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Star Ocean: The Second Story -- Prima's Official Strategy Guide

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Well, things have been goin' on, and some people will easily get tired in playing LONG RPG games, but hey, Star Ocean is good and this guide made it even better! The book itself is already a treasurehouse of info, and after reading and going to things you haven't got into before, you'll be wanting to go back and start a new game, a better one that is.

Nicely written, and it tells you what you're supposed to do in order to get this, etc. Never fails. You'll always get what you want.

Accurate, reliable and entertaining even if read as a book alone. When you're not playing, reading those mini-portions of the book (like the Private Actions part) will always intrigue you, and the next time you turn on to play again, you'll be wanting to try it out, even if it's going to cost you some time.

The only thing is that the plots are given away. But heck, everyone knows as well as I do that strategy guides give plots away, so why should it bother anyway?

Overall, this is a great guide. Final words to describe it: useful, entertaining, reliable, accurate and attractive. This is the book for you! BUY IT!

This book is an absolute perfect example of THE ideal strategy guide. You get more than what you pay for with this one--virtually everything to be found in the game is explored in fine detail within these many pages. I say many because this is the absolute thickest guide I've ever seen written on one console game. No filler in between the pages either--this thing is PACKED with info and superbly clear, full-color screenshots to help you out in any situation. The maps were organized very well, as were the numerous tables with equipment, enemy, and skill stats. When you take a look at this guide, one wonders why the majority of strategy guides (from all publishers) are not nearly as complete as this one. This is money well worth spent for anyone who owns the excellent PlayStation game.

Not only is this game the best role-playing game for the PlayStation this year, it has an awesome strategy guide from Prima. If you want tips on item creation and side-quests, this is the book to have. The only problems with the strategy guide is that there is no map for the bonus dungeon and the boss tips could be more thorough. However, the great price from amazon.com makes it worth the measly 12 bucks you dish out for it!

I used to own the game and this guide. You'll have to severely nit-pick this guide to find anything missing/incorrect. The only mistake I found was that a sword that Claude can make was omitted. I'll let you try and see if you can find out which one. You'll find better swords though, so don't worry about it. Completionists will still get it easy enough.

With all the things you can do in Star Ocean 2, I thought this guide would be full of holes. It wasn't. Prima did a job on this guide that far surpasses any work they have done before and since this game's release. I doubt that they or their competitors will ever surpass this kind of thurough research and quality.

I thought I'd never reach the Cave of trials in this whopper of an RPG. Boy was I wrong! This thing will cause the "gods" who tossed the Sorcery Globe to kneel aand tremble! Yeah BABY!!!

I just made it to the second disk and I made it mostly thanks to the strategy guide. The game is possibly the best rpg that I've ever played; I've played alot! You have so much control over the outcome, and course of the game. You don't have to have certain people in your party, and you do't have to do all the missions!

Prima unleashed probably one of the most voyeristic walkthroughs out there. Very little is held back, letting you in on almost every item, Public Action, town, major secret, boss stat, relationship factor and the most imporant one: how to pickpocket.

Okay, I'm joking on that last one, but to be honest, this is one of the best ones I've seen despite a few not-so-obvious spelling errors and a few (minor) mistaken facts. But other than that it is jam-packed and a worthy addition to your gaming needs. Too bad that the quality is only hindered by the flimsy material they used to make it, which really holds it back from a perfect score.

Prima, this is how every guide of yours should be.

I had no idea how big this game was until I got this book. This is a very good guide, easy to understand and follow. Colorful maps and detailed item location. My only problem with this is in a few part (typically the ruins) the maps were a tiny bit hard to follow. A+++

Guide was received in a reasonable amount of time and was in the condition specified. The cover had a tear in it and all pages were there, although one had come loose from the spine, but what else can be expected from a guide that came out in 1999. All pages are in good condition given the age of the guide, so it is very use able. Can't wait to play the game now!

This is a very good (and somewhat necessary) guide to have for this game. It explains how to get characters, the in-depth skill system, and story options/battles and exploration.
My only criticism of this guide is that they could've been a little bit more organized when it comes to splitting the story between 2 main character arcs and also acquiring optional characters--it is a bit all over the place when it comes to navigating through those portions.
Other than that: it is very helpful.