<s>
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
released	O
four	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
five	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
features	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
as	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
Series	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
32	O
:	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Complete	O
Collection	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
more	O
games	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
features	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
altered	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
collections	O
,	O
but	O
additional	O
options	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
can	O
alter	O
the	O
pace	O
and	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
significantly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
's	I-Application
dungeons	O
differ	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
first-person	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
use	O
a	O
top-down	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
also	O
make	O
small	O
references	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
idolation	O
of	O
Alis	O
in	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
incarnation	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
of	O
classics	O
that	O
included	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
listed	O
emerged	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
compilation	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
after	O
publisher	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
had	O
virtually	O
disappeared	O
,	O
and	O
remains	O
a	O
Japan	O
only	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
what	O
are	O
considered	O
the	O
main	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
select	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
katakana	O
or	O
hiragana	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
they	O
originally	O
were	O
katakana	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
optional	O
walking	O
speed	O
increase	O
in	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
four	O
save	O
slots	O
for	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
enabling	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
slot	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
possible	O
third	O
generation	O
protagonists	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
native	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
Mark	O
III	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
emerged	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
release	O
,	O
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
is	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
games	O
themselves	O
were	O
also	O
altered	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
function	O
adequately	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
has	O
a	O
reduced	O
number	O
of	O
save	O
slots	O
available	O
for	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
extras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
PS2	B-Device
line	O
of	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
titles	O
,	O
is	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renamed	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Complete	O
Collection	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
includes	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
Text	O
Adventures	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
exclusively	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Meganet	I-Application
network	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
games	O
(	O
the	O
one	O
following	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Rolf	O
)	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
unlocking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
two	O
Game	O
Gear	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Gaiden	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
all	O
four	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
titles	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	O
1	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
mainly	O
untouched	O
,	O
several	O
options	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
changes	O
in	O
gameplay	O
can	O
alter	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
option	O
available	O
for	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
games	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
by	O
changing	O
how	O
much	O
money	O
and	O
experience	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
from	O
fights	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
drastically	O
reduce	O
the	O
time	O
necessary	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
compilation	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Tactics	B-Device
Ogre	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
of	I-Device
Lodis	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracy	O
criticized	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
calling	O
it	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
out	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
better	O
than	O
III	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
