Star Ocean: The Second Story
Star Ocean: The Second Story, known in Japan as Star Ocean: Second Story (スターオーシャン セカンドストーリー, Sutā Ōshan: Sekando Sutōrī), is an action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix for the PlayStation. It is the second game in the Star Ocean series and the first game in the series to be released outside Japan, arriving in North America in June 1999 and Europe in April 2000, by Sony Computer Entertainment. Taking place in a science fantasy universe, the story centers around a young man named Claude C. Kenny, a cadet from a space-faring Earth organization who is stranded on an undeveloped, medieval-level planet. There, he meets several companions and must stop a plot from an evil organization that spans multiple worlds before finding his way home. The game was the basis of manga and anime adaptations.
| Star Ocean: The Second Story | |
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North American PlayStation cover art | |
| Developer(s) | tri-Ace |
| Publisher(s) | Evolution Square Enix |
| Director(s) | Masaki Norimoto Yoshiharu Gotanda |
| Artist(s) | Minato Koio |
| Composer(s) | Motoi Sakuraba |
| Series | Star Ocean |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 |
| Release | PlayStationSecond Evolution PlayStation PortablePlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
An enhanced remaster called Star Ocean: Second Evolution was developed by Tose, later released for the PlayStation Portable in April 2008 in Japan, and 2009 in North America, Europe, and Australia. It features newly animated cutscenes by Production I.G, a re-recorded soundtrack, and additional story elements.
Second Evolution was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 in 2015 (porting from PSP version and enhancements were done by Gemdrops). The Download Version features enhanced graphics and BGM, a new theme song, and DLC items. Square Enix never released this version outside of Japan.
A remake, titled Star Ocean: The Second Story R and developed by Gemdrops, was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows in November 2023.