Through the latest issue of the Japanese games magazine Famitsu, Sega has announced a sequel to last year’s hack and slash RPG Phantasy Star Universe titled: Phantasy Star Universe 2: Ambition of Illuminus. This sequel will feature new weapons, enemies, and locations when it’s released on PS2, Xbox 360 & PC.
No release date was given, nor is it known if the story unfolds in single-player offline or MMO online mode. But if it’s the latter an account transfer system should be available for the sequel.
This overview shows all the revealed info:
* Weapons Types – Three new weapon types including a Photon Whip, Slicer, and the Madoog. The Madoog is a left-handed TECHNIC weapon that resembles a Phantasy Star Online Mag. Known Madoogs include the Soniti and Sato.
* Weapons – Several new weapons will be added, including several classic Phantasy Star Online ones. Examples of the PSO-type weapons include the Holy Ray and a Durandal replica.
* SUVs and Photon Arts – The scans show two new SUV attacks that include a very large sword and another with a Heavens Punisher type attack. Also, new Photon Arts will be introduced.
* Stages and Enemies – The scans state that one of the new fields will be based in the remnants of Rozenom City. Also, there will be new enemies, one of which looks like the Grass Assassin, and bosses. Based on the pictures, it looks like one of them is based on Del Rol Le.
* Clothing – PSO-style clothing will be included in this game. On various screens, you can see a character wearing an Ash-type Humar outfit.
* Rappy-Themed Casino – One of the screens features a Rappy-themed casino.
You can see a lot of pictures at tgfcer.com. The translations from Japanese were made by PSOworld, via Joystiq.