Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is a great fighting game with colorful graphics and a great soundtrack. The story is a bit short but you can keep coming back beating your own high scores or take on players online. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds and PS Vita are a great match and if you like the retro look and the feel of an old-school fighter.
Japan's capital, Tokyo.The mysterious man, Phantom, has been operating in the shadows in order to regain his immense powers, which have been sealed.He granted a weapon called FA (Fu-mantion Artifact) to young talented individuals, and enticed them into battle by promising them to grant their wish if they win in battle.This is because the clash between the FAs will generate a distortion in space and time, creating an opening that leads to an alternate world. This opening will eventually unseal his powers.Waka, the young daughter from the Kumon family belonging to a clan of exorcists rebelling against Phantom, and Mikoto, who offered cooperation, tried to stop this conspiracy, but lost him just before defeating him. In addition, Waka's younger sister Nagi has been kidnapped by Phantom.Itsuki, who yearns to become the hero of Justice, and Yuzuha, a ninja who once managed to escape Phantom's seduction, also joins the fight, and the 4 girls set out on a search mission to track down Phantom and save Nagi. You can gain experience points in this game by defeating enemies and collecting items, and will level up once reaching a certain amount of experience.
You can use the skill points you obtained in the Skill Setup screen and increase the desired parameters. You can also unlock new skills. It is up to the player to decide which parameters to increase or which skill to unlock first.
However, there are certain prerequisite skills in order to learn the latter half of the skills, so be sure to check the skill tree. You can re-distribute the points at any time, even if you make a mistake.Parameters. Equipable itemsAfter clearing the game once, some enemies may drop equippable items when they are defeated. These items are split into 2 general categories: Out Range Item, and Aura Item. Grab the items by getting close to it on the ground and pressing down on the L Stick.Out Range ItemAn Out Range Item, as it may sound, changes the properties of your Out Range Attacks, and there are 5 types of them. You can only equip one at a time, and picking up a new one will automatically disable the previously equipped item.
By defeating enemies and collecting experience items dropped from those enemies, the player's chosen character will level up, at which time points will be granted that can be distributed to strengthen the character. The bosses are strong, so be sure to level your character before challenging them. It is also a good idea to lower the difficulty in order to level up first, then try again. In that case, don't forget to acquire new skills by exiting the stage first.Since it is possible to have 4 players maximum in CO-OP play, battling with the help of your friends is another strategy. During CO-OP play, the number of enemies and the items dropped by enemies are increased, so it is easier to level up.The enemy base is a maze. There are several holes that connect each scene, so you need to go through the correct ones to get to the boss.
However, they are not random, so if you map them out, you can surely make it through.Clearing the game once is not the end. Go for a higher difficulty level. Let's see if you can you clear the Nightmare Plus difficulty.
The characters that the players can choose are main characters, sub characters, and guest characters. The main characters are the story's main characters, playable in Story Mode with voice acting, and are playable in all of the modes from the beginning. The sub characters initially appear as boss characters, but after meeting certain criteria, they become playable characters. These characters are not playable in Story Mode, but are playable in Arcade, CO-OP, and Battle Grounds modes. The Guest Characters have no relation to the story, but are popular characters from other works of MAGES/5pb. They are also playable in Arcade, CO-OP, and Battle Grounds modes.
A side-scrolling beat-em-up with RPG elements featuring Japanese schoolgirls? How can I resist? Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is a fun button masher. If you liked the Scott Pilgrim game from 2010 then this one has similar pixel graphics and chiptune music. The spoken dialogue is all in Japanese with English subtitles. I'll be honest, I had no clue what was going on but I did enjoy smashing my way through the levels, until it got derivative and repetitive.
It seems to take forever to fully upgrade your character and after my second play-through I still did not have enough experience to max- out so I just gave up. For a good few hours this game is a pleasant distraction but is hardly likely to go down as a classic with anyone. The soundtrack (forgettable as it is) is available separately for purchase, there are 46 trophies/achievements, and 5 trading cards to collect. Worth getting in a sale, for sure.