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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

  • Ghostbusters II: Front Cover (GB · United States)
    Front Cover (GB · United States)
  • Ghostbusters II: Front Cover (GB · Japan)
    Front Cover (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Back Cover (GB · United States)
    Back Cover (GB · United States)
  • Ghostbusters II: Back Cover (GB · Japan)
    Back Cover (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Media (GB · United States)
    Media (GB · United States)
  • Ghostbusters II: Media (GB · Japan)
    Media (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Manual (GB · United States)
    Manual (GB · United States)
  • Ghostbusters II: Manual (GB · United States)
    Manual (GB · United States)
  • Ghostbusters II: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Manual (GB · Japan)
    Manual (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Manual (GB · Japan)
    Manual (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Extras (GB · Japan)
    Extras (GB · Japan)
  • Ghostbusters II: Extras (GB · Japan)
    Extras (GB · Japan)

Screenshots

  • Ghostbusters II: Title screen (GB)
    Title screen (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: The game roughly follows the plot of the movie. Try not to laugh at pint-sized Virgo (GB)
    The game roughly follows the plot of the movie. Try not to laugh at pint-sized Virgo (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Ghostbusters! (GB)
    Ghostbusters! (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Selecting two Ghostbusters. (GB)
    Selecting two Ghostbusters. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Winston fires his proton pack and misses (GB)
    Winston fires his proton pack and misses (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Life lost (GB)
    Life lost (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Floor 2 (GB)
    Floor 2 (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Catch him! (GB)
    Catch him! (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: What is that? (GB)
    What is that? (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Game Over (GB)
    Game Over (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Old man... or ghost? (GB)
    Old man... or ghost? (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Old good fat ghost (GB)
    Old good fat ghost (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Versus The Scoleri Brothers. (GB)
    Versus The Scoleri Brothers. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Janosz escaping with the baby. (GB)
    Janosz escaping with the baby. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: The Sewers. (GB)
    The Sewers. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Ghost Train. (GB)
    Ghost Train. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: ...and freaking heads. (GB)
    ...and freaking heads. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: God bless US again. (GB)
    God bless US again. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Museum. Surrounded by weirdos, HELP. (GB)
    Museum. Surrounded by weirdos, HELP. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: Against Janosz. (GB)
    Against Janosz. (GB)
  • Ghostbusters II: That's a weird baby for sure... (GB)
    That's a weird baby for sure... (GB)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
GB1990-10-16Japan, United StatesHAL Laboratory, Inc., Activision, Inc.

Barcodes

  • 0047875720039
  • 4988610101187

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