When comparing Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds vs Shank 2, the Slant community recommends Shank 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D games on Steam?” Shank 2 is ranked 42nd while Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is ranked 63rd. The most important reason people chose Shank 2 is:
The game has a worthwhile multiplayer mode that is great to play with friends. it is separate from the main campaign (which would make the campaign too easy most likely) in that the players will face off against waves of enemies through coordination.
Specs
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Easy plan switching
Most plane switching in beat em ups requires going up and down freely, sometimes making it difficult to tell if you are lined up with enemies. Phantom Breaker makes this a bit easier as there are only two planes and switching is done with one button press, meaning you will always know what enemies you are lined up with.
Pro Has a very enjoyable co-op mode
The game has a worthwhile multiplayer mode that is great to play with friends. it is separate from the main campaign (which would make the campaign too easy most likely) in that the players will face off against waves of enemies through coordination.
Pro Nice comic style look
Has Cel-Shaded graphics which displays this games graphics with smooth animations and has lots of attention to detail.
Cons
Con Too easy
The game can be plowed through by button mashing without worry of dying as there is little challenge to be found.
Con Story is pretty bland
The story does not really stand out and is a weak point of the game, though being a side scrolling platforming shooter/brawler the story is not really integral to the gameplay itself. Shank 2 takes on some heavy storied elements but sadly does not really take advantage of them and instead tends to just go over the top, which usually just falls flat.