In a surprise announcement, Aaron Greenberg took to twitter today to announce that Microsoft will be releasing the re-release of Phantom Dust on Xbox One and Windows 10 tomorrow. In addition, the game won’t cost you a cent.
Phantom Dust was first released on the original Xbox console on September 23, 2004 in Japan and March 15, 2005 in North America. An action/strategy game that blended elements of collectible card games, Phantom Dust slowly gained a following and became a cult classic beloved by the few who had the opportunity to play it. Unlike many of the other games brought back from the dead, Phantom Dust is simply a re-release with only the output upgraded from 4:3 to 16:9 and upscaled to 1920×1080. All of the textures and models used are supposed to be unchanged, though modern aliasing should smooth things out quite a bit. Phantom Dust will surely put the phrase “game play over graphics” to the test. Are you excited to try this game out? Let us know in the comments!