Ghostbusters II is a 1990 action game for the NES, developed by Imagineering and published by Activision. It is based on the 1989 film of the same name, and was released in the United States in April 1990,[2] followed by a United Kingdom release in March 1991.[3][4]
Ghostbusters II is a side-scrollingaction game.[5][6] It features various levels, including one in which the player, as a Ghostbuster, must avoid giant spiders and ghosts in a sewer. The game also allows the player to drive the Ectomobile, which must avoid obstacles and can shoot at oncoming ghosts. The player can also control the Statue of Liberty. In the final level, the player faces off against Vigo the Carpathian.[4][7]
Mean Machines praised the variety and considered the game to be adequately difficult, but criticism was directed at the graphics, sound, and lack of originality.[4] In a later review, Skyler Miller of AllGame criticized the graphics and called the game's difficulty as grueling, but stated that the Ghostbusters theme music was well done.[5]
Notes
^In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review, two critics gave it a 4/10, one a 3/10, and another a 5/10.[6]
^Nintendo Power gave Ghostbusters II 3.1/5 for graphics/sound, 2.9/5 for theme/fun, and two 2.6/5 scores for play control and challenge.[8]
References
^ abcdefghiImagineering (1990). Ghostbusters II (Nintendo Entertainment System). Activision. Scene: Opening credits.
^"NES Games"(PDF). Nintendo. p. 5. Archived(PDF) from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
