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SEGA of America and SEGA Europe announced that Phantasy Star Online 2, the free-to-play multiplayer action RPG,  will be headed to North America and Europe in 2013.

“The number one thing we want to provide players in Phantasy Star Online 2 is an adventure that changes every time they log in. Just as great table-top RPG experiences revolve around imaginative and unexpected encounters, we want players to consistently be surprised as they explore dungeons and undertake quests,” said Satoshi Sakai, a producer for the game at SEGA of Japan.

Phantasy Star Online 2 features include:

• Deep sci-fantasty universe filled with lush landscapes, extraordinary creatures and epic adventures.
• Revolutionary real-time combat and third-person action with devastating combos and counters to master.
• Flexible, class-based leveling system that lets players define their own play-style with distinctive melee, ranged, and magic weapon types.
• Randomized maps and unexpected mid-quest encounters that ensure each quest is different for each player.
• Deep character creation system with a nearly limitless number of potential appearances.
• Three degrees of humanity to experience across three unique races: the versatile Humans, spiritually-powered Newmen, and artificial CAST.