When comparing Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds vs Mark of the Ninja, the Slant community recommends Mark of the Ninja for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D games on Steam?” Mark of the Ninja is ranked 15th while Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is ranked 63rd. The most important reason people chose Mark of the Ninja is:
The art was done by the same team that did the Shank series, which is known for great art. It is clean, yet well illustrated, and it shows a lot of polish.
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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 Great art
The art was done by the same team that did the Shank series, which is known for great art. It is clean, yet well illustrated, and it shows a lot of polish.
Pro Lets you choose your own gameplay style
Whether you want to stealthily evade everyone, silently kill everything, or stab everyone in the face, you can play how you want. The game doesn't tell you how it should be played; the choice is up to you.
Pro Pure stealth gameplay
Mark of the Ninja requires stealth throughout the whole game, getting spotted will get the player killed pretty much instantly.
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 Some parts can be really slow and it can take a few deaths to figure out how some things work, yet it's most straightforward
Con Puzzle stages mid-game feel out of place
About midway through the game, users will run into puzzle-platforming sections. These feel as if they were added to add longevity to the game and seem out of place compared to the rest of the game.