Phantasie IV: Birth of Heroes

Phantasie IV: The Birth of Heroes is the fourth entry in the RPG series Phantasie, and the only one that was released exclusively for Japanese computers. Gameplay-wise and visually, the game is very similar to the previous installments.

The player creates a party of adventurers (up to six active combatants, including the series' trademark "random creatures", such as ogres, minotaurs, lizardmen, etc. ), which then roams the top-down world-map, descending into dungeons, and fighting randomly appearing enemies in turn-based combat.

Battles allow specific commands such as "Thrust", "Parry", "Throw", etc. , and - similarly to the third game - placement of the characters in rows on the battle screen.