<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Japanese	O
:	O
ファンタシースターII	O
還らざる時の終わりに	O
,	O
"	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
At	O
the	O
End	O
of	O
the	O
Restoration	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
remake	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
acclaimed	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
series	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
1,000	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
journey	O
of	O
a	O
government	O
agent	O
named	O
Rolf	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
discover	O
why	O
the	O
protector	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Mota	O
,	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
,	O
has	O
started	O
malfunctioning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
6	O
mega-bit	O
cartridge	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
biggest	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
instead	O
uses	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
for	O
exploration	O
and	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
in	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
thousand	O
years	O
have	O
passed	O
since	O
Alis	O
and	O
her	O
friends	O
liberated	O
Algo	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Lassic	O
in	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
;	O
Algo	O
has	O
since	O
prospered	O
under	O
the	O
care	O
of	O
a	O
giant	O
computer	O
called	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
regulates	O
the	O
Climatrol	O
tower	O
which	O
has	O
terraformed	O
Mota	O
,	O
the	O
biosystems	O
lab	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
things	O
that	O
provide	O
whatever	O
the	O
people	O
in	O
Mota	O
need	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rolf	O
sets	O
off	O
with	O
his	O
companion	O
Nei	B-Application
,	O
a	O
humanoid	O
with	O
catlike	O
features	O
,	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
six	O
others	O
with	O
each	O
different	O
,	O
but	O
same	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
discovers	O
a	O
human-biomonster	O
hybrid	O
named	O
Neifirst	B-Application
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
Nei	B-Application
's	O
origins	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
her	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nei	B-Application
confronts	O
Neifirst	B-Application
and	O
battles	O
her	O
in	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
fight	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
and	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anguished	O
,	O
Rolf	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
party	O
defeat	O
Neifirst	B-Application
,	O
causing	O
the	O
biosystems	O
laboratory	O
to	O
self-destruct	O
and	O
bringing	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
Mota	O
's	O
Biomonster	O
hazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
unlocking	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
captured	O
by	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
's	O
security	O
robots	O
,	O
charged	O
with	O
causing	O
the	O
environmental	O
disaster	O
,	O
and	O
sentenced	O
to	O
death	O
upon	O
the	O
Gaira	O
satellite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lutz	O
reveals	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
Rolf	O
's	O
past	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
dark	O
secret	O
of	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
which	O
relates	O
to	O
the	O
fate	O
and	O
destruction	O
Algo	O
is	O
now	O
facing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
System	O
,	O
the	O
heroes	O
seek	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
powerful	O
Nei	B-Application
arsenal	O
,	O
found	O
in	O
four	O
hidden	O
dungeons	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
defeating	O
the	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
spaceship	O
Noah	O
,	O
where	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
resides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
demon	O
from	O
Rolf	O
's	O
original	O
nightmare	O
–	O
Dark	O
Force	O
,	O
Lassic	O
's	O
true	O
corruptor	O
and	O
Alis	O
 '	O
enemy	O
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
ago	O
–	O
has	O
corrupted	O
Noah	O
and	O
been	O
behind	O
every	O
threat	O
Rolf	O
has	O
faced	O
,	O
including	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
reveal	O
they	O
created	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
to	O
satisfy	O
their	O
greedy	O
lifestyle	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
Algo	O
's	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fight	O
between	O
the	O
heroes	O
and	O
the	O
earthmen	O
ensues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
Esper	O
who	O
accompanies	O
Alis	O
in	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
naming	O
said	O
Esper	O
"	O
Noah	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
point	O
is	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
942	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
forms	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
Smash	O
Pack	O
Volume	O
1	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
under	O
the	O
Sega	O
Vintage	O
Collection	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Sega	O
for	O
an	O
alleged	O
infringement	O
of	O
a	O
patent	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
seeking	O
a	O
preliminary	O
injunction	O
to	O
stop	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
usage	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
for	O
both	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
both	O
parties	O
reached	O
a	O
settlement	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
involved	O
a	O
cross-licensing	O
agreement	O
to	O
publish	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
titles	O
each	O
year	O
across	O
their	O
systems	O
until	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
titles	O
approved	O
from	O
the	O
deal	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
converted	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
advancements	O
in	O
technology	O
between	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
cartridge	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
holding	O
6	O
megabits	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
largest	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
game	O
machine	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	O
magazine	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
games	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
any	O
video	O
game	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Device
designer	O
Roe	O
R	O
.	O
Adams	O
wrote	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
that	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
system	O
seller	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
16-bit	O
graphics	O
are	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
real	O
fun	O
lies	O
in	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
story	O
plot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
landmark	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
time	O
,	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>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
another	O
key	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
popularization	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
a	O
forerunner	O
for	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
epic	O
,	O
dramatic	O
,	O
character-driven	O
storyline	O
dealing	O
with	O
serious	O
themes	O
and	O
subject	O
matter	O
,	O
a	O
strategy-based	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
extensive	O
strategy	O
guides	O
for	O
such	O
games	O
(	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
included	O
one	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	O
Star	O
II'''s	O
predominantly	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
major	O
departure	O
for	O
RPGs	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
largely	O
restricted	O
to	O
fantasy	B-Application
or	O
science	O
fantasy	B-Application
settings	O
.	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>
It	O
also	O
made	O
an	O
attempt	O
at	O
social	O
commentary	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
started	O
doing	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
made	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
type	O
lists	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#29	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
1992.Mega	O
magazine	O
issue	O
1	O
,	O
page	O
76	O
,	O
Future	O
Publishing	O
,	O
October	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
30th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
massive	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
92nd	O
top	O
game	O
,	O
choosing	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
how	O
it	O
"	O
surprised	O
everyone	O
with	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
a	O
major	O
player	O
1/3	O
the	O
way	O
"	O
years	O
before	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
balanced	O
experience	O
point	O
system	O
,	O
tough-as-nails	O
bosses	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
and	O
most	O
difficult	O
RPG	O
quests	O
that	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
seen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.Editors	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
:	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
February	O
2009	O
;	O
issue	O
2	O
(	O
in	O
English	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	O
1	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
mirrors	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
while	O
adding	O
character	O
development	O
and	O
fleshing	O
out	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
more	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
features	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
load	O
a	O
system	O
file	O
from	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation:1	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Nei	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
release	O
by	O
Conspiracy	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Trilogy	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
remakes	O
of	O
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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
has	O
abandoned	O
their	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
remake	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
featuring	O
the	O
original	O
iterations	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
I–IV''	O
.	O
</s>
