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One nice element of the game is that the various fighters you have to choose from vary pretty wildly in style so there should be an opportunity to find something to suit most tastes. Some use weapons but others are more strictly hand-to-hand. I can’t say that all of them felt particularly viable but at the same time since I’m not fully down with all the fighting system has to offer there could easily be something I’m missing with a few fighters as well. No doubt having someone along to help can be fun and the good news is that up to 4 players can try to make their way through the masses together, which can help liven things up a bit. There is a battle mode as well but since it seems some people are generally better than others, and not all of the fighters themselves seem balanced, it doesn’t really seem that viable as a mode to go back to long-term. For the pretty budget price what you get out of Phantom Break: Battle Grounds Overdrive is a beat-em-up with more depth than you’d expect but that I doubt most people are capable of fully extracting either. I think for an average gamer they’ll be able to latch onto enough that it can a fun distraction but with the way the challenge ramps up with bosses a few levels in it may be aggravating as well since the game doesn’t slowly ramp you up into fully realizing the skills available to you. If you’re up for a challenge and think a somewhat complex fighting system in a beat-em-up sounds appealing it may be right for you though.
Justin Nation, Score:Good [7.0]