At the start of the millennium Sega decided to gift its back-catalogue with modernised releases which utilised the PlayStation 2’s power. Each game was released as a standalone title in the Sega Ages 2500 collection, with the likes of Golden Axe, OutRun, Space Harrier and many others being updated with the 3D visuals. Amongst these remakes was also an all new look for the Phantasy Star series sporting anime-esque cutscenes and enhanced gameplay too. As you’d expect though, these reboots of Sega’s classic RPG series remained a Japanese exclusive – at least until fan translation efforts took over Phantasy Star Generation 2.