An expanded remake for the Wii console, titled Phantom Brave: We Meet Again,[2] was released on March 12, 2009 in Japan.

[3] A North American release by NIS America was originally set for June,[4] but was delayed to August 14 to include dual audio and as a result of manufacturing issues.

[5][6] In addition to the Wii game disc, NIS America included a DVD which contains official artwork and both animated and non-animated sprites.

[5] The game was ported to the PlayStation Portable with added features under the title Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle.

"[7] This puzzlehunt eventually came to be the announcement that Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle was set for release in North America and Europe.

It was also released on August 31, 2021 on Nintendo Switch and PC as part of the Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1 compilation.

While he was still alive, Ash worked alongside Marona's parents Jasmine and Haze as a Chroma, a sort of bounty hunter or adventurer for hire.

This ability not only allows her to see and interact with phantoms, but bind their souls to various objects to grant them a temporary body, using the skill "Confine".

Using this power she can summon Ash and other phantoms to the world of the living to aid her in her own endeavors as a Chroma, similar to the work done by her late parents.

Because she possesses the ability to see and speak with the dead, many assume that she is either controlled by or cooperates with evil spirits, and are afraid to even interact with her, much less employ her for Chroma work.

In the early portions of the story, people who offer Marona employment would rescind any rewards upon completion once they discover that she was a phantom-possessed Chroma.

Earthquakes increase in frequency and monsters plague the land, with lesser forms of Sulphur known as Wraiths appearing to attack Ash and Marona.

Among these individuals are Raphael, a renowned knight from a legion known as the Nine Swords of Ivoire, and Sprout, a renegade soldier whose family was killed by Sulphur many years earlier.

As preparations for the final battle are made, Ash and Marona return to the Isle of Evil and find Raphael is possessed by Sulphur.

After Raphael is too injured to continue and comes back to his senses, he entrusts Ash with Heliotrope, his sacred sword, for use in their battle against Sulphur.

On slippery surfaces, it is possible to make the characters "ice skate" by moving very short distances (consuming few dm) and letting them slide to their destination.

Some characteristics of the dungeon can be seen before creation, including the type and general number of enemies present, the floor conditions, and if the use of equipped weapons is restricted or not.

Unlike in Disgaea, where to descend to the next floor one may merely move a character to a certain panel, in Phantom Brave one must defeat all the enemies present to continue.

He is usually careful and well-intentioned, if overprotective of Marona, but is sometimes known to frighten the unwary when he accidentally speaks aloud while concealed in his phantom form.

Willing to do anything and step on anyone to achieve his goals, Walnut is the older brother of Marona's newfound friend Castile, and puts aside his Chroma Oxide earnings to pay for an operation for her.

According to an after-game bonus map in the PS2 game Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome, Castile eventually recovers from the sickness that keeps her in bed and becomes healthy enough to fight alongside Marona, while searching for signs that her brother Walnut may still be alive.

It is later revealed that she was the legendary hero Scarlet the Brave before she was severely wounded in her battle with Sulphur, and that she gave up being a famed warrior to live a calm life of relative obscurity.

Once the famed wielder of a holy sword, he has sworn to kill Sulphur and avenge his family, turning to the use of dark powers in order to achieve his revenge.

Leader of the White Wolf Army; a group of Ravens (a large team of professional demon slayers), Raphael is one of the warriors known as the 9 Swords of Ivoire.

He entices Marona and company to work in his interest under the proposal that if they can defeat Sulfer within a certain number of days, he will revive all of the people who were felled by the darkness that swallowed Ivoire.

Myao, one of Marjoly's henchwomen from the Marl Kingdom series game Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, also makes a playable cameo.

[27] Edge gave the original game a score of seven out of ten, saying, "Nippon Ichi's disregard for the cult of stagnated updates is at once exhilarating and unnerving.

It's exhilarating because it leaves the player wondering exactly where these craftsmen of the strategy minutiae will go next, and it's unnerving because Phantom Brave's reworking is a bridge too far for all but the most dedicated of videogame strategists.

[18] Michael Lafferty of GameZone gave the original game a score of 7.8 out of 10, calling it "A mixed bag that goes from simple (and a tad frustrating) to thoughtfully compelling in the combat.

"[37] Later, however, Michael Knutson gave the Wii version 7.9 out of 10, calling it "a very interesting game that players will love to get their hands on.