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18 Feb, 2003

Phantasy Star Online European details confirmed!

GCN News | The release of the first online Gamecube game for Europe has been confirmed. Details inside.
The award-winning Phantasy Star Online sparked a worldwide gaming phenomenon. Now the world of Phantasy Star Online (PSO) is coming to NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Phantasy StarTM Online Episode I & II will feature all-new game-play modes and new content. New character classes, formidable weapons, enemies and challenging quests are just a small part of the awesome new content waiting to be discovered. Episode 1 includes all the original PSO and PSO ver.2, while Episode II brings an exclusive new full-length adventure to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE.

Phantasy Star Online Episode 1&2 will be the first online game available on NINTENDO GAMECUBE. To play online you will need to purchase a NINTENDO GAMECUBE Broadband adapter or Modem adapter priced at around 45-50 Euros and acquire a 'Hunters Licence', which can be purchased for £5.99 (€8.95) for 30 days – The first 30 days are free!

The new split-screen feature allows four friends to adventure together on the same NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Not only does PSO deliver the ultimate online gaming experience, but it also has one of the most addictive single player offline RPG experiences ever seen on a home console.

Experience single player... Experience multiplayer... Experience online... Experience the Phantasy...

Welcome to the future. Your star is ready to rise.

Game features & Online details:

- Impressive offline single player adventure with over 100 hours of unbelievable gameplay.

- New split-screen actions lets up to four gamer's team up, or compete, on the same NINTENDO GAMECUBE.

- For never-ending adventures, up to four players can cooperate and compete online in normal gameplay modes or embark on exclusive downloadable quests.

- All of the content of PSO and PSO ver.2, plus an exclusive new adventure.

- Players can test their endurance with Challenge Mode, or reign as the supreme champion of player vs. player combat in Battle Mode.

- Real-time combat against new, more powerful monsters.

- New dungeons and areas to explore, new rare items to find and new quests to complete.

To play online you need to need to purchase a NINTENDO GAMECUBE Broadband Adapter or Modem Adapter priced at around 45 -50 Euro's and acquire a 'Hunters License' which can be purchased for £5.99 (€8.95) for 30 days – The first 30 days are free!


Isn't it ironic? With Sony's online plans delayed until the end of Spring, and Xbox Live not due to officially launch until mid March, this will make the Gamecube the first machine to go online in Europe.

No details have been confirmed for the Australian release of the game, other than the fact that it is coming sometime in 2003.

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8 Comments
9 years ago
Got it preordered.

Even though I own a Dreamcast, I never got either PSO game for it.
9 years ago
y'know, if anyone ever listened to me.. i've given the link to the release date of pso for ages.. no-one ever looked obviously

http://www.australia.infogrames.com.au/product/?action=view&id=866

bah.
9 years ago
were does it say the release date in the news page?
9 years ago
the release date is march 7th
9 years ago

TA DAAA!!!!!

Sorry, I couldn't resist. icon_wink.gif I've been going a little link-crazy since I figured out how to get my space at Telstra working. icon_dumb.gif
9 years ago
icon_lol.gif @ Ghazrat
It'd be good to get PSO, but first I need a decent ISP, or I'll have to pay for time connected. Which would suck.

March 3rd's also too close to the release of lots of other games for me ... better earlier than later, though, I guess. icon_smile.gif
9 years ago
sorry for the stupid question, but i read the whole article twice and could even find any mention of it
9 years ago
NAh im not looking fowar to this release at all... it will unleash gaming chaos
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Australian Release Date:
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Publisher:
  Sega
Developer:
  Sonic Team
Players:
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