In the Phantasy star games series, Algol is the name of the planetary system that serves as the setting for the first four installments of the Phantasy Star computer role-playing game series. The system consists of a single star (called Algol or Algo), around which orbit four planets: Palma, Motavia, Dezoris and Rykros (in order from closest to farthest). Many space stations and other artificial satellites exist in the system as well. The names of the planets (and even the system itself) are sometimes spelled differently from game to game. In Phantasy Star Universe, the Gurhal system fills in for Algol, with three new planets seen as tributes to the original three from Algol. The name Algol was probably[citation needed] taken from real life – The real Algol is a star system (not a planetar