Plot Phantom 2040 (video game)

1 plot

1.1 backstory
1.2 game storyline
1.3 differences between game , series

plot

while backstory phantom 2040 same backstory of television series, video game doesn t enact of series episodes instead borrows elements various episodes in overarching story of phantom s mission stop maximum, inc. dominating metropia.

backstory

in year 2040, environmental disasters , economic resource wars of twenty-first century have had catastrophic effects upon earth s ecological balance. ever-increasing polarisation of wealth, along development of humanoid, robotic biots (biological optical transputer systems), have resulted in social demographic leaves majority of world s population scavenging in undercity slums while wealthy minority live luxurious lives in towering skyscrapers. earth s population continues rise, without resources support them or jobs sustain them, cast onto streets of over-urbanised mega-cities.

the megalopolis of metropia, reformed , renamed new york city, world s powerful city-state , within headquarters of world s powerful corporation, maximum inc. maximum s mass production of biots , influence upon world s corrupted leaders has allowed shape metropia cold , metallic urban center, technologically advanced buildings , transport systems have replaced natural plant or animal life. maximum s chairperson, rebecca madison, driven violent death of husband maxwell madison sr. , desire revenge against phantom believes killed him, has plans construct impenetrable fortress called cyberville elite wealthy can retreat once earth deteriorates beyond hope of restoration. maximum s hidden underground biot factories illegally constructing maximum s personal biot army, rebecca use guarantee world s collapse may take control of world through cyberville.

in ghost jungle (a gigantic, hidden stretch of jungle twisting through metropia s ruins , underground), kit walker discovers 24th phantom, sworn bring end piracy, greed, , violence, role passed father son 500 years. kit s father killed maxwell madison sr. in mysterious toxic train wreck, , s phantom stop rebecca madison s plans of worldwide domination.

game storyline

the game s storyline revolves around multiple threats against metropia. rebecca madison seeks find fabled black panther, last of kind, use blood in infusion allow trap dead husband s captured brainwaves inside living body. once maxwell madison sr. revived, maximum unstoppable.

however, rogue smuggler called tracker has captured black panther , both maximum , phantom rescue it. phantom succeeds first, must decide between keeping panther safe in ghost jungle or exchanging shady information broker mr. cairo whereabouts of phantom s friend , mentor professor archer, has been kidnapped maximum.

meanwhile, maximum secretly harvesting rare ghost jungle plants photosynthetic properties use in particle laser technologies. rebecca madison constructing giant battleship under facade of protecting political summit, meet in metropia, in actuality plans destroy summit before can outlaw combat biots of kind. phantom manages warn summit , destroy battleship prometheus, further plant shipments being sent sean one, terrorist , leader of orbital colonies go lengths achieve independence orbital people.

the phantom must find way stop both sean 1 s deadly particle beam cannon , rebecca s use of panther in restoring husband s brainwaves, there multiple other threads deal in process, including:

experiments mutants in secret laboratories below city
massive combat biot factories building new, dangerous types of biots
a missile launch targeting suburban area
rebecca s madison s disturbed son, max madison jr. in virtually controlled legion biot
a group of telepathically mutated women called triad

differences between game , series

the game ignores several important plot twists revealed in cartoon. example, in game, mr. cairo not yet loyal phantom. additionally, maxwell madison sr, revealed late in series have been friends 23rd phantom until death, remains antagonistic in game s last chapter. sagan cruz s allegiance phantom absent, though seen reporting on events within game. otherwise, game s characters remain accurate characters seen in series: dr. jak arrogantly , enthusiastically reports events between chapters, graft s loyalty maximum wavers multiple times, maxwell madison jr. has same cool , uninterested attitude, , sean 1 remains coldly apathetic towards humankind on earth.