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About Ambition of the Illuminus

Ambition of Illuminus

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (ファンタシースターユニバース：イルミナスの野望 Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no yabou) is the upcoming sequel to SonicTeam's 2006 multi-player online RPG Phantasy Star Universe. This article will detail all known facts about this upcoming game.

Release Information

Ambition of the Illuminus is scheduled to be released in Japan some time in 2007 for PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, and in Fall 2007 in America, again for all three systems. A free network trial for Japanese PC and PS2 users has been held; it ran from April 05 until April 26.

Network Trial Information

Japanese PC and PS2 users were able to participate in a free trial of Ambition of the Illuminus this Spring (PS2 users will have to log in to their accounts on a PC with PSU installed in order to play the trial). According to Sonic Team, the purpose behind this trial is to test connection and network stability. This trial ran from April 05 until April 26.

Participants in the trial were able to either start a brand new character or carry over their current character from PSU. If a participant decided to carry over their current character, a copy of their character data was made to the servers specifically set up for the trial of Illuminus while the original character data would remain on the main game servers. The reason for this being that no information, stats or items from the network trial will carry over to the original game. When the trial came to a close, all character data on the trial servers was wiped. At this point, anyone who decided to carry over their character data has returned to the original game where they left off.

Expansion or Sequel?

Since it was revealed in August of 2006, many people have dubbed Ambition of the Illuminus as an expansion disc for Phantasy Star Universe. However, that is not the case; it is in fact a full sequel, according to an interview published in Famitsu magazine.

PSO in PSU?

Magazine scans and screenshots of the sequel have shown various Phantasy Star Online references, ranging from weapons such as the Durandal Repca (based on the 9* Durandal from PSO) and the Holy Ray, to screenshots showing a character in a HUmar outfit, fighting Rappies in what appears to be the Forest 1 level on Ragol from PSO. Currently there is no explanation as to exactly what this is, how PSO would tie into PSU, or even whether it will appear in the final release.

The Network Trial had a Forest Mission, Deja Vu Forest, but the description was vague and, story-line wise, there is still no direct connection between Ragol and Gurhal.

New Weapon Categories

Four new weapon categories have been revealed for this game, bringing the total up to an impressive 27 categories.

Photon Whip

Photon Whips (フォトンウィップ) are right-handed melee weapons capable of attacking multiple targets around the wielder. Vishi (ヴィシ) is currently the only known Photon Whip.

Slicer

Slicers (スライサー) are right-handed ranged weapons capable of releasing blades of photon energy at their target. Exact details on this iteration of the Slicer have not be released. (Assumptions are being made purely on the history of this weapon in the Phantasy Star series.) Hiken (ヒケン) is currently the only known Slicer.

Madoog

Madoogs (マドゥーグ) are left-handed TECHNIC-casting weapons. Despite greatly resembling MAGs from Phantasy Star Online, they should not be confused with PSO's support partner. A maximum of two TECHNICs can be attached to a Madoog. Eight types of this weapon are currently known: Pit (ピット), Gipit (ギピット), Rapit (ラピット), Girapit (ギラピット), Gorapit (ゴラピット), Roggapit (ロッガピット), Pegi (ペギー) and Sato (シャト).

Shadoog

Shadoogs (シャドゥーグ) are left-handed ranged weapons. They will automatically shoot at enemies that are within range. Shadoogs seem to have an element already associated with them upon purchase, so players are not able to link Photon Arts to them. Seven types of this weapon are currently known: Duke (ドゥーク), Giduke (ギドゥーク), Raduke (ラドゥーク), Giraduke (ギラドゥーク), Goraduke (ゴラドゥーク), Roggaduke (ロッガドゥーク) and Soniti (ソニチ).

New Weapons

The following table lists all of the currently-known weapons planned for Ambition of Illuminus.

New Lobbies

Three new lobby areas have been revealed; one for each planet. Parum features the beach-front city of Paracabana, Neudaiz has a Gurhalistic shrine on Mt. Ohtoku and Moatoob has a Rappy-themed casino known as Casino Volyale. Aside from these main lobbies, there are a number of smaller mid-point lobbies which can be accessed in between different missions.

Paracabana Beach

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Mt. Ohtoku

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Casino Volyale

Collect your daily allowance of Vol Coins and gamble them on the casino's roulette table and various slot machines. You can use your winnings to exchange for special items.

New Fields

Multiple new fields have been revealed for Ambition of the Illuminus. Even though they were not all accessible in the trial version of the game, field names have been discovered at various mission counters across Gurhal.

Rozenom City

The ruined city of Rozenom lies to the southeast of Paracabana Beach. Details on exactly what caused the downfall of this once bustling city are currently unknown.

Granigs Mine

The icy caverns of Granigs Mine stretch out beneath Moatoob's Vio Tonga.

Il Carbo Base

Currently inaccessible; this base is situated in Vio Tonga, the northern continent of Moatoob.

Saguraki Conservation District

(Currently inaccessible.)

Pavilion of Air

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Pavilion of Air Upper Levels

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Forest

Accessed from the Clyez City space dock, this area is described as existing in another dimension. Players from Phantasy Star Online will recognize this area as Ragol's Lupus Silva, otherwise known simply as Forest 1. The area is complete with enemies such as the Booma and Gobooma and familiar scenery which includes Pioneer 2 and the Central Dome. Rappies also make an appearance, however they are now white in color and are known as Rappy Polleck.

New Photon Arts

New Photon Arts will be added not only for the new weapons, but also for existing types. Here are the new Photon Arts that have been revealed so far.

New SUV Weapons

CASTs will have access to multiple new SUV weapons. Here at the ones that have been revealed so far.

New Room Goods and Redecoration Tickets

As opposed to the original game's strict layout for room decorations, Ambition of the Illuminus seems to allow for much more freedom in where you can place trophies and items in your room. And to go along with all of the new items you can decorate your room with, there are a number of new redecoration tickets, allowing for an even more unique style.

External Links

PSU: Ambition of the Illuminus Official Site (Japanese) PSU: Ambition of the Illuminus page on the English Official Site