Written past times Kris Galvez
Title: Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive
Developer: MAGES. Inc.
Publisher: MAGES.
Price: $9.99
Genre: Action, Fighting, Arcade
Also Available On: PS4
Nintendo has ever been domicile to retro as well as erstwhile schoolhouse arcade trend beat-em-up titles similar Streets of Rage as well as Double Dragon. These titles induce got you lot controlling a bad donkey slashing or brawling their means through hordes of street thugs, dinosaurs or whatever other villain that they involve to vanquish. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive may non induce got you lot live play equally tough guys similar Guy or Cody (from Final Fight fame) but it does allow you lot to play equally the badass females of MAGES Phantom Breaker serial equally good equally Kurisu Makise (of Steins; Gate fame) as well as unopen to other invitee graphic symbol from Robotic; Notes I am non familiar with.
The game starts alongside you lot losing your powers as well as abilities. You thence induce got to piece of occupation your means through several levels beating upwards tons of bad guys using your skills as well as weapons. The graphics which may seem uncomplicated is pleasing to facial expression at. Sprites are clearly rendered as well as the animation for each character's attacks are wonderful. The enemies themselves are weird equally you lot plough through Japanese looking thugs, stereotypical salary men, monsters, cyborgs as well as fifty-fifty sumo wrestlers. These phantom possessed baddies swarm you lot alongside bombs, motorcycles equally you lot squelch your means towards the end. I truly similar how wacky each enemy are fifty-fifty if the levels themselves are your typical parks, ports as well as streets.
As is typical of these variety of games, each score has a boss waiting for you lot at the end. These bosses roughly has the same flashy science gear upwards equally you lot as well as they are equally good challenging. What sets it apart from other beat-em-ups is that your graphic symbol starts out weak equally operate of the story. You thence collect gemstones to score upwards as well as gain science points. This is where it gets to a greater extent than complicated. You tin either house your science points inward truly increasing your stats or regaining your abilities. I truly had the involve to remainder increasing my stats as well as carefully select the mightiness I involve thence that I tin stand upwards a lead chances against unopen to of the harder enemies inward the game. What's truly a dainty touching on is that you lot tin ever reset the allocated science points inward representative things are non working out for you.
The battle organization of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive is equally good to a greater extent than complicated than other games inward the genre. Even if you lot tin squelch the buttons, this is non the best means to kill enemies. There is a certainly technique that you lot involve to apply inward lodge to last a score (not certainly if the game is difficult or I am non that good). I tin fifty-fifty liken it to fighting games where directional presses, right push timings as well as chaining combos are of import if you lot desire to practise good inward a level. This is equally good where allocating the science points correctly volition assist you. Other mechanics that tin assistance you lot are flashy exceptional attacks, covert clearing exceptional attacks, emergency means (better survivability inward telephone substitution of losing HP) as well as the titular Overdrive means which allows you lot to perform higher harm attacks. It's equally good a skillful matter that in that place is a comprehensive manual that you lot tin access equally I withal instruct lost alongside this games mechanics. As each graphic symbol has a unique play style, I spent a lot of fourth dimension edifice them upwards as well as mastering how they are played to efficiently complete levels alongside them.
Even if it's non a novel induce got on the beat-em-up genre, I withal enjoyed what I played. With vi characters to score as well as master, tons of levels to consummate as well as a few modes (vs as well as co-op mode), Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive is a inexpensive as well as enjoyable purchase for $10.
Pros:
Cons:
Note: The game was reviewed using a download code provided past times the publisher.
Nintendo has ever been domicile to retro as well as erstwhile schoolhouse arcade trend beat-em-up titles similar Streets of Rage as well as Double Dragon. These titles induce got you lot controlling a bad donkey slashing or brawling their means through hordes of street thugs, dinosaurs or whatever other villain that they involve to vanquish. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive may non induce got you lot live play equally tough guys similar Guy or Cody (from Final Fight fame) but it does allow you lot to play equally the badass females of MAGES Phantom Breaker serial equally good equally Kurisu Makise (of Steins; Gate fame) as well as unopen to other invitee graphic symbol from Robotic; Notes I am non familiar with.
The game starts alongside you lot losing your powers as well as abilities. You thence induce got to piece of occupation your means through several levels beating upwards tons of bad guys using your skills as well as weapons. The graphics which may seem uncomplicated is pleasing to facial expression at. Sprites are clearly rendered as well as the animation for each character's attacks are wonderful. The enemies themselves are weird equally you lot plough through Japanese looking thugs, stereotypical salary men, monsters, cyborgs as well as fifty-fifty sumo wrestlers. These phantom possessed baddies swarm you lot alongside bombs, motorcycles equally you lot squelch your means towards the end. I truly similar how wacky each enemy are fifty-fifty if the levels themselves are your typical parks, ports as well as streets.
As is typical of these variety of games, each score has a boss waiting for you lot at the end. These bosses roughly has the same flashy science gear upwards equally you lot as well as they are equally good challenging. What sets it apart from other beat-em-ups is that your graphic symbol starts out weak equally operate of the story. You thence collect gemstones to score upwards as well as gain science points. This is where it gets to a greater extent than complicated. You tin either house your science points inward truly increasing your stats or regaining your abilities. I truly had the involve to remainder increasing my stats as well as carefully select the mightiness I involve thence that I tin stand upwards a lead chances against unopen to of the harder enemies inward the game. What's truly a dainty touching on is that you lot tin ever reset the allocated science points inward representative things are non working out for you.
The battle organization of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive is equally good to a greater extent than complicated than other games inward the genre. Even if you lot tin squelch the buttons, this is non the best means to kill enemies. There is a certainly technique that you lot involve to apply inward lodge to last a score (not certainly if the game is difficult or I am non that good). I tin fifty-fifty liken it to fighting games where directional presses, right push timings as well as chaining combos are of import if you lot desire to practise good inward a level. This is equally good where allocating the science points correctly volition assist you. Other mechanics that tin assistance you lot are flashy exceptional attacks, covert clearing exceptional attacks, emergency means (better survivability inward telephone substitution of losing HP) as well as the titular Overdrive means which allows you lot to perform higher harm attacks. It's equally good a skillful matter that in that place is a comprehensive manual that you lot tin access equally I withal instruct lost alongside this games mechanics. As each graphic symbol has a unique play style, I spent a lot of fourth dimension edifice them upwards as well as mastering how they are played to efficiently complete levels alongside them.
Even if it's non a novel induce got on the beat-em-up genre, I withal enjoyed what I played. With vi characters to score as well as master, tons of levels to consummate as well as a few modes (vs as well as co-op mode), Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive is a inexpensive as well as enjoyable purchase for $10.
Pros:
- Game is only fun fifty-fifty if you lot are exactly mashing the buttons.
- The combo organization is mechanically dandy as well as equally good complicated. Due to this higher score of play is possible.
- 6 total characters alongside unlike play styles to master.
- Tons of replayability.
- Game is gorgeous for what it is. Each sprite is wonderfully animated as well as the fine art trend is pretty unique.
- Only $10 for the book of content it has.
Cons:
- Game is sometimes unforgiving. Hard enemies come upwards at you lot fifty-fifty if you lot are at a lower level.
- Game is solely inward two planes where you lot tin shift alongside using the R button. Other beat-em-ups has you lot able to navigate upwards as well as downwards on the background.
- Playing this for a long catamenia of fourth dimension inward portable means makes my manus ache.
- Even if sixty fps almost of the time, the issue of enemies inward the covert volition sometimes drive dull down.
- Not truly a con, but this may non live the Battlegrounds championship you lot are expecting.
Score: 7.5/10
Note: The game was reviewed using a download code provided past times the publisher.
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