Star Ocean: The Second Story

Star Ocean: The Second Story
North American PlayStation cover art
Developer(s)tri-Ace[a]
Publisher(s)
Square Enix (Evolution, R)
Director(s)Masaki Norimoto Yoshiharu Gotanda
Artist(s)Minato Koio
Composer(s)Motoi Sakuraba
SeriesStar Ocean
EngineUnity (Second Story R)
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • JP: July 30, 1998
  • NA: June 8, 1999[1]
  • EU: April 12, 2000
Second Evolution
PlayStation Portable
  • JP: April 2, 2008
  • NA: January 20, 2009[2]
  • AU: February 12, 2009
  • EU: February 13, 2009[3]
PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 3
  • JP: December 24, 2015
The Second Story R
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows
  • WW: November 2, 2023
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

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.

An enhanced remaster titled Star Ocean: Second Evolution[b], developed by Tose, 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 later rereleased for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 in 2015.[5] The Download Version features enhanced graphics and BGM, a new theme song, and DLC items.[6] Square Enix never released this version outside of Japan.[7]

A remake titled Star Ocean: The Second Story R[c] and developed by Gemdrops, was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows in November 2023.[8][5]

  1. ^ "PSX Nation: News". February 25, 2001. Archived from the original on February 25, 2001. Retrieved November 3, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "STAR OCEAN: SECOND EVOLUTION SHIP DATE UPDATED TO JANUARY 20, 2009 | SQUARE ENIX". Release.square-enix.com. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "SQUARE ENIX NEWS – January 2009". Uman.square-enix-europe.com. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  4. ^ Romano, Sal (October 27, 2015). "Star Ocean: Second Evolution for PS4, PS Vita now available in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "制作実績 | ジェムドロップ株式会社". www.gemdrops.co.jp. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Star Ocean: Second Evolution Is Now Available In Japan For PS4 And Vita". Siliconera. October 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "Square Enix Has No Plans To Bring Star Ocean: Second Evolution For PS4 And Vita To The West". Siliconera. July 5, 2016.
  8. ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (June 21, 2023). "Star Ocean: The Second Story Remake Announced for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Steam". IGN. Retrieved June 21, 2023.


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