Phantasy Star IV

Three planets surrounded the Algol star and were in perfect harmony: Palma, a lush green planet, where its citizens devoted their lives to arts and the sciences; Motavia, a desert planet, inhabited by humans and native Motavians; and the enigmatic Dezolis, a harsh ice planet, where the citizens were just as unknown as the planet itself.

Unfortunately, the harmony and balance was not to last.

Palma had exploded, and with it, ninety per cent of Algol's population died.

Motavia had fallen into horrible conditions from the explosion, turning almost into a total wasteland.

The Darkness spread its hand over the land.

A thousand years have passed.

Motavia has healed somewhat, and life is beginning to return to the way it once was many years ago.

The Hunter's Guild on Motavia helps to keep things steady.

But a dark evil once thought to be long dead is beginning to stir once again, and the young hunter, Chaz, is about to begin his ultimate adventure - which starts with one simple routine assignment...

Phantasy Star IV is a Japanese-style role-playing game with top-down world map exploration, random enemy encounters, and turn-based combat.

The gameplay of the fourth entry in the series is similar to that of the second installment , sharing notable features such as the ability to equip two weapons at once, most of the "techniques" (equivalent to magic spells in comparable games), etc.

The dungeons are noticeably less maze-like than in Phantasy Star II .

Player-controlled party may include up to five active combatants.

As before, leveling up and technique-learning is automatic, save for android characters, whose abilities are found in treasure chests in the dungeons.

Androids also cannot be healed by conventional means and use their own item sets.

Beside regular attacks and techs, characters also possess unique attacks that have limited uses and can be replenished after the charact

Phantasy Star IV for Sega Genesis is currently worth €90.13 loose, €279.43 complete in box, and €698.16 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Phantasy Star IV has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Phantasy Star IV, loose is €90.13 and CIB is €279.43 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Phantasy Star IV is currently worth €90.13 loose, versus €70.67 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.