The gameplay consists of a lot of small missions that are activated through the storyline and places you travel to. The way photon points are handled compared to the original has been changed. Photon points are now attached to characters instead of weapons, and the photon charges have been removed altogether. Players can transfer their character from Phantasy Star Portable , starting again at level 1 with no items, but receiving multiple new functions, such as an extra mode for online play.