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After seven years, 2D, anime fighting game Phantom Breaker: Extra is getting a massive update. Titled, Phantom Breaker: Omnia, and it marks the fighting game’s debut in the west.
Phantom Breaker is a fighting game series developed by Mages, the Japanese studio behind visual novels like Steins;Gate. Phantom Breaker is set in Tokyo when a mysterious man known as “Phantom” appears and grants “Fu-mension Artifacts” to fighters he manipulates into fighting one another. The winner of the Phantom's game will be granted a wish, but the use of the Fu-mension Artifacts threatens to destroy the very fabric of reality.
Check out IGN's exclusive gameplay in the video below.
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Phantom Breaker: Omnia boasts a roster of 20 playable characters and guest characters, including Makise Kurisu from the Steins;Gate series. Mages is also introducing two brand new characters created for Omnia.
The battle system lets fighters choose between three different fighting styles: Quick, Hard, and Omnia, each with a unique focus that changes how a character plays, and whether their moves focus on speed, power, or mechanics.
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Phantom Breaker: Omnia will also support a complete English dub, or an option to choose the original Japanese audio.
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New publisher Rocket Panda Games is handling bringing Phantom Breaker: Omnia to the west. It’s slated to be released in 2021 digitally for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. A physical edition for PS4 and Switch is planned in partnership with Limited Run Games.
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Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.