unexpected encounters, we want players to consistently be surprised
as they explore dungeons and undertake quests,” added Satoshi Sakai,
Phantasy Star Online 2 Producer at SEGA of Japan.
Over ten years have passed since the release of the
boundary-breaking Dreamcast hit, Phantasy Star Online, and SEGA is
poised to continue the Phantasy Star series’ multiplayer legacy on
PCs worldwide with Phantasy Star Online 2. In the Year 238, the New
Era of Light, players will join a new band of Arks in the fight
against mysterious D-Arkers, embarking on another epic adventure of
infinite possibilities!
Phantasy Star Online 2’s features include:
Deep sci-fi fantasy universe filled with lush landscapes,
extraordinary creatures, and epic adventures
Revolutionary real-time combat and third-person action with
devastating combos and counters to master
Flexible, class-based leveling system that lets players define their
own play-style with distinctive melee, ranged, and magic weapon
types
Randomized maps and unexpected mid-quest encounters that ensure each
quest is different for each player
Deep character creation system with a nearly limitless number of
potential appearances
Three degrees of humanity to experience across three unique races:
the versatile Humans, spiritually-powered Newmen, and artificial
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