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Phantom Dust

Phantom Dust is a video game for the Xbox console. It was developed by Microsoft Game Studios, produced and directed by Yukio Futatsugi, director of the critically acclaimed Panzer Dragoon for Sega Saturn. It…

90 23 September 2004

Phantom Dust is an adventure developed by Microsoft Game Studios, released 23 September 2004 on Xbox.

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What Phantom Dust is

Phantom Dust is an adventure game developed by Microsoft Game Studios and released in 2004. It was published by Majesco Entertainment. It is available on Xbox only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Phantom Dust is a video game for the Xbox console. It was developed by Microsoft Game Studios, produced and directed by Yukio Futatsugi, director of the critically acclaimed Panzer Dragoon for Sega Saturn. It was licensed for release in the U.S. by Majesco. Phantom Dust is a pseudo-card-based action/strategy game in which the player collects skills (over 300 total) and takes missions to attempt to discover why Earth is in the condition it is. Players construct "arsenals" (similar to decks of cards) from their acquired skills and then use them to battle against other players. The game incorporates strategy and action elements in to a game that requires both mental and reflexive skill. The…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Phantom Dust holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Phantom Dust launched on 23 September 2004, within three weeks of Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War, Fable and Burnout 3: Takedown. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War, Fable, Burnout 3: Takedown.

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When did Phantom Dust come out?
Phantom Dust was released on 23 September 2004 for Xbox.

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