| | |  | PlayStation 2 | Home » » Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus | | | | | | | Description: | | Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus is the expansion pack for the popular Phantasy Star Universe game, bringing a more personalized and interactive universe to the acclaimed series. In addition to new enemies, weapons, levels and cities there will be more options available for gamers to further individualize and customize the look of their avatars. Ambition of the Illuminus continues the exciting PSU story online as the player's personal online avatar is now the central character, investigating and working to restore peace in the chaotic Gurhal System. The player investigates through a series of single-player missions, meeting familiar characters like Ethan Waber from Episode 1, along with other new ones, including a GUARDIAN instructor, Laia Martinez. In addition, the online multiplayer world, with its fast-paced, engaging battle experience for up to six players, has been greatly expanded with new missions, new cities and new enemies. | | | Features: | |
• Expanded character customization. Players get many more options to customize facial features, hair styles, body types, color palette, and clothing options.
• Enriched player-to-player interaction . New lobbies, including the Casino Voloyal which features games like roulette and slots, provide more social experiences for players.
• New weapons, combat abilities and classes heighten the intensity of real-time battles. With additional weapons types and new special fighting abilities, such as SUV-weapons, Photon Arts, and all new classes, players will have more ways to expand or special
• New levels, enemies and bosses. With new areas to explore, such as the ruins of Old Rozenom City and the Granigs Mine, and new enemy types including new bosses, players face brand new challenges in all-new environments.
• The user's personal avatar is the star. In Phantasy Star Universe, players experienced the Universe through the eyes of Ethan Waber. Now they navigate the missions using their own customized avatar, working to restore peace in the Gurhal System.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.38 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Release Date:
| November 20, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Windows 98 / Windows 2000 / Windows XP | | Media:
| DVD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Ambition is the Way to GoDec 01, 2007
By M. Thompson
"Kit"
After so many years of gaming I finally got around to a Phantasy Star title and it's great! Past reviews describing PSU as an incomplete game kept me away before, but it certainly has filled out nicely since then because it feels like a full gaming experience to me. Well worth the price in my opinion (including the optional $10 subscription for online play). And I highly recommend this new "expansion" Ambitions of the Illuminus which is actually stand alone. It has just about everything from the first. Also it seems the game has been tweaked so new players can level up quickly to about midlevel. This provides a little "catch up" I assume.
Graphics look splendid on my old machine. I have a crappy NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 and it runs smoothly (albeit in a 640x480 window; I gotta upgrade this dinosaur).
Sound is satisfactory. I find myself listening to the default music more often than pulling up my own music.
The community is quite decent. I've played MMOs that are just an ocean of kids and this is not one of those. Beyond the kiddy chatter at hot spots I found very helpful and considerate members.
Not much lag at all through my connection. I've heard this game isn't very demanding as far as bandwidth so long as your connection is better than dial-up.
I recommend doing some research before buying this game since it's set up a little different than most. For example, there's online and offline playing modes and PC/PS2 servers are separate from Xbox servers.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Servers are downMay 31, 2010
By Lucas Brown
The PC and PS2 servers were shut down. Nothing will run. The game won't even allow single player story mode. This should be removed.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 An MMORPG with no people.Apr 09, 2009
By Chase Mccaskill
"Veteran Gamer"
The problem with this product is not the game, but the platform.
If you want to play this game, don't play it on PC or PS2. The PC/PS2 servers are merged and the servers are divided by continents, whereas the XBOX 360 version is much more populated (albeit with many idiots) and stretches beyond countries. Not only that, but the PC resolution and controls are weird. To access the menu, you hit the HOME key, and to attack with any weapon, you hit the DOWN arrow. Seriously.
Aside from that, the game itself is tons of fun, if not flat and repetitive. This is a game for people who enjoy the ego maniacal pleasures of making a detailed character and buffing them up to level 150. :)
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
If you must buy Phantasy Star Universe, just get the expansionNov 22, 2007
By Fujiarmu
**As an initial statement, I must urge you to skip the original PSU and just buy this standalone expansion. Having PSU, the original, will only add access to terrible offline story mode (in which you have to play as a very cliched predetermined character.)**
This game's predecessor, Phantasy Star Online, had gained a good reputation for its fun online multiplayer. Phantasy Star Universe has not tampered much with the original formula. There are a few more complexities, which are supposed to add depth to the game, but they don't really change the gameplay significantly.
Generally speaking, the gameplay usually goes like this: 1. Gather a party 2. Go out and kill some monsters in a mission 3. Come back and buy better equipment, so you can kill more monsters. If this sounds boring to you then DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
The game's class system isn't especially exciting, it's mainly a means to gain access to better equipment, instead of different abilities. Be warned that this is not the same kind of class system found in most other RPGs, where you would gain special benefits beyond just being able to equip higher level gear.
The customizability of your character is in some aspects good, but in others it is limited. You begin character creation with your race and gender (both of which will effect what stats are higher; race may give you access to a special ability at higher levels) and work up from there. The customization options are interesting: you will have your choice of many styles of hair, eyes, among other things. Afterward you will be able to select from a small variety of clothing (3 shirts, 3 pants, 3 shoes for each sex. CAST characters get a similar setup with body parts). Once your character has been made, more customizability options will become avaliable as gain money and go to the "makeover" salon or clothing store (it is there you will be able to select from a much wider variety of facial and clothing parts; some of these having been popular Phantasy Star Online features.)
There may also be an issue for some people that the online mode costs about $9.99 a month (US) to play. Considering that it is mostly just like playing offline mode, only with humans playing the characters instead of the computer, it may not be a good deal for everyone. They do have online only content, but it may take a while to earn access to it (which translates to paying $9.99 several times over before you are ready for new content). Multiplayer is also mislabeled as being massively multiplayer. The adventuring system is similar to Guild Wars (which is free to play online, I might add) in that you don't run into other players on the field without having them in your party. Missions become a secluded hunting ground for the party.
This game is extremely annoyingJan 16, 2011
By zmike1981z
I played Phantasy Star online for over ten years. i decided to give this one a try even though I heard plenty of complaints about it. The storyline mode is extremely annoying. It does so much pointless talking and there seems to be no way to skip it. If you die in this game you have to start all over from your last save point. That means you have to watch the annoying chat parts over and over again.
The game play is very difficult. You have to keep changing weapons because they power down. The magic is total crap because you need to put it on a weapon. So to change magic you need to change weapons. Also very annoying.
This is not a game for a beginner at all. I spent 7 dollars for the game and shipping and I think I over paid. I reached a lvl 29 and got bored.
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