Ghostbusters II
The release of "Ghostbusters II" for DOS, based on the movie of the same name.
Ghostbusters II is an arcade developed by Dynamix, released 1 October 1989 on DOS.
What Ghostbusters II is
Ghostbusters II is an arcade game developed by Dynamix and released in 1989. It was published by Activision. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Ghostbusters are back in this sequel based on the second movie in the franchise. It's been five years since the Ghostbusters roasted the 30-story marshmallow menacing downtown Manhattan. The Ghostbusters sent a huge bill to the city and the city sent back an even bigger bill for damages. Both declared bankruptcy and the now retired Ghostbusters have since moved on. Unknown to the former Ghostbusters, a river of slime has been amassing underneath the city, feeding on all the negative energy of the denizens of New York. Meanwhile a new occupant of the Museum of Art, a 300 year old painting of Vigo the Carpathian and its immortal soul, has arrived and is waiting to get out, eager to use…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Ghostbusters series
Ghostbusters II is the fifth of 33 entries we hold in the Ghostbusters series. It arrived 9 months after The Real Ghostbusters. The next entry was Ghostbusters II in 1989.
What it launched against
Ghostbusters II launched on 1 October 1989, within three weeks of Disney's DuckTales, SimCity and Shadow of the Beast.
Released around the same time: Disney's DuckTales, SimCity, Shadow of the Beast.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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