Sega continues to make PSP history with their Phantasy Star Portable, which sold 217,000 in Japan on its first day of sale. This figure is just shy of the record held by Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, which is still the best selling PSP title to date with over 2.4 million copies sold.

The great chemistry between Sony and Sega is apparent as they have managed to strike gold twice with two big hits for the PSP. Monster Hunter fans have taken an instant liking to Phantasy Star as the two games share many similarities.

Just like Monster Hunter, Phantasy Star Portable is a party-based combat game with a huge emphasis on building stats. Although the handheld version utilizes the same graphics engine as the previous online version, Phantasy Star Portable doesn’t support an online multi-player feature. This one calls for party members to be in the same room in order to play the game, a trend that is obviously popular among Japanese gamers.

Aside from Phantasy Star Portable, the release of PSO provided a tremendous boost in hardware sales to keep the Sony PSP high on top of the charts for two consecutive weeks.