Ghosthunter
Following the adventures of Lazarus Jones on his first day on the Detroit Police Force, Ghosthunter sees the plucky rookie called in to investigate a disturbance in an old abandoned school, the scene of a…
Ghosthunter is a shooter developed by SCE Cambridge Studio, released 5 December 2003 on PlayStation 2.
What Ghosthunter is
Ghosthunter is a shooter game developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and released in 2003. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Following the adventures of Lazarus Jones on his first day on the Detroit Police Force, Ghosthunter sees the plucky rookie called in to investigate a disturbance in an old abandoned school, the scene of a grisly (and ultimately unsolved) mass-murder. Heading out with his senior partner Anna Steele, Lazarus sets off on what he believes is a routine call but, in the true spirit of survival horror, it's not long before the crime-bothering duo are knee-deep in ectoplasm. After much bickering between the pair, Jones somehow inadvertently sets free a horde of ghosts contained in the school's secret paranormal research lab. An errant apparition materialises, grabs Anna, and drags her away with him…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Alone in the Dark series
Ghosthunter is the eighth of 13 entries we hold in the Alone in the Dark series. It arrived 2 years after Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare. The next entry was Alone in the Dark in 2008. Its critic score of 72 is 6 points above the series average of 66. The highest-rated entry is Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare at 80.
How it was received
Ghosthunter holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Ghosthunter launched on 5 December 2003, within three weeks of Need for Speed: Underground, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly and Manhunt. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Need for Speed: Underground, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Manhunt.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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