
AdventureSonic Team · Sega
Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst
May 22, 2004 · PC
ReleaseMay 22, 2004
PlatformsPC
Release dates
PC (Windows)North AmericaJun 9, 2005Out nowOut now
PC (Windows)BetaNorth AmericaMay 10, 2005Out now
PC (Windows)ChinaJan 18, 2005Out now
PC (Windows)JapanJul 15, 2004Out now
PC (Windows)BetaJapanMay 22, 2004Out now
About
Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst, a port of the Xbox version, was released for Microsoft Windows in 2004 through digital distribution, featuring both Episode I and Episode II, and adding a new Episode IV, NPCs, quests, team system, and server-side saving system. The Phantasy Star Online titles are a sub-series of Sega's Phantasy Star series of games that began in 1987. With the exception of Episode III, the PSO games themselves are hack and slash role-playing games where the player slays monsters, levels up, buys new equipment, etc. The online Phantasy Stars differ from the previous games of the series by offering a real-time – rather than turn-based – approach to combat, seamlessly integrating this with exploration and plot developments.