Ys I & II

Infobox VG
title = Ys I & II


caption =
developer = Nihon Falcom
Hudson Soft
publisher = Hudson Soft
distributor =
designer =
series = "Ys"
released = TG-CD
vgrelease|JP=December 21, 1989|NA=1990

Virtual Console
vgrelease|JP=October 16, 2007|NA=August 25 2008|EU=September 5, 2008
genre = RPG
modes = Single player
ratings = ESRB: Everyone (Virtual Console)
platforms = TurboGrafx-CD, Virtual Console

nihongo|"Ys I & II"|イースI・II|Īsu Wan Tsū is a Japanese computer role-playing game compilation consisting of enhanced remakes of the first two "Ys" games, released for the PC Engine CD-ROM 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.

"Ys I & II" was released on the Virtual Console in Japan on October 16, 2007, in North America on August 25, 2008, [cite news|title=Samurai Shodown 2, Ys Book and Helix Hit Wii Shop Channel|url=http://gamefreaks365.com/newsarticle.php?sid=2845|accessdate=2008-09-04] and in Europe and Australia on September 5, 2008. [ [http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/2008/08/ys_book_i_and_ii_released_in_us_next_week Ys Book I & II Released in US Next Week] ] [ [http://n-europe.com/news.php?nid=12255 September Turbografx VC Releases] ]

Overview

"Ys I & II" consists of the first two games released in the "Ys" series, ' and ', with enhanced graphics, a Red Book CD audio soundtrack and animated cut scenes.

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 Ys, and begins a quest to unravel the secrets of the land, and finally rid it and Esteria of evil. This version of "Ys II" is the only version that has received an official English release.

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*moby game|id=/turbografx-cd/ys-book-i-ii
*GameFAQs|id=918280|name="Ys I & II"