Phantom Breaker
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is a 2D arcade
fighting game
developed and published by 5pb.
. The game was initially slate to be launched in April 2011 but was delayed and released in June 2011.
When the player reaches over drive mode, their character might get an extra increase in speed or defence. Every attack the player release can cancel out their enemy's attack and raise their tension gauge, timing it right will maximise the player's gauge to boost their attack power.
Arcade game
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fighting game
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...
developed and published by 5pb.
5pb.
is a Japanese video game manufacturer and record label for video game and anime music. 5pb. formed on April 6, 2005 after Chiyomaru Shikura left Scitron to begin the company as its executive director, the position he still holds. The company name is derived from the phrase "The Five powered &...
. The game was initially slate to be launched in April 2011 but was delayed and released in June 2011.
Plot
The game's setting takes place in Japan. A mystery organization led by Phantom organised a fighting tournament in Tokyo, the winner whom will have their wish granted.Gameplay
The game support two distinctive fight styles, Player is able to choose between quick style and hard style. The first one will focus on speed attack and combos while the other is more about defence.When the player reaches over drive mode, their character might get an extra increase in speed or defence. Every attack the player release can cancel out their enemy's attack and raise their tension gauge, timing it right will maximise the player's gauge to boost their attack power.
Characters
There is a total of 14 playable characters in the game.- Mikoto (voiced by Nana Mizuki), a 19-year-old college violinist. Her weapon is a large, two-handed sword named Maestro.
- Mei (voiced by Yukari Tamura), a 14-year-old idol. Her weapon is a magical wand called Candy.
- Yuzuha (voiced by Aki Toyosaki) is a high school girl, who is also a ninja-in-training from the Bakufu era. Her weapons are Shoukaku and Zuikaku — a ninja blade, and a kunai.
- Waka (voiced by Miyu Matsuki), a descendent of the miko (a family of exorcists that have had some dealings with Phantom in the past). She fights with Kahoutou, her naginata, to stop the duels.
- Ren (voiced by Kenichi Suzumura) is one of the few males in this contest. He’s fighting to cure his little sister of an incurable disease. He fights with a gauntlet named Koutarou.
- Eimu, or simply M, (voiced by Satomi Moriya) has no memories and fights only to satisfy her lust for battles. Her weapon of choice is a mace made of scrap materials, named Humongous.
- Itsuki (voiced by Akiko Hasegawa) doesn’t know much of the world and have a gentle personality but a strong sense of justice. She beats opponents over the head with her battle hammer, Maggie.
- Ria (voiced by Ryouko Shiraishi) finds out that one of the other combatants in Phantom Breaker killed her mother, and she’s on a quest for revenge. She fights with two blades called Aldina.
- Tokiya (voiced by Eiji Miyashita) is the other male main character in this game. He’s the CEO of a pharmaceutical company and he’s fighting in order to resurrect his parents, who were assassinated fifteen years ago. He uses a long sword named Setsuna.
- Cocoa (voiced by Ai Matayoshi) got bored with the real world and modified her body into an idealized version, based on a video game she liked. Her occupation is cosplaying. She fights with a giant claw called Kusenia’s Claw.
- Rimi Sakihata (guest character from Chaos;Head Noah) (voiced by Eri Kitamura), an Esper who can conjur whatever she imagines. She does not possess a known weapon.
- Kurisu Makise (guest character from Steins;GateSteins;Gateis a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, and was released on October 15, 2009 for the Xbox 360. This is the two companies' second time collaborating together after Chaos;Head. A port to the Windows operating system on the PC was released on August 26, 2010 and a port for Sony's...
)(voiced by Asami Imai). She’s a genius who graduated early from an American university and helps out in a circle that develops strange inventions. Her weapon is unknown as well. - Fin (voiced by Tomoko Kaneda), a 9-year old time-traveler from the future who is part of the organization “Schrodinger”. She’s accompanied by a droid named Mauchuu. Her weapons are all-purpose laser guns named JJ Apple.
- Infinity (voiced by Akeru Semi), who is not a main character but the bodyguard to the mysterious Phantom. He fights using telekinesis.