<s>
The	O
series	O
debuted	O
in	O
1987	O
on	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
with	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
and	O
continues	O
into	O
the	O
present	O
with	O
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
and	O
other	O
extensions	O
of	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
features	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
featuring	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
combination	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
chiefly	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
contain	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
four	O
distinct	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
subseries	O
,	O
each	O
set	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cameos	O
or	O
nods	O
to	O
other	O
subseries	O
may	O
appear	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
concepts	O
and	O
terminology	O
shared	O
across	O
them	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
Suikoden	B-Application
(	O
Lagrange	B-Application
Point	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
series	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Algol	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
planets	O
:	O
Palma	O
,	O
a	O
fertile	O
agricultural	O
world	O
;	O
Motavia	O
,	O
a	O
desert	O
planet	O
;	O
Dezoris	O
,	O
an	O
ice	O
planet	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Rykros	O
,	O
whose	O
elongated	O
orbit	O
brings	O
it	O
within	O
visible	O
range	O
only	O
once	O
every	O
thousand	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1989	O
,	O
marked	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
new	O
setting	O
,	O
1,000	O
years	O
after	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
Motavia	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
desert	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
mostly	O
converted	O
into	O
one	O
lush	O
with	O
vegetation	O
and	O
animal	O
life	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
a	O
system-wide	O
computer	O
network	O
known	O
as	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rolf	O
changes	O
from	O
an	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
government	O
to	O
a	O
rebel	O
fated	O
to	O
end	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
's	O
reign	O
over	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beset	O
by	O
the	O
biomonsters	O
at	O
first	O
and	O
government-deployed	O
robots	O
afterward	O
,	O
Rolf	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
eventually	O
must	O
fight	O
both	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
from	O
1,000	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1990	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
different	O
worlds	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
the	O
different	O
planets	O
of	O
the	O
Algol	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
two	O
feuding	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Orakians	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Layans	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
engaged	O
in	O
bitter	O
conflict	O
since	O
their	O
founders	O
disappeared	O
1,000	O
years	O
earlier	O
;	O
the	O
factions	O
assume	O
their	O
founders	O
were	O
bitter	O
enemies	O
who	O
fought	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
spanned	O
three	O
generations	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Rhys	O
,	O
an	O
Orakian	B-Application
,	O
and	O
continues	O
through	O
two	O
more	O
generations	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
Rhys	O
's	O
son	O
and	O
grandchildren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Somehow	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
fleeing	O
colonists	O
and	O
work	O
to	O
turn	O
them	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
;	O
Rhys	O
 '	O
grandchild	O
or	O
grandchildren	O
defeat	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
Alisa	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
1993	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
February	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
1,000	O
years	O
after	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Algol	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
precipitous	O
decline	O
after	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
,	O
an	O
event	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Great	O
Collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
are	O
Chaz	B-Device
Ashley	I-Device
and	O
his	O
mentor	O
Alys	O
Brangwin	O
,	O
hunters	O
who	O
make	O
a	O
living	O
performing	O
various	O
tasks	O
for	O
clients	O
:	O
from	O
protecting	O
citizens	O
from	O
monster	O
attacks	O
to	O
investigating	O
strange	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
of	O
the	O
original	O
television	O
commercials	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
215	O
pieces	O
of	O
official	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
international	O
audiences	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
omits	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
art	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
again	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
four	O
appeared	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
as	O
Volume	O
1	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
volume	O
17	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Complete	O
Collection	O
(	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
in	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
the	O
original	O
Master	O
System	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
text	O
adventures	O
published	O
through	O
Sega	B-Application
Meganet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
colony	O
known	O
as	O
Copto	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
the	O
heroine	O
Alis	O
Landale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Copto	O
is	O
saved	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
foreshadows	O
the	O
reemergence	O
of	O
evil	O
back	O
in	O
Algol	O
in	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Adventure	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
puzzle	O
adventure	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
prior	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Gaiden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
it	O
puts	O
the	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
shoes	O
of	O
an	O
agent	O
of	O
Paseo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
Text	O
Adventures	O
were	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eight	O
text	O
adventure	O
video	O
games	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
Meganet	I-Application
,	O
a	O
modem	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
on	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
takes	O
place	O
shortly	O
before	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
documenting	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
of	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
explaining	O
what	O
brings	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
Paseo	O
where	O
they	O
eventually	O
team	O
up	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
pervasive	O
troubles	O
of	O
the	O
Algol	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
online	O
role-playing	O
games	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
in	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
and	O
continuing	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
started	O
a	O
new	O
adventure	O
,	O
centering	O
on	O
the	O
plight	O
of	O
a	O
colony	O
of	O
spaceships	O
called	O
Pioneer	O
2	O
,	O
in	O
another	O
star	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
these	O
sidequests	O
reward	O
players	O
with	O
Meseta	O
,	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
stories	O
behind	O
Pioneer	O
2	O
's	O
NPC	O
residents	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
obtain	O
special	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Episode	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
simple	O
port	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
game	O
(	O
only	O
Episode	O
I	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
episode	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
(	O
PSO	O
Episode	O
II	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
mistaken	O
with	O
PSO	O
Version	O
2	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
multiplayer	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
,	O
three	O
new	O
character	O
classes	O
,	O
game	O
rebalancing	O
,	O
reduced	O
experience	O
point	O
requirements	O
,	O
class	O
recalibration	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
newly	O
explorable	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
C.A.R.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Revolution	O
,	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
marked	O
yet	O
another	O
departure	O
from	O
series	O
establishments	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
card	O
based	O
play	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Burst	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Team	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
distant	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	O
Team	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
more	O
closely	O
follows	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
new	O
direction	O
as	O
set	O
by	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
mostly	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
persistent	O
online	O
network	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
more	O
robust	O
single-player	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
Ethan	B-Application
Waber	I-Application
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
elite	O
soldier	O
force	O
called	O
the	O
GUARDIANS	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
rally	O
against	O
the	O
new	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Illuminus	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
Universe	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
Infinity	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
re-release	O
for	O
Portable	O
2	O
featuring	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
campaign	O
(	O
"	O
Episode	O
1	O
"	O
)	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
Infinity	O
campaign	O
(	O
"	O
Episode	O
2	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
servers	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
online-only	O
"	O
Episode	O
3	O
"	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
played	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Episode	O
2	O
"	O
cannot	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
PC	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Episode	O
2	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Ambition	O
of	O
the	O
Illuminus	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Universe	O
servers	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
current	O
"	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
name	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
direct	O
ties	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
any	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
Universe	O
series	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
coming	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
therefore	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
Asia	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
es	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Idola	O
:	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Saga	O
( イドラ	O
ファンタシースターサーガ	O
)	O
is	O
free-to-play	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
mobile	O
devices	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
recent	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Idola	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
New	O
Genesis	O
( ファンタシースターオンライン2	O
ニュージェネシス	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
"	O
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
( ファンタシースターオンライン2	O
)	O
"	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
game	O
progress	O
such	O
as	O
levels	O
,	O
equipments	O
,	O
meseta	O
(	O
in-game	O
currency	O
)	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
over	O
to	O
PSO2:NGS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
series	I-Application
vary	O
dramatically	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
early	O
installments	O
to	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
titles	O
of	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
all	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
evil	O
as	O
a	O
living	O
,	O
sentient	O
entity	O
that	O
takes	O
an	O
active	O
interest	O
in	O
galactic	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
Dark	O
Falz	O
"	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
plagues	O
the	O
Algol	O
planetary	O
system	O
every	O
thousand	O
years	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
mass	O
destruction	O
and	O
loss	O
of	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
once	O
its	O
pawn	O
has	O
either	O
been	O
eliminated	O
or	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
useful	O
does	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
ever	O
reveal	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
protectors	O
arise	O
to	O
suppress	O
it	O
,	O
ushering	O
in	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
recovery	O
and	O
prosperity	O
for	O
the	O
Algol	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
this	O
being	O
appears	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Profound	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palma	O
is	O
destroyed	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
when	O
the	O
prison	O
satellite	O
Gaira	O
crashes	O
into	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
colony	O
ships	O
fled	O
from	O
the	O
disaster	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
ships	O
,	O
the	O
Alisa	O
III	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
different	O
planetary	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fictional	O
races	O
that	O
re-occur	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
include	O
sentient	O
androids	B-Application
created	O
by	O
humans	O
,	O
called	O
CASTs	O
in	O
the	O
spin-off	O
series	O
and	O
portable	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Newmans	O
,	O
previously	O
called	O
Numans	O
,	O
elf-like	O
humanoids	O
created	O
by	O
genetically	O
engineering	O
DNA	O
from	O
humans	O
and	O
other	O
,	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
"	O
biomonsters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
cartridges	O
to	O
include	O
battery	O
backed	O
RAM	B-Architecture
for	O
saving	O
game	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
distinguished	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
pioneer	O
of	O
what	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
defined	O
as	O
console	O
role-playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
games	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
many	O
RPG	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
wherein	O
successive	O
game	O
settings	O
are	O
unrelated	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
at	O
most	O
,	O
superficially	O
related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
major	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
game	O
adds	O
onto	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
overall	O
story	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
which	O
ties	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
plot	O
elements	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
are	O
their	O
own	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
misconception	O
that	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
created	O
to	O
rival	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
similar	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
in	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
franchise	O
have	O
overall	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
recognized	O
as	O
featuring	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
female	O
lead	O
characters	O
,	O
Alis	O
Landale	O
,	O
alongside	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
the	O
GameSpy	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Fudge	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
everything	O
about	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
uncommon	O
,	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
strange.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
many	O
firsts	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
characterization	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
self-discovery	O
as	O
a	O
motivating	O
factor	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
departure	O
from	O
previous	O
RPGs	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
subsequent	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generations	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
featured	O
an	O
innovative	O
and	O
original	O
branching	O
storyline	O
,	O
which	O
spans	O
three	O
generations	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
altered	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
character	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
each	O
generation	O
marries	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
four	O
possible	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
End	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Millennium	I-Device
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
pre-programmable	O
combat	O
manoeuvers	O
called	O
'	O
macros	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
deliver	O
custom	O
attack	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Power'''s	O
staff	O
has	O
praised	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
"	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
RPG	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
/	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
mold	O
of	O
generic	O
Arthurian	O
fantasy	O
by	O
introducing	O
sci-fi	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Editors	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
:	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
February	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
issue	O
2	O
(	O
in	O
English	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Online	O
Episodes	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
have	O
generally	O
favorable	O
scores	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
is	O
recognized	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
new	O
games	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
decade	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
impact	O
in	O
taking	O
"	O
consoles	O
online	O
"	O
and	O
defining	O
"	O
small-scale	O
multiplayer	O
RPGs	O
,	O
"	O
paving	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
larger-scale	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
efforts	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
setting	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
small-scale	O
online	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
giving	O
rise	O
to	O
"	O
an	O
entire	O
pantheon	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
dungeon	O
crawlers	O
that	O
continue	O
to	O
dominate	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
generally	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
made	O
"	O
both	O
online	O
gaming	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
fee-based	O
services	O
a	O
reality	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
"	O
paving	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
online	O
gaming	O
services	O
later	O
provided	O
by	O
all	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
became	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
for	O
Sega	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
made	O
over	O
900	O
million	O
dollars	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
1	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
adapted	O
by	O
Game	O
Book	O
,	O
title	O
Futabasha	O
Adventure	O
series	O
,	O
authored	O
by	O
Futabasha	O
on	O
1989	O
–	O
1990	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
titled	O
Game	O
Gag	O
1P	O
Comic	O
Sega-hen	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
Episode	O
0	O
is	O
a	O
manga	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
and	O
artist	O
by	O
Kiyu	O
Kibako	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Manga	O
on	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Compendium	O
is	O
a	O
specialty	O
book	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
,	O
filled	O
with	O
production	O
art	O
,	O
game	O
development	O
details	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
worlds	O
,	O
and	O
lore	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
purported	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
clear	O
connection	O
between	O
all	O
four	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
elaborate	O
further	O
on	O
the	O
full	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Algol	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
connections	O
it	O
established	O
were	O
identifying	O
Laya	O
and	O
Orakio	B-Application
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
rebel	O
leaders	O
in	O
a	O
complex	O
and	O
political	O
struggle	O
between	O
the	O
royal	O
family	O
of	O
Algol	O
,	O
including	O
Alis	O
Landale	O
,	O
and	O
infiltrators	O
from	O
Earth	O
who	O
had	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
Algol	O
as	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consistent	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
all	O
paths	O
from	O
the	O
conflict	O
still	O
lead	O
back	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
and	O
its	O
progenitor	O
,	O
the	O
Profound	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Memorial	O
Drama	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
by	O
Softbank	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
CD	O
featuring	O
music	O
and	O
dialogue	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
about	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
it	O
involves	O
Rune	B-Device
Walsh	I-Device
helping	O
Chaz	B-Device
Ashley	I-Device
recall	O
sealed	O
memories	O
of	O
his	O
days	O
as	O
a	O
petty	O
thief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
called	O
Gene	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
Great	O
Collapse	O
,	O
is	O
convinced	O
that	O
humanity	O
is	O
to	O
blame	O
for	O
Algol	O
's	O
troubles	O
,	O
and	O
initiates	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
plans	O
to	O
eliminate	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
"	O
spiritual	O
"	O
return	O
of	O
Nei	B-Application
from	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
who	O
helps	O
Chaz	O
stop	O
Gene	O
's	O
sinister	O
ambitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
anime	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
around	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
world	O
:	O
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Episode	O
4	O
"	O
storyline	O
;	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	O
Episode	O
Oracle''	O
,	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
"	O
Episodes	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Oracle	O
"	O
arc	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
