Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a puzzle/adventure game for the Nintendo DS and iOS. It was developed mainly by Shu Takumi, the man behind the Ace Attorney Series. Game's story centers on the protagonist…
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 19 June 2010 on Nintendo DS and iOS. It currently starts at $9.15 at Gamesplanet. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.
What Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2010. It is available on Nintendo DS and iOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a 2010 puzzle adventure video game developed and published by Capcom. The story follows Sissel, an amnesiac ghost with supernatural powers, and his journey to rediscover his identity. Players solve environmental puzzles, interact with eccentric characters, and uncover the truth of Sissel's death over the course of one night. Gameplay is split into two sections: gathering information by navigating through the city, and saving lives by traveling back in time.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points below the year average. Players rate it 70, 20 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 15 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $9.15, that works out to about $0.92 per hour of the main story, or $0.61 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ Core i3 8350k or AMD Ryzen3 3200G, 8 GB RAM and Intel® UHD Graphics 630 or Radeon™ Vega 8 Graphics. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 7GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $9.15 at Gamesplanet, 69% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective launched on 19 June 2010, within three weeks of Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective — frequently asked questions
When did Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective come out?
How much does Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective cost?
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?
How long does it take to beat Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?
Is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective worth it?
How many GB is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?
If you like this
