Ghostbusters II
Port of "New Ghostbusters II" for the Game Boy delevoped by HAL Laboratories. Ghostbusters II is a top-view action game based off of New Ghostbusters II (the second Ghostbusters II license on NES) but with…
Ghostbusters II is an adventure developed by HAL Laboratory, released 16 October 1990 on Game Boy.
What Ghostbusters II is
Ghostbusters II is an adventure game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 1990. It was published by Activision. It is available on Game Boy only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Loosely based on the movie of the same name, Ghostbusters II sees Virgo the Carpathian appear in New York city. He captures Diana's baby and it is up to the Ghostbusters to get him back. In order to accomplish this, the Ghostbusters: Egon, Ray, Peter and Winston, must chase Virgo through the courtrooms, the sewers, the apartments, the underground and the art museum.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric 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 tenth of 33 entries we hold in the Ghostbusters series. The next entry was New Ghostbusters II in 1990.
What it launched against
Ghostbusters II launched on 16 October 1990, within three weeks of The Secret of Monkey Island, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe and Review: Jashin Fukkatsu.
Released around the same time: The Secret of Monkey Island, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Review: Jashin Fukkatsu.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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