The Phantom was one of the earliest pulp heroes in the beginning for comic book heroes and has its origins in newpapers strips in the mid-'30s. For nearly 100 years, the character has been around and been featured in comics, movies and various video games over the years, but it has been some time since a video game has been released.
The 16-bit days brought with them The Phantom 2049, a side-scrolling platformer based on a then-modernized animated series, and it's been about 30 years since the character has been in a game.
Vivid Worlds and Beatings Galore
The Phantom is back in a side-scrolling brawler, which itself is a good fit for the character and its last game being one sign of the times and now brawlers are back in. This latest incarnation of the character in a game uses an art style right in line with with Streets of Rage 4's visuals, and between this and Mayhem Brawler, it's become a go-to art style for beat-em-ups that allows for games to look fantastic with vivid color and a ton of detail and it holds true here.
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