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Phantom Brave PlayStation 2
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81 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Summary: Phantom Brave is the spiritual successor to 2003's strategy role-playing game "Disgaea: Hour of Darkness." Enter thirteen-year-old orphan Marona who lives alone on Phantom Isle Island. Marona isn't your average child, as she has the uncanny ability to see and manipulate spirits, one of whom happens to be Ash, a swordsman who died alongside Marona's mother and father. Ash serves as a companion and guardian to Marona, counseling her as she works to help people in the surrounding islands who rely on her abilities. Key Phantom Brave features include: No more grids! Free-roaming battle system allows you to strategically place your characters anywhere you want on the battle field; Create and customize the jobs of your soldiers with over 400 different skills and magical spells; Step-by-step tutorials will have even the novice player up and running in no time; Experience 20 heart-warming episodes spread over 100 hours of game play; Dual language option! Select either the original Japanese voices or the all new English dub. [Atlus Software]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Just RPG
    93
    It is amazing how many different stats go into the Phantom Brave.
  2. Worth Playing
    92
    The dungeon can keep you occupied for ages, so there is really no end to the game, yet one thing to note is that there is no new game.
  3. Edge Magazine
    70
    Nippon Ichi's disregard for the cult of stagnated updates is at once exhilarating and unnerving. It's exhilarating because it leaves the player wondering exactly where these craftsmen of the strategy minutiae will go next, and it's unnerving because Phantom Brave's reworking is a bridge too far for all but the most dedicated of videogame strategists. [Nov 2004, p.100]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. bunnymaster3000
    10
    I loved this game, not because of the story which was very mediocre but because of the gameplay and fighting mechanic. How you were not confined to little squares but instead had a full 360 range of motion, great art style too.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. WilliamM.
    10
    Nice game.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. keller
    2
    Ugh. Big Disgaea fan, couldn't wait for this, but sorely disappointed. Imagine regular battles, but your characters vanish after 5 turns. Keep in mind it'll probably take you that long to walk across the map and suddenly the whole thing seems pointless. The story is atrocious, a mess of cutesy little-girl's-princessy-story nonsense and poor VA. It's as if aimed at 4 year olds. None of Disgaea's charm or humour, pointless battles as your army vanishes way before the real fight, and a story so bad it isn't worth continuing on.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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