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EU Wii Virtual Console: 02/15/08: OMG Phantasy Star II! NA Next!?

Akira_EX | February 14, 2008 | News | Wii 
I think this must be a good trend (loose definition, I know). Whenever Phantasy Star II gets released on the Virtual Console, the region gets more games than usual. In Europe's case, that means they get two games, instead of the measly one game they've been getting the past few weeks.

The first game is none other than Phantasy Star II for the Mega Drive, part of the vaunted Phantasy Star series. Having already been released in Japan, this has a good shot of hitting the NA VC this upcoming Monday.

The other game is Eternal Champions, which showed up on the NA VC back in December.

To recap:
  • SMD: Phantasy Star II, 1 Player, 800 Points
  • SMD: Eternal Champions, 1-2 Players, 800 Points

    Keep track of the latest VC releases with the 2008 edition of What's New on VC? in the Wii Virtual Console forum.
  • In a rather welcome change of pace, this week finally sees more than one new release in Europe. It also brings back Sega Week, which was strangely absent in January (Well, unless you count a single Mega Drive game as a Sega Week).

    The obvious top pick today is Phantasy Star II, a rather well-known Mega Drive RPG which has been rereleased a bunch of times and has (Or at least should have) been played by most Sega fans. The amount of RPG offerings on VC right now is rather small, so this is a very welcome addition!

    Today's other release isn't nearly as noteworthy - It's the fighter, Eternal Champions. Back in the day the game gained some popularity for being quite gory, but with three installments of Street Fighter II and The King of Fighters '94 on VC already, all of which are considered better by most, there's not much reason to get this game if you're looking to download a fighter. It's still pretty good though, so if you're a real diehard fighter fan or just want to check out some non-Street Fighter/KoF games, give it a go.

    Two good games, a nice change from the awfully slow pace lately! Check out the reviews:

    Phantasy Star II - Mega Drive - 800 Wii Points (The review will be up slightly later - This release caught us a bit by surprise, to be honest!)

    Eternal Champions - Mega Drive - 800 Wii Points
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      Jaw Knee | February 15, 2008
      Omfg. I hear Phantasy Star II is great. I should buy it, right?

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