Phantom Fury
Last updated: 2025-06-07
- Enjoyable core gameplay with retro-inspired graphics.
- Varied gameplay with interactive environments.
- Inspired by Half-Life-era shooters.
- Numerous bugs and glitches negatively impact experience.
- Unsatisfying, weak gunplay.
- Poor, confusing level design.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 322
- Helpful reviews
- 86%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 13%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 51%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 49%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 538
- Negative points
- 911
- Gameplay points
- 157
- Perf. points
- 59
- Rec. points
- 307
- Misc points
- 65
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Fun, enjoyable core gameplay | The game delivers an overall enjoyable and fun experience, with satisfying core gameplay and shooting mechanics. Many reviewers found the game to be entertaining and engaging, despite some flaws. The game successfully captures the essence of classic boomer shooters, providing a nostalgic experience for fans of the genre. | 46% |
| Appealing retro-inspired graphics and style | The game features appealing graphics and a distinct art style, successfully capturing the aesthetic of late 90s/early 2000s shooters. Reviewers appreciated the attention to detail in the level design and the overall visual presentation. The soundtrack complements the retro style, enhancing the atmosphere. | 30% |
| Varied gameplay and interactive environments | The game features decent enemy AI, with enemies using cover and employing various tactics. The game attempts various gameplay sequences beyond shooting, including a train level, helicopter fight, Doom 3-style corridor exploration, environmental interaction, vehicle sections, and stealth elements. The game includes interactive elements and varied environments that are fun to explore. | 14% |
| Well-designed and detailed levels | The game features well-designed and detailed levels, with some reviewers drawing comparisons to Half-Life. The level design is varied and interesting to explore. The research center level is well-designed, requiring the player to manage power by finding and using batteries to power different sections. | 10% |
| Worthy sequel to Ion Fury | The game is a worthy sequel to Ion Fury, with significantly improved graphics. Combat feels similar to Ion Fury. The reviewer appreciates that Phantom Fury tributes and acknowledges games like HL2 without trying to reinvent the wheel. | 6% |
| Cool and unexpected boss fights | The game features cool boss fights, with some being unexpected and challenging. While a helicopter boss is repeated, the boss fights are generally a highlight of the campaign. | 4% |
| Charismatic main character (Shelly) | Shelly Harrison, the main character, is a charismatic and cool protagonist. Her darker sense of humor and combat lines are found amusing. Shelly excels in melee combat and feels strong. | 4% |
| Good vibes and potential | The game has the 'vibes' to fool most into thinking its the best in the genre. The game has the best graphics among similar games. The game had good vibes at the beginning. The game has some underlying potential. | 2% |
| Okay voice acting | The voice acting was okay. The sound design is solid. The Japanese translation is relatively well done. Voice acting is fine. | 2% |
| Well-balanced difficulty settings | The Hard difficulty offers a fair challenge. Playing on Hard difficulty is recommended for a moderate challenge. The medium difficulty setting is well-balanced and appropriate | 2% |