<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
remake	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
titled	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
:	I-Application
We	I-Application
Meet	I-Application
Again	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
disc	O
,	O
NIS	O
America	O
included	O
a	O
DVD	O
which	O
contains	O
official	O
artwork	O
and	O
both	O
animated	O
and	O
non-animated	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
with	O
added	O
features	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Hermuda	O
Triangle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
puzzlehunt	O
eventually	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Hermuda	O
Triangle	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Prinny	O
Presents	O
NIS	O
Classics	O
Volume	O
1	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
is	O
a	O
13-year-old	O
girl	O
named	O
Marona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
battles	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
isometric	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
has	O
a	O
gridless	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
character	O
can	O
move	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
dm	O
in	O
each	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
hold	O
and	O
throw	O
system	O
inherited	O
from	O
Disgaea	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
allows	O
characters	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
throw	O
objects	O
and	O
even	O
other	O
characters	O
(	O
including	O
allies	O
)	O
toward	O
a	O
desired	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
,	O
weapons	O
have	O
a	O
much	O
greater	O
effect	O
on	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
stats	O
than	O
their	O
natural	O
affinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Disgaea	B-Application
,	O
where	O
to	O
descend	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
floor	O
one	O
may	O
merely	O
move	O
a	O
character	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
panel	O
,	O
in	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
one	O
must	O
defeat	O
all	O
the	O
enemies	O
present	O
to	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
has	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
extra	O
maps	O
following	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
post-game	O
maps	O
offer	O
more	O
powerful	O
enemies	O
and	O
feature	O
cameos	O
by	O
some	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
games	O
as	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bijou	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
characters	O
that	O
show	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
unit	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
side	O
story	O
"	O
Another	O
Marona	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternate	O
universe	O
version	O
of	O
Walnut	O
joins	O
Marona	O
and	O
company	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
"	O
Another	O
Marona	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
that	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walnut	O
also	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
another	O
NIS	O
game	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Nomad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
after-game	O
bonus	O
map	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
Makai	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sacred	I-Application
Tome	I-Application
,	O
Castile	O
eventually	O
recovers	O
from	O
the	O
sickness	O
that	O
keeps	O
her	O
in	O
bed	O
and	O
becomes	O
healthy	O
enough	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
Marona	O
,	O
while	O
searching	O
for	O
signs	O
that	O
her	O
brother	O
Walnut	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Raphael	O
fights	O
by	O
Marona	O
's	O
side	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
side	O
story	O
,	O
"	O
Another	O
Marona	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
optional	O
battle	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
Soul	B-Application
Nomad	I-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
Eaters	I-Application
reveals	O
both	O
how	O
Sulfur	O
came	O
back	O
to	O
Ivoire	O
and	O
Walnut	O
's	O
fate	O
after	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
's	O
final	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
were	O
originally	O
introduced	O
in	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
:	I-Application
We	I-Application
Meet	I-Application
Again	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
(	O
and	O
its	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
Phantom	B-Application
Brave	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Hermuda	O
Triangle	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
campaign	O
"	O
Another	O
Marona	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
characters	O
that	O
originate	O
from	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
(	O
Laharl	O
,	O
Etna	O
,	O
Flonne	O
,	O
and	O
Vyers	O
)	O
become	O
playable	O
characters	O
upon	O
completing	O
certain	O
post-game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myao	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Marjoly	B-Application
's	O
henchwomen	O
from	O
the	O
Marl	O
Kingdom	O
series	O
game	O
Rhapsody	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Musical	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
also	O
makes	O
a	O
playable	O
cameo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
nearly	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
its	O
U.S.	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
exhilarating	O
because	O
it	O
leaves	O
the	O
player	O
wondering	O
exactly	O
where	O
these	O
craftsmen	O
of	O
the	O
strategy	O
minutiae	O
will	O
go	O
next	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
unnerving	O
because	O
Phantom	B-Application
Braves	I-Application
reworking	O
is	O
a	O
bridge	O
too	O
far	O
for	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
dedicated	O
of	O
videogame	O
strategists.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Michael	O
Knutson	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
interesting	O
game	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
love	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
hands	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
offers	O
numerous	O
hours	O
of	O
playtime	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
'	O
hardcore	O
 '	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
