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Ghostbusters II

LCD handheld version by Pack-in-Video. Released in Japan and based on the film of the same name.

31 December 1989

Ghostbusters II is an adventure developed by Pack-In-Video, released 31 December 1989 on Handheld Electronic LCD.

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What Ghostbusters II is

Ghostbusters II is an adventure game developed by Pack-In-Video and released in 1989. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game follows the premise of the second film of the same name. The player moves Peter Venkmann around the screen, chasing and zapping ghosts in order to rescue the baby Oscar.
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Ghostbusters series

Ghostbusters II is the seventh of 33 entries we hold in the Ghostbusters series. The next entry was Ghostbusters II in 1990.

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What it launched against

Ghostbusters II launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Ghostbusters II come out?
Ghostbusters II was released on 31 December 1989 for Handheld Electronic LCD.

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