Ghostbusters II
Also known as Ghostbusters 2
Ghostbusters II is a 1990 GB game by HAL Laboratory, Inc..
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About the game
Loosely based on the movie of the same name, Ghostbusters II sees Virgo the Carpathian appear in New York city. He captures Diana's baby and it is up to the Ghostbusters to get him back. In order to accomplish this, the Ghostbusters: Igon, Ray, Peter and Winston, must chase Virgo through the courtrooms, the sewers, the apartments, the underground and the art museum.
Ghostbusters II is a top-view action game based off of New Ghostbusters II (the second Ghostbusters II license on NES) but with enough differences to be unique. Players begin by choosing two of the four ghostbusters, who all play the exact same. The first one selected is controlled by the player directly and carries a proton pack, the second ghostbuster is follows the first and carries the ghost trap. The objective of each level is to capture a predefined number of ghosts before the timer expires. The player moves up, down, left and right. One button will fire the proton gun directly in front of the first ghostbuster, stunning any ghosts. The second button will toss the trap directly in front of the second ghostbuster, trapping any stunned ghosts. While exploring the levels, any of the 2 remaining ghostbusters (as well as the ghostbusters' accountant Louis) not currently being used will occasionally show up. Touching them will provide power-ups (and often swap with a selected Ghostbuster) including vacuum guns, instant traps and invulnerability.
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Facts
- Platforms
- GB
- First released
- 1990-10-16
- Developers
- HAL Laboratory, Inc.
- Publishers
- HAL Laboratory, Inc., Activision, Inc.
- Genres
- Action, Racing / Driving, Side view, Shooter, Sci-fi / futuristic, Horror, Licensed
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 7.4 (14 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (GB · United States) Front Cover (GB · Japan) Back Cover (GB · United States) Back Cover (GB · Japan) Media (GB · United States) Media (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · United States) Manual (GB · United States) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · Japan) Extras (GB · Japan) Extras (GB · Japan)
Screenshots
Title screen (GB) The game roughly follows the plot of the movie. Try not to laugh at pint-sized Virgo (GB) Ghostbusters! (GB) Selecting two Ghostbusters. (GB) Winston fires his proton pack and misses (GB) Life lost (GB) Floor 2 (GB) Catch him! (GB) What is that? (GB) Game Over (GB) Old man... or ghost? (GB) Old good fat ghost (GB) Versus The Scoleri Brothers. (GB) Janosz escaping with the baby. (GB) The Sewers. (GB) Ghost Train. (GB) ...and freaking heads. (GB) God bless US again. (GB) Museum. Surrounded by weirdos, HELP. (GB) Against Janosz. (GB) That's a weird baby for sure... (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 1990-10-16 | Japan, United States | HAL Laboratory, Inc., Activision, Inc. |
Barcodes
- 0047875720039
- 4988610101187
Where this comes from
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