Phantasy Star Cleans up at the 5th Japan Game Grand Prix

Sega’s massive online multiplayer RPG Phantasy Star Online has swept the board at the Japan Games Grand Prix awards taking the grand prize and many more.

Fighting off tough competition, Sonic Team’s Phantasy Star knocked aside Final Fantasy IX and Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.

Phantasy Star also won the following awards:

Excellence Prizes:
Phantasy Star Online

Best New Wave Prize:
Phantasy Star Online

New Wave Prize:
Phantasy Star Online

Section Prizes
Game Design Prize: Phantasy Star Online
Programming Prize: Phantasy Star Online

Yuuji Hori, head of the Sonic Team at Sega and creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, also won Best Creator prize