Phantom Brave (PlayStation 2)

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Description

Phantom Brave is a strategy RPG which takes place in the world of Ivoire. Ivoire consists of vast seas and numerous islands; it used to be a peaceful place, but an ancient (and powerful) force is now threatening life in the various lands. The character you control in the game is Marona, a 13 year old orphaned girl. Marona has the ability to communicate with phantoms, an ability that brings a lot of resentment from other people but will help her to head out into the world and solve the problems that are occurring. A phantom known as Ash acts as Marona's guardian; as the game progresses, other phantoms will join your party, each of which have different capabilities.

The game features a turn based combat system. During battles, Marona is able to attack enemies by herself, and she can also summon phantoms in her party to help out. To summon phantoms, you will need to confine them to an object on the screen (such as a rock or tree). Once confined to an object, you will then be able to control the phantom in battle, though phantoms only remain controllable for a limited number of turns. The object you confine a phantom to will affect it's abilities; for example, a rock may make a phantom stronger but move slower. By defeating enemies in battle you earn experience points allowing to level up and become more powerful.

The games story takes place in 20 episodes. Each episode features a unique goal to be completed before moving on. Between episodes you can visit your home on Phantom Island; here you can summon additional phantoms to join your party. Initially only a few types of phantoms can be summoned, but more become available as experience is gained. You may also replay already completed episodes or enter a random dungeon in order to level up your party and earn additional money to buy items.

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Alternate Titles

• "灵武战记" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "ファントム・ブレイブ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Phantom Brave series
• Protagonist: Female

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The Press Says

Worth Playing	Sep 27, 2004	9.2 out of 10	92
GotNext	Aug 04, 2004		90
Game Over Online	Sep 22, 2004	89 out of 100	89
Gamezine	Mar 09, 2005	17 out of 20	85
RPG Kingdom	Apr 27, 2005	17 out of 20	85
PGNx Media	Sep 20, 2004	8.4 out of 10	84
GameSpy	Aug 30, 2004		80
Mygamer.com	Dec 07, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Gaming Target	Sep 29, 2004	8 out of 10	80
GameDaily	Sep 09, 2004	7 out of 10	70

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Two or Three entries?	4	Fred VT (22809) Jun 21, 2014

Trivia

Pre ordered games came with a bonus soundtrack, like many NIS America games.

The soundtrack CD cover is available from the NIS America homepage.

http://www.nisamerica.com/members/downloads/etc/file/PBdisc_cover.zip (14mb)

Related Web Sites

• Phantom Brave (Official homepage.)