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Ghost in the Shell

This is a cyberpunk-themed third-person shooter video game developed by Exact and Production I.G for the PlayStation. The game plot revolves around a recruit of Public Security Section 9 as he investigates and…

17 July 1997

Ghost in the Shell is a shooter developed by Exact, released 17 July 1997 on PlayStation.

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What Ghost in the Shell is

Ghost in the Shell is a shooter game developed by Exact and released in 1997. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is a cyberpunk-themed third-person shooter video game developed by Exact and Production I.G for the PlayStation. The game plot revolves around a recruit of Public Security Section 9 as he investigates and combats the Human Liberation Front. The player controls a Fuchikoma, a robotic fighting vehicle capable of traversing walls and ceilings.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ghost in the Shell series

Ghost in the Shell is the first of 3 entries we hold in the Ghost in the Shell series. The next entry was Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex in 2004.

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What it launched against

Ghost in the Shell launched on 17 July 1997, within three weeks of Disney's Hercules Action Game and Lula: The Sexy Empire.

Released around the same time: Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire.

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When did Ghost in the Shell come out?
Ghost in the Shell was released on 17 July 1997 for PlayStation.

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