Phantom Breaker: Omnia will be the first fighting game title in the franchise to see a Western release after the successful 2013 launch of the 2D side-scrolling beat ’em up spin-off Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds which sold over 400,000 copies.

A mysterious man, known only as ‘Phantom’ appeared in Tokyo—the capital city of Japan—and manipulated vulnerable adolescents into fighting each other, bestowing upon them mystical weapons of great strength known as ‘Fu-mension Artifacts.’ In exchange, he promised to grant their wish if they survive.

Unbeknownst to the combatants, the fierce clashes between Fu-mension Artifacts caused distortions in space-time, which compromised the boundaries between parallel universes. The collapse of these parallel universes would ultimately break the seal, unleashing Phantom’s destructive powers.

The ability to choose between 3 fighting styles will appeal to seasoned gamers while making the game accessible to newcomers. The game features 2 guest characters, Kurisu Makise from Steins;Gate and Rimi Sakihata from Chaos;Head, as well as two brand new characters created specifically for Phantom Breaker: Omnia.

Rocket Panda Games today announced the "Player's Choice: Round Start!" campaign, a series of community polls for the upcoming 1-vs-1 2D anime fighter, Phantom Breaker Omnia. It will allow fans to vote for their favorite "Round Start" line from a set of 4 pre-determined lines via the official Rocket Panda Games Twitter account. Every character in the game (20) will have their own poll which will last for approximately 3 days each. The line with the most votes from each poll will be implemented as one of the characters' voiced "round start" lines in the actual game. The entire campaign will last until the beginning of December.

The first poll, features Mikoto [voiced by Erica Mendez (Retsuko in Aggretsuko, Ryuko Matoi in KILL la KILL)], who is the main protagonist of Phantom Breaker: Omnia. The first poll can be found here.

Community Poll #1 - Mikoto "Player's Choice: Round Start!" Candidates

• Candidate #1: "Good--come and get it."
• Candidate #2: "It's time for your coda..."
• Candidate #3: "Can you match my tempo?"
• Candidate #4: "Allegro!"

Fans can keep track of active polls and results on the official website.

Key Features:

• 20 Character Roster!: Includes all the characters and guest characters from Phantom Breaker: Extra like Kurisu Makise from Steins;Gate and two brand new characters created specifically for Phantom Breaker: Omnia.
• Choose from 3 different fighting styles: Quick, Hard, and Omnia!: The 3 different styles in the game can drastically change your characters’ speed, power, and mechanics.
• Retuned and Rebalanced!: The ability to pull off amazing combos and special attacks has never been easier as Phantom Breaker: Omnia's fighting system has been overhauled and rebalanced.
• Dual Language Audio and more!: A Phantom Breaker series first, all the characters will have English voice acting. The game’s text will be also translated into English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
• Modern, Remixed Soundtrack!: The background music for each character has been redone and remixed with the option to play the original background music.
• The Complete Experience!: Players can immerse themselves with the stories from both the original Phantom Breaker and Phantom Breaker: Extra.

Phantom Breaker: Omnia will be coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam) in 2021.