RPGFan
- Review by Jason Walton. [83%] "This is no Secret of Mana-type action/RPG..."
- http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/phantasystaronline/Phantasy_Star_Online.html

DcD
- Review by user "saphire." [8.4/10]"PSO is...well worth adding to your RPG collection."
- http://www.thedcd.com/dcd/ViewGameReviews.asp?GameID=18&ReviewID=20

Game Industry News
- Reviewed by Todd Hargosh, score: 5 out of 5.
- http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=395

Sega Target
- Reviewed by: Akash Suri, [9.8/10]. "This is almost THE perfect game..." Also contains screenshots.
- http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=2529

GameSpot
- Reviewed by Jeff Gerstmann [8.2/10]. Features screen shots, cheats and hints, and gameplay movies.
- http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/rpg/phantasystaronline/

PlanetDreamcast
- Reviewed by: XianMrtyr, [9.5/10]. "There it was, the first online console role-playing game." Also contains movies.
- http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/phantasystaronline/

GameCritics.com
- Reviewed by: Chi Kong Lui [8.5] and Brad Gallaway [5.5]. Also includes screenshots and artwork. [Registration required]
- http://www.gamecritics.com/review/pso/main.php

GameBlitz
- Reviewed by: William Barker, [95%]. "Not bad, if we do say so ourselves." Also contains screenshots.
- http://www.gameblitz.com/dcpso.htm