It may be a struggle to play due to the overwhelming Japanese text, but for those that are curious, Sega of Japan has released a trial version of Phantasy Star Online (try using Babel Fish for translating the web site). You can download it from the official Japanese site, or locally here thanks to our FileShack mirrors. Thanks PlanetGameCube for the tip. Update: According to this Gamers.com story, the demo should have full English support.