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Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution

Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution is a turn-based role-playing video game released for the GameCube in 2003. It has a card-based play style, making it unique among games in the Phantasy Star Online series. The story of the game takes place twenty-one years after the fourth episode, itself set after the first two episodes.

Phantasy Star Online Episode III:
C.A.R.D. Revolution
North American box art
Developer(s)Sonic Team
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Yojiro Ogawa
Producer(s)Yuji Naka
Designer(s)Kenichi Fujiwara
Programmer(s)Koichi Toya
Artist(s)Ayumu Nishino
Composer(s)Hideaki Kobayashi
Kenichi Tokoi
Fumie Kumatani
SeriesPhantasy Star
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • JP: November 27, 2003
  • NA: March 2, 2004[1]
  • PAL: June 11, 2004
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay edit

 
A screenshot of the gameplay for Episode III, showing both Hunters (near) and Arkz (far)

Games are played either against computer players or against real-world players, using a customizable deck of exactly thirty cards. In the offline story mode, players fight against computer controlled opponents to unlock new missions and advance the story. In the online mode, players battle each other under customizable settings. There is also an offline free battle mode, which allows multiplayer battles for up to four players offline. Battles are turn-based and take place on a grid of varying size. During their turn, players can activate cards from their deck to equip weapons, summon monsters and attack the enemy. Cards can also be used during the opponent's turn to defend against their attacks. A dice roll at the beginning of each turn determines how many actions can be taken in a single turn. The battle ends when one player has lost all their hit points. After each battle, the player receives new cards to use in their deck. More cards are received if the battle was won.[citation needed]

Players can choose to play as either the Hunters (Heroside) or Arkz (Darkside) in battle. They must also choose one of twelve characters from each side, each with varying special abilities and hit points. The two sides fight in different ways. Hunters fight by equipping weapons, Mags (small flying robots which augment the character's abilities) and shields, whilst Arkz players have only one set weapon, and use their decks to summon creatures to attack for them. For both sides there is a limit to how many cards can be in play. More powerful cards use up more of this limit than weaker ones. A battle ends when one side depletes the hit points of the other side. Many of the weapons, Mags, techniques and creatures available are the same as those found in Episodes I and II.[2]

When not in battle, the player controls a customizable commander character on board Pioneer 2. During offline play, the player can customize decks, interact with computer characters to discover information about the plot, and choose which battle to fight next. Online, the character is used to interact with other online players to arrange battles and tournaments.[citation needed]

To play the game online, a GameCube modem or broadband adapter was needed. To play using the official server required the purchase of a 30-day "Hunter's License". The same license could be used to play Episodes I and II.[2] On April 1, 2007, the official Sega server for online play was shut down.[3]

Plot edit

In Phantasy Star Online Episodes I and II, the spaceship Pioneer 2 arrived at the uninhabited planet Ragol in hopes of colonization in response to the failing ecosystem of the home planet Coral. In Episode III, Pioneer 2 has since gained independence from Coral, but inner strife still prevents an organized colonization, and it remains in orbit above Ragol.

The government of Pioneer 2 also hopes to exploit "the germ", a mysterious substance discovered on the planet, which they use to power the newly developed "C.A.R.D. technology", which is used to store items such as weapons as cards and allow them to be used much more efficiently.[2] C.A.R.D. is an acronym for "compressed alternate reality data". The game can be played as either the "Heroside" or the "Darkside". The "Heroside" are military commanders, who take orders from the government to explore, research, and ultimately, capture the Arkz, an anti-government faction. The "Darkside" are the Arkz, founded by a man known only as Red. The Arkz try to intercept and destroy the government's plans for the exploitation of the planet. They oppose the use of C.A.R.D. technology due to its unpredictability and the lack of complete understanding of the germ. They still, however, use a stolen version of the technology in order to be able to compete with Heroside. Both sides also search for the location of the "Great Shadow", the source of the germ.

Within the two factions, each character has their own goals and aspirations, and playing as certain characters in battle will reveal different aspects of the story. When both sides of the story are completed, one after another, it is discovered that the government, while experimenting with the germ for clone technology, is attempting to create bio-soldiers with the genetic material of Red's deceased twin daughters. The final boss for Heroside is a rejected mutated clone of Pollux, and the final boss for Darkside is a rejected mutated clone of the other twin, Castor. After completing the storylines and their boss battles, there is a final battle with the source of the germ, Amplum Umbra. Once the source is destroyed, Pioneer 2 finally lands on Ragol, and the colonization of the planet begins.

Reception edit

GameSpot awarded a score of 7.2, saying that "It's probably not what fans were expecting, but on its own terms, PSO III is a good game".[6] IGN wrote that the game was a "real testament of game design" that minded the requests of series fans.[7] GameSpy found the game "unexceptional".[8] GameRankings reports an average score of 74%.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ . Sega.com. Sega of America. March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on April 7, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.
  4. ^ a b . GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  5. ^ "Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  6. ^ "GameSpot review".
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-07-08.

External links edit

  • Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution at MobyGames

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Phantasy Star Online Episode III C A R D Revolution news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Phantasy Star Online Episode III C A R D Revolution is a turn based role playing video game released for the GameCube in 2003 It has a card based play style making it unique among games in the Phantasy Star Online series The story of the game takes place twenty one years after the fourth episode itself set after the first two episodes Phantasy Star Online Episode III C A R D RevolutionNorth American box artDeveloper s Sonic TeamPublisher s SegaDirector s Yojiro OgawaProducer s Yuji NakaDesigner s Kenichi FujiwaraProgrammer s Koichi ToyaArtist s Ayumu NishinoComposer s Hideaki KobayashiKenichi TokoiFumie KumataniSeriesPhantasy StarPlatform s GameCubeReleaseJP November 27 2003NA March 2 2004 1 PAL June 11 2004Genre s Role playingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay edit nbsp A screenshot of the gameplay for Episode III showing both Hunters near and Arkz far Games are played either against computer players or against real world players using a customizable deck of exactly thirty cards In the offline story mode players fight against computer controlled opponents to unlock new missions and advance the story In the online mode players battle each other under customizable settings There is also an offline free battle mode which allows multiplayer battles for up to four players offline Battles are turn based and take place on a grid of varying size During their turn players can activate cards from their deck to equip weapons summon monsters and attack the enemy Cards can also be used during the opponent s turn to defend against their attacks A dice roll at the beginning of each turn determines how many actions can be taken in a single turn The battle ends when one player has lost all their hit points After each battle the player receives new cards to use in their deck More cards are received if the battle was won citation needed Players can choose to play as either the Hunters Heroside or Arkz Darkside in battle They must also choose one of twelve characters from each side each with varying special abilities and hit points The two sides fight in different ways Hunters fight by equipping weapons Mags small flying robots which augment the character s abilities and shields whilst Arkz players have only one set weapon and use their decks to summon creatures to attack for them For both sides there is a limit to how many cards can be in play More powerful cards use up more of this limit than weaker ones A battle ends when one side depletes the hit points of the other side Many of the weapons Mags techniques and creatures available are the same as those found in Episodes I and II 2 When not in battle the player controls a customizable commander character on board Pioneer 2 During offline play the player can customize decks interact with computer characters to discover information about the plot and choose which battle to fight next Online the character is used to interact with other online players to arrange battles and tournaments citation needed To play the game online a GameCube modem or broadband adapter was needed To play using the official server required the purchase of a 30 day Hunter s License The same license could be used to play Episodes I and II 2 On April 1 2007 the official Sega server for online play was shut down 3 Plot editIn Phantasy Star Online Episodes I and II the spaceship Pioneer 2 arrived at the uninhabited planet Ragol in hopes of colonization in response to the failing ecosystem of the home planet Coral In Episode III Pioneer 2 has since gained independence from Coral but inner strife still prevents an organized colonization and it remains in orbit above Ragol The government of Pioneer 2 also hopes to exploit the germ a mysterious substance discovered on the planet which they use to power the newly developed C A R D technology which is used to store items such as weapons as cards and allow them to be used much more efficiently 2 C A R D is an acronym for compressed alternate reality data The game can be played as either the Heroside or the Darkside The Heroside are military commanders who take orders from the government to explore research and ultimately capture the Arkz an anti government faction The Darkside are the Arkz founded by a man known only as Red The Arkz try to intercept and destroy the government s plans for the exploitation of the planet They oppose the use of C A R D technology due to its unpredictability and the lack of complete understanding of the germ They still however use a stolen version of the technology in order to be able to compete with Heroside Both sides also search for the location of the Great Shadow the source of the germ Within the two factions each character has their own goals and aspirations and playing as certain characters in battle will reveal different aspects of the story When both sides of the story are completed one after another it is discovered that the government while experimenting with the germ for clone technology is attempting to create bio soldiers with the genetic material of Red s deceased twin daughters The final boss for Heroside is a rejected mutated clone of Pollux and the final boss for Darkside is a rejected mutated clone of the other twin Castor After completing the storylines and their boss battles there is a final battle with the source of the germ Amplum Umbra Once the source is destroyed Pioneer 2 finally lands on Ragol and the colonization of the planet begins Reception editReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings74 4 Metacritic71 100 5 GameSpot awarded a score of 7 2 saying that It s probably not what fans were expecting but on its own terms PSO III is a good game 6 IGN wrote that the game was a real testament of game design that minded the requests of series fans 7 GameSpy found the game unexceptional 8 GameRankings reports an average score of 74 4 References edit SEGA OF AMERICA RELEASES PHANTASY STAR ONLINE EPISODE III C A R D REVOLUTION Sega com Sega of America March 2 2004 Archived from the original on April 7 2004 Retrieved December 11 2023 a b c Phantasy Star Online Episode III Archived from the original on 2008 12 10 Phantasy Star Online Archived from the original on 2008 12 10 a b Phantasy Star Online Episode III C A R D Revolution for GameCube GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 2019 12 08 Retrieved 2021 01 23 Phantasy Star Online Episode III C A R D Revolution for GameCube Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved 2021 01 23 GameSpot review IGN review Archived from the original on 2011 07 13 GameSpy review Archived from the original on 2008 07 08 External links editPhantasy Star Online Episode III C A R D Revolution at MobyGames Portal nbsp Video games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phantasy Star Online Episode III C A R D Revolution amp oldid 1192474500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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