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A long time ago in a galaxy far away a series of worlds were
dying. Giant habitable ships were built and the inhabitants
of these planets left to find a new home. Ragol was the first
habitable planet they found. You are on the second ship, coming
to meet the first settlers, but when you try to make contact
a huge explosion takes place - and everyone on Ragol disappear.
It is up to you to find out what's going on. Think you are
up for the challenge?
Phantasy
Star Online (PSO) is worth buying a Dreamcast for, so
quick get to the shops before the end of March and buy one
before they disappear for good! PSO is the first online
playable game to come out on any of the mainstream consoles,
and it rocks!
It
is obvious that a lot of thought has gone into it, giving
everyone what they need from the game. Right at the beginning
you get to create your character from scratch. You have eight
basic types to pick from then create how you look from there.
Depending on what type you choose, this character will be
strong or weak in different areas, from armed fighting to
magic.
The
game is highly addictive, and if Sega keeps its word, never-ending,
as new quests will be available for downloaded from the online
world in the near future. This is basically an RPG that will
suit anyone, and from playing online I have met 12 year olds
and 30 years olds from around the world playing in the same
arena.
Is
the game any good? Or is it another excuse for anoraks to
sit at home and avoid the real world? Well, put it this way,
as soon as you pick up the pad, you will be hooked, and the
fun of going online and playing an rpg style game and trading
rare items with people around the world never gets tiresome.
Check out E-bay - people are going as far as to sell items
they have found through the site. Madness!
Keri
Allen
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