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PLAYING THE ONLINE GAME

PLAYING THE ONLINE GAME

Joining a Team

To display a list of the teams available in the Block you are currently 
in, select 

Join a Team

. To view information about a team, select 

it, and then press the 

X

 button. When you select a team to join, 

you will be transported to the city in the fi eld where that team is 
currently playing. A lock mark will appear next to teams that require 
a password to join. If you do not know the password, you will not be 
able to join that team.

Creating a Team

To create your own team and become its leader, select 

Create a 

Team

. A maximum of four players can join your team. Once three 

other players have joined, the team will become automatically 
locked. Provided that any one member is still connected online, that 
team will remain available for play; however, if all members of a team 
return to the visual lobby or disconnect from the network, that team 
will disappear.

To create a team 

1.  Select either 

Episode 1

 or 

Episode 2

.

2.   Enter a name for your team.

3.    Enter a password to limit access to your team. If you want to 

make your team open to anyone, leave it blank.

4.    Select either 

Normal

Challenge 

(see page 36), or 

Battle 

(see 

page 30). In Challenge and Battle modes, if you leave the game, 
you will not be able to reenter.

5.    Select either 

Normal

Hard

Very Hard

, or 

Ultimate

. (Some 

diffi culty settings may not be displayed until you complete the 
game at less diffi cult settings.) Depending on the level of the 
team leader, it is possible that diffi culty settings cannot be 
selected. Also, there are no diffi culty settings for Challenge Mode.

TRANSPORTING

After arriving in the visual lobby, 
if you want to move to a different 
Ship or Block, select 

Transport 

at the Information Counter. If 
you want to move from lobby to 
lobby, use the Teleporter found 
in each lobby. In either case, 
you will select the destination 

to transport yourself. With the 
Teleporter, you merely step on it 
to display a list of destinations 
and step off of it to cancel.

TRANSPORT

TELEPORTER

Summary of Contents for PHANTASY STAR ONLINE EPISODE I & II

Page 1: ...online enabled ...

Page 2: ... are drowsy or fatigued If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy consult a doctor before playing Other Important Health and Safety Information The Xbox Instruction Manual contains important health and safety information that you should read and understand before using this software AVOID DAMAGE TO YOUR TELEVISION Do not use with certain televisions Some televisions es...

Page 3: ... 30 Setting Up a Battle Mode Game 30 Basic Rules 31 Battle Mode Display 32 Setting a Trap 33 Sonar 34 Power up 34 After the Battle 34 About Data to Be Saved 35 Exploring Planet Ragol in Battle Mode 35 CHALLENGE MODE 36 Setting Up a Challenge Mode Game 36 Basic Rules 37 Challenge Mode Display 38 Clearing the Stage 38 Failing in Your Challenge 39 PLAYING THE OFFLINE GAME 40 Single and Multi Modes 40...

Page 4: ...sole to a direct or shared broadband connection and sign up for the Xbox Live service For details on both connecting and signing up for the service see the Xbox Live Quick Start card included with this game or go to http www xbox com live If you need more help call 1 800 4MY XBOX Note If you ever cancel your Xbox Live subscription your GamerTag will change when you subscribe again and you will not...

Page 5: ...ode B button Delete a letter or character A button Enter selected letter or character BACK button Delete a letter or character START button Enter selected letter or character D pad right thumbstick Select letters and characters EXIT Cancel chat hide Software Keyboard BS Delete a letter or character CONTROLLER For a diagram of the Xbox controller and the most common PSO controls see the last page o...

Page 6: ...TER PASS CODE GAME MENU GamerTag Screen At the GamerTag Screen select the GamerTag you want to use with PSO press the A button select Yes and then press the A button again to confirm and display the Enter Pass Code Screen You can select any GamerTag saved on either an Xbox hard disk or a memory unit If you do not have an Xbox Live account or want to create a new GamerTag press the X button which w...

Page 7: ...ou can change several game settings Select and enter the option you want to change and then select and enter that option s settings When you are done select End and then enter to save the game settings and return to the Select Game Mode Screen BGM Test With the BGM Test option you can listen to the background music BGM tracks used in PSO Select and enter the music to play To stop playing the music...

Page 8: ...Creation Screen A character s name and character level LV indicate that a play character already exists there Select a play character to confirm that you want to play with it or to delete it and create a new one in its place You can also rename a character whose character name is denied readjust a voice effect to be used with the Xbox Communicator or move the character data to the memory unit for ...

Page 9: ...re are five choices of voice masking to select from and four voice effects Terms of Agreement Screen After you select your PSO character the PSO Online Game Terms of Agreement will be displayed Use the right thumbstick to scroll the text inside the screen and verify the terms If you agree to the terms select Agree to continue To reject the agreement and return to the Select Game Mode Screen select...

Page 10: ... select a Block in the Block Select list To view the number of players and teams currently joined press the X button After your selection you will be transported to the appropriate visual lobby where you can communicate with other players as all prepare for the quest To go to a different Ship and Block while in the lobby select Transport at the Information Counter in your current lobby To move fro...

Page 11: ... or disconnect from the network that team will disappear To create a team 1 Select either Episode 1 or Episode 2 2 Enter a name for your team 3 Enter a password to limit access to your team If you want to make your team open to anyone leave it blank 4 Select either Normal Challenge see page 36 or Battle see page 30 In Challenge and Battle modes if you leave the game you will not be able to reenter...

Page 12: ...form words that will appear in a balloon over your head When you are done press the Y button to hide the Software Keyboard You can also use a USB keyboard Symbol Chat Select a simple picture to represent a feeling or action from a list of registered Symbol Chat images Note We reserve the right to terminate your user account for the use of inappropriate symbols while playing PSO online Word Select ...

Page 13: ...n revive your HPs TPs and the Hunter s Guild where you can sign up for quests to earn rewards In front of each staff person press the A button to display a menu Follow the on screen messages for your selections To close the menu press the B button The City Shops In the city shops you can buy or sell weapons armor technique disks and various tool items Approach the counter and then press the A butt...

Page 14: ...e It is strongly recommended that you deposit Meseta and items periodically such as after a quest or before you quit the game however you will not be able to deposit Meseta or items when playing either Challenge or Battle Mode of the multi mode When you talk to the clerk in either mode you will only have an option to delete items Make sure not to delete items by mistake Deposit To deposit select e...

Page 15: ...ion you want and then press the A button to be transported to that destination To cancel move your character off of the transporter Other types of transporters are located throughout the game The WARP transporter is used to move around in the same area To use it position your character in the center of it and then press the A button The large boss transporter is used to move you and your team to a...

Page 16: ... at the counter The team leader is responsible for quest selection Offline Game As soon as you select the desired quest a scene where you meet your client will be played Listen to him or her and begin your quest Download New Quests On the Ship Select Screen select Download to download new quests from the network When the download screen is displayed select the download item you want and then selec...

Page 17: ...r s Guild the team leader should talk to the representative of the Hunter s Guild The team leader is responsible for setting the rules and selecting the battle from the displayed list The default rules for the selected battle will be displayed To be transported to the battlefield select Yes Rules set by the team leader will be displayed and each player will be positioned at one of four starting lo...

Page 18: ...aps cannot be picked up or handed off to other players Note Traps can only be set by android characters To set a trap switch to the Main Menu select a trap from the Item list and then select Set to set the trap where you are standing You can also set the trap by using the Shortcut Display see page 52 A few moments after the trap is set it will be functional When another player enters the area the ...

Page 19: ...the results again After closing the results screen the team members can chat or move around until the team leader selects Yes to retry the battle with the same rules or returns the team to the virtual lobby ABOUT DATA TO BE SAVED Win and loss results of the battle as well as the number of times the line was disconnected are saved and displayed in the results screen Any change in a player s paramet...

Page 20: ...e stages will be based on the player with the least number of cleared stages Select the stage to play and the team members will be transported to the starting location of the selected stage Note In Challenge Mode the data of the main game in your save file will not be reflected As soon as the whole team is transported to the starting location of the selected stage Challenge Mode begins Cooperate w...

Page 21: ...your character file Note When you receive your prize leave a space on items in possession permanent data If you already carry the maximum 30 you will not be able to receive your prize FAILING IN YOUR CHALLENGE Whenever the HPs of one of the team members drops to 0 the whole team fails the challenge and all members will be sent back to the city The location where the team reached will be saved onto...

Page 22: ...hen select either Episode 1 or Episode 2 on the Select Episode Screen The first time you play PSO with a particular character the game difficulty is automatically set at the Normal level After you clear the game at this level you will be able to select the game difficulty level the next time you play with the same character either Normal or Hard After you clear the game at the Hard level the Very ...

Page 23: ...iginal Xbox that it was created on Selecting a Transferred Character Select the character transferred to the Temporary Character data through the following steps First select Multi Mode and your game type and then have each player press the A button on their respective controllers Players can then select their characters from the hard disk or memory units If this is your first time playing on anot...

Page 24: ...atus can be viewed by selecting Status on the Main Menu Player 1 Display Player 2 Display Player 3 Display Player 4 Display Basic Rules Some functions such as chatting cannot be used The Transporter activates when all players are aboard Whenever one of the players falls and is asked whether to return to Pioneer 2 if he or she selects Yes all players will be transported back to the city While playi...

Page 25: ...tack Heavy Attack and Extra Attack Assign each attack to a button by using the Action Menu displayed by selecting Customize on the Main Game Menu see page 49 If you can time three attacks just right you can achieve a successive chain of attacks that is overall slightly faster and more accurate than executing each attack separately This is especially effective when attacking enemies who are hard to...

Page 26: ...of item they are weapons are orange armor blue and tools green Each weapon requires a certain amount of ability value to equip it and armor requires a certain character level to use it Photon Efficiency In PSO all weaponry is powered by photon energy The effectiveness of a weapon used to attack an enemy will vary according to that weapon s photon efficiency level Different types of enemies have di...

Page 27: ...yed by selecting Customize Pull the right trigger to toggle between the two menus and press the A button to make your selections While in the game hold the right trigger to access the second set of actions TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Tools and techniques can be used by using the Action Menu see page 49 selecting them on the Shortcut Display see page 52 or selecting them from the Item list in the Item Pac...

Page 28: ...healing techniques essentially affect only the player using them and support techniques of a certain level can affect other members within range Restores small amount of HPs TPs depending on level MONOMATE Recovery Neutralizes poisons ANTIDOTE Recovery Removes paralysis ANTIPARALYSIS Recovery Revives fallen team member MOON ATOMIZER Revive Restores small amount of HPs TPs depending on level MONOFL...

Page 29: ...to cancel and close the Shortcut Display In a normal adventure only the androids can use traps but they cannot use techniques In Battle Mode however all characters regardless of their race can use traps MAIN GAME MENU CHARACTER LEVELS Experience points are earned for defeating an enemy If your experience points reach a predetermined amount you reach a new level raising some of your parameters Also...

Page 30: ...th potential FOnewm Force Newman Male Well balanced and excel in numerous techniques Distinguish themselves with powerful attack techniques FOnewearl Force Newman Female Has limited combat skills but excels in both attack and support techniques Has the highest MST TP potential of any class HUmar Hunter Human Male Excels in close range combat Has the most balanced growth potential Has some recovery...

Page 31: ...ghtning EDK Elemental Resistance to Dark ELT Elemental Resistance to Light RAmar Ranger Human Male Excels in ranged combat Has the most balanced set of abilities and the highest accuracy potential Has some recovery and attack techniques RAmarl Ranger Human Female Has low HPs but high mental strength compensates by providing strong attack techniques to support them in ranged combat RAcast Ranger An...

Page 32: ...N THE GAME Xbox Game Tips Automated Available 7 days a week including holidays 24 hours a day In the U S call 1 900 933 TIPS 95 per minute In Canada call 1 900 561 HINT 1 50 Canadian per minute Xbox Game Tips Support Representative Available 7 days a week including holidays In the U S call 1 900 933 TIPS 1 40 per minute In Canada call 1 900 561 HINT 1 50 Canadian per minute Important Individuals u...

Page 33: ...S MAIN MENU TALK TO SELECTED CHARACTER SELECT ITEM ATTACK FOIE FIRE TECHNIQUE CANCEL HEAVY ATTACK TOGGLE SOFTWARE KEYBOARD CLOSE DISPLAY MAIN MENU MOVE CHARACTER CHANGE ACTION PALETTE CENTER CAMERA BEHIND PLAYER ...

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