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!

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All strategy guide authors should use this as a model...  Jul 14, 1999 By Jordan M. Davis
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.

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A must-have if you want to uncover the secrets in Star Ocean  Jul 08, 1999 By superman@amug.org
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!

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Star Ocean: Second Story - The Official Strategy Guide  May 21, 2002 By Matthew Brown
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.

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Buy. This. Guide.  Jun 24, 2001
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!!!

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