Genesis REVIEWS: Phantasy Star IV
During the 16-bit console wars, the Phantasy Star series was the Genesis answer to the various excellent RPGs of the SNES, and it was fighting a mostly lonely battle on its own. Phantasy Star II was a good game but with a significantly dated design, and PSIII had great ideas, but its execution was a little off. Only with Phantasy Star IV does the Genesis have an RPG that can stand toe to toe with the SNES greats. It manages to fix most of the issues plaguing the two games before it, while also improving in all other areas. 2: Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium:- Year: 1995. Genre: JRPG. Publisher: Sega. Developer: Sega.