The game was originally scheduled to launch in 2024
Rocket Panda Games began streaming the first gameplay trailer for the Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate remake on Wednesday and revealed a February 13, 2025 release date:
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Pre-orders for the game will begin on Thursday.
The game was originally scheduled to launch in 2024.
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Rocket Panda Games will release the game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games. The company is rebuilding the original Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds in Unreal Engine 5. The new version will feature enhanced visuals and improved gameplay mechanics.
Rocket Panda Games describes the game's story:
A mysterious man known as Phantom has awakened and hatches a plan to unseal his dark power. By giving ancient weapons known as FA (Fu-mension Artifacts) to young men with special abilities, he convinces them to fight each other with the promise of fulfilling the warriors' wishes. win. However, each time the Fu-mension Artifacts are used in battle, they create a rift between parallel worlds, which will inevitably sap the Phantom's power.
Waka, daughter of the Kumon Clan, a clan tasked with protecting the world from Phantom, and her friend Mikoto, try to stop him. However, in another timeline, Phantom escapes and kidnaps Waka's sister, Nagi. Waka and Mikoto, along with Itsuki, who calls himself the “Arbiter of Justice,” and Yuzuha, a ninja unconvinced by the Phantom's enticements, set out to rescue Nagi and stop his nefarious plans.
5pb. and MAGES released the beat 'em up spin-off game Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds in the Phantom Breaker series in 2013 on XBox Live Arcade. This game is also available on PS Vita, PC and PS4. worldwide in December 2017 under the title Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive.
The original Phantom Breaker game launched for Xbox 360 in Japan in 2011. Phantom Breaker: Extra, an enhanced version of the original game, was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Japan in 2013.
Rocket Panda Games released Phantom Breaker: Omnia, a remake of the anime fighting game Phantom Breaker: Extra 2D, in March 2022. Rocket Panda Games acquired the Phantom Breaker IP in June 2022.
Source: Press release