Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6801 in Video Games
• Brand: Sega Of America, Inc.
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Sega Genesis

Customer Reviews

Old-School Excellence
Phantasy Star IV is a perfect example of an old-school RPG. It is one of the two greats for the Genesis, in my opinion (the other being Shining Force II). The entire series is one of the best ever made (I find it necessary to mention, or course, that Phantasy Star III is not very good, as it was made by a different company). I would really like to see a new one for one of the next generation systems (Phantasy Star Online doesn't really count).

Phantasy Star IV is a classic. It has the standard combat system, with you and the enemies on opposite sides, with attacks, special skills, and techniques which you can perform. It is still a lot of fun, though. It has a high level of random encounters, but it is necessary to fight a lot, and do a lot of leveling-up, to be powerful enough to fight the bosses.

The characters are a lot of fun, and are surprisingly well developed throughout the game. They are basically the standard Anime style fare, but of course, all have their own traits. Phantasy Star has okay graphics, but they are kind of strange. It also has the absolute best Genesis game soundtrack ever made.

Phantasy Star IV has really cool comic book style cut scenes accompanied by well written dialogue and plot. The cut scenes, to say the least, are revolutionary, and they type of thing which really puts this over the top of almost every other old-school RPG I know of. Without them, it just wouldn't be the same game.

The storyline is fairly standard, as you are a group of heroes trying to stop the evil "Dark Force". Within this set-up, it does a really good job of creating an interesting plot. I found myself entertained by it. For one, Phantasy Star IV does have one of the most sad parts ever. I was sad, at least.

Anyway, Phantasy Star IV was a great game, and for a Genesis game is fairly long, maybe 30 or 40 hours (I didn't really keep track). It is one of my all-time favorites. If you have a Genesis and some extra cash, pick this one up.

Great Roleplaying game
This is perhaps the most fun turn based combat roleplaying game I ever played. The gameplay is wonderful and you really become enveloped in the story line. It may be an old game but it is truely a classic game.

One of the greatest 16-bit games!
This game may cost the most out of all the original Phantasy Star games, (due to it's rarity and original cost of $$$) but it is worth it. This is the only game that you won't find in the Phantasy Star Collection for GBA (Has PS1, 2, and 3 for around $$$) and it is the last of the normal Phantasy Star series (PSO is the new Phantasy Star game, and if you want a PS5 you should try PSO ep. 1 & 2 for the GameCube. The offline mode is basicly a new Phantasy Star game). This game is worth the money even if you have to buy a Genesis just for it!