<s>
(	O
PSU	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	O
Team	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
there	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
PSO	O
)	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
time	O
period	O
and	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ethan	B-Application
Waber	I-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
younger	O
sister	O
,	O
Lumia	O
Waber	O
,	O
are	O
at	O
the	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
100th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Alliance	O
Space	O
Fleet	O
on	O
the	O
GUARDIANS	O
Space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ambition	O
of	O
the	O
Illuminus	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GUARDIANS	O
are	O
under	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
Ethan	B-Application
Waber	I-Application
is	O
now	O
wanted	O
for	O
an	O
attempted	O
assassination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
initially	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
;	O
subsequent	O
territorial	O
releases	O
followed	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
North	O
America	O
received	O
the	O
expansion	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
date	O
also	O
marked	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
through	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Ambition	O
of	O
the	O
Illuminus	O
are	O
standalone	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
does	O
require	O
the	O
original	O
disc	O
because	O
the	O
expansion	O
is	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
became	O
free	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ambition	O
of	O
the	O
Illuminus	O
introduced	O
numerous	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
including	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
Photon	O
Arts	O
,	O
missions	O
,	O
clothing	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
low	O
levels	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
PC/PS2	O
servers	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS2	B-Device
support	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
servers	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erik	O
Brudvig	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
result	O
is	O
an	O
unsatisfying	O
and	O
stale	O
experience	O
that	O
feels	O
like	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
an	O
old	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
had	O
its	O
day	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
new	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
nines	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
nine	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ambition	O
of	O
the	O
Illuminus	O
expansion	O
pack	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
's	O
setting	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
have	O
been	O
continued	O
and	O
expanded	O
upon	O
in	O
three	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
games	O
;	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Infinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
import	O
some	O
character	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
however	O
not	O
possible	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
brand-new	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
story	O
disconnected	O
from	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
or	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSO2	B-Protocol
saw	O
an	O
official	O
English-language	O
release	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
