PC Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst - New Import

The PSO Episode 1&2 phenomenon creeps along a little longer with an updated version on the Japanese PC. Based on the Xbox edition, Blue Burst stands alone in its own separate online world which is not shared with the GC, Xbox or Dreamcast variants. Many of the old quests are available in Blue Burst but new exclusive missions have been added. Players who have been enjoying the beta trial version will have to start anew in Blue Burst so that everyone gets in on an even keel with everyone else. Game Master moderators are present in the game who serve to mediate disputes between players, maintain peace, and warn/ban troublemakers who might ruin the experience for other players. Cheating appears to be remedied by server side saves but we're assuming that hacks are already making the rounds.    Unlike previous PSO releases, Blue Burst is entirely in Japanese with no multi-language support. We've read about some partial English menu patches for the trial edition so there might be hope...    Graphics look a bit sharper than previous editions and character classes are the same as the ones found in the other PSO games. Controls are via keyboard and mouse with customizable keys. Suggested system requirements appear to be lofty with WinXP [Japan], Pentium 4 at 1.5Ghz, 256MB ram, 1.3GB disk and an NVIDIA GEForce ATI Radeon 8500 or later.