Arcade-style beat ’em up game The Phantom coming to Nintendo Switch

Art of Play Interactive is developing its new game The Phantom, and has confirmed that Nintendo Switch is among the planned platforms for launch. The project is targeting a 2025 debut.

The Phantom is an arcade-style beat ’em up game. It celebrates comics’ first costumed hero and his nearly worldwide legacy with a hand-drawn graphical styling and classic brawling mechanics.

Get further acquainted with the game via the following overview:

Play as The Phantom or his partner, Diana Palmer, in this 15-level global mission. The feared pirates of the Singh Brotherhood are battling for power and threatening The Phantom’s legacy, and it’s up to you to stop them. Use your hand-to-hand fighting skills and trusty weapons to dispatch this evil, and call in assistance from your stallion, Hero, and Devil the Wolf! The Phantom game features an original storyline created by Art of Play and approved by King Features. Experience this canon addition through full-screen cutscenes, hand illustrated by seasoned comic book artist and existing Phantomcontributor Anthony Spay.

Key Features

• Battle through 15 levels in this canon addition to The Phantom’s universe.
• Choose between The Phantom or his partner, Diana Palmer, with appearances from Hero and Devil!
• The Phantom features a completely hand-drawn aesthetic, produced frame-by-frame by Art of Play’s top artists.
• A brand new, original storyline told through cutscene sequences.
• 2-player co-op and a unique single-player mode.
• A brand new story addition told through frame-by-frame animation from experienced Marvel and DC artists.

View a trailer for the game below.

Official Trailer

The Phantom will be sold digitally at release. Find more Nintendo Switch coverage here.