Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2

"A Online game worth playing for Dreamcast"

The game will take most of your life up. This game will absorb about half of your day up when you start playing. PSO V.2. The advancements from the first one, are great, it makes me want to come home ever day and just kill monsters, and talk to people I'm playing with. Endless hours of just trying to level your character up to 200. Not like the first, where it was 100. Just getting to 200 is hours of challenge.

STORY- 7/10

The story is practically the same from the first one. Distress signal, you answer it, go on a mysterious planet, where monsters have invaded. You fight your way threw monsters, to find out where your companions have gone. You find clues on what happened to the people there. Finding out there is a powerful monster that controls everything there. The planet is dying, you save it. Than you all have a happy ending. It also has more levels than Ver.1, so it's longer.

GRAPHICS- 10/10

Graphics are amazing. Way better than the first. The textures of the characters are way better, and it gives you more detail effects on the characters when you put new armor on. So now there finally a difference between people. I really like the last boss, it's so awesome, how the effects are. The graphics are just breath taking, best I've seen on Dreamcast since Shenmue.

GAMEPLAY- 8/10

Gameplay is basically the same as the first. Never get's boring. 500 or more hours of fun. When you get into it, you just can't stop. All you want to do is kill Monsters, and talk to other people. There is also so many item's to collect, it takes forever. There is just so much to do in
Version. 2. Just get ready for hours of fun.

MUSIC- 9/10

Same as the first one. I like the music, it really has the rhythm of the place your at. Always a new beat, every time you advance into the level's. I would have to say that the music is probably one of the best part's of the game.

FUN FACTOR- 9/10

This game is probably one of the finest games I have played. It is probably the game I put the most hours in. You cant get bored of it, if you do, you can just go talk to people. I really like that factor in the game. I love to talk to people. If I couldn't than this game would of been boring. I also love how you can change your costumes in the game. Killing monsters is at it's finest in the game.

OVERALL- 9/10

This game is very worth buying. You will spend hours, and hours on it. It is such a fun game. Even though you have to pay for it's monthly fee. It's worth it. One of the best games on Dreamcast. You will love it. It will never get boring. Always something to do in the game.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 07/16/02, Updated 07/16/02