Avenging Spirit
Also known as Phantasm
Avenging Spirit is a 1991 GB, 3DS, PS4, PS5, Switch, XB1 game by Jaleco.
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About the game
In Avenging Spirit the protagonist is a spirit out for revenge. He has been murdered by a group of gangsters and his girlfriend has been taken hostage by them. Her father uses his brand new machine to call the man's spirit back from the dead, telling him that they are holding his daughter ransom unless he turns over his research on ghost energy.
In side-scrolling fashion, the game features six different stages - the city, the rooftops, a factory, the city sewers and two levels dealing with the mobsters base of operation. The player is able to possess enemies, 20 in all, and use any skills or weapons they have, to complete the level. The player's health is represented by ghost energy and it is drained when he is not inside a host. The story leads to two different endings.
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Facts
- First released
- 1991
- Developers
- Jaleco
- Publishers
- Ratalaika Games
- Genres
- platform game
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 6.7 (13 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Screenshots
Title screen (GB) Intro (GB) Another part of the introduction (GB) His daughter has been kidnapped. (GB) First level (GB) Your spirit has just a little bit time to find a new body. (GB) You killed an enemy. (GB) Who's faster? (GB) New health (GB) The gate to the final boss (GB) The mech snake shoots a laser towards you. (GB) Attack with bombs. (GB) You destroyed the mech snake. (GB) Stage 1 cleared. (GB) Enter the second stage. (GB) Your spirit in a kangaroo body (GB) Your spirit changes bodies again. (GB) Jump from platform to platform. (GB) An evil robot (GB) Game over (GB) Title screen (Japanese release) (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | 1991 | — | Ratalaika Games |
| Switch | 1991 | — | Ratalaika Games |
| XB1 | 1991 | — | Ratalaika Games |
| GB | 1992-11-06 | JP, north-america, pal | Jaleco |
| 3DS | 2011-06-07 | — | — |
| PS5 | 2022-07-29 | — | — |
Barcodes
- 0032264800096
- 4907859105121
Where this comes from
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- MobyGames · MobyGames API terms · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 2026-11-06
- Wikipedia game list · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-05
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