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Star Ocean: The Second Story

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1998

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • Single-player*

Players by platform

  • PlayStation*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · PlayStation*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*

Series

  • Star Ocean

Engines

  • Unity (Second Story R)*

Localized titles

  • Star Ocean: The Second Story

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • tri-Ace

Publishers

  • Enix
  • Enix · Japan*
  • Sony Computer Entertainment · Worldwide*
  • Square Enix (Evolution, R)*
  • Sony Computer Entertainment*

Release history

  • 1998-07-30
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 1998-07-30 · PlayStation · Japan*
    Release date
    1998-07-30*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1999-06-08 · PlayStation · North America*
    Release date
    1999-06-08*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    North America*
  • 2000-04-12 · PlayStation · Europe*
    Release date
    2000-04-12*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 2008-04-02 · PlayStation Portable · Japan*
    Release date
    2008-04-02*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation Portable*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 2009-01-20 · PlayStation Portable · North America*
    Release date
    2009-01-20*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation Portable*
    Market
    North America*
  • 2009-02-12 · PlayStation Portable · Australia*
    Release date
    2009-02-12*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation Portable*
    Market
    Australia*
  • 2009-02-13 · PlayStation Portable · Europe*
    Release date
    2009-02-13*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation Portable*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 2015-12-24 · PlayStation 3 · Japan*
    Release date
    2015-12-24*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation 3*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 2023-11-02 · Microsoft Windows · Worldwide*
    Release date
    2023-11-02*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*
    Market
    Worldwide*
  • 1999-07-30 · PlayStation*
    Release date
    1999-07-30*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 7 fields
Developers · PlayStation
tri-Ace
tri-Ace*
ESRB classification · PlayStation
ESRB · PlayStation
Classification
E - Everyone*
Genres · PlayStation
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation
PlayStation
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
PlayStation
PlayStation*
Publishers · PlayStation
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment*
Release date · PlayStation
1999-07-30 · PlayStation
Release date
1999-07-30*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Specifications 2 · 10 fields
Series
  • Star Ocean*
Platforms
  • PlayStation*
  • PlayStation Portable*
  • PlayStation Vita*
  • PlayStation 3*
  • PlayStation 4*
  • Second Story R*
  • Nintendo Switch*
  • PlayStation 4*
  • PlayStation 5*
  • Windows*
  • Nintendo Switch 2*
Release history
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • PlayStation*
    Value
    July 30, 1998*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • PlayStation*
    Value
    June 8, 1999*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • PlayStation*
    Value
    April 12, 2000*
  • Scope
    • PlayStation*
    Value
    Second Evolution*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • PlayStation Portable*
    Value
    April 2, 2008*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • PlayStation Portable*
    Value
    January 20, 2009*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • PlayStation Portable*
    Value
    February 12, 2009*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • PlayStation Portable*
    Value
    February 13, 2009*
  • Scope
    • PlayStation 4*
    Value
    ,*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • PlayStation Vita*
    Value
    October 28, 2015*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • PlayStation 3*
    Value
    December 24, 2015*
  • Scope
    • PlayStation 3*
    Value
    The Second Story R*
  • Scope
    • Switch*
    Value
    ,*
  • Scope
    • PS4*
    Value
    ,*
  • Scope
    • PS5*
    Value
    ,*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • Windows*
    Value
    November 2, 2023*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • Switch 2*
    Value
    July 15, 2026*
Genres and style
  • Action role-playing*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
Publishers
  • Region
    Japan*
    Value
    Enix*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Value
    Sony Computer Entertainment*
  • Square Enix (Evolution, R)*
Directors
  • Masaki Norimoto*
  • Yoshiharu Gotanda*
Artists
  • Minato Koio*
Composers
  • Motoi Sakuraba*
Engine
  • Unity (Second Story R)*

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* Provisional data