| Ys I & II | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Nihon Falcom, Alfa System |
| Publisher(s) | Hudson Soft, NEC Corporation |
| Year released | 1989 |
| System(s) | TurboGrafx-CD, Windows, Wii |
| Series | Ys |
| Japanese title | イースI・II |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Action RPG, Compilation |
| Modes | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) |      |
| Ys I & II Complete | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Nihon Falcom |
| Publisher(s) | Nihon Falcom |
| Year released | 2001 |
| System(s) | Windows |
| Ys I・II Eternal Story | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Michaelsoft |
| Publisher(s) | DigiCube |
| Year released | 2003 |
| System(s) | PlayStation 2 |
Ys I & II (イースI・II Iisu wan tsuu?) is a Japanese action role-playing game compilation consisting of enhanced remakes of the first two Ys games:
It was released for the PC Engine CD-ROM² by Nihon Falcom and Hudson Soft in 1989. It was released as Ys Book I & II for the TurboGrafx-CD in North America in 1990, and was a pack-in title for the TurboDuo in 1992. It was released on the Virtual Console for the Wii in Japan on October 16, 2007, in North America on August 25, 2008, and in Europe and Australia on September 5, 2008.
Ys I & II was one of the first video games to use CD-ROM, which was utilized to provide enhanced graphics, animated cut scenes, a Red Book CD audio soundtrack, and voice acting. The game's English localization was also one of the first to use voice dubbing.
- Windows
Ys I & II Complete was released in Japan for Windows on June 28, 2001. It contains Ys Eternal and Ys II Eternal, which have updated graphics and FMV sequences compared to the original games.
- PlayStation 2
Ys I & II: Eternal Story was released on PlayStation 2 on October 7, 2003. Based on Ys I & II Complete, it also added new characters and items allowing the user to unlock artwork and music. Eternal Story was also a Japan-only release.
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Ys Book I & II cover art.
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Windows cover art.
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PlayStation 2 cover art.
Story[edit | edit source]
In both games the player controls a red-haired swordsman named Adol Christin. In the first game he must seek out the six Books of Ys. These books contain the history of the ancient, vanished land of Ys, and will give him the knowledge he needs to defeat the evil forces currently sweeping the land of Esteria. In Ys II, Adol is transported to the floating civilization of Ys, and begins a quest to unravel the secrets of the land, and finally rid it and Esteria of evil.