Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds

Japanese limited edition box art
Developer(s) 5pb., MAGES. (PC)
Publisher(s) 5pb.
Degica (PC)
Series Phantom Breaker
Platform(s) Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
Release date(s)

Xbox Live Arcade

  • WW: February 27, 2013

PlayStation Vita

  • JP: March 13, 2014
  • NA: August 12, 2014
  • EU: July 30, 2014

Microsoft Windows

  • WW: January 23, 2015

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive

PlayStation 4

  • WW: July 21, 2015[1]
Genre(s) Beat 'em up

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds (ファントムブレイカー：バトルグラウンド Fantomu Bureikā: Batoru Guraundo)[2] is a beat 'em up developed and published by 5pb. in 2013. it is a spin-off of the fighting game Phantom Breaker.

Originally released on February 27, 2013, for the Xbox Live Arcade, it was released on PlayStation Vita on March 13, 2014 in Japan.[3] The game was released in Europe on July 30, 2014 and North America on August 12, 2014. It is the first Vita game released worldwide by 5pb., and, according to producer Masaki Sakari, involved a number of hurdles relating to regional certification.[4] A PC port was later announced, which would be published by Degica[5] and was released on January 23, 2015. A PlayStation 4 version of the game, entitled Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive had also been announced[6] and was released on July 12, 2015.

In Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds players play as chibi versions of Mikoto, Waka, Itsuki and Yuzuha as they fight against large groups of enemies.[7] On March 12, 2013, a downloadable content add-on, the "Kurisu Pack," was released which adds Kurisu Makise as a playable character and raises the maximum character level.[8][9] The game was featured in the official music video of "Move" by I Fight Dragons.[10]

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is compared to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game on many occasions due to the two having extreme similarities in menus, gameplay and music.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings72.00% (X360)[11]
69.75% (Vita)[12]
65.67% (PC)[13]
Metacritic72/100 (X360)[14]
67/100 (Vita)[15]
69/100 (PC)[16]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid8.0/10[17]
EGM8.0/10[18]
Game Informer8.0/10[19]
IGN5.0/10[20]

References

  1. ↑ Holmes, Jonathan (July 11, 2015). "A Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive live action kunoichi extravaganza". Destructoid. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Developer On How To Make Retro Beat 'Em Ups". Siliconera. March 11, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mages Shows Us The Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Vita Limited Edition". Siliconera. February 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds PS Vita Western Release Date Announced". Gematsu. July 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Coming To PC". Siliconera. October 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive Coming To PS4". Gematsu. September 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ "5pb. Posts English Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Trailer, Site". Anime News Network. August 28, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Kurisu Pack". Marketplace.xbox.com. February 27, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Steins;Gate's Kurisu Makise Reaches Phantom Breaker As DLC This Week". Siliconera. March 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "5pb And Chiptune Band Team Up For Phantom Breaker Music Video". Siliconera. June 22, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds for Xbox 360". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds for PlayStation Vita". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  17. ↑ Bonds, Ian (Mar 9, 2013). "Review: Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds". Destructoid. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  18. ↑ Patterson, Eric L. (March 11, 2013). "EGM Review: Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds". Electronic Gaming Monthly. EGM Media. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  19. ↑ Vore, Bryan (March 25, 2013). "A Cloudy Diamond In The Rough - Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds - Xbox 360". Game Informer. GameStop Corporation. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  20. ↑ Moriarty, Colin (August 21, 2014). "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
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