Phantom Brave: The Official Strategy Guide [Paperback]

Double Jump Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2004

Phantom Brave is the story of Marona, a young girl who can summon and control the ghosts of fallen warriors, and is from the same developers as last year's sleeper hit Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. Voted Best Strategy Game of E3 2004 by IGN, Phantom Brave offers hundreds of hours of deep, engrossing gameplay. The official guide will help gamers uncover all of Phantom Brave's many, many secrets, without spoiling the story.

* In-depth strategies for every battle in the game.

* Every secret uncovered, from hidden weapons to new battlegrounds.

* Customize your army with over 150 character classes and monsters!

* Our experts help the player master the intricate summoning system,which Marona uses to defend herself against her enemies.

* Tips on how to optimize your army of spirits.

* Handy reference tables for every facet of the game.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Double Jump Publishing (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974170038
• ISBN-13: 978-0974170039
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #796,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "One Simple Goal: COMPLETE MASTERY", October 27, 2004

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S. Rhodes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phantom Brave: The Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

And that's exactly what you'll do to Phantom Brave after you've invested in this guide. This is by far the most comprehensive strategy guide I've seen! It may be tiny (height and width wise) but it goes to show that big things come in small packages.

If you're having any trouble with Phantom Brave, this is the guide to get! The walkthrough is DETAILED... VERY DETAILED. If you say this is a bad guide, you must be reading it upside down.

Speaking of upside down, there actually is a section that is printed upside down intentionally. This is the section that has the spoilers and such. It's printed upside down for good measure too. How many times have you casually flipped through a strategy guide and seen a "certain something" happening to a "certain somebody" (BradyGames FFVII guide anyone?); or even worse: an ending spoiled? This guide prevents that and even at the top of these pages it says in big bold red letters "SPOILERS".

The walkthrough is the most incredible aspect of the guide. Most guides are decorated with tons of artwork to take up space. Well not this one! This guide has text virtually EVERYWHERE and its really helpful too. Nice BIG and clear screenshots with helpful captions. That's not all, the guide has a good sense of humor and doesn't take itself so seriously. It's always nice when a guide reads more like a companion as opposed to reading like a computer. In all essence: The guide speaks to you. Detailed maps and helpful tactics that'll let you win.

As if that wasn't enough, the guide has advanced techniques. In these advanced techniques you'll find a way to beat the game in less than five hours and STILL have all the best items you can get! How incredible is that!?

There's one small little bonus too. If you look at the top corner of the right page (odd pages) you can make the guide like a flip book. Just flip the guide and stare at the top corner and you'll notice Ash is moving. Okay, a little useless but you can tell the authors put their heart and soul into this guide.

Lastly, don't miss an interview in the back with Nippon Ichi. Not only will reading this interview help you learn about Phantom Brave and its creation but you get insight on Disgaea: Hour of Darkness as well.

This is one incredible guide and no one should miss ou ton it. This is the perfect companion to Phantom Brave. Much more detailed than any other strategy guide out there.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different and Similar to Disgaea Guide, September 23, 2004

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Lordfan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phantom Brave: The Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

I was really surprised by the book's size. It's really small and I don't mean content wise. I'm talking about height and width. This thing's tiny, but it's colorful and in my opinion beautiful. It's very helpful providing many hints for the storyline battles. The line at the back of the book basically tells you what this book's for. To get EVERYTHING. It has charts for skills, characters, and items in the back. They even realize there are a few things that aren't done being researched and they tell you that it will later be included in their website.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good presentation, July 12, 2005

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J. Jimenez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phantom Brave: The Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

This guide, besides i haven't use it completely, is a very nice piece of art, from the drawings, to the organization of the guide itself. many information and tables. Good work