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Extreme Ghostbusters

In an attempt to takeover the world, the newly liberated and powerful ectoplasmic forces, led by the half-human, half-demon Count Mercharior, have kidnapped two key members of the Extreme Ghostbusters team…

30 May 2001

Extreme Ghostbusters is a platform developed by Magic Pockets, released 30 May 2001 on Game Boy Color.

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What Extreme Ghostbusters is

Extreme Ghostbusters is a platform game developed by Magic Pockets and released in 2001. It was published by LSP. It is available on Game Boy Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In an attempt to takeover the world, the newly liberated and powerful ectoplasmic forces, led by the half-human, half-demon Count Mercharior, have kidnapped two key members of the Extreme Ghostbusters team. Without wasting a second, Eduardo and Kylie jump into the famous Ecto-1 ambulance and race off to the rescue... Play as Eduardo and Kylie as you uncover the clues to the kidnapping, confront the evil Count Mercharior and return your teammates, Roland and Garrett, to safety! Features: The entire universe and characters of the well-known animated series in a a brand-new adventure! Twelve exciting platform levels through four gigantic worlds! Four exhilarating car races across the busy…
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ghostbusters series

Extreme Ghostbusters is the 14th of 33 entries we hold in the Ghostbusters series. It arrived 8 years after The Real Ghostbusters. The next entry was Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 in 2002.

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What it launched against

Extreme Ghostbusters launched on 30 May 2001, within three weeks of NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black and Bejeweled.

Released around the same time: NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black, Bejeweled.

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When did Extreme Ghostbusters come out?
Extreme Ghostbusters was released on 30 May 2001 for Game Boy Color.

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