Phantasy Star Portable 2: Challenge 2 Stage 2! Defensive Shield Tactics!

But thou Blocked!

チャレンジミッションII ステージ2・心眼: Challenge II Stage 2: The Mind's eye; Sakai released information on Challenge 2: Stage 2: The Mind's Eye! Like a Client Order gone wild, the focus of this mission appears to be attacking through Just Guarding!

Just Guarding is when you block attacks by using your shield at the same time your enemy hits you. Think of it as the Parry System in Street Fighter and Soul Caliber. Sakai describes this mission as very tense, so enjoy it if you can. The mission drops on the Japanese Phantasy Star Portable 2 at June 16, 2010.

Block the unwanted advances of the Companion Cube.

 

It's like Symbol Chat but better!

 

Flowers of Steel

The Knights of Steel Flowers are enlisting a few good men and women to join their crusade to rival Little Wing! But in order to join their ranks you must pay a fee…

アイゼンリッター EisenRitter
Male Clothes or Parts
300 Yen

 

ローゼンリッター Rozenritter
Female Clothes or Parts
300 Yen

Phantasy Star Zero DLC Weapons in Phantasy Star Portable 2

Looks like Phantasy Star Portable 2 will be heading to E3 Entertainment Expo this summer along with Sonic Colors, and Sonic the Hedgehog 4, and Valkyria Chronicles 2. Will they announce the collaboration items between both PSpo2 and VC2? Who knows! But today we get a sneak peak two Phantasy Star Zero items that's not as creepy as Ogi's Head….

DLC Items for 6/11/10

ヨノハテ・封 (Yonohate Seal)
50% Dark Sword
200 Yen

 

プリティヒガサ (Pretty Parasol)
50% Light Rod
200 Yen

These items are slated for the Japanese Playstation Store! You must have a Japanese Playstation Network Account to access the store! In addition the Samurai-ish DLC Cast Parts 「ブジンニシキ」「オウカフウビ」 will be available 6/11/10 as well.

 

Challenge 2

Some hints were posted on sakura wiki where most players get stuck at and waste time. The most notorious example is the blockade is located in Block 2.

In the first block when you reach up to a barrage of fire traps, instead of shooting at the fire traps, one most jump on every catapult jump consecutively.

There a a blue switch you stand on which allows others to gain optional extra healing items. This area can be a waste of time if you are trying to time attack this mission. Immediately after this area, The first Key 3  is located within a cherry tree that must be destroyed. If you skip this tree you will not be able to open gate 3. Afterwards there is a switch located on the upper wall where Gate 3 is located. After you clear all the enemies you have to shoot at this switch to reveal the second Key 3. The switch for gate 3 will disappear if you open Gate 2.

This three wall switch based on which one you shoot first will either give you an error sound, allow one person to catapult jump, or allow everyone to catapult jump. Sakura Wiki suggests shooting the leftmost switch. The rightmost switch will open a catapult jump, but it disappears after one use.

[via pspo2wiki]

Phantasy Star Portable 2: Reach new heights in Challenge 2 Stage 1!

Just as promised a new set of challenge missions are heading for PSPo2 Japan. As we wait for the corresponding blog post from Sakai, please check this post again for expanded details.

Challenge 2: Stage 1

チャレンジⅡ ステージ1・飛躍: Challenge II Stage 1 – Leap! Is the first in a set of new challenge missions for Phantasy Star Portable 2. Players will feel the exhilaration of leaping through the air by means of "Catapult Jump". Deep within lies the boss [Ajingom + Gijingom]! Your target time for this challenge mission is 10:00.

Challenge II Stage 1 – Leap, can be accessed through Multimode and Internet Multimode. At the counter select Challenge Mission チャレンジミッション > Challenge II チャレンジⅡ> to start this mission.

This mission releases on Wednesday June 2nd, 2010 for Japanese Phantasy Star Portable 2.

Did you know? Internet Multimode players can download new missions automatically when they connect via WiFi. An active Little Wing License is needed to play the game online. If you do not have a Little Wing License you can instead download this mission and transfer it directly through your Playstation Portable through USB port. Multimode (or Ad-hoc) players can download new missions at: PSPo2 Download Mission