Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
Japanese limited edition box art
Developer(s)5pb. Games[a]
Publisher(s)
  • Mages
  • Degica (Windows)
  • Rocket Panda Games (Ultimate)
Designer(s)Masatoshi Imaizumi
Writer(s)Masaki Sakari
Composer(s)Takeshi Abo
SeriesPhantom Breaker
EngineUnreal Engine 5 (Ultimate)
Platform(s)
ReleaseXbox 360
  • WW: February 27, 2013
PlayStation Vita
  • JP: March 13, 2014
  • NA: August 12, 2014
  • EU: July 30, 2014
Windows
  • WW: January 23, 2015
Overdrive
PlayStation 4
  • WW: July 21, 2015[1]
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: December 7, 2017
Ultimate
Windows, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X/S
  • WW: Q1 2025
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-Player, multiplayer

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 Mages under the 5pb. brand, and originally released on February 27, 2013 for the Xbox 360. it is a spin-off of the fighting game Phantom Breaker.

On March 12, 2013, a downloadable content add-on, the "Kurisu Pack," was released which adds Makise Kurisu from the Steins;Gate franchise as a playable character and raises the maximum character level.[3][4] On November 18, 2016 two additional DLC packs were released, the "Frau Pack" adds Frau Kōjiro from the Robotics;Notes franchise as a playable character, while the "BGM Pack" adds programmable sound generator and frequency modulation versions of the background music.[5] The game was featured in the official music video of "Move" by I Fight Dragons.[6]

In September 2023, Rocket Panda Games announced a complete remaster of the game using Unreal Engine 5, titled Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate.[7] It is scheduled for a 2025 release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.[8]

  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. ^ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Kurisu Pack". Marketplace.xbox.com. February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Steins;Gate's Kurisu Makise Reaches Phantom Breaker As DLC This Week". Siliconera. March 3, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds 'Frau Koujiro' DLC launches November 18 in Japan [Update]". 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ "5pb And Chiptune Band Team Up For Phantom Breaker Music Video". Siliconera. June 22, 2013. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 23, 2023). "Rocket Panda Games Announces Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.


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