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March 2005 Updates
| Phantom Dust Review Up at 1UP | Gamertag Radio Interview | Phantom Dust A Through Z |
| And now for the Bad News: Phantom Dust Delayed | Phantom Dust Director Blogs for 1UP |

11:25PM, March 16, 2005 // News // Ryan

At Long Last: Phantom Dust Now Available Nationwide!

Nearly six months after its Japanese release, Phantom Dust is now available for sale across the United States for $19.99. Roughly 500 players have logged on to the game via Xbox Live in its first twelve hours on store shelves.

Psyched about the game? Discuss it over in our forums. Want the full list of all 340 skills? Head on over to our skills page. Need to gameplay tips? Hit up our newly revised guide!

Not sure about whether it's worth $19.99? Here are some published reviews to help you make your decision:

1UP.com Review (8/10)

IGN Review (8.5/10)

And lastly, be sure to check out the weekly blog of Phantom Dust director Yukio Futatsugi! He's on a business trip currently, but is hoping to submit his latest blog entry by Friday! Futatsugi is also expected to address reader comments and questions shortly.

Discuss it in the forums.
 

8:57PM, March 13, 2005 // Site Info // Mike

Guide Page Update & Forum Milestone

11:50AM, March 12, 2005 // News // Mike

Phantom Dust Review Up at 1UP

Gamertag Radio Interview

Gamertag Radio, a new Internet radio show by Xbox Live gamers for Xbox Live gamers, interviewed me as part of their Episode 3 show last week. We talk about the site and of course Phantom Dust. My interview starts at 9:45 into the episode, check it out: www.gamertagradio.com

8:42PM, March 05, 2005 // Feature // Ryan

Phantom Dust A Through Z



Think you know everything there is to know about Phantom Dust? Test your knowledge with our exclusive mini-feature, "Phantom Dust A through Z," where we breakdown some of the hottest and most interesting factoids about the game. And be sure to head over to our skills page and study up on the game's 300+ skills before its release next week!

Aziel - An angel from Hell and what Aura (as in Aura Particles) are called in the Japanese version.
Blog - Game director Yukio Futatsugi will maintain a weekly web log at 1UP.com until late April.
Credits - The in-game currency. Known as "tips" in the Japanese version.
Downloadable Content - Currently forty new skills are available when playing over Xbox Live.
Eight Players - The originally intended number of players for Xbox Live play, later reduced to four.
Fire of Gehenna - Skill #256. Gehenna is a Greek word for Hell or "abode of condemned souls."
Gungnir - The name of Odin's spear, from Norse mythology. Known to never miss its mark.
Half Japanese - Lead character Edgar was born of a Japanese mother and American father.
Io - One of thirteen names you can assign to the hero. Others include Gin, Duke, Ice, Air, and Key.
Japanese Phantom Dust - "Boss effects" are one thing that has been edited for the U.S. version.
Korea - As well as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan got the game first on September 23, 2004.
Left Out - Hackers found an unfinished stage called "Edgar's Dream" by scouring the game's disc.
Magic The Gathering - And other table-top card games inspired Phantom Dust's gameplay.
Necronomicon - Skill number 287. The name stems from H.P. Lovecraft's fictional book of magic.
OXM Demo - Futatsugi wasn't aware that his game was included in an OXM Demo Disc!
Panzer Dragoon Series - Is among the director's developmental credits, as well as Ring of Red.
Quote from Futatsugi - "For my next game I would like to build off of the Phantom Dust engine."
Reshuffle - Hit the Back button on the controller to reshuffle your arsenal before the match begins.
Skills - 340 are available in the game. Forty of which can only be found on Xbox Live.
Twilight Lane - This picturesque stage is set in Yokosuka, Japan, childhood home of Edgar.
Unison - One of a handful of ambiguous skills in the game. Check our skills page to get the scoop.
Vincent Gallo - His tune "Yes I'm Lonely" can be found on the game's official soundtrack.
White Button - Press this during a match to see players' names without locking on to them.
Xbox CPU - Couldn't handle shadows of children running about Twilight Lane as initially planned.
Yukio Futatsugi - Director of Phantom Dust, now knee-deep in an unannounced Xbox 2 project.
Zero Skills - Get careless and draw everything from your arsenal will lead to a slow, painful death.

Discuss it in the forums.
 

2:25PM, March 03, 2005 // News // Ryan

And Now for the Bad News: Phantom Dust Delayed

Some eagle eyes on our forum discovered that online retailer EBGames.com has changed its ship date of Phantom Dust from March 8th or March 15th. After a little fact finding and arm twisting, an employee at publisher Majesco has confirmed the delay. 1UP.com has the scoop.

Phantom Dust will ship to retailers March 15th.

To grieve the delay, head on over to our forums. It is growing by leaps and bounds everyday.

The good news is that Futatsugi's 1UP.com blog will be updated tomorrow, and Xboxphreaker.com will host a special feature to help you prep for the game's release: "Phantom Dust A through Z."

7:35PM, March 02, 2005 // News // Ryan

Phantom Dust Director Blogs for 1UP

Yukio Futatsugi has agreed to use 1UP.com as a platform for his web log for the next month. The weekly blog will feature Futatsugi's personal thoughts on his game Phantom Dust, gameplay advice once the game ships, and his opinions on the current video game industry.

Futatsugi's first blog entry has been posted today. Weekly updates will continue every Friday until the end of March.

Access: http://phantomdust.1up.com/

Discuss it in the forums.