Canadian video game retailer Video Games Plus seems to be on a roll when it comes to restocking SEGA and Atlus games. After restocking SEGA’s Infinite Space and various Nintendo DS and PSP Atlus games, they’ve now added SEGA’s Phantasy Star 0 to their lineup, for the price of $39.99CDN (around $31USD).
Originally released back in 2009 for the Nintendo DS, the game was developed by Sonic Team and featured three online modes and an offline Story Mode. The gameplay mechanics were based on those of Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Universe, and the character design was done by Toshiyuki Kubooka (known for his work on the Lunar series). As you may expect, the online modes are no longer functional in this release. However, the game is listed as region free, and Video Games Plus does ship internationally. We included the original launch trailer and a few screenshots of the game below.
It’s interesting to see all these old games reprinted and made available on the market again, as some (like Infinite Space) were hard to find and quite expensive to buy second-hand on Ebay. You can find our previous articles about SEGA and Atlus restocks by Video Game Plus here:
- Video Games Plus Restocks Atlus Playstation Portable and Nintendo DS Games
- Video Games Plus Restocks Infinite Space
I never managed to finish Infinite Space, but Phantasy Star Zero?? I have 3 characters in the Japanese cartridge and the fourth in the PAL one, a true (literally) sequel to PSO, a shame it only stayed on the DS, it could benefit from better graphics with its art style. Endless Tower, a quest that wouldn’t make sense without the sleep mode in the console lol be ready to take a whole week to complete it…
Man, PS0 was incredible. I’m probably gonna get back into it soon, next time I have a DS binge feeling for sure! It really has the PSO style of gameplay, I love it!